Winter tyres vol 2
Discussion
bolidemichael said:
brickwall said:
Even thought there’s no snow in London, it’s -4 degrees today.
My experience is high-performance summer tyres are absolutely useless when it gets that cold, I’m very glad I’m on winters.
-5°C in my part of London!My experience is high-performance summer tyres are absolutely useless when it gets that cold, I’m very glad I’m on winters.
The Range has the Pirelli Scorpion Zero all season and with two and a half tonnes and four wheel drive, it’s a tank.
I used to live in Southfields, and whenever there was snow the steep hill into the main junction would be absolute carnage. I did once see a slow-motion pile-up as one car rear-ended another trying to stop downhill.
brickwall said:
bolidemichael said:
brickwall said:
Even thought there’s no snow in London, it’s -4 degrees today.
My experience is high-performance summer tyres are absolutely useless when it gets that cold, I’m very glad I’m on winters.
-5°C in my part of London!My experience is high-performance summer tyres are absolutely useless when it gets that cold, I’m very glad I’m on winters.
The Range has the Pirelli Scorpion Zero all season and with two and a half tonnes and four wheel drive, it’s a tank.
I used to live in Southfields, and whenever there was snow the steep hill into the main junction would be absolute carnage. I did once see a slow-motion pile-up as one car rear-ended another trying to stop downhill.
Alexandra Road is very steep, so I can imagine. Interestingly, it’s always 1°C lower atop Wimbledon Hill than at the base.
bolidemichael said:
B'stard Child said:
7 5 7 said:
Have always run budgets and/or mid-range (Avon/Nankang/Tomket/Viking) to name a few, all been superb in winter conditions.
Currently running Nankang, again, been great - cost me £190 from mytyres last year, fitted in October - local guy fitted them on the very purposeful steel wheels.
Last 4 years I've been running Nankang Winters - they really are very goodCurrently running Nankang, again, been great - cost me £190 from mytyres last year, fitted in October - local guy fitted them on the very purposeful steel wheels.
On steels
Plus the ride on 17's is soooooo much nicer than 18's, the square set up on 17's is much more balanced/playful than the staggered set of 18's
But for the fact that the summers are still only 10% worn I'd happily stick with the steels and an all seasons tyre all year round
7 5 7 said:
Have always run budgets and/or mid-range (Avon/Nankang/Tomket/Viking) to name a few, all been superb in winter conditions.
Currently running Nankang, again, been great - cost me £190 from mytyres last year, fitted in October - local guy fitted them on the very purposeful steel wheels.
Doing it properly, fitted in October, not panic buying now that there's been a bit of snow Both my Clio 200 and sons R56 Cooper are on Kuhmos, more than happy with them.Currently running Nankang, again, been great - cost me £190 from mytyres last year, fitted in October - local guy fitted them on the very purposeful steel wheels.
B'stard Child said:
Those steelies look great, I had the black ones from MINI on my F56 but they looked a bit lost.Konan said:
lemonslap said:
Ride is much improved!! Handling doesn't seem to of suffered ether.
I'm sure the benefits of low profile tyres on handling for regular road cars is fairly exaggerated (whilst rim width supporting the tyre barely gets a mention).195/65 x 15's, one of the most bargainous tyre sizes you can have, at one time the standard fitting to lots of fast for their day cars, ie 2.9 Gran/Scorpio, Rover 827, Merc E320 etc, quite how standard cars have ended up on the ridiculous sizes of current new normal is a mystery, boneshakers useless in 0.000001mm snow prone to wheel damage and cost a fortune to boot.
Enjoy your new 15" jobbies, they look spot on there.
Enjoy your new 15" jobbies, they look spot on there.
s-x-i said:
B'stard Child said:
They are Mini ones with BMW badges
Thanks.I have just double checked the stud patterns and it looks like the 2-Series is 5x120, whereas the F56 MINI is 5x112.
The search continues.
Loads of Minis were 5 x 112 surely the poverty end of the range ran steels and centres?
mikeswagon said:
s-x-i said:
B'stard Child said:
Yes my 1 series is 5 x 120 but so was the Mini Countryman
Loads of Minis were 5 x 112 surely the poverty end of the range ran steels and centres?
Steels and wheel trims unfortunately Loads of Minis were 5 x 112 surely the poverty end of the range ran steels and centres?
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