w211 in the winter.

[OneForTheRoad]

is this car undriveable in the winter / snow with summer tyres fitted . if I did fit winter tyres do I really need to do all 4 ???

 

[whitenemesis]

No/Yes. Yes

 

[tec]

Most rear wheel drive cars are poor in wet/snow conditions.

Winter tyres must be fitted on all 4 wheels or you will find the car very unstable, especially when braking.

 

[E55BOF]

Living in Durham, Whitenemesis is almost certainly right. Here in the soft South (Snow? Oh, yes, that white stuff we get for a couple of days in winter...) probably not, if you take care. I drive to the conditions, and both the E55 and the 55K were OK, but I never had to climb/descend any significant unsalted slopes. If I lived in Co. Durham, I'd probably fit winter tyres though. Tec is dead right.

 

[OneForTheRoad]

I live on a bus route and then onto the a19 to work - both are gritted . so I may be ok . I have a spare set of 18" alloys I may just chuck on in the winter , with winter tyres fitted and see how I get on .

thanks for the input lads.

 

[Philip1972]

If its any help, my CLK 320 was no issue at all in 12 inches Pplus in the Alps this winter, with 4 winters on.

Utterly amazed me, the snow was level with the headlights at times and I had zero control problems.

 

[Amo]

My e320CDI was perfectly fine in snow (for entire 2 days 2 years ago). My W208 CLK although struggled but W211 was very good with normal conti contact sport 3s all around.

 

[E270 Owner]

W211 is a heavy lump, on winter tyres traction's optimal.

 

[Alps]

its drivable on flat surfaces, as soon as you hit an icy incline\decline you will have trouble!

yes change all 4 tyres

 

[tec]

Put some heavy paving slabs in the boot.