Tyre Question

**woody** · Monday 14th January 2013, 17:19

Hi all,

Having just limped up my road in the snow, and embarrassingly only just making it, can anyone recommend a tyre that's good in snow?

Admittedly I've got budgets on at the moment and to be fair they are quite good, but I had my pants pulled down today and my backside well and truly slapped!

I'm not after dropping everything and panic fitting full-on Winter Tyres, but can anyone recommend a decent elastic band to fit to my rims?

Cheers in advance!

**PHIL V70R** · Monday 14th January 2013, 18:12

2 space savers mate works for me when the snows down...

**Redbrick** · Monday 14th January 2013, 18:14

Originally Posted by woody

Hi all,

Having just limped up my road in the snow, and embarrassingly only just making it, can anyone recommend a tyre that's good in snow?

Admittedly I've got budgets on at the moment and to be fair they are quite good, but I had my pants pulled down today and my backside well and truly slapped!

I'm not after dropping everything and panic fitting full-on Winter Tyres, but can anyone recommend a decent elastic band to fit to my rims?

Cheers in advance!

Can't beat Michelin Alpin A4's however Lidl are doing chains this week for £20 and snowsocks are supposed to be OK for short distances.

**woody** · Monday 14th January 2013, 18:38

Cheers, can't justify socks or cains for one dam road! Heard good reports about continentals too!

**Harvey** · Monday 14th January 2013, 19:04

Go find a grit bin with some grit in it ,see what your council did last summer.
If its like our bins the house holders put it on there garden paths and not any left for the hill roads.

**Wobbly Dave** · Monday 14th January 2013, 19:10

I managed very well with Asian based winter tyres on just the driven wheels. Snow was a lot more abundant last winter too.

**LiamT4** · Monday 14th January 2013, 19:15

The avon zz3s that where on my s70r were excellent in the snow. They were really good dealing with standing water too.

**woody** · Friday 18th January 2013, 13:14

Just an update. Had a pair of Continental Contact Sport 3's fitted and they are much better. Cheers all.

**LiamT4** · Friday 18th January 2013, 20:19

Originally Posted by woody

Just an update. Had a pair of Continental Contact Sport 3's fitted and they are much better. Cheers all.

I have those all round on my bmw. They are a decent all round tyre, lots of grip in the dry.

**JamesT5** · Friday 18th January 2013, 20:23

Originally Posted by Wobbly Dave

I managed very well with Asian based winter tyres on just the driven wheels. Snow was a lot more abundant last winter too.

I thought fitting winter tyres to just your driving wheels (2WD) is likely to cause issues with the back end skidding?

**JamesT5** · Friday 18th January 2013, 20:24

I've got Kendars on my car but then I've never been one for buying expensive Tyres.....

**volvokid** · Friday 18th January 2013, 20:32

Originally Posted by JamesT5

I thought fitting winter tyres to just your driving wheels (2WD) is likely to cause issues with the back end skidding?

It does BUT it's a lot more controllable, that's what I have on my V40 and tbh it's actually quite fun and the back only steps out if you want it too.

**MoleT-5R** · Saturday 19th January 2013, 02:24

Volvo recommend that winter tyre's should be fitted from when the temparature drops below 7 degs, and if you do splash out on some you won't regret it, as the driving experience in snow and the wet winter conditions is greatly improved, once you try them properly you won't be without them, I just bought a cheap set of rims off Ebay so I can drop them on as and when