I have my set of winter tyres on at the moment on my A4 quattro, now i have to attend a funeral which will involve a 450 mile round trip mostly motorway, opinions please on whether to go with these on or put summers back on.
Winter tyres
- Thread starter joinerman
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Winter tyres do tend to be noisier than summer tyres, due to the design of the tread pattern though.
Saying that the Nokians I run are no noisier than my summer tyres.
I have done around 400 miles in my car on the motorway in the last 3 weeks bouncing back and forward to Manchester airport and down to Gloucester. No issues.
Saying that the Nokians I run are no noisier than my summer tyres.
I have done around 400 miles in my car on the motorway in the last 3 weeks bouncing back and forward to Manchester airport and down to Gloucester. No issues.
I'd say for winter tyre users, consider this, the tyre compound will harden up after 5 or 6 years, so if your expected usage over that period is a lot less than what these tyres will give in miles over their life time in wearing down to 4mm, then use them for a bit longer each season. I changed my wife's old Polo after using the winter tyres for 24K over 5 years, and the tread depths were all 6mm (wheels rotated), which surprised me a bit (Michelin Alpins)
