The Bounty Bar Kid Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 What would people buy if money was no object? Looking for a top two to compare. Thanx guys/gals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Usually wintercontacts and blizzacks but you need to be more specific as 1 will have better wet grip than the other or be better on snow but not as good on ice etc etc. What do you need the tyre for e.g. best snow grip, best wet grip, best ice grip or dry cold grip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 Best performance in the cold weather. Should also then be better than my Michelin PSS in ice and snow. If that happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewan221 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 http://www.apa.ca/readarticle.asp?id=579 http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2011-Auto-Bild-Performance-Winter-Tyre-Test.htm http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2011-EVO-Winter-Tyre-Test.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK350Z Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I've got the the Dunlop wintersports that won the Autobild test fitted to my Grande Punto for winter. Last year wasn't as bad as the two previous years ice-wise, but I do go over ungritted fell roads and I must say driving on frozen tarmac hardly felt any worse that a wet day! Although I did take it a bit easier, I had very little trouble driving out through the snow "ruts" to overtake crawling traffic on the main road. The only thing I noticed is that the sidewalls aren't that stiff, so maybe get a speed rating or two up from what it says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 For price comparison. http://www.camskill....Tyres_-_17_inch Its on 17" cos thats what I've been looking at for my tother car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I have absolutely no idea, but as this is a tyre thread I'm pretty sure the world will implode if I don't at least post in here Might be worth seeing what the major OEM manufacturers recommend, as they're unlikely to be too far off the top of the list (Merc, Audi, Porsche etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 OK so I ended up with buying Michelin Pilot Alpin. Got them at a great price too IMHO. Quoted ~£1200 from most places. Got quoted £970 from one place so decided to go with them (this was when I originally posted this thread). Rang them up the other day to double check quote. They told me £860. However when I went there yesterday to pay for them (in advance) he admitted to me that he had made a mistake. He has no idea where he got the number £860 from. Should have been £970, but as he quoted me £860, that's what he'd chart me! Oh happy days! Getting them fitted on Thursday. Can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 OK so I ended up with buying Michelin Pilot Alpin. Got them at a great price too IMHO. Quoted ~£1200 from most places. Got quoted £970 from one place so decided to go with them (this was when I originally posted this thread). Rang them up the other day to double check quote. They told me £860. However when I went there yesterday to pay for them (in advance) he admitted to me that he had made a mistake. He has no idea where he got the number £860 from. Should have been £970, but as he quoted me £860, that's what he'd chart me! Oh happy days! Getting them fitted on Thursday. Can't wait! Are you going to share that info for us "local" chaps Dips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 STS Tyres in Redhill 01737 772 243 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 some on here had aplay around with nankang winter tyres and the consensus seemed to be even bad winter tyres are better than good summer tyres when the weather gets bad. but to be honest your looking at 2 weeks of the year. for the uk most of the winter is cold and wet. so you want a tyre for cold and wet, but then a third set for 2 weeks which are snow optimised. thats the problem in the UK they only do half the job, they grit most of the roads but not all of them, which means you can;t really run snow socks as you'll be putting them on and taking them off all the time. they should do the same as the scandinavians. have a cut off date. and then everyone swaps to their winter tyres. and they don't grit the roads, but just snow plow them when needed. would save the country millions in grit each year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 Well these cold weather tyres will be better in the snow than my summer tyres (Michelin Pilot Super Sports). Yes a third set of snow tyres/winter tyres would be ideal but I wouldn't be able to change my tyres over if it snowed. Where I live has heavy snowfall when it does happen. Not jacking my zed but on snow! No way! Could see it all go wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Well these cold weather tyres will be better in the snow than my summer tyres (Michelin Pilot Super Sports). Yes a third set of snow tyres/winter tyres would be ideal but I wouldn't be able to change my tyres over if it snowed. Where I live has heavy snowfall when it does happen. Not jacking my zed but on snow! No way! Could see it all go wrong. no i klnow what you mean, it becomes a case of having 3 sets of wheels and somewhere dry to swap them over. those winter tyres you have will make a big difference even if it snows you'll be a lot better off than anyone on summer tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 some on here had aplay around with nankang winter tyres and the consensus seemed to be even bad winter tyres are better than good summer tyres when the weather gets bad. but to be honest your looking at 2 weeks of the year. for the uk most of the winter is cold and wet. so you want a tyre for cold and wet, but then a third set for 2 weeks which are snow optimised. thats the problem in the UK they only do half the job, they grit most of the roads but not all of them, which means you can;t really run snow socks as you'll be putting them on and taking them off all the time. they should do the same as the scandinavians. have a cut off date. and then everyone swaps to their winter tyres. and they don't grit the roads, but just snow plow them when needed. would save the country millions in grit each year I agree SV2's are great for the price and because they are cheap you can get afford to get winter tyres. 2 weeks? Your ok you live "daan saaf" buy in Scotland it can snow whenever and regularly hits icy temps at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 STS Tyres in Redhill 01737 772 243 Thanks mate, not far from me at all, will keep them in mind for next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilMH Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Sounds like a result Dip. I had a small amount of snow on the roof of the car yesterday early and the roads were cold and greasy. I put the winters on - they just give you a lot more confidence, particularly as 95% of my trips starts at 7am and are over by 10.00am when on average its colder and damper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I have driven all through winter on my normal tyres for 3 years now Just take it steady and if it is that bad don't go anywhere... I am not saying don't bother as I have never missed a days work through bad weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilMH Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I have driven all through winter on my normal tyres for 3 years now Just take it steady and if it is that bad don't go anywhere... I am not saying don't bother as I have never missed a days work through bad weather To me it was an easy decision. I got the extra wheels second hand very cheaply, with nearly new winter tyres already on. I live 500 feet up quite a steep hill which is not always gritted succesfully. It doubles the life of the summer tyres. It all made sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 I have driven all through winter on my normal tyres for 3 years now Just take it steady and if it is that bad don't go anywhere... I am not saying don't bother as I have never missed a days work through bad weather To me it was an easy decision. I got the extra wheels second hand very cheaply, with nearly new winter tyres already on. I live 500 feet up quite a steep hill which is not always gritted succesfully. It doubles the life of the summer tyres. It all made sense to me. Snap. And also thanx to you I got a spare set of alloys, at a great price, to mount these winter tyres on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I have driven all through winter on my normal tyres for 3 years now Just take it steady and if it is that bad don't go anywhere... I am not saying don't bother as I have never missed a days work through bad weather I'm the same, but down south where i am we don;t seem to get hit as bad as the rest of the country. I've been able to get into work, when colleagues from the same area in FWD apparently haven't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 Live on a ridiculously tricky hill. So many accidents have happened on it just when its wet. People don't know how to drive and it can be dangerous in parts. Esp with rabbits, deer, pheasants and foxes running around all the time. So better to then not to. Also better performance when cold and wet. Which is what I'm all about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Yeah fair enough if you live in the middle of nowhere and no other option I'm lucky my commute to work is A2 / M25 and that's pretty much it so if those 2 roads are not gritted there will be more to worry about than if I can get to work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.