james_f
New member
Yes, I know, another bloomin' tyre thread...
For the past couple of years I've had Vredestein Quatrac 2s on my Panda 4x4, and recently changed these for Quatrac 3s.
Now, having driven the new ones in plenty of snow over the past couple of weeks, I am not so sure the new tyres are any better than the QT2s
So, with our other car needing new tyres and having been very impressed in general with 'all-season' tyres, I decided not to buy a set of the QT3s, nor a set of the QT2s - partly for the reason given above and also because neither are / were available in our size for any of the usual stockists without having to wait for ages.
In the end, I decided to go for Hankook Optima 4S tyres (from Blackcircles), which seem to have had an excellent write up - albeit in German! - and they arrived this afternoon (many raised eyebrows at work!!). Same price as the QT3s (£190 for four delivered)
So, will report back on how they perform, although they couldn't be much worse than what's on the car at the moment and with the big thaw that seems to be happening maybe not so much snow to play around in. Still, I am sure there will be plenty of winter to come yet
Anyone else used these tyres and indeed what other tyres has anyone else used?
For the past couple of years I've had Vredestein Quatrac 2s on my Panda 4x4, and recently changed these for Quatrac 3s.
Now, having driven the new ones in plenty of snow over the past couple of weeks, I am not so sure the new tyres are any better than the QT2s
So, with our other car needing new tyres and having been very impressed in general with 'all-season' tyres, I decided not to buy a set of the QT3s, nor a set of the QT2s - partly for the reason given above and also because neither are / were available in our size for any of the usual stockists without having to wait for ages.
In the end, I decided to go for Hankook Optima 4S tyres (from Blackcircles), which seem to have had an excellent write up - albeit in German! - and they arrived this afternoon (many raised eyebrows at work!!). Same price as the QT3s (£190 for four delivered)
So, will report back on how they perform, although they couldn't be much worse than what's on the car at the moment and with the big thaw that seems to be happening maybe not so much snow to play around in. Still, I am sure there will be plenty of winter to come yet
Anyone else used these tyres and indeed what other tyres has anyone else used?