Which cheapish winter tires?
Which cheapish winter tires?
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DeadZX

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5 posts

187 months

Wednesday 27th October 2010
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Without getting into the "are winter tires a good idea for the UK?" argument which are the best of the budget brands/models.

Looking around I've seen the Linglangs or whatever they're called and tbh they don't really fill me with confidence...

Bluebarge

4,519 posts

201 months

Wednesday 27th October 2010
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Marangoni Meteos are ok, as are Kumhos.

s3fella

10,524 posts

210 months

Wednesday 27th October 2010
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Them Kumhos are not cheap though! £150 a piece in 225/40/18.

Dont write off the super cheap stuff. My daily snotter has been running Infinity 049 Winter Heroes, since early feb, in 14 inch 175/65/14, as opposed to the 16 inch alloys it normally runs. I left them on all year as it drive perfectly fine on them, including a trip to Stuttgart and back, where i hit 136mph on the Autobahn before I remebered they were on! They seem a great tyre for the cash, and were faultless in the snow. They were £63 a pair delivered!

I am getting some for the Mondeo this year in 16 inch size and missus damaged an 18 inch alloy last year and the Kuhmo for a bulge in the sidewall. Expensive pothole that, c £250 it cost to get sorted.

Stig

11,823 posts

307 months

Wednesday 27th October 2010
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Nokians - suberb all-weather tyres. Most people assume they're a budget make, but they're not.

acf8181

797 posts

257 months

Wednesday 27th October 2010
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a11y_m

1,861 posts

245 months

Wednesday 27th October 2010
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Nankangs (SV-2) seem to get decent reviews from Merc owners - no experience of them, but I've done a bit of searching online and a few on a Merc forum are using them. Might try them on my camper van...

I've bought Kuhmo KW27's for the car (no Nankangs in my size) but yet to try them.

s3fella

10,524 posts

210 months

Thursday 28th October 2010
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Stig said:
Nokians - suberb all-weather tyres. Most people assume they're a budget make, but they're not.
About the best about, but hardly budget prices are they?


Roo

11,504 posts

230 months

Thursday 28th October 2010
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s3fella said:
Them Kumhos are not cheap though! £150 a piece in 225/40/18.

Dont write off the super cheap stuff. My daily snotter has been running Infinity 049 Winter Heroes, since early feb, in 14 inch 175/65/14, as opposed to the 16 inch alloys it normally runs. I left them on all year as it drive perfectly fine on them, including a trip to Stuttgart and back, where i hit 136mph on the Autobahn before I remebered they were on! They seem a great tyre for the cash, and were faultless in the snow. They were £63 a pair delivered!

I am getting some for the Mondeo this year in 16 inch size and missus damaged an 18 inch alloy last year and the Kuhmo for a bulge in the sidewall. Expensive pothole that, c £250 it cost to get sorted.
I've got these on my barge. Had them fittes last year and left them on. Cost me £280 for a set of four fitted. Never got stuck once and enjoyed overtaking little front wheel drive cars with their wheels spinning on my daily commute.

thinfourth2

32,414 posts

227 months

Thursday 28th October 2010
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Bluebarge said:
Marangoni Meteos are ok, as are Kumhos.
Another vote for marigolds i had them last year and they were great