snow tyres

[16v Nova Kev]

im thinking about buying 2 snow tyres and rims for my taxi as the roads up here are shocking just now.can anybody recomend any i have thought about these tho.
http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?details=Ordern&cart_id=7439715.110.18206&kplz=&Cookie=&language=&typ=D-110825&dsco=110

[Royston]

I just bought some Nankang SV-7 similar to these below in your size for the wife's Honda CRV (195/70/15)

And they have performed well in the snow, (P/T 4WD)had @ 10"

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?details=Ordern&cart_id=7439715.110.18206&typ=R-168626&ranzahl=4&Breite=205&Quer=55&Felge=16&Speed=H&weiter=0&kategorie=6&Ang_pro_Seite=20&Transport=P&dsco=110&sowigan=Wi

[16v Nova Kev]

cool cheers. i wasn't sure if they would be much better or were a con.

[dannyb]

Have Dunlop SP winter response on the Audi and I've been traversing snow and compacted ice in Oldham with no problems whatsoever - haven't had any incidents of wheelspin etc, even on the steep inclines about the place. In the dry/just wet cold, they stop really well when its early morning and real cold. If you go on Mytyres, check out cold weather tyres as well as winter tab. It may be worth buying some 15 inch steelies to run 195 65 15 instead of the 205 55 16 that you're showing - it what a mate has done with his Mondeo Taxi as the tyres were cheaper.

[16v Nova Kev]

good idea skinny tyres might help but would need to be 16inch or my meter would be out.

[grooge]

had snow tyres on sr 3 spokes for the nova last year, didnt get stuck once. cant mind wat they were though. if i had a car on the road i would defo get snow/winter tyres. not that they'd have been that good today, roads were sheets of black ice at my bit.

[Stuart]

you want all 4 tyres not just two..


I've looked into it and for the cost I really cant be assed, and can cope driving in the snow on normal tyres lol

[grooge]

driving with normal tyres and snow is fine i agree, but if your going to have snow for a couple months instead of a couple days then snow tyres start to llok appealing. that said my car came with them (2 wheels only) so i have no idea how much they cost (probably enough for me to change my mind haha)

[mowgli]

good idea skinny tyres might help but would need to be 16inch or my meter would be out.

surely a skinny set of 14's would be perfect for the xmas party season......20% undergearing etc.....

[loggyboy]

Got some Conti winters for the volvo last month, paid £120 for 4 part warn (circa 5mm) from ebay.
Not only much better than standard tyres in snow, but also noticably better on cold dry roads and wet roads. (Apparently allwweather/summer tyres are not great on temps below 7degrees (+), which at this time of year we are almost always below.
Worth while investment IMO, will be doing the same next year for mine and wifes car.

[bazil]

Meh through some space savers on it lol

[16v Nova Kev]

surely a skinny set of 14's would be perfect for the xmas party season......20% undergearing etc.....
Ha no chance people cry at the prices already round here and we are the cheapest tariff!!!. Christmass tariff is good tho :D

[16v Nova Kev]

Meh through some space savers on it lol
You just make sure that 82 is well gritted plz

[Welsh Dan]

I've got some nomake winter tyres on the barge this year, and they're a massive improvement over summer tyres on the roads, the snow and the ice. Admittedly its still possible to lose traction, but its much easier to control the vehicle.

[timbo1980]

Mud & snow tyres are a great investment, Had a set of Nexen's on the last vectra. The car was capable of going on roads you wouldnt have thought possible, essential when driving a taxi:thumb:. As long as the rolling radius is the same you could run any size of rim without having to recalibrate your meter.

[NavNova]

I rang Kwik-fit for some prices but he said he wouldn't sell me 2, I had to buy a full set.

Surely having 2 is better than having none.

[Welsh Dan]

Having two is worse. Put them on the front and you'll oversteer, put them on the rear and you'll understeer, or in a FWD car, stay stuck lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCyiBoTxCao

[NavNova]

Having two is worse.

I dont see how it could be worse. It's not like your going all that fast, so a loose rear end shouldnt be too much of a problem. The rear of a fwd car doesn't do that much anyway.

[Welsh Dan]

You dont have to be going fast to lose control. I span my nova once at 15mph on a wet road in the summer because I had Goodyear F1s on the front and ditchfinders on the back. Lesson learned.

[Stuart]

if fitting only two you are probably better off fitting them both the the left side lol

[Welsh Dan]

FLOL. Someone rep stuart for me please! lol

[loggyboy]

Having two is worse. Put them on the front and you'll oversteer, put them on the rear and you'll understeer, or in a FWD car, stay stuck lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCyiBoTxCao

That must be the worst, and most uneven, biased test ive seen. 2 different cars (so weights, brake balance etc all different), 2 different braking zones (with a clear difference in surface)
You can quite easily make a car oversteer or understeer by driving input regardless of tyre finish.