Winter Tyres - Stuff you need to know for a novice?

[Geomets]

No problem then    but if you're upgrading your brakes (an Alcon BBK is highly recommended, I tested that in the mk6 GTI) your rims should be ET 45-47  :
Happy times coming indeed!!!

[Chunkstar]

Try oponeo.co.uk £812 delivered 17" alloys with nokian tyres 

[p3asa]

I put winter wheels/tyres on last year and am definitely converted.
However I was reading the other week that winter tyres have to be renewed when the tread gets to 4mm as the risk of aquaplaning greatly increases. So they may not last just as long as the summer tyres.

[dubber36]

I was talking to my tyre man yesterday when I took my original wheels in for a set of new "summer" tyres, ready for spring.

He was telling me that he has one customer with a A6 3.0 Quattro who would get through a set of "summer" tyres in 12,000 miles. A few years ago he fitted a set of winters at this time of year and left them on through all of the next year. He got 24,000 miles out of them, so now runs them all year round.

[MajorKhan]

If car is being built end of November, will VW put winter or summer tyres on the car in the factory?

[2014GTi]

If car is being built end of November, will VW put winter or summer tyres on the car in the factory?

Nope but wishful thinking.... just the normal sports tyres as per usual. 

[Phil 117]

Do you think it's worth wearing the Winter tyres down to france and back. It's probably about 3,000 worth of tread I'll use, and the average temperature of the place I'm going is 8 degrees?

Looking online, it seems they work best 7 degrees and below.

Summers or winters? First week in December

[dubber36]

Winters.

Keep your "summer" tyres tucked away until the spring. They'll be more life in them left for you to enjoy next year.

[Spenaldo]

Fellas,

Here are some fots of my 16" winters

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[Spenaldo]

S*&t, im a bit of a foto biff, will try again!