18” Winter Tyres
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235/55/18 General Grabber AT3's
General AT3s start at 104.......
Cheers - I hadn't thought of them as I picture big balloon tyres, which I'm not a big fan of. My mate has them on his, so I'll have a look!
Also looking at Falken Eurowinter as they have a B-rating in the wet (most other winter tyres are C-rated)
Nokian WeatherProof SUV 235/55 R18 104 V XL » Oponeo.co.uk
These seem to be well reviewed both on here by members and just in general.
These seem to be well reviewed both on here by members and just in general.
Not sure if there’s a fully logical reason but I was thinking to go with full winter tyres instead of all-season. The wife’s X5 runs on all-season tyres and they’re ace, so perhaps I need a rethink
They're 3PMSF . I'd imagine the Fins know a bit about good tyres for snow. Here's a link to the blurb. 
Nokian Weatherproof - Safe in the winter, precise in the summer. Nokian Tyres' revolutionary All-Weather concept combine reliable winter safety with the precise driving stability and firm handling of our summer tyres. / Nokian Tyres
Nokian Weatherproof - Safe in the winter, precise in the summer. Nokian Tyres' revolutionary All-Weather concept combine reliable winter safety with the precise driving stability and firm handling of our summer tyres. / Nokian Tyres
Finns don't use tyres like that in the snow, studded snow tyres are the normThey're 3PMSF . I'd imagine the Fins know a bit about good tyres for snow. Here's a link to the blurb.
Nokian Weatherproof - Safe in the winter, precise in the summer. Nokian Tyres' revolutionary All-Weather concept combine reliable winter safety with the precise driving stability and firm handling of our summer tyres. / Nokian Tyres
255/45R18 WANLI S1083 103V XL (CAR WINTER)
we ran these on a van 2 years ago and although they are budgets gave a very impressive grip
think they were £65 each
£53.10p from camskill today
well worth a try at that price i always run budget winters on all my vehicles
never had a problem
we ran these on a van 2 years ago and although they are budgets gave a very impressive grip
think they were £65 each
£53.10p from camskill today
well worth a try at that price i always run budget winters on all my vehicles
never had a problem
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I run Hankook i cept Evo 2 (w320) at 255 45 18. through the winter months. What I like most about the Hankooks is that they feel like a normal tyre in normal conditions yet still work very well on snow (fresh or compacted).
Although narrow tyres do help in deep snow they feel skittish and as if they are 'tucking under' on bends due to the width of the tyres and the movement of the tread blocks. You usually find that numpties in BMWs have managed to block most of the UK road infrastructure so you'll not be going anywhere anyway.
Although narrow tyres do help in deep snow they feel skittish and as if they are 'tucking under' on bends due to the width of the tyres and the movement of the tread blocks. You usually find that numpties in BMWs have managed to block most of the UK road infrastructure so you'll not be going anywhere anyway.
I am running Nokia’s WRA4 winter tyres in 255/45/18 all year round and have been quite impressed except that one front has worn a lot more than the other. Annoyingly Nokia’s don’t do that size any more so looking for something new as well
In my experience the 255 width has worked fine in the snow, and it is anyway very seldom that you are actually running on snow rather than slush, or just cold wet roads
In my experience the 255 width has worked fine in the snow, and it is anyway very seldom that you are actually running on snow rather than slush, or just cold wet roads
