47p2 wrote:

Thanks everyone who has bought winter tyres, we're now guaranteed a snow free winter

I'll sell you mine for a modest profit when it starts!  Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

I won't need them, my FFRR coped admirably last year with the Pirellis

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"Open Mike Night " sounded like a lot of fun until i found out i was going to an Autopsy

would it be possible for people to put what they paid for their tyres (by brand/type) on this thread (or on WIKI?) so those about to buy have a guideline what to aim for price-wise (or what type best fits our purse?)

255/55/19 Vredestein Wintrac 4Extreme £164/each from Tyremen

255/55/19 Vredestein Wintrac 4Extreme £169 each from Duckworth.

Camskil had them at a lower price but only had three... Graham

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Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey

20" Wintac's 3 months ago OEM size £165 Far to many gone...

20" Wintrac 4's with 7mm tread and no damage, £280 for a set of 4 from the "other place"  Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

Blimey. Good price Alan  Graham

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Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey

alanm_3 wrote:

20" Wintrac 4's with 7mm tread and no damage, £280 for a set of 4 from the "other place"

Only reason I bought them!  Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

255 / 50 R19 - Continental Winter Contact £193 each, fitted. (Mercedes ML tyre size).

I must admit i always run Pirelli scorpions and I have never had a problem in ice and snow, even over the past few bad winters. Even managed to get up a 1 in 6 incline on ice last winter with no real problems. I think technique has a lot to do with it... I certainly drive differently on snow and ice now I have had some training....

Wouldn't fit anything else except Pirelli scorpions now....

I said exactly the same thing until I fitted a set of Vred's, the difference is astonishing! virtually any 4x4 tyre can handle snow well, the difference comes when you try to go round corners or brake on ice. Believe me there is a difference - probably mostly due to the silica content in the compound and tread pattern designed for winter use on ice and snow.

I can calso compare both tyre types side by side, as I have another RR fitted with AT tyres.

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Finally some sense! Well stated Vogue.