winter tyres

hondansxr · Post by **hondansxr** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:03 pm

just put a set of winter tyres on the wifes audi wow!
the unit we work at is still about 5-7 inch deep as council dont come that far to grit .. they are amazing only a budget set by nexen but it pulled away with out any dramas and when i turned at the end of the estate it did just that ....
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Goodyear Cold Weather Event at Tamworth Snowdome

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:11 pm

Yokahama AD08s......in the snow......

taz8520 · Post by **taz8520** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:16 pm

My rainsports 2 seem ok on snow, not so much so on ice patches though

hondansxr · Post by **hondansxr** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:03 pm

the diff is massive even on wet roads soooo much more confident ..

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:31 pm

dont for god sake think that they will react the same when its dry and no ice or snow. you will see your self into a hedge in swift time.

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:36 pm

I'll take some photos of the tyres I was using in the snow, you guys will have a laugh

I never got stuck though!

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:25 pm

lewd lude lover wrote:dont for god sake think that they will react the same when its dry and no ice or snow. you will see your self into a hedge in swift time.

Amen to that.

First lude I bought had mud+snow tyres all round.
God knows how I didn't notice when I picked it up (probably because I bought it in a rush 'cause I was completely distracted by the hard on I had over the fact I was actually going to be owning one after all those years lol). Anyway, I thought it drove like absolute jobby so stopped off at a tyre place on teh way back to get a quote on some replacement tyres and they pointed out it had M+S tyres on it.

Wasn't too sad though, they gave me £100 credit for the tyres (they had loads of tread) and I drove out with a full set of Avon ZV3's and a different car

judderod · Post by **judderod** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:12 am

I've had a pair of Cooper WeatherMaster SA2's waiting in storage for a couple of years since the last big snow. Finally needed to put them on the other day and they've been great. I've just put a pair on the front since it's just my light civic, and that leave rainexpert 2's on the back.

They're definitely better than the rainexpert, and I'm pretty sure there's no way I could get stuck anywhere, but next time I'll definitely get pure 'snow' tyres, rather than these which are M+S winter tyres (if I can find some in a small enough size)!

mart609 · Post by **mart609** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:21 am

Really pleased with the rain experts. My lude is usually useless in the snow. But I've not had any problems so far

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 10:05 am

I was driving around on these

I actually didn't have any problems at all. I live on the south downs so was constantly going up and downhill but I never came unstuck