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Cooper ST and STTs - but this time with snow
Sorry if this subject has been done to death but I would be grateful for advice as to whether I should buy 245 70 17 in ST or STT.
I have a set of road tyres so whatever I choose will be used for driving the 600 miles up to the Cairngorms , and then up and down rough tracks ( deep mud and ruts , rocks etc ) to my and friends' houses.
Most visits are in the winter and it almost always snows ( which can be deep ). The local roads are often snow covered as well. I also would envisage not swopping back to road tyres when I go ski ing in France .
My dealer has used each on his LR and says ST noisier on road !
Anyone any experience of each in snow - both on road and off road ?
Many thanks,
John
9th Nov 2007 6:11 pm
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Re: Cooper ST and STTs - but this time with snow
alltnaha wrote:
I have a set of road tyres so whatever I choose will be used for driving the 600 miles up to the Cairngorms , and then up and down rough tracks ( deep mud and ruts , rocks etc ) to my and friends' houses.
Don't write off the regular tyres, I drive to the Cairngorms every few weeks and just need road tyres. These tyres are great on snow & rocks and have done quite a few greenlaneing trips on the standard 17" Contis.
Snow greenlaning in Lakes
DiscoDunc in lakes, my 17" Contis had much less hassle getting through this section
Muddy track in the Corrieairack (or however it's spelt) area
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9th Nov 2007 9:23 pm
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welcome ,I use the st for off road only because i dont want to damage the road tyres they are not to bad noise wise .
9th Nov 2007 11:08 pm
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I run ST's permanently - a bit of road noise but not unduly irritating.
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10th Nov 2007 12:46 am
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DiscoDunc in lakes, my 17" Contis had much less hassle getting through this section
It had nothing to do with tyres, you were dying for a pee i heard , so you drove up the rocks as fast as you could with no regard for the car just to go behind a suitable tree at the top Duncan
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10th Nov 2007 7:49 pm
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Forgot about that!!! I also think I did that bit with my eyes closed, either from beeing busting or waiting for the rocks to hit the underside of the car!!!
10th Nov 2007 8:49 pm
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Thanks all for your advice.
DSL - those pics are similar to the tracks to my house - and the Goodyear Wranglers were fine at first but after 20,000 miles struggled in mud and snow.
John
13th Nov 2007 6:55 pm
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Just had 4 new STs fitted, £359.80 inc fitting, and they had them within 2 hours of me calling them Duncan
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Never put the OWL facing outwards, they look naff after a bit of offroad wear and tear !!!!Duncan
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