Technical Winter snow tyers
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Technical Winter snow tyers
I got some Nokian snow tyres last year and found them to be very very good.
I bought them on eBay for £40 and they were nearly new with 8mm tread on them. They have wear indicators moulded into the tread, there is an 8 6 4 and 2 moulded in and as they wear the numbers disappear which is very clever.
It's also worth noting that Nokian were the inventors of snow tyres
I bought them on eBay for £40 and they were nearly new with 8mm tread on them. They have wear indicators moulded into the tread, there is an 8 6 4 and 2 moulded in and as they wear the numbers disappear which is very clever.
It's also worth noting that Nokian were the inventors of snow tyres
Put some Conti winter contacts on the Pug a few years back. Not cheap and look very innocuous but extremely effective when the snows came in.
That's sounds good!
Do you mean full snow tyres or winter tyres?
Whatever, sounds like a good deal.
Yep sorry to be an anorak guys, but I believe its 'winter' tyres we're on about here, which are not 'snow' tyres - and are infact better than specific snow tyres for the UK from personal experience 
I don't think there is such a thing as 'Snow' tyres. Like we don't have 'rain' tyres
There are two types of tyres
1. tyres marked with M+S ( Mud+Snow) mark only;
M+S marking on the sidewall means "Mud & Snow". All winter tyres carry this mark, but the reverse is not true. All tyres carrying this mark are not winter tyres.
The mark M+S is the result of autonomous classification by manufacturers. It can also be found on all-season tyres and on tyres for 4X4s.
2. tyres marked with Mountain and Snow flake symbol
The only label that attests to measured winter capacities is a pictogram representing a snowflake on a mountain background. It was developed by American and Canadian manufacturers.It is known by the acronym 3PMSF (Three Peak Mountain Snow Flake).
http://www.generaltire.eu/www/generaltire_eu_en/themes/wintertires/winter_tire_markings2.html
1. tyres marked with M+S ( Mud+Snow) mark only;
M+S marking on the sidewall means "Mud & Snow". All winter tyres carry this mark, but the reverse is not true. All tyres carrying this mark are not winter tyres.
The mark M+S is the result of autonomous classification by manufacturers. It can also be found on all-season tyres and on tyres for 4X4s.
2. tyres marked with Mountain and Snow flake symbol
The only label that attests to measured winter capacities is a pictogram representing a snowflake on a mountain background. It was developed by American and Canadian manufacturers.It is known by the acronym 3PMSF (Three Peak Mountain Snow Flake).
http://www.generaltire.eu/www/generaltire_eu_en/themes/wintertires/winter_tire_markings2.html
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Please don't get me wrong but I would advise to AVOID any winter tyres made in China etc.
Do not try them as you will regret at first bend.
I had two sets of tyres through out last 6 winters on a spare set of steelies, Noramally fitted mid October till mid April. They were GoodYear Ultra Grip 7 and Ultra Grip 7+, first set done 4 seasons (when thread dept dropped to 4mm mark), second set done only 2 seasons as the car was px'ed with them. rough cost for set was £280, buy my all-season tyres lasted twice as long - so you dont have to spend extra money as the not winter tyres are not getting used during winter times.
My Primera (FWD) estate was unstopable in fresh snow, etc., i was taking B roads to avoid getting stuck in OMG snow chaosss.
Now I've got Subaru Legacy with 4 nearly new Barum (polaris 3?)Winter tyres so i'm only afraid of the salt not snow.
Do not try them as you will regret at first bend.
I had two sets of tyres through out last 6 winters on a spare set of steelies, Noramally fitted mid October till mid April. They were GoodYear Ultra Grip 7 and Ultra Grip 7+, first set done 4 seasons (when thread dept dropped to 4mm mark), second set done only 2 seasons as the car was px'ed with them. rough cost for set was £280, buy my all-season tyres lasted twice as long - so you dont have to spend extra money as the not winter tyres are not getting used during winter times.
My Primera (FWD) estate was unstopable in fresh snow, etc., i was taking B roads to avoid getting stuck in OMG snow chaosss.
Now I've got Subaru Legacy with 4 nearly new Barum (polaris 3?)Winter tyres so i'm only afraid of the salt not snow.
Wife's gone for the cheapest available Chinese winters for the last few years, been through a couple of sets of different manufacturers and never any bother. Even a cheap set of winters puts you way ahead when the slippery stuff comes down compared to people still driving on summers. Only bugbear compared to the Contis I put on was noise level was higher.
we have rain tyres on our punto and from last week on the croma too, perfect for the british summer http://www.uniroyal-tyres.com/gener...why_rain_tyres/why_rain_tyres_content_en.html
she runs uniroyal winters on the punto in winter too
i use Achilles Winter 101 on the croma they are good so i tried their summers but achiiies summer tyres were terrible in the wet.
Ivor has winters in the shed but i forget what make they are
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On my 4x4 I have used Stomil winter tyres for many years (several sets worth) from Poland. very good indeed.
