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[i260]

Ok, so not asking here to restart the for and against camps over winter tyres but...

I am desperately needing new tyres all round and given the liklyhood of the sub 10 degrees celcius continuing for a few more months I am going to get something a little more appropriate to the climate than the usual Kumho KU3 / Falken 452 for my 16's and then get some summer tyres on 17's in April / May.

The question is does anybody have ACTUAL experience of running Winter or All-Weather tyres on their Mig??

I was looking at the Kumho I'Zen but the reviews suggest it is poor on anything other than snow so am veering towards the Pirelli Sottozero or Kumho KH21 Solus Vier.

90% of my time is on the M4 but the couple of miles at each end can be really slippery.

I know I have sort of missed the boat for this year but at least I will have worn them in for next autumn with 250 miles a week going on them.

For the record, Aviva now only want to know that you are running winter tyres for their records but it does NOT affect your premium.

Thanks in advance for constuctive comments!

[aaronjb]

I have Goodyear UltraGrip 8s on mine at the moment, have had since November (195/65R15 on steels) - great tyres, a little extra noise at motorway speeds or when cornering hard but great grip in all conditions so far, good progressive breakaway (ahem) and they don't feel 'squirrelly' at all.

I suspect having driven them in ~12C days and driven on them pretty hard I'll only see two or maybe three seasons out of them (November-March) but they were pretty inexpensive really, all things considered.

[cem_devecioglu]

as said Goodyear UG8 is the way to go for winter..
 
Kumho KW19 also not bad but wont worth for the price difference.. UG8 is the test winner..
 
besides if you are looking for the cheapest option to use all year , goodyear vector 4 season not that bad on snow..
worth looking..
http://www.goodyear.eu/home_en/tires/vector-4seasons/index.jsp
 
must note also , I never believe in all season tires.
 
ps: every year I'm regularly driving on snow and ice , this year more for than a month

[D]

These are very good and I am surprised they have them in stock and at that price:

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?details=Ordern&cart_id=63716664.110.24305&typ=R-172752&ranzahl=4&Breite=225&Quer=55&Felge=16&Speed=H&weiter=0&kategorie=1&Ang_pro_Seite=10&sort_by=brand&Transport=P&dsco=110&sowigan=Wi

[cem_devecioglu]

These are very good and I am surprised they have them in stock and at that price:

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?details=Ordern&cart_id=63716664.110.24305&typ=R-172752&ranzahl=4&Breite=225&Quer=55&Felge=16&Speed=H&weiter=0&kategorie=1&Ang_pro_Seite=10&sort_by=brand&Transport=P&dsco=110&sowigan=Wi

tame.. I have used them.. goodyears better..

[D]

A bit more but currently the best of the pack:

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?details=Ordern&cart_id=63716664.110.24305&typ=R-201795&ranzahl=4&Breite=225&Quer=55&Felge=16&Speed=H&weiter=0&last_sort=brand&kategorie=1&Ang_pro_Seite=50&sort_by=brand&Transport=P&dsco=110&sowigan=Wi

[D]

These are very good and I am surprised they have them in stock and at that price:

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?details=Ordern&cart_id=63716664.110.24305&typ=R-172752&ranzahl=4&Breite=225&Quer=55&Felge=16&Speed=H&weiter=0&kategorie=1&Ang_pro_Seite=10&sort_by=brand&Transport=P&dsco=110&sowigan=Wi

tame.. I have used them.. goodyears better..

cem, UG8 are not available in the Omega 16 tyre size. So far I have only seen UG2 in 225/55/16. The UG8 are available in a 15" size, but if I read correctly the OP referred to a 16" tyre.

[bored bigyin54]

never use winter tyres myself and never had a problem

[cem_devecioglu]

These are very good and I am surprised they have them in stock and at that price:

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?details=Ordern&cart_id=63716664.110.24305&typ=R-172752&ranzahl=4&Breite=225&Quer=55&Felge=16&Speed=H&weiter=0&kategorie=1&Ang_pro_Seite=10&sort_by=brand&Transport=P&dsco=110&sowigan=Wi

tame.. I have used them.. goodyears better..

cem, UG8 are not available in the Omega 16 tyre size. So far I have only seen UG2 in 225/55/16. The UG8 are available in a 15" size, but if I read correctly the OP referred to a 16" tyre.

225 definitely not recommended for winter.. 205/55 16 is ok.. and besides I'm using 195
 
http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?suchen=Ordern&cart_id=88148351.110.21825&ranzahl=4&Breite=205&Quer=55&Felge=16&Speed=H&kategorie=2&Transport=P&dsco=110&sowigan=Wi&Ang_pro_Seite=10&weiter=70
 
ps: if you want to go for the best snow tire Nokian wr series are very good but worse on wet surface compared to UG8

[cem_devecioglu]

also for 215,225 size there is Ultra grip extreme model , which is better on ice but wet performance a bit degraded..
 
http://www.tyres-pneus-online.co.uk/car-tyres/GOODYEAR/ULTRAGRIP,EXTREME,WINTER/
 
these are studdable but no need for that..

[i260]

never use winter tyres myself and never had a problem

I refer to the comments in the opening post - not helpful!
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Yes I am on 225/55/16

I hav got through the last 3 winters fine on summer sport 225 so I am not going to go narrower and smaller rolling radius.

Yes - I have just discovered that UG8 are not available in the 16.

other ideas??

[i260]

I am not necessarily looking for ultimate snow grip - we do only get a few days a year but I want to have some thing that is a whole heap better than shot FK452's knowing that I will put some good performance tyres on in late spring and revert back to the 'winter' tyres at the back end of this year.

[Shimmy]

Been using ContiWinterContacts for the last 3 months in 205/55/16, can't complain other than increased road noise.

I'll let you know how I get on in an empty car park tomorrow. 

[cem_devecioglu]

never use winter tyres myself and never had a problem

I refer to the comments in the opening post - not helpful!
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Yes I am on 225/55/16

I hav got through the last 3 winters fine on summer sport 225 so I am not going to go narrower and smaller rolling radius.

Yes - I have just discovered that UG8 are not available in the 16.

other ideas??

winter tires have to be narrower.. ask anyone who drives on snow , will give this answer..

[Webby the Bear]

Been using ContiWinterContacts for the last 3 months in 205/55/16, can't complain other than increased road noise.

I'll let you know how I get on in an empty car park tomorrow. 

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