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Battlecherry
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Post by Battlecherry »

I chose summer tyres on my diesel Macan on the basi I wanted better performance at speed in the dry

Now that it has turned colder ,y thoughts are turning to winter tyres which I have had on previous vehicles.

I don't particularly want to buy another set, not necessarily because of cost but because our local OPC does not store them when not in use.

How have people found the all season tyres in comparison? I am assuming I would have to replace all four at once rather than each axle?

Your comments would be appreciated.Battlecherry2017-01-21 11:54:41

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Post by Wing Commander »

Yes, definitely replace all four tyres, rather than just two!
Is there another OPC not too far away that you could try, who may offer a storage service?
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Never, ever have winter tyres on one axle and summer on the other.

The different grip levels would deliver a very ill handling / dangerous car. E.g, winter on front and summer on rears. Brake hard in wintry conditions and wait for the rear of the car to overtake the front; cornering same scenario as braking, front grips, rear doesn't, you spin.
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Post by Battlecherry »

I presumed that was the case re changing all four.

Was particularly interested in people's experience of winter v all season tyres.
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Post by johnd »

I suspect that most opinions will be highly subjective on the basis that very few will have been in the position of being able to do an honest rigorous comparison.

I specified all-seasons on my SD and have found them fine thus far. I was prepared to forgo a small/theoretical margin of ultimate summer grip for extra reassurance in cold/wet but non-snowy/icy conditions that are typical winter conditions in my part of East Anglia. I also didn't want the extra cost/hassle of a second set of wheels. I'm more than content with my choice, but can't honestly adduce any hard scientific evidence to back it up - I guess you'd need to find some side-by-side reviews of summer vs all-seasons (but not winter) in eg 3-5°C conditions, but I personally have never happened across any such reviews.

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I ran an X Type Jag on its Summer tyres for 11 years without any problems, in fact on ice and snow the Mercs and Beamers were stuck yet I kept going.

Same with an Audi Q3,with its Summer tyres, two years and no problems at all

Same with my Summer tyred Turbo, the recent ice did not bother at all the ride or grip, no slips or slides.

You just drive to the conditions, smooth and gentle.

If you live in an area of the UK with far more wortst weather then you will be better off with a set of Summers and a set of Winters, a decent OPC will change and store them for you, if yours does not buy them from a different OPC. An 18" set of wheels and Winter tyres is about £1700
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I suspect that most opinions will be highly subjective on the basis that very few will have been in the position of being able to do an honest rigorous comparison.

I specified all-seasons on my SD and have found them fine thus far. I was prepared to forgo a small/theoretical margin of ultimate summer grip for extra reassurance in cold/wet but non-snowy/icy conditions that are typical winter conditions in my part of East Anglia. I also didn't want the extra cost/hassle of a second set of wheels. I'm more than content with my choice, but can't honestly adduce any hard scientific evidence to back it up - I guess you'd need to find some side-by-side reviews of summer vs all-seasons (but not winter) in eg 3-5°C conditions, but I personally have never happened across any such reviews.



I concur with John D. I have all season tyres on mine too, but similarly, hard to draw any meaningful conclusions. They have been good for grip in this cold spell and I am never likely to get anywhere near the limits of traction / grip in the warmer weather as I am typically either stuck in traffic in London or out of London with the family in the car.
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I ran an X Type Jag on its Summer tyres for 11 years without any problems, in fact on ice and snow the Mercs and Beamers were stuck yet I kept going.

Same with an Audi Q3,with its Summer tyres, two years and no problems at all

Same with my Summer tyred Turbo, the recent ice did not bother at all the ride or grip, no slips or slides.

You just drive to the conditions, smooth and gentle.

If you live in an area of the UK with far more wortst weather then you will be better off with a set of Summers and a set of Winters, a decent OPC will change and store them for you, if yours does not buy them from a different OPC. An 18" set of wheels and Winter tyres is about £1700
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Thumbs Up Unless you have to negotiate ungritted roads or heavy snow, you are
unlikely to need anything other than summer tyres. I do use winter tyres
which, on the rare occasion that we get some snow, will get me out of
our hilltop village, but once onto the main roads the surfaces are
usually wet rather than icy and all the winters do are increase road
noise and fuel consumption. Fortunately, I don't have to pay for them, but if I did, I wouldn't bother. Wink

The other thing to remember about
winter tyres is that on snow, most of the grip comes from the sipes in
the tread blocks. These begin to disappear when the tread is about half
worn, so the tyre becomes less effective as it wears down.
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If you live in an area of the UK with far more wortst weather then you will be better off with a set of Summers and a set of Winters, a decent OPC will change and store them for you, if yours does not buy them from a different OPC. An 18" set of wheels and Winter tyres is about £1700
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As an alternative, buy something like this (winter tyres fitted!) to use when it snows: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201701181416615?make=volkswagen%26model=golf%26utm_source=Email_a_Friend%26utm_medium=Email%26utm_campaign=Email_a_friend_car

... and even when you factor in running costs for a couple of years you will save money!! (And have something that you feel happy to leave in Tescos car park, airports etc!)
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That is very true Thumbs Up
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