Originally Posted by
Psycho Warren
well all 3 are going to be miles better than summer tyres.
To differentiate between them youll need reviews from people whove used them to be fair. they could all be great, they could all be shit when compared to the best winter tyres.
Id invest in a set of snow chains as well to get up the slope.
The problem with RWD is getting moving. once moving youll be fine on most roads as long as youre a gentle driver.
the problem with that is most drivers are complete twats in the snow and rather than driving slowly and progressively they drive like cunts stop starting all over the shop. Really pisses me off as driving in snow isnt difficult at all if you use a bit of common fucking sense.
I dont know why people turn into retards when it snows but they do so youre best keeping clear of others as much as you can.
the worst enemy you can have is stop starting. Once youre moving, even a powerful RWD car can be kept moving even if at crawling speed.
Some people swear by putting a couple of bags of cement or similar in the boot!!
ive never had a problem these last 3 bad winters as ive got 4wd
even on wide summer tyres and a very aggressive AP paddle clutch i had no problems except other road users being bellends
Warren, sometimes you do talk sense
I agree, first criteria is to get moving, and I'm thinking even though I've got what seem to be pretty good summer tyres on - with quite deep tread, as they're fairly new - that's not gonna happen without winter tyres. And with all the mongs stop starting (pissed me off no end when in a heavy FWD van, as I have to stop, and I just wanna keep moving to carry momentum
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But with a 70L fuel tank, I don't think I'll need the bags of sand/cement!!!
Originally Posted by
stevieturbo
Snow tyres need tread depth in order to work, little different than wet tyres need tread in order to do their job.
So I'd sooner choose a full tread depth cheap tyre over a bald branded tyre
Couple of years ago I got some Marix remoulds and they worked great. Only bought them as it was all that anywhere had in stock.
Bought a pair of Avon snow tyres a few months later in readiness for the snow the following year ( ie last winter ), and we got fuck all lol
Whatever you do, DO NOT fit only 2 tyres. You must do all 4 unless you want to crash.
Makes sense. I just don't think I can stretch to the cost of "proper" new, good brand tyres I'm only gonna use for a couple months of the year. When it does snow, the last few years it's come down 6-8 inches of the stuff at first, a lot of which gets cleared or compacted down. The fresh stuff isn't too bad, it's when it gets compacted down is the biggest problem. I just a) wanna be able to get moving, b) be able to control it, and c) be able to stop
Originally Posted by
alistairolsen
Winter tyres are mandatory in Germany and German ebay is full of half worn winter tyres. What does this tell you about the effectiveness of half worn winter tyres?
That sir, is a
very good point!
So, I'm thinking the part worns aren't such a great idea - as to be fair, I've probably got more tread on my current summer tyres than they have (even though they will be the better cold weather compound rubber, and better tread pattern), so it's down to either the retreads (using Dunlop tread patterns) for £180, or the budget Asian brand for £188 brand new. Both are a bit of an unknown quantity, but so closely priced...
