Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
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Winter Tyres on
Put my Winter tyres on today, Conti Cross Contact, set of 4 on 19" HSE wheels. Bought from a forum member earlier this year.
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Drives great on the 19's and winter tyres are always quieter than summer tyres.
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18" SE wheels and Pirelli Scorpions going into storage. Might swap the Conti's for all season tyre next year.
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Richard
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23rd Oct 2016 7:02 pm
sean 471
Member Since: 26 Apr 2011
Location: Sheffield
Posts: 2990
Put mine on last weekend. I have the wintracs on great tyres
23rd Oct 2016 7:43 pm
Erea
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Munster
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I've left my Wintracs on all year and no issues whatsoever and I've a (very) heavy right foot.
23rd Oct 2016 11:27 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
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Will change mine on Jazzez this w/end. Then we are guaranteed a nice mild early winter.
24th Oct 2016 9:06 am
rrhool
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
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The thing is, mild winter or not, winter tyres are brilliant on the wet and slimy roads of Norfolk (and elsewhere!). There is so much mud/clay on the roads at the moment, because of the sugar beet harvest. The Contis feel sure footed in all conditions. Richard
D3 SE 2007. Triumph 2.5Pi 1973. Ferguson TEA20 1948.
Discovery 2 4.0 ES 2001- Gone
Discovery 1 300Tdi ES '95 - Gone
Range Rover Classic '79 - Gone
24th Oct 2016 9:38 am
al cope
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Location: Oldbury, WM
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Later in Nov for me I think, earlier if it snows
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24th Oct 2016 11:15 am
Parmenian
Member Since: 28 Mar 2016
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Always recommended, when I lived in Germany, to use winter tyres below 7C.
24th Oct 2016 11:47 am
pagoda
Member Since: 13 Aug 2009
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I have had two sets of these. The first set I bought just before a shocking winter in Germany about 48h before very heavy snows. The week before it had snowed quite heavily also and that day I changed from Scorpions to General Grabbers. I had an airfield to play on. Much fun! First the difference between worn Scorpions and GG was huge. The Pirellis were worthless with about 3-4mm on them. Lots of fun to play with, however. The new Grabbers were vastly better, but the cars could be put into a slide quite easily at speed in snow. A day or two later I put on the Contis (because the law said I had to) and the difference was night and day. It was my first real experience of driving on proper winter tyres. No kidding, I couldn't make the LR loose traction in the snow and ice setting. They were fantastic. The additional safety one gets from these things is fabulous. There's a reason that ze Germans mandate them in ze Vinter.PAGODA
25th Oct 2016 1:18 am
simond21
Member Since: 01 Mar 2016
Location: Sandwich
Posts: 6
People don't see the need for them in this country until they try them in the conditions that they were designed for. They are fantastic. I will always have a set for my cars after living in Germany for a few years. It may seem like a waste of money but you double the life of your summer tyres too so in the end the only extra cost is a set of rims!
5th Nov 2016 4:03 pm
bobgolden
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Snow forecast overnight tomorrow for the Pennines. I'll leave the X5 in the garage cos it's a heap of in bad weather.2010 MX-5 2.0 Sport Tech PRHT
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7th Nov 2016 10:51 pm
peteyd
Member Since: 08 Mar 2016
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I'm thinking about getting some winter tyres. There's plenty of advice on here re: the tyre choice, but what about the rims? Do people tend to buy new, look out for second hand? I'm not that worried about the style, but are second hand rims a sensible buy, safety and economy-wise?MY16 D4 Graphite in Loire Blue
7th Nov 2016 11:14 pm
rrhool
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
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I bought the HSE rims with winter tyres on from a forum member. Yes, by all means buy used wheels, but be sure you know what you are buying. I personally would not buy a set of wheels without seeing them first.Richard
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Discovery 2 4.0 ES 2001- Gone
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Range Rover Classic '79 - Gone
9th Nov 2016 11:03 pm
al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
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As some snow was being forecast (although highly unlikely) just dropped my winters on. Actually quite surprised at how much quieter my 19" wintracs are compared to the 20" Scorpions on my (old) summer rims. Will need to see if the Scorpion Verdes on the 21's I have for next summer are any different.
AlVolvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
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in bad weather.
