Winter Tyres

mikey72

scotsman4th wrote: »

Had a wee look at winter tyres, but as I've never had a problem getting where I want to go in all weathers and they cost about the same as I pay for my cars, I dont think I'll bother.
Drive to the conditions and you'll be fine. The biggest problem is and always will be other people.

Friction was my biggest problem.

When there isn't any between the ice and summer tyres, driving to the conditions mean you're stationary, or sliding backwards downhill.

Winter tyres change all that.

If you don't need the car, by all means don't fit them, but if you can't not go out, they're worth the cost.

lemonslap

missile wrote: »

I have chosen Dunlop SP Winter Sport, to be fitted soon.

Same ordered the new 4d type, prices already seem to be increasing for winter tyres. Also have just won a spare set of alloys on ebay for £36!

Rolandtheroadie

You've got the Peugeot, did that need them last year?
My wee Corsa had no problems at all. A bit of thought and keeping momentum was enough, no ABS probably helped as well.

mikey72

There's a long slow hill near us, alot of people stop going up, and can't start again, or even slide backwards. So if you're stuck behind them winter tyres make starting again a lot easier, or even just driving round them.
Same going down the other side, they make braking normal, at the bottom, rather than risk sliding across the junction.
The 106 was ok last year, but the difference on mine makes it worth trying them on it this year.

I have to admit I'm someone that has been in the snow year in year out every year, and have been out before the gritters across the moors, when you couldn't even find the road, but I'm convinced now they're worth it.

mikey72

lemonslap wrote: »

Same ordered the new 4d type, prices already seem to be increasing for winter tyres. Also have just won a spare set of alloys on ebay for £36!

You're not joking there. Mine have gone up two quid each since I ordered them last night.

missile

rictus123 wrote: »

...will i get 4 winters or just the front/back be enough?

Get 4 tyres.

mikey72

mikey72 wrote: »

You're not joking there. Mine have gone up two quid each since I ordered them last night.

Gone up by another £7.50 each in the last 12 hours.
That's 20% dearer since Sunday night!

Inner_Zone

I had four Continental Winter Contact TS830P's, 225/45 R17 V (94) fitted for £157.80 each, at the beginning of August to a set of alloys I got off Ebay (last December during the snow). The cheapest I can find now is £166.37 if you can get them, my original supplier is no longer listing them and several other suppliers are showing no stock or prices around £188 each. Last winter they were going for around £200 each on Ebay without fitting.

Lum

[smug mode]The price of the set of 4 Nokian WR G2 I got for my GF a month or so back has gone up 30 quid as of today.[/smug mode]

mikey72

That was a good swap.