Winter tyres vol 2

[Glade]

Oops i was doing three things at once and gave up on my message.

Pic was a quick way of showing the tyre available in that size and the website where i found it.

Sounded like the chap couldnt find all seasons on that size and needed a hand.

[mad4amanda]

Thanks guys I had them on our old merc just fancied trying the Michelin or Goodyears but they don't do the size for an A4?
may have to go with them but still looking £105 each from camskill

[jon-]

Glade said:

8bit said:

mad4amanda said:

Looking for some all season tyres to go on new wheels for my wife's Audi A4 18" wheels so 235 40 18 but I cant find Michelin Cross climates or Goodyears equivalent in that size ?
Unless I have the sline sizes wrong?
Its a 2007 aA4 sline convertible TDI 140 that came with a set of 20" Bentley rims with horrid stretched tyres on them
I have no Handbook so used online site for reference
There must be something available for it?

There are Audi OE tyres in 245/40/R18 so you may well have the size slightly incorrect. However Vredestein Quatrac 5 all-seasons are available in 235/40/R18 and 245/40/R18 - we just put a set on our 2008 Merc ML320 (20") and have managed to use them in dry, wet and snow/ice conditions and they've been great so far. You're looking at about £106/corner in either of those sizes.

If you're interesting in the CrossClimates, you might be interested in the new Continental AllSeasonContact, which is in your size:

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Search/Size/235-40-18...

It seems to sit between the CrossClimate and a normal all season.

[ian in lancs]

Bit annoying! The fronts on my X3 winters need replacing; shoulders on both tyres below 1.6mm. Decided to put the P7s back on rather than buy 4 new winters for what's left of the cold weather.

[RicksAlfas]

Scientific test
My Dad says his Nokian WR D4s are great.

[jon-]

RicksAlfas said:

Scientific test
My Dad says his Nokian WR D4s are great.

I'll report this immediately.

[xcseventy]

Been using Cooper Weather Master SA2 since December. Mixture of conditions, lots of ice/frost, fair bit of snow and plenty of mud and so far they seem very good. Had no issues with traction, mpg hasn't really gone down. More snow today, so will test out again tonight.

[Slow]

Managed 15 miles of single track lanes in over a foot of snow in areas. Had 3 pickups stop to tell me to turn back as I wouldn’t make it. Love winter tyres.

Scraping noise you hear is the underside of the car bottoming out.

https://youtu.be/sUQXZwHcxkY

[Hugo a Gogo]

smarty156 said:

Somebody mentioned further back that we didn't used to have winter tyres because the regular tyres weren't summer and had more aggressive tread.
Went to the design museum in London before Christmas (they have a Ferrari exhibition on) and here's a picture of the rear tyre of a Ferrari F40 from the 1990s (I think). If these were the standard tyres then it illustrates the point beautifully.

Edited by smarty156 on Tuesday 9th January 14:10

isn't the DOT code on them 4510? so made at the end of 2010? hardly ancient history

[slk 32]

Hugo a Gogo said:

smarty156 said:

Somebody mentioned further back that we didn't used to have winter tyres because the regular tyres weren't summer and had more aggressive tread.
Went to the design museum in London before Christmas (they have a Ferrari exhibition on) and here's a picture of the rear tyre of a Ferrari F40 from the 1990s (I think). If these were the standard tyres then it illustrates the point beautifully.

Edited by smarty156 on Tuesday 9th January 14:10

isn't the DOT code on them 4510? so made at the end of 2010? hardly ancient history

Yes, but I would imagine it's the original design
In the same way that someone running a classic 70s 911 will probably be running michelin xzx rather than a modern tyre

[Sa Calobra]

Gareth79 said:

I just bought a set of 16" Civic Sport alloys for my Civic Type-R (FN2). It currently has the 19" 'Rage' alloys, and as well as the finish of the wheels suffering in the grit/salt I'm a little wary of how it will perform on the worst days, so for the cost of the wheels (£90) and some tyres (£300?) it seems worth the little bit of effort in swapping them twice a year.

That'll look comical

[mybrainhurts]

Slow said:

Managed 15 miles of single track lanes in over a foot of snow in areas. Had 3 pickups stop to tell me to turn back as I wouldn’t make it. Love winter tyres.

Scraping noise you hear is the underside of the car bottoming out.

https://youtu.be/sUQXZwHcxkY

I must have seriously pissed off the frantic driver of a stationary 12 wheeler as he waved me down at the bottom of a hill on which 8 cars were stuck round the bend and up the hill.

There was a T junction at the top, leading to another uphill bit and it was dark, so I could see that no vehicles were coming down and I trundled up the offside, right at the T junction and away.

The other drivers, pushing the one at the top of the hill, also seemed to think that a Merc E class estate really shouldn't be able to do that....

Deep joy....

[matthias73]

I too felt smug yesterday

[Integroo]

Sa Calobra said:

Gareth79 said:

I just bought a set of 16" Civic Sport alloys for my Civic Type-R (FN2). It currently has the 19" 'Rage' alloys, and as well as the finish of the wheels suffering in the grit/salt I'm a little wary of how it will perform on the worst days, so for the cost of the wheels (£90) and some tyres (£300?) it seems worth the little bit of effort in swapping them twice a year.

That'll look comical

I wanna see a picture as considering moving to 17s from 19s on my FN2 to improve ride quality when the tyres need replaced.

[Konan]

As much as I appreciate the tread in foul conditions, I think my favourite but of winter wheels is actually dropping to 17s and going to a 50 profile. Deals with crappy b road surfaces really nicely.

[anonymous-user]

slk 32 said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

smarty156 said:

Somebody mentioned further back that we didn't used to have winter tyres because the regular tyres weren't summer and had more aggressive tread.
Went to the design museum in London before Christmas (they have a Ferrari exhibition on) and here's a picture of the rear tyre of a Ferrari F40 from the 1990s (I think). If these were the standard tyres then it illustrates the point beautifully.

Edited by smarty156 on Tuesday 9th January 14:10

isn't the DOT code on them 4510? so made at the end of 2010? hardly ancient history

Yes, but I would imagine it's the original design
In the same way that someone running a classic 70s 911 will probably be running michelin xzx rather than a modern tyre

Over the course of 21 years I’m pretty certain that tyre has been developed somewhat!

[RicksAlfas]

ruprechtmonkeyboy said:

Over the course of 21 years I’m pretty certain that tyre has been developed somewhat!

It’s unlikely. The manufacturers release limited batches of historic tyres every so often once demand has built up.

[vikingaero]

I said years ago that car tyres that our Dads drove were much more "aggressive" and winterised. Look at a summer ContiSportContact or PZero Nero and apart from the rolling drainage channels, it's nearly all flat rubber, and little in the way of side sipes. It's a fact compounded by 1.2 hatches having 18" rims and your common reprobate diesel having 20" rimzzzz.

[RicksAlfas]

vikingaero said:

I said years ago that car tyres that our Dads drove were much more "aggressive" and winterised. Look at a summer ContiSportContact or PZero Nero and apart from the rolling drainage channels, it's nearly all flat rubber, and little in the way of side sipes. It's a fact compounded by 1.2 hatches having 18" rims and your common reprobate diesel having 20" rimzzzz.

Very true and it’s the thing many people overlook when they say “well, we never needed them before”. A 175/70/13 Goodyear NCT is much better in snow than a 225/40/18 Modern Eco!

[xcseventy]

Fair bit of snow over the past week and weekend up and around Glasgow.

The Coopers have been superb! Never struggled for grip at all, in a mixture of conditions upto 4"/5" of fresh powder.