Winter tyres vol 2
Discussion
Podie said:
Graveworm said:
This may be relevant to the discussion.
IT may be a perception issue, but are Nokian now considered premium tyres?Digby said:
Podie said:
Graveworm said:
This may be relevant to the discussion.
IT may be a perception issue, but are Nokian now considered premium tyres?Digby said:
So budgets are fine when not rally driving (and can stop better on ice regardless). Knew it.
That does smack of confirmational bias. It wasn't the conclusion of the reviewrr. Worse stopping on the wet dry or snow is a higher chance of crashing. Not to mention the Nokian only managed 13th out of 20 itself. Couple of inches of snow on the Cat and Fiddle right now, abandoned cars etc. Was following a punto driven by what looked like a couple of lads going too quickly it missed the bend on a lane and went straight on into a snow bank. Winter tyres wouldn't of helped, driver education might. Also lots of Walts up there in old landies with full arclight conversion on the roof dazzling everyone. These idiots think they're a part time 4x4 emergency service and just get in the way.
No snow here yet but I'm quite surprised at just how much better mine are on the cold, wet muddy roads. Having driving the same roads in the same conditions on as new Dunlop SportMaxx, Uniroyal Rainsports and Hankook Ventus K02... all of which are regarded as fairly decent tyres, the current Cross Climates on her car and Ultragrips on mine are undeniably better so I'm going to be running all season minimum all year round now as wet / cold / muddy is pretty much how it is here for most the year anyway!
Davie said:
No snow here yet but I'm quite surprised at just how much better mine are on the cold, wet muddy roads. Having driving the same roads in the same conditions on as new Dunlop SportMaxx, Uniroyal Rainsports and Hankook Ventus K02... all of which are regarded as fairly decent tyres, the current Cross Climates on her car and Ultragrips on mine are undeniably better so I'm going to be running all season minimum all year round now as wet / cold / muddy is pretty much how it is here for most the year anyway!
Yes, it's not just snow where winter or all-season tyres do well.MrC986 said:
I’ve just fitted my 17 inch Nankang winters on my X1. Versus the summer tyres (18s) they ride better & strangely seem to offer some marginal improvement in mpg.
My old dear has Nankang SV2 winters on her Mazda and they're not very confidence inspiring in the damp conditions.bolidemichael said:
In summary, the only brokers that require notification are Swift Cover and Southern Rock, unless the specs of the tyre are being changed, in the main.
I'm pretty sure Swiftcover are fine with winter tyres - they state on their website you only need to declare performance enhancing modsRon99 said:
Davie said:
No snow here yet but I'm quite surprised at just how much better mine are on the cold, wet muddy roads. Having driving the same roads in the same conditions on as new Dunlop SportMaxx, Uniroyal Rainsports and Hankook Ventus K02... all of which are regarded as fairly decent tyres, the current Cross Climates on her car and Ultragrips on mine are undeniably better so I'm going to be running all season minimum all year round now as wet / cold / muddy is pretty much how it is here for most the year anyway!
Yes, it's not just snow where winter or all-season tyres do well.Compared to the Pilot Super Sports, I no longer get wheelspin in the cold (say 5C or less) when pootling off the driveway, and undesirable oversteer action exiting T junctions reduces. It's really noticeable how the temperature turns one tyre off, and the other on. Because if I run the Falkens down the motorway with ~7c ambient, then it's like driving the super sports in the cold around town. I'm thinking the Cross Climates might have been a better option.
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Last 48hrs I’ve done 500miles in freezing conditions, torrential rain, sticking snow, heavy mud contaminated roads - all in 535d on brand new Michelin Cross Climate+ tyres and they impress the hell out of me. Previous set did 22,000 miles and were still road legal when I took them off last week. It’s a powerful heavy car driven fast. That’s a v good wear rate.
It’s an awesome tyre for a year round rubber that just works. Unless you need a real snow tyre for the alps or Scotland the CC is perfect. Don’t even hesitate.
It’s an awesome tyre for a year round rubber that just works. Unless you need a real snow tyre for the alps or Scotland the CC is perfect. Don’t even hesitate.
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