Winter tyres.

[Retired]

I think that if I was in your circumstances Col, I would definitely consider fitting them. The peace of mind they would offer would surely make their fitting worth it.

I think you should change your Forum name to 'RETYRED' Col! :D

Regards,
Roger.

Hi,

Many thanks Roger "RETYRED" would indeed fit me very well.

Thanks for your comments BMUS; I did mention winter tyres wear more quickly but would agree that I think they should be used as intended this being for winter use only but only on the grounds that they do wear more quickly. I've just been checking the web for details and I believe my winter tyres are 75T rated meaning our Toyota Aygo could be used at up to a maximum of 118MPH.

Having run these Avon winter tyres in both bad and good driving conditions I found they were vastly superior in winter conditions giving much improved confidence on ice and snow and I could relax knowing I would arrive home in the car. In good dry road conditions I also found the Avon winter tyres out performed the standard tyres supplied with the car from new; with the standard tyres fitted it is quite easy to spin one of the front driving wheels due to energetic acceleration whereas the winter tyres give improved traction.

I'm far from being a tyre expert and for correct answers to questions I would suggest contacting the tyre manufacturers; I can only add my own non technical impression after running these Avon winter tyres for one winter but for what it's worth my opinion is that apart from the increased wear these tyres out perform the standard tyres supplied as original equipment fitted to our then new Aygo. The Avon tyres do feel different whilst driving; they are quieter and the car feels more stable; I've run them at up to 80MPH feeling completely happy with them. I was not quoted tyre pressure to use so used the standard 32psi pressure and this worked fine.

I had never spoken to anyone regarding winter tyres before buying mine because everyone I knew was doing the same as me and struggling through winter with standard tyres fitted. I thought it worthwhile sharing my experiences having now tried winter tyres and I'll never go back to using standard tyres in winter as the difference has to be tried to be believed.

http://www.kwik-fit.com/writing-on-my-tyres.asp


Kind regards. Col.