I've put a set of continental vanco winter2 tyres on me van. Spin the wheels with the old tyres on one of the local banks every time in the wet . Tried it with these tyres in the same gear and they just dig in.
The van feels a lot more planted on the road also, but yet to see what there like in the snow !
I run Falken HS439 Winter Tyres on my Merc (cos snow, ice, and rear wheel drive don't work too well) and I get 5,000 MORE miles out of them than the Falken summer ones.
Explain that one considering Winters are supposed to be softer compound.
I do know that i wouldn't be without them - even living in the midlands - never got stuck in snow and ice despite many around me spinning to a halt.
I also have a 150 mile commute so winter tyres mean I'm more likely to get home.....
I am still undecided whether to buy a set of winter tyres for our Disco.
The Wranglers that are on are marked "all weather" and M+S and we have never got stuck in snow yet: despite skiing from the 'van for the last 4 years in Scotland.
Nonetheless, tempted to buy some genuine winter tyres because:
1. they will perform better in a motorway emergency
2. we plan to keep the car more than 3 years: so one more set of tyres will be needed.
I can't work out whether I'm just being geeky, or whether its a REALLY good idea.
I use Kleber Quadraxer All Season tyres on my Volvo V70. They are M+S rated and have the Mountain symbol.
They are quieter, cheaper and grippier in all situations, summer or winter (I live in Scotland), than the awful Pirelli P6000 Powergys that are OEM for this car. They have also lasted longer. The Pirellis were brand new when I bought the car, still had the "cactus spikes" on them. I had them for a year and a half and went through that terrible winter 2010 with them. I had 3 mm tread left on them after that winter. I researched tyres and came up with the Klebers. They are now a year and a half old, and the fronts have 6 mm left, the rears 8 mm left. I also run them at a slightly higher pressure, up from the recommended 29 psi for the Pirellis, to 36 psi, where they feel better, give more grip, no aquaplaning and fuel consumption is better, although the latter coincided with a new throttle body.
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Topic: Winter Tyres
