Tyre choices?

We’ve got 4 185 50 16 Toyo Snowprox S954 Winter Tyres on the A2 at the moment. They’ve been great so far. No problem leaving them on all year. Nice Wide Profile for 185s. After the rubbish OE Pirellis, we’ve had Summer Dunlop Directionals on it. They wore unevenly like the Pirellis did. Also had 195 45 16 Vredestein Summer Tyres. Hard to beat Vredestein but they did not do 185 50 16 at the time. Had Michelin Alpin Winter Tyres on it. They looked narrow for 185 50 16. As I said somewhere else, we have a Set of Genuine Audi A2 15” Steel Winter Wheels fitted with 165 65 15 Vredestein Snowtracs. Kept them for getting out to work if we had a bad Winter. Not had one for a few years, so not had them on.

Steve U
 
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We’ve got 4 185 50 16 Toyo Snowprox S954 Winter Tyres on the A2 at the moment. They’ve been great so far. No problem leaving them on all year. Nice Wide Profile for 185s. After the rubbish OE Pirellis, we’ve had Summer Dunlop Directionals on it. They wore unevenly like the Pirellis did. Also had 195 45 16 Vredestein Summer Tyres. Hard to beat Vredestein but they did not do 185 50 16 at the time. Had Michelin Alpin Winter Tyres on it. They looked narrow for 185 50 16. As I said somewhere else, we have a Set of Genuine Audi A2 15” Steel Winter Wheels fitted with 165 65 15 Vredestein Snowtracs. Kept them for getting out to work if we had a bad Winter. Not had one for a few years, so not had them on.

Steve U
I think the discussion may have been had previously on the forum: if you were to have an accident in warmer months whilst running winter tyres, and your insurance company is involved, I am not sure they would take the same view as you do

Andrew
 
Advice from Continental Tyres is :- if you do not want to keep changing between Summer and Winter Tyres, or do not have the room for storage, keep Winter Tyres on all year.
 
Advice from Continental Tyres is :- if you do not want to keep changing between Summer and Winter Tyres, or do not have the room for storage, keep Winter Tyres on all year.

Don’t they wear very fast and have a very high rolling resistance so less mpg?



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Winter tyres work a lot better in the summer than summer tyres do in the winter.
Don’t they wear very fast and have a very high rolling resistance so less mpg?

Michelin winter tyres don't wear fast.

There's plenty of all-season tyres that have a B rating for rolling resistance.

Most of the difference in fuel consumption between summer and winter tyres is caused by the lower temperatures and more windy weather that you get in the winter. If you use summer tyres in the winter and winter tyres in the summer, you will get more mpg from the winter tyres.
 
Winter tyres work a lot better in the summer than summer tyres do in the winter.


Michelin winter tyres don't wear fast.

There's plenty of all-season tyres that have a B rating for rolling resistance.

Most of the difference in fuel consumption between summer and winter tyres is caused by the lower temperatures and more windy weather that you get in the winter. If you use summer tyres in the winter and winter tyres in the summer, you will get more mpg from the winter tyres.

In the summer winter tyres do wear fast. Winter tyres also do have a much higher rolling resistance as this is part and parcel of a winter tyre.

I run cross climates myself and they wear ok.


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Much safer to use Winter Tyres in Summer than to use Summer Tyres in Winter.

Using Winter Tyres in Winter is compulsory in many countries, as it should be here in the UK.

Any time we get Snow you see on the TV News traffic stuck with Wheels just spinning, Vehicles unable to stop by braking.

That could all be avoided.

Steve U
 
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I use All season tyres for A2 and my wife's Polo TSi.
It is amazing to say that All season tyres perform on snow.
Many people are spinning wheels and unable to go up the hill, my wife just drive up as if just rained.
This is an option for people with less that 10k miles/year. It will reduce your fuel efficiencies by about 5% but E10 does almost 10%.

Stay safe is better than not able to go and stop.
 
I use All season tyres for A2 and my wife's Polo TSi.
It is amazing to say that All season tyres perform on snow.
Many people are spinning wheels and unable to go up the hill, my wife just drive up as if just rained.
This is an option for people with less that 10k miles/year. It will reduce your fuel efficiencies by about 5% but E10 does almost 10%.

Stay safe is better than not able to go and stop.
The CrossClimate 2 is actually fairly fuel efficient and the best option for those of us in the southern half of the UK according to my research in terms of all-round ability. Others' opinions may vary of course but that was my conclusion.
 
If I was going to try All Season Tyres I would go for the Vredestein Quattrac, assuming they do some in a compatible Size.
 
If I was going to try All Season Tyres I would go for the Vredestein Quatrac, assuming they do some in a compatible Size.

Vredestein Quatrac (45 Car tyre sizes)

Vredestein Quatrac (3 SUV tyre sizes)

Vredestein Quatrac 5 (101 Car tyres sizes)

Vredestein Quatrac 5 (24 SUV tyre sizes)

Vredestein Quatrac 5 (1 Van tyre size)

Vredestein Quatrac Pro (81 Car tyre sizes)

Vredestein Quatrac Pro (45 SUV tyre sizes)

This doesn't appear to be an up to date list, as many of the Quatrac 5 sizes have been replaced with the new Quatrac (without a number). Some sellers are incorrectly calling the new Quatrac, the Quatrac 6 to show that the Quatrac (without a number) is a new model.

The Quatrac 5 is still being produced in many sizes, mainly 13" and 14".
 
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I have had Vredestein in both Winter and Summer Tyres. All have been great. I have a Set of Vredestein Snowtrac 165 65 15 on my Genuine Audi A2 Steel Winter Wheels. Never had any Quatrac All Season Tyres. They come with the Snowflake Symbol that indicates they do perform as Winter Tyres.

Steve U
 
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