winter tyres

[vwwvgolf]

im thinking of putting my longbeachs back on for the winter as the bbs are a pain to keep clean.
 they havent got tyres on atm so i thought as ive got a bit of spare cash i would buy some decent winter tyres for them.
what are peoples recommendations? 

[boneybradley]

I have a set of these for winter http://avon-tyres.co.uk/car/cr85

£200 for the set in 195/50x15 size, can't say how good they are as there not fitted as yet but reading various reviews they seem quite highly regarded 

[vwwvgolf]

was just looking at those on black circles! what i noticed so far in my search is they mention mud in the description, were other just say snow/ice and wet.
 im running avons already and very happy with them so far.
 

[itavaltalainen]

Nokian WR D3 are decent and fairly well priced (4 for 200£) or if you wanna go full on snow crazy Nokian Hakkapeliitta R (they are superb but £££).

[boneybradley]

it seems most winter tyres are listed as mud and snow.

I guess it's due to the grooves they work in both??

[itavaltalainen]

all (proper) winter tyres are marked M+S as this is the legal requirement for countries where they are obligatory.
good tyres that don't just bear the m+s mark for legal reasons (i.e. so you can drive your car all year round if legally winter tyres are called for) also have a snow flake symbol on them.

the 'm' can be interpreted as mud, but it's more snowy mud that really thick stuff you, e.g. find in a field.

[vwwvgolf]

yeh i wasnt planning on driving though any fields or anything haha, more just the build up of mud and leaves on the sides of the narrow county roads

[itavaltalainen]

would take the WR D3 then

[Jasikasisback]

Proper winter tyres are studded. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. However the roads aren't as durable as they used to be so most countries don't allow studded tyres anymore  but the ones with real winters allow it.  I think snow chains are legal still in the UK?

I'm from Canada and I can tell you that I have not seen a "real winter" in Southern England over the time I have been living here (the last seven years). It  may be different in the North

I am willing to bet that London and train service (never heard of diesel locomotives)  will not be "prepared" for the winter this year. But on the positive side at least the cars don't rot away from salt in this country as they don't seem to use it much. Plus everyone gets the snow days off in this country.

[itavaltalainen]

Proper winter tyres are studded. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

 

Very true (I'm Austrian and lived in Finland for a few years before moving to the UK).

Downside is with them you're only allowed to drive max 60mph... not that it matters in Nordics. Limits are lowered to 100kph (60mph) on motorways and 80kph (50mph) on A roads during winter.

I miss real winter (and people that can handle it and media and police not telling you to stay home because of 1 cm of snow).