fast_eddie
Active Member
Hi all,
I know there are many many threads currently runing about winter tyres/snow tyres etc, I just wanted to share my experience.
My frustration continued today with the lack of traction on my normal tyres (Conti SportContact on 18" rims), so I got a shiny new set of 16" replica alloys (Alu-something AMG4 possibly??) with shiny new 205/25 Michelin Alpin A4 tyres on them.
My God - the handling improvement was incredible as soon as I drove away, it was (and 30 miles later still is) as sure-footed as a mountain goat. I simply cannot believe the difference.
Of course, it was painfully expensive but I'm writing the cost down in my head over 5 years, and the fact that I now have winter wheels/tyres means that I can change them back myself around March (hopefully)...
I guess that here in Ireland, we've never really had winter tyres because we've never really had winter - like much of England and Wales, it's generally a very moderate climate with no extremes.
So - I was cynical, but I now absolutely see the light of winter tyres...
Cheers,
Eddie
I know there are many many threads currently runing about winter tyres/snow tyres etc, I just wanted to share my experience.
My frustration continued today with the lack of traction on my normal tyres (Conti SportContact on 18" rims), so I got a shiny new set of 16" replica alloys (Alu-something AMG4 possibly??) with shiny new 205/25 Michelin Alpin A4 tyres on them.
My God - the handling improvement was incredible as soon as I drove away, it was (and 30 miles later still is) as sure-footed as a mountain goat. I simply cannot believe the difference.
Of course, it was painfully expensive but I'm writing the cost down in my head over 5 years, and the fact that I now have winter wheels/tyres means that I can change them back myself around March (hopefully)...
I guess that here in Ireland, we've never really had winter tyres because we've never really had winter - like much of England and Wales, it's generally a very moderate climate with no extremes.
So - I was cynical, but I now absolutely see the light of winter tyres...
Cheers,
Eddie