December 31, 201312 yr Chaps Just wondering if the benefits of getting winter tyres out weight the initial layout of cash. Are they that good? Do we really need them in this country - opinions and info appreciated thanks Fang44
December 31, 201312 yr I have been playing around with the idea of getting a set of winter wheels again. Not sure it pays for itself straight away I did it more to protect my alloys but got sick of moving them around the garage I sold them :(
December 31, 201312 yr I'd say they would be great for winter coming from Finland not sure what mine was I know they was midrange my local MOT bloke ordered them in and fitted them think was about £480
December 31, 201312 yr You can set yourself up for - compared to your exiting setup - a lot less, it will save your alloys and as they are a lot thinner give you more grip. East Yorks does get a fair bit of bad weather so its probably down to your own opinion if you feel they are warranted in this country What you have at the moment is great anyway its just adding to it. I was considering some steel winter wheels with associated tyres, I was then going to paint them bright green or orange just for kicks :)
December 31, 201312 yr Author Was going to use my track day alloy wheels that were cheapish anyway and just swap the tyres over for winter.
December 31, 201312 yr Sounds like a plan. You already have the alloys just having to pay to have them swapped but cheaper than another set of alloys to store :D Just done reading up on Nokians and seem like a really good tyre for winter.
December 31, 201312 yr Author yeah they get great reviews for the price - found a site called www.Oponeo.co.uk to be the cheapest
December 31, 201312 yr Not sure if this helps but the XV I have uses Yokohama All year tyres, that is they are summer and winter, so you have the dry/wet road tyre but in winter it also has heavy tread for winter. Not suggesting you use the same as they're £170 a boot. but there might be something similar for non-off road cars such as yours. As for whether you need winter tyres in this country, I'd say no, they wear very quickly compared to ordinary tyres, provide you with much less grip in on tarmac especially wet tarmac and you'll only really need them for a few days a year in reality. If you lived in Sweden then I'd say yes (in fact its mandatory) but if you from the midlands or similar probably not, plus you need somewhere to store them.
January 16, 201412 yr Author Getting fitted tomorrow on my spare track day wheels - Nokian WR A3's!!!! Just need some colder weather now!
January 16, 201412 yr Good stuff. I can't believe we haven't had any yet be saving it up for a full month of it in February :D
January 16, 201411 yr You should feel the difference in grip now they work best below 10 deg c. Where as summer rubber doesnt. I'd check with your insurance company to see if you're still insured while using winter tyres. Stupidly some of them see it as a mod with it not being oem equment and therefore invalidating your cover as they havent been declared
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