Inflating Winter tyres in Summer

Money_Grabber13579

35har1old said:

baser999 said:

Not sure where you get a figure of 55k miles out of a set of all-season tyres? Personally, I’d have not touched those tyres, no idea of their history. Why not buy a proper set of tyres; they’re the only things keeping you on the road, why compromise. 

As I say, just a personal opinion

I agree that I can't see you getting 55k out of any type of tyre.
It would take you be having wheel alignments done constantly especially if your drive in areas with speed bumps

I have a 3 series so rear wheel drive. Got 47k out of the rear tyres and the front tyres are now on 53k with about 3mm on them, so they’d easily get to 55k but I’ll change them before the end of the summer.

sevenhills

Ermia said:

Now that's a deal! £45 for brand new tyres fitted in London sounds too good to be true. I wouldn't have bothered with part-worns if I could find that. If you know of a legit website offering that price, please share the link! It would be a game-changer for many drivers.

There are tyres here for £48, you didn't state your tyre size or location, so the replies to your question are going to be general and not specific.

https://www.national.co.uk/tyres-search?width=155&profile=65&diameter=14

£70 for two tyres here.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145799491416?fits=Rim+Diameter:16|Tyre+Width:205|Aspect+Ratio:55&itmmeta=01HZJ2Q0C2YQA6E252Y1N2QS65&hash=item21f253af58:g:b3oAAOSw3YBmVGuu&itmprp=enc:AQAJAAAA4MIMAq4zFPUJlPEzZ1QDGo8fkngNaiucUGN2jUETcaLzE9i5eYvpzZqdMZpTm6emZAc6o18paxgi1kY68obvAMIGn2ngeTGmHaySTkn/OYHuNxNhlLLIBKtb04n4Ok/4szEGRF4Cqn5W758cqnMSVBmEE3WLwhJgi8JzoDqUM3r56mFv3X1pzKtxpo0S6sCDFMcaIwK+IjC8p6KzqrD+qNXQggnRu0wwkqHRM5jPUsRqz9bWWmnEHBJ2nKHWyMsFQpq62IoTK/W1f7WhdbUNKRBCYEzp8k9QWXIMzXavDfEm|tkp:BFBMmIbcwvxj

twitwoo

I'm running all season tyres - they're a fairly soft compound, but I think they're better than Winter tyres for UK use. Good in rain & slush. This applies unless you live in Snowdonia or Scottish Highlands etc, where there's proper snow during Winter.

Winter tyres will basically start to melt in Summer heat - you will leave a lot of rubber on the road!

You have a lot less choice in the UK when buying All-season tyres, which makes them more expensive. Worth looking up tyres for your vehicle on Blackcircles or similar - select All-season tyres for price comparison.

My all-weather tyres are Kumho Solus 4s ha32 

    

Ermia

sevenhills said:

Ermia said:

Now that's a deal! £45 for brand new tyres fitted in London sounds too good to be true. I wouldn't have bothered with part-worns if I could find that. If you know of a legit website offering that price, please share the link! It would be a game-changer for many drivers.

There are tyres here for £48, you didn't state your tyre size or location, so the replies to your question are going to be general and not specific.

https://www.national.co.uk/tyres-search?width=155&profile=65&diameter=14

£70 for two tyres here.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145799491416?fits=Rim+Diameter:16|Tyre+Width:205|Aspect+Ratio:55&itmmeta=01HZJ2Q0C2YQA6E252Y1N2QS65&hash=item21f253af58:g:b3oAAOSw3YBmVGuu&itmprp=enc:AQAJAAAA4MIMAq4zFPUJlPEzZ1QDGo8fkngNaiucUGN2jUETcaLzE9i5eYvpzZqdMZpTm6emZAc6o18paxgi1kY68obvAMIGn2ngeTGmHaySTkn/OYHuNxNhlLLIBKtb04n4Ok/4szEGRF4Cqn5W758cqnMSVBmEE3WLwhJgi8JzoDqUM3r56mFv3X1pzKtxpo0S6sCDFMcaIwK+IjC8p6KzqrD+qNXQggnRu0wwkqHRM5jPUsRqz9bWWmnEHBJ2nKHWyMsFQpq62IoTK/W1f7WhdbUNKRBCYEzp8k9QWXIMzXavDfEm|tkp:BFBMmIbcwvxj

Cheers for the links! My tyres are actually 185/60/R15. While I see some cheap and unknown brands for around £45 each (say £35 for tyre, £10 for fitting each), I'm not sure an unknown brand would be better than a part-worn one from a good make. Would it age almost twice?


Those budget tyres can wear out much quicker (?) I'm surprised by how lifespan varies across different brands in the chart below. Other websites also suggest that tread-life of one brand could be even 2X more than another. Therefore, I wonder how the tread life of a new budget tyre compares to the part-worn of the reputable ones.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQsWlZoh55U