Winter tyres

[Eccie]

The temps are dropping and the forecast is winter showers/sleet Thursday into Friday, so I’ve put both sets of winter wheels & tyres on both cars today.  The GTi will need some new summer tyres come the spring, I’ll have to keep checking Costco for offers

[Daz Auto]

Interesting comparison between an AWD car on summer tyres vs a FWD on all seasons...

7m50sec "You forget with the traction you have with 4 wheel drive, you forget that you have no braking and turning ability."

Those are the all season tyres I'm considering for my wife's new car.

I can't wait for the next video FWD + winters vs AWD+all season tyres. That test may help to answer my question - how much safer are winter tyres vs all seasons?

Edit: just spotted this in the video comments, "The video is made, it'll be out at some point."

[Yusee]

Thanks to the interesting contributions on this thread- especially from Daz Auto- I’m getting a full set of all season tyres on the Alhambra tomorrow.
Going for Goodyear Vector gen3- which seems to have excelled in the tyrereviews video.

Does anyone have any experience of these foam sealants for punctures?  I’ll either need to carry one of these or buy a spacesaver as I’ll be replacing self sealing tyres.

Shame the weather turning mild!

[fredgroves]

If you use tyre foam you basically are writing the tyre off. It gets you home (maybe) but the tyre is never repairable.

[Dave1rs]

If you use tyre foam you basically are writing the tyre off. It gets you home (maybe) but the tyre is never repairable.

Why not? Tyre foam is usually water based so very easily washed out,just most tyre places can’t be bothered.
I have had tyres repaired afterwards.

[fredgroves]

Maybe if you diy. They always have told me it's a write off. They say they can't find the hole.

[Dave1rs]

Maybe if you diy. They always have told me it's a write off. They say they can't find the hole.

My friend refuses to clean them out as its messy,but as long as I clean it.....or anyone else’s he will mend it. Lots of garages wait till people have left...then repair and sell them.

[Yusee]

I’ve read differing opinions on this. The Holts Tyreweld stuff from halfords I’ve heard works well and is easy to clean.

The problem with the other solution- buying a spacesaver- is that there’s nowhere to put it when we travel with a full car on tour

Out of interest does the mk8 gti come with a spacesaver?

[Dave1rs]

Out of interest does the mk8 gti come with a spacesaver?

Not as standard,it’s an option....lots of space for it.

[fredgroves]

Best bet would be to have the space saver and only chuck it out when you go fully loaded. Stick the can of tyre weld in when you fill the car up. That will only be a few days a year.

Also the can obviously won't work if the hole is too big.