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Winter tyres

MarkK

MarkK

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Last year I bought a second set of wheels with winter spec tyres from my local Porsche Centre and found the traction and braking in winter to be everything that people promised with winter tyres..awsome!,mine are going on next week,anyone else running winters got any recommends for what's good brand wise for when this set wear out?
When do winter tyres wear out is it earlier than summer tyres??ie do u need a greater minimum tread depth?
 
Hi Mark, I bought a set of 18" alloys earlier this year, which came with a brand new set of Michelin Alpins. I think I'll be putting mine on for the first time towards the end of November as the 20" Hankook Ventus ST Im running also have the winter snowflake symbol and are (for me) a awesome tyre and unbelievably quiet! Cheers FP
 
Have been using winters on the previous Cayenne for the last few years. Main problem is availability of new tyres, may be better this year of course. Mine go on about now and off when temperatures start to climb in the Spring. Using Michelin Alpins too.
 
Hi I also bought a set of 19" Cayenne wheels on ebay and fitted a set of Vredestein wintrac 4s, these had been on my Range Rover Sport the previous winter and about to fit them this weekend to look after my 21" spotless wheels as they have started gritting already. So this will be the third winter on the vredesteins and I found them superb on both the RRS and the Cayenne last winter, tyre wear has been minimal and I think I've covered about 20,000 miles thus far and the tread has another 20K at least. my wife had Hankook ventus all season on her Touareg for 4 years (2 sets 60,000 miles) they were fitted all year and were great in the snow some of which was 9" deep. I did encounter an OPC who questioned my wheels and tyres with Porsche when it went in on warranty work but I had already quized the sister OPC on the wheel and tyre size and rating and had it in writing/email to prove I had followed Porsche criteria be it £1200 cheaper. Bring on the snow Paul
 
I have a set in the for sale sections fitted with the acknowledged BEST winter tyres ie European Spec Ice and snow scorpions
 
My Mrs drove on it...sidewalls are ruinated[&o] These tyres seem hard to come by aswell it would seem.....
 
I have a confession to make,in all this snow,in my Cayenne equipped with winter rubber...I felt smug it was so easy to get around. There,I've said it,and I am sorry[:)]
 
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