Wheels/Tyres: Anyone else getting their Winter tyres ready?

[tt82]

Well these are the Firestone WinterHawk (no longer available as they now do the WinterHawk2 which look crap) which got me through the last couple of winters.



I expect this will be the last time I use them and so for the following year I'm considering the Vredestein Wintrac Extreme or Vredestein Snowtrac 3

[northernmonkey]

Originally Posted by Prufrock

Awaiting delivery (expected mid October) of set of Vredestein Snowtrac 3s, apparently best winter tyre available (ADAC etc).

Going on a set of steel wheels.

Good price too.

Prufrock.

how much did they cost+where you orderd from?,i'm thinking of getting a set for my 96-960est.then i have to find set of rims..

[princepugh]

For information, I was in touch with 'tyremen' earlier this week who advised they could supply the Kleber Quadraxer in 225 45 R17 at around £117. They also do deals on steel rim combos so could be worth a call.

HTH

[RobbieH]

Originally Posted by princepugh

For information, I was in touch with 'tyremen' earlier this week who advised they could supply the Kleber Quadraxer in 225 45 R17 at around £117. They also do deals on steel rim combos so could be worth a call.

HTH

Cough http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225-45r17-...item1c19a08eac cough

£415 delivered for 4 tyres, <48hr turnround

[Prufrock]

Originally Posted by northernmonkey

how much did they cost+where you orderd from?,i'm thinking of getting a set for my 96-960est.then i have to find set of rims..

My Vredesteins have arrived at my tyre depot; just waiting for my steel wheels to be powder coated. No-one wants steel rims they should be cheap -picked mine up for £20.00 for the four.

Four tyres, all inclusive: £285.00. The wheels will be £120.00 (that's a high quality job). Look on the Vredestein website for you local dealer - best go for a dealer as they'll order direct from Vredestein, if they are not they'll have to use a wholesaler = more £s.

They'll be on the car by Halloween - I'll post an image.

Hope this helps, Prufrock.

[Daisychainsaw]

Just love snow tyres!

Living in a relatively rural area where grit has become a rearity (does it really cost that much - yes!) I am fitted up now. Ok, given the late summer and the loverly weather maybe I'm a bit previous but what the hell. at the end of last winter I swaped over to a pair of partworn Vred snowtracks (£12.50 a boot with 5mm) and immediately felt the difference.

Yesterday I swapped the Vreds to the front and put a pair of Uniroyals (again partworn with a tad under 6mm and apparently made by Continentals sister company) on the back end. Looking forward to seeing how the Uniroyals behave. They have a good blocky tread with good rain/slush clearing grooves.

I can only recommend Vredstien. I have used them on a Landrover Disco with great results.

Given that I regularly transport my 4 nippers around I am pretty selective about the tyres I put on my 940. I spent around 2 months finding the best (in my opinion) tyres at the right price.

My point - if you are on a budget, as I am thanks to the governments economic axe, partworns, with a decent tread depth and with reference to good, proven brands, should be a serious consideration for those looking to keep the back end of their rear drive Volvo on the road (or going up it!)

Roll on the snow - the kids want to go sledging again!

[davebslater(uk)]

i bought some cheap ebay jobbies , better than the blad 16s i did have on it - they were about 5mm left , the difference in braking was huge .......

traction was still limited altho that was my right foot.......

oh yeah , they were pirellis too - i did my research over a couple of weeks for a cost/quality and went for it - apart from two days - i was in work all the time .

im going to buy some chains this time , as long as i keep speed down , will guarantee me to get almost anywhere at 30 mph . the biggest thing is to be prepared with it .

[Wiznae]

As a 1st time owner of a Volvo (V70 DRIVe 1.6 2010 Model) I would be interested in what winter tyres you would recommend for my car - I currently have 16" Michelin

[961]

Originally Posted by Wiznae

As a 1st time owner of a Volvo (V70 DRIVe 1.6 2010 Model) I would be interested in what winter tyres you would recommend for my car - I currently have 16" Michelin

Continental winter tyres TS830 do the job for me

To be honest, once the temperature goes down below about 7C, any winter tyre will just amaze you, especially when the snow falls and the ice is there every morning

Don't wait too long if you are thinking of buying because last year once the snow fell, they were like hen's teeth

It's worth trying to find a set of steel or old cheap alloy wheels so that you can fit the winter tyres to do a straight swap every Nov/Mar without having to change the tyres on one set of rims twice a year

Keep to the same size as specified in handbook so that the ins co won't rate this as a modification

[Prufrock]

Originally Posted by Wiznae

As a 1st time owner of a Volvo (V70 DRIVe 1.6 2010 Model) I would be interested in what winter tyres you would recommend for my car - I currently have 16" Michelin

The Vredestein Snowtrac 3s seem to get all the plaudits in the majority of tests; both subjective and objective (ADAC, TUV etc).

This doesn't factor in what's cheapest, what's readily available etc, or any other personal factors.

Prufrock.