Winter tyres vol 2

[SkinnyP]

Still not put mine on, its far too warm even at 6:30am.

I'll give it another 2 weeks...

[Sonic]

SkinnyP said:

Still not put mine on, its far too warm even at 6:30am.

I'll give it another 2 weeks...

Same here, still been about 9c most mornings!

[Andehh]

Sonic said:

SkinnyP said:

Still not put mine on, its far too warm even at 6:30am.

I'll give it another 2 weeks...

Same here, still been about 9c most mornings!

Yeah, i'm gunna leave it another week or 2 I think, only had 1 frosty morning and the rest have been 9 degrees+. At this rate they wont go on until next winter!

[Dog Star]

Davie said:

Also suffered a blow out on the M9 in the Volvo on Saturday. Underpants have since been deemed a write off. Now on the tyre hunt for it and can't decide if it'd be better to drop to 15's with cold weather tyres or just stick with the 17's. Given the 17's all need changed too, I'm thinking a set of 17" All Seasons and hope for the best. Given FWD and decent power, it'll absolutely destroy most things that are fitted. Comes with the territory I suppose.

All-Seasons - either Kleber Quadraxers or Goodyear Vectors are available in a V70 friendly 225/45/17.

We've used the Quadraxers on both a 170bhp 2WD V70 auto and on our current AWD 230 bhp V70. Tyre life is fine - no different to any other tyre. The car keeps them on all year.

We went to Germany and back in the FWD Volvo the winter before last in mad blizzards with snowed over autobahns and they were fantastic - tons of traction. Sadly not yet had chance to test the AWD in snow yet since last year was so mild.

[Elroy Blue]

Got my Hankooks fitted today. I was gutted driving out of the garage and seeing the temperature gauge showing 13 degrees. First time in my life I'm desperate for it to go cold.

[anonymous-user]

Andehh said:

Sonic said:

SkinnyP said:

Still not put mine on, its far too warm even at 6:30am.

I'll give it another 2 weeks...

Same here, still been about 9c most mornings!

Yeah, i'm gunna leave it another week or 2 I think, only had 1 frosty morning and the rest have been 9 degrees+. At this rate they wont go on until next winter!

This is what happened last year. I didn't put mine on until 5th Deceember, and even then that was pushing it. Had them off again in early March.

[C2james]

I'm using yokohama AD08Rs for winter, they count right?

[andyps]

C2james said:

I'm using yokohama AD08Rs for winter, they count right?

Soft rubber so I don't see why not! But they do have a warning about keeping them above a certain temperature (can't remember what but think it is -7) so hope you have tyre blankets.

[C2james]

-10 is apparently the lowest temp they can handle.

[Davie]

Dog Star said:

All-Seasons - either Kleber Quadraxers or Goodyear Vectors are available in a V70 friendly 225/45/17.

We've used the Quadraxers on both a 170bhp 2WD V70 auto and on our current AWD 230 bhp V70. Tyre life is fine - no different to any other tyre. The car keeps them on all year.

We went to Germany and back in the FWD Volvo the winter before last in mad blizzards with snowed over autobahns and they were fantastic - tons of traction. Sadly not yet had chance to test the AWD in snow yet since last year was so mild.

Thank-you sir.

I'm on 205/45/17's with FWD and it's particularly hard on it's front tyres. I did think about dropping to 15's for the winter months given a couple of years back, my V70 Diesel was superb on all season Hankooks however my T5 before that was completely hopeless on Toyo's on anything but dry roads. Hence current predicament is do I stick All Seasons and tip toe about, or get winters on 15" wheels. Though it'll need tyres for the 17's regardless.

I'm suitably impressed with the Nankang SV's on the little Mazda - it was 10 degrees and damp this morning and it dug in on every roundabout. Really can't complain for the money however I suspect the Volvo would just tear them to pieces in no time at all. But then again, if they last 6 months then great as I'll need tyres for milder weather regardless because a T5 on winters, in summer is just a scary thought!

This is complicated stuff!

[funkyrobot]

My winters handled the monsoon conditions really well this morning. Even though it was a little warm for them.

[TroubledSoul]

Never in my life have I run winters, but a set of the Michelin Alpins (7-8mm) on a set of STI wheels have come up for under £300 so I'm having then at the end of this month on my Impreza.

Let's hope for the appropriate conditions to match!

[blueg33]

funkyrobot said:

My winters handled the monsoon conditions really well this morning. Even though it was a little warm for them.

My summers handled the monsoons this morning perfectly well

[TroubledSoul]

I have actually driven previous Imprezas on summers through snow etc. but I guess I am just extremely cautious so have been fine.

I am slightly nervous about trying Winters for the first time!

[Sonic]

RenOHH said:

Andehh said:

Sonic said:

SkinnyP said:

Still not put mine on, its far too warm even at 6:30am.

I'll give it another 2 weeks...

Same here, still been about 9c most mornings!

Yeah, i'm gunna leave it another week or 2 I think, only had 1 frosty morning and the rest have been 9 degrees+. At this rate they wont go on until next winter!

This is what happened last year. I didn't put mine on until 5th Deceember, and even then that was pushing it. Had them off again in early March.

Bugger missus just got a puncture with brand-new summer tyres... looks like the winters are going on tonight rather than trying to find someone that can fit an identical tyre.

[Elroy Blue]

blueg33 said:

My summers handled the monsoons this morning perfectly well

You'll be sorry, the blizzards are coming soon. I know they are, the Daily Express said so.

[stevoknevo]

I'm off to the fitter in the morning to get the Nokian WR A3's I bought from Oponeo put on. Bloody Pug 407 I have eats tyres, 7.5 months and 10k miles a full set lasted, not helped by the alignment being out which I argued the toss with Kwik Fit this morning as they undertook it when the last set were fitted; ended up having to pay £45 instead of the usual £65 for a four wheel alignment, grrrr.

[blueg33]

Elroy Blue said:

blueg33 said:

My summers handled the monsoons this morning perfectly well

You'll be sorry, the blizzards are coming soon. I know they are, the Daily Express said so.

Good - My new winter tyres and wheels are in the garage waiting

The only thing I am not looking forward to is being outside in the cold jacking the car up twice to swap the wheels over

here they are thanks ebay - a bargain

Linky

[R1gtr]

What tyres will be best for grip in Snow? that is my main priority, noise, wet braking etc are lower down the list.
Had a set of Vredestein Snowtrac 3 on a previous car and they were superb,looks like they are not available any more so looking for something even better, any ideas?

[jon-]

R1gtr said:

What tyres will be best for grip in Snow? that is my main priority, noise, wet braking etc are lower down the list.
Had a set of Vredestein Snowtrac 3 on a previous car and they were superb,looks like they are not available any more so looking for something even better, any ideas?

At that price point, the Nokian WR D3. Little more, Conti TS850 or Goodyear Ultragrip 9.