Winter tyre recommendations

neilmcl

I'd also recommend Nokian. If you're planning on using them regularly and have space to store them I'd also recommend buying a set of steel wheels, or cheap alloys off ebay for you car model and getting the winter tyre fitted to them. That way you can simply get someone to swap them over each year (or do it yourself).

Also look at the manufacturer tyre recommendations for your car, I'd be surprised if you couldn't drop down to 16 inch wheels and tyres, which will be a lot cheaper.

Were_Doomed

neilmcl said:

I'd also recommend Nokian. If you're planning on using them regularly and have space to store them I'd also recommend buying a set of steel wheels, or cheap alloys off ebay for you car model and getting the winter tyre fitted to them. That way you can simply get someone to swap them over each year (or do it yourself).

Also look at the manufacturer tyre recommendations for your car, I'd be surprised if you couldn't drop down to 16 inch wheels and tyres, which will be a lot cheaper.

Excellent advice. The added benefit is that you'll not be degrading your decent alloys during the grotty winter months (salted roads etc.), and when it's grotty weather nobody cares about the looks of wheels.  

neilmcl

Were_Doomed said:

neilmcl said:

I'd also recommend Nokian. If you're planning on using them regularly and have space to store them I'd also recommend buying a set of steel wheels, or cheap alloys off ebay for you car model and getting the winter tyre fitted to them. That way you can simply get someone to swap them over each year (or do it yourself).

Also look at the manufacturer tyre recommendations for your car, I'd be surprised if you couldn't drop down to 16 inch wheels and tyres, which will be a lot cheaper.

Excellent advice. The added benefit is that you'll not be degrading your decent alloys during the grotty winter months (salted roads etc.), and when it's grotty weather nobody cares about the looks of wheels.  

There's also the fact that although it may be a more expensive initial outlay, you'll probably never lose any money on buying the wheels. I've actually always made a profit or broke even when selling on my used winter tyre and wheels when I'm done.

moneysaver

Michelin Cross Climate for me. Brilliant tyres all year round.

mgfvvc

CrossClimate may be expensive, but they are less hassle than swapping and may work out cheaper than buying another set of wheels. I got my first CrossClimates just before "the beast from the east" and I would need a lot of convincing to try anything else.

Hasbeen

An other vote for cross climates.

Had winter tyres for wife's car on steel wheels and changed at winter.

With Cross Climates now on her alloys, now on all year.

Now pulls past the others stuck on inclines. 

 

molerat

And if you get a new set of wheels don't forget your TPMS transmitters if necessary.

JustAnotherSaver

I don't have them now but on my last car I would switch to winter tyres. I had summers on 16" alloys and i bought a set of 4 steel rims and had 15" winter tyres on there (same profile as the spare that came with the car).

I would get laughed at for switching over and comments along the lines of what's the point in that and it doesn't get cold enough here it's absolutely pointless, you're just wasting money.

Everyone's an expert & all that.

I'd done enough reading on the differences between summer & winter in winter conditions as well as watching enough videos. Very first winter which would've been around 2010-2012 ish that i had them on. I was in a situation where i had to slam on real hard. I thought for sure I was going in to the back of the car in front. I probably should've done but the grip on those things was ridiculous.

Bridgestone Blizzak was the name. They were well worth it. I was lucky to be able to store another set of wheels.

John_

jefaz07 said:

I have continental TS830p
very very good tyres! 

Not cheap at £250 a corner, mine are 245/35/19

You seem to have been somewhat done over at that price.