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NC500
 


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What’s your view?? Winters or all season tyres??

I used to run AT3 but now use Goodyear Ultragrip winter tyres. When the bad weather comes to the Highlands I learnt the hard way that it’s best not to compromise!

This video gives a good summary of the differences between the two compounds on a 4x4.



What’s your view- winters or all season tyres??
  
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Lots of discussion historically on here.

I use wintracs on mine over the AT's for summer. You can't beat physics and need all the help you can get in cars this big especially when stopping. Driver skill plays heavy but when its SWMBO on the road with the Kids alongside all the idiots ignoring conditions going full pelt I want to know she has the best chance of staying safe.

Winter tyres give a very noticeable increase in stoping and road holding performance. Also use them on our Little car.
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Winters in winter Thumbs Up

A 2wd on winters will go further than a 4wd on summers
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Winters for me on any car, it's more the stopping help than the getting going. Smile
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I used to change from winter to ATs and back every year. I would still be doing this if like NC500 I lived in the Highlands - but I visit them say twice a winter .

I found that winters clogged up easily with mud and I was sliding all over tracks. I wasn't too impressed in deep off road snow either.

As I mainly drive on road and in southern UK I now just have Duratracs which are brilliant off road. And I go slow in snow on road.

All tyres are a compromise but there has been so much less snow in the Highlands over the last 4-5 years I felt they were not worth keeping - especially compared to about 10 years ago when I recall in Tomintoul the ice and snow lasted for 3 months.
  
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Re: What’s your view?? Winters or all season tyres??

NC500 wrote:
What’s your view- winters or all season tyres??


Studded winter tires, please. For the discerning driver who doesn’t want to end up in the ditch. Whistle Thumbs Up

(I know they’re not legal in U.K. but that’s what you need... or chains)
  
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Winters for Winter and Summer for Summer, have them all both our cars since we first tried.
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Disco_Mikey wrote:
Winters in winter Thumbs Up

A 2wd on winters will go further than a 4wd on summers


Agreed, I pasted everything last year in my Ford Galaxy on winters going up a long steep up hill out of Burnley (Manchester Rd) So much so my Neighbour said I didn't know your new Galaxy was four wheel drive to which I replied "its not its the tyres" Got 4 new ones on this year Thumbs Up
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This is a good display of the difference between FWD with winter tyres and 4WD with all season fitted.

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Re: What’s your view?? Winters or all season tyres??

kajtzu wrote:
NC500 wrote:
What’s your view- winters or all season tyres??


Studded winter tires, please. For the discerning driver who doesn’t want to end up in the ditch. Whistle Thumbs Up

(I know they’re not legal in U.K. but that’s what you need... or chains)


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It all depends who you ask really, some people will have a set of summers and winters and change them according to the season, however I myself have all-season tyres on my car.

I'm not quite sure how it'd compare financially if I swapped tyres based on the season, it might actually work out cheaper in some cases, but the main reason being is that I try to have my tyres changed as little as possible.

I would have to advised against anyone thinking of leaving winter tyres on their car during summer however, as the braking distance is actually increased rather than shortened like it is in winter. Probably not as dangerous as having summer tyres in winter, but it's still not ideal.
  
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The answer depends on the answerer’s location Mr. Green

Winters are mandatory here.
  
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