Best winter tyres for the nova.

[TeddyThom]

As per title, some of us run a nova as a daily through thick and thin, anyone have any suggestions for some good winter tyres??

Preferably cheap, as I don't have a fantastic amount of cash, I know to some degree the more expensive it is the better, but hey, everything is on a budget lol

[autoworksnovasport]

find a local motorsport place and get some used gravel tyres from them they are awsome in the snow

[Royston]

I use to run 165/70/13 snow/winter tyre, could go just about any where, above is a reasonable idea!;)
I do prefer a coarse pattern, myself, mind the componds available today are much better than when I use to run my nova in the snow..........twenty years agolol

[Olly755]

I've got a selection of rally knobblies and M&S tyres on rims. £5 a pop...

[Jedro]

some of us run a nova as a daily through thick and thin,


proof? :p

[Calamity Josh]

try mytyres.co.uk- thats who we use for grassing tyres

[bai1ey]

33 12.5 15 mud terrain tyres............. on a land rover and tow the nova lol

[TeddyThom]

I've got a selection of rally knobblies and M&S tyres on rims. £5 a pop...
Well I run 195/60/14 on my 5 spokes...

Have managed to grab hold of some steelies, which are running 185/60/14 (I think) and was thinking about using them as I don't mind too much if I kerb them lol

Reckon you drum up some sort of tyre to fit the steelies?? Also where you located etc??


proof? :p
What sort of proof do you require?? :p


33 12.5 15 mud terrain tyres............. on a land rover and tow the nova lol
I'd love the landy, (series 1/2/3?? Disco?) however I can barely afford a 1200 nova let alone something as fun as that haha

[bai1ey]

i just bought a 200tdi for £500 discovery i love them lol never go back to a car i dont reakon

[Royston]

I found 185/60/14 summer tyres a nightmare in snow/ice, proper winter tyres may be OK, but note rally cars run skinney tyres on snow/ice......for a reason!!

[Connor]

i used nankangs last year, worked a treat in the snow lol

[scott.parker]

I found 185/60/14 summer tyres a nightmare in snow/ice, proper winter tyres may be OK, but note rally cars run skinney tyres on snow/ice......for a reason!!

Yeah it cuts through, not skate on the top, wide is bad on snow ice water.. etc thought everyone knew this lol

[phunkynova]

Ok know the real info you need and I do know as I have used winter tyres every winter since 1991 on snow, ice, frozen tarmac and so on.
WINTER TYRES AND FOREST TYRES ARE NOT THE SAME THEY LIKE NIGHT AND DAY, CHALK AND CHEESE.
Go for a 165 width tyre, Nokian w+ or Semperit speed grip 2 are good and not too expensive, better are Goodyear ultra grip 8 but cost more.
Winter tyres work not only on snow and ice but on wet and dry roads which are so cold that normal summer tyres stay hard and so have low grip.
Winter tyres have things mixed into them that work a bit like rubber anti freeze so they stay tactile and Malleable when summer and forest tyres go hard and stay like that due to the low temperature.
Hope this helps. :thumb:

[Jedro]

i used nankangs last year, worked a treat in the snow lol


so damn true, when your over taking land rovers that are struggling, in your corsa b lol

sunnys aswell

[Royston]

i used nankangs last year, worked a treat in the snow lol

I fitted Nankangs last year to the wife's Honda CRV (4wd), very please with them, I would buy again if needed.

I use git chunky's on my Range Rover Classic

[Royston]

My son ran his 1.3SR through the winter using my old Weller rims 165/70/13

He bought these Debicia winter tyres
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/IMG00141-20110226-1643.jpg

and ran my old Vredstein Snow Stars on the back.

They are all currently on Sport2, not that she's going out in the snowlol

[Royston]

People are now starting to take the hint having has 2 bad winters, I am starting to see varios cars now fitted with winter tyres, a small C180 coupe has just turned up at work with a full new set, although I personally hate RWD in snow/ice especially if they are autos, mind at lease modern cars have traction/abs, but there wasn'r such a thing n my Rover SD1 3500 VDP auto, she was a full nightmare.

I will never be without a 4x4 now!!! (mind had one for 7 years now)

[TeddyThom]

Just realised something, you know who will be laughing during the snow this year... Mr Longdogcharlie and his 4x4 nova!! lol

[Royston]

Just realised something, you know who will be laughing during the snow this year... Mr Longdogcharlie and his 4x4 nova!! lol

I think she is pretty much put away for the winter, hoping to catch up with Charlie soon

[TeddyThom]

What?! If I had his nova I'd definately test his 4x4 system in the snow!! That would be wicked as people get stuck you just whizz past lol

[bai1ey]

royston i have had a 4x4 for the past 4 years now and like you said wouldnt be without it. saying that my vectra never struggled once last year

[Bubba]

whats snow :/