Winter Tyres

Greg · Post by **Greg** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:52 am

Who here keeps a set of winter tyres on some old scruffy wheels for this time of year? Its pretty much a no brainer when you look at some of the comparison videos...

judderod · Post by **judderod** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:42 am

I've got a pair for my little civic in storage. Bought them a couple of years ago when it was really bad. Never actually used them yet!

BMCC · Post by **BMCC** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:32 pm

Winter tyres FTW! Mine will be going on the lude very soon!

vtectom · Post by **vtectom** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:51 pm

I've got a front pair of dunlop winter sports - I think they are useless unless there's
actually snow on the ground.

Post by **Pushki** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 1:28 pm

Summer = Goodyear Eagle F1s on 17" wheels.
Winter = UniRoyal RainExperts on 15" OEM sawblades.

judderod · Post by **judderod** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 1:40 pm

Pushki wrote:Winter = UniRoyal RainExperts on 15" OEM sawblades.

How do you find these in the wet Pushki? Just wondering how they compare to the RainSports before I buy a set...

Post by **Pushki** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 1:45 pm

judderod wrote:How do you find these in the wet Pushki?

Fantastic!!

No aquaplaning through puddles. Total confidence when cornering.
I can't fault them at all.

I actually kept them on during the Summer because it was so wet.

judderod · Post by **judderod** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 2:03 pm

Great

I think I'm sold. They're highly rated on http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/ for wet performance, even up against the most expensive brands. And they only cost about £35 each in my size!

My snow/winter tyres are Cooper. IIRC you shouldn't use winter tyres above about 7 degrees C or the just wear out/shred.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 2:16 pm

vtectom wrote:I've got a front pair of dunlop winter sports - I think they are useless unless there's
actually snow on the ground.

we dont have the winters really to justify snow tyres

judderod · Post by **judderod** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:08 pm

We got a pair because the mrs used to work a fair few miles away and had to be there very early, before the snow had been turned to slush. Not getting to work because of snow wasn't an option. I'm looking forward to using them. I remember when a mate had some on his car. We were just driving all around massive queues of other cars who were completely stuck on the slightest of hills (especially big exec cars).

Plus it makes getting to fresh snow on a nice big empty open car park for some 'practice sessions' all that much easier