Time to sort out some winter tyres - which ones ?
Discussion
I've found the Nokian WRG2 to be very good on my Saab, my brother had them on his 3-series last winter too, with no problems. Not excessively noisy, and I was even using them in the April heatwave we had and they didn't seem to "go off" or wear excessively.
Spare wheels definitely the way to go - use the smallest ones that will fit over your brakes to reduce the price paid for the tyres. (OK for me as I used my old 15" alloys!)
Spare wheels definitely the way to go - use the smallest ones that will fit over your brakes to reduce the price paid for the tyres. (OK for me as I used my old 15" alloys!)
I've used Vredestein Snowtracs for a number of years with
good results, mine are on a spare set of wheels.
Could be worth pricing up a set of wheels and tyres from mytres,
http://www.mytyres.co.uk/Steel_wheels.html
good results, mine are on a spare set of wheels.
Could be worth pricing up a set of wheels and tyres from mytres,
http://www.mytyres.co.uk/Steel_wheels.html
).We put Vredstein Quatracs on our Corolla last year and even in the worst Scottish snow they were excellent, not one hairy moment or loss of grip, and even when the snow was up to the sills they pulled it forwards with no dramas.
They were still on the car until 2 weeks ago and wear over the year has been minimal - now they're on the rear with new Uniroyal summer tyres on the front, and it's obvious now how much better the Vredsteins felt even in the dry hot weather we've had over the past few weeks - the Uniroyals feel vague and not very confidence inspiring.
The Quatracs were about £90 fitted each, so about £20 more than a medium range summer tyre.
They were still on the car until 2 weeks ago and wear over the year has been minimal - now they're on the rear with new Uniroyal summer tyres on the front, and it's obvious now how much better the Vredsteins felt even in the dry hot weather we've had over the past few weeks - the Uniroyals feel vague and not very confidence inspiring.
The Quatracs were about £90 fitted each, so about £20 more than a medium range summer tyre.
NiceCupOfTea said:
I've found the Nokian WRG2 to be very good on my Saab, my brother had them on his 3-series last winter too, with no problems. Not excessively noisy, and I was even using them in the April heatwave we had and they didn't seem to "go off" or wear excessively.
Spare wheels definitely the way to go - use the smallest ones that will fit over your brakes to reduce the price paid for the tyres. (OK for me as I used my old 15" alloys!)
I ran WRG2 Nokians last winter- 4000 miles between oct/march and they still have over 6mm tread left all around. Would highly recommend. I Bought them from Mytyres in September last year for £95/ tyre. 1 month later same time was £110/tyre Spare wheels definitely the way to go - use the smallest ones that will fit over your brakes to reduce the price paid for the tyres. (OK for me as I used my old 15" alloys!)
) so get in early. Braking ability in cold/wet/damp weather was the startling difference over summer tyres. That and being able to drive off in snow without any traction control coming on.
The only other ones i would consider are the michelin Alpine or Continental Ts30s- but they are way more expensive.
I can't recommend the Nokian WRG2s highly enough.
Kept me mobile last winter and since they aren't an all-out winter tyre they're not hopeless on the road or when it gets a bit milder.
Not sure what the prices are like just now but I do know they near enough doubled once we were into December.
Kept me mobile last winter and since they aren't an all-out winter tyre they're not hopeless on the road or when it gets a bit milder.
Not sure what the prices are like just now but I do know they near enough doubled once we were into December.
JimSuperSix said:
We put Vredstein Quatracs on our Corolla last year and even in the worst Scottish snow they were excellent, not one hairy moment or loss of grip, and even when the snow was up to the sills they pulled it forwards with no dramas.
They were still on the car until 2 weeks ago and wear over the year has been minimal - now they're on the rear with new Uniroyal summer tyres on the front, and it's obvious now how much better the Vredsteins felt even in the dry hot weather we've had over the past few weeks - the Uniroyals feel vague and not very confidence inspiring.
The Quatracs were about £90 fitted each, so about £20 more than a medium range summer tyre.
This. And to help even more, we have Quatracs on our MKV Golf GTi. While they're not full winters, they have a M&S marking and our car stuck like a limpet with pretty incredible traction in the deep snow, packed snow, slush, deep water etc. and we live in a hilly area, no problems. I can just tell the difference between them and the previous Conti Sport Contacts now its hot, but not enough to be bothered, we're planning to run Quatracs all year round from now on.They were still on the car until 2 weeks ago and wear over the year has been minimal - now they're on the rear with new Uniroyal summer tyres on the front, and it's obvious now how much better the Vredsteins felt even in the dry hot weather we've had over the past few weeks - the Uniroyals feel vague and not very confidence inspiring.
The Quatracs were about £90 fitted each, so about £20 more than a medium range summer tyre.
anonymous said:
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Proper winter tyres have the 3 peak mountain with snowflake symbol on the sidewall. I think the confusion arises because they're also marked M+S - this is due to some countries requiring M+S tyres to be used when conditions dictate so the M+S marking meets the legal requirement. Note that where legally required, the tyres have to have at least 4mm of tread depth- they have an extra set of tread wear indicators set at 4mm.Tyres marked M+S only are not considered as good as full winter's for general cold weather use - they usuually achieve their M+S rating mainly by having a more aggresive tread pattern than summer tyres.
Mr2Mike said:
Already sorted my winter tyre situation; I'll be leaving the summer tyres on. Not had a problem in the last 23 years, no reason to think I'll have any problems this year.
The entirety of the UK is not just southern englandMight come as a shock but there are people who don't live in the south of england next to a main road that is constantly gritted
There are people who live in northern scotland 5 miles from a road that sees a gritter
But of course its nothing to do with where you live or road conditions is entirely down to driver skill.
It is nothing to do with the fact i fitted the wifes car with winter tyres last year that she didn't get stuck where as the winter before neither of us could reverse it out of its parking space .
The nobbers will be in soon. Anyway, I use Falkan land air something or others on the Vit here in BG, and they do fine. Far cry from the all season tyres that were on it before that. They were actually good enough to go meddling around in the hills as well offroad. Quote impressing in that sense. Up some pretty steep hills on the bog go tyres. quote pleased all round, really. I'll swap them over just before it gets daft cold, and the snow comes, which won't be for another 5 or 6 months yet. They are sat in the barn at the moment, with all the rest of the junk that gets thrown in there.
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