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Too early for winter tyres ?

  • 03-11-2011 1:14pm
    #1
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭


    Have received my winters this week and the tyres on the car are mostly spun out. Being quite mild this week is it too early to put them on?
    Doing low enough milage & speeds would it matter much?


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  • #2
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    By 'spun out', do you mean worn out? If so, i'd fit the winters now. Mine are still in the garage for now, but my summers have lots of meat on them. Winter tyres will have no problems with current conditions.


  • #3
    George Dalton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭George Dalton


    If it is a choice between worn out summers and winters then put the winters on. I was in the same dilemma last week and the winters have coped with the wet conditions much better than the old tyres.


  • #4
    Hal1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,720 ✭✭✭Hal1


    I wouldn't be waiting for the ice and frost to return before changing something as critical as tyres.


  • #5
    fabsoul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,065 ✭✭✭fabsoul


    Hal1 wrote: »
    I wouldn't be waiting for the ice and frost to return before changing something as critical as tyres.


    +1 here


  • #6
    Vertakill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Vertakill


    While winter tyres work at their optimal temperature of +7ish degrees... they'll still perform quite well in our current conditions (of up to 11ish?).

    Especially when comparing them with tyres that are near the end of their lifespan.


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  • #7
    YouTookMyName
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,361 ✭✭✭YouTookMyName


    Tarmac temp and Air temp are normally different. I'd fit them.


  • #8
    Vertakill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Vertakill


    YouTookMyName wrote: »
    Tarmac temp and Air temp are normally different. I'd fit them.

    Yeah, exactly!
    The road temps are going to be even a little lower than the air temps!


  • #9
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    Thanks...
    On they'll go in the morning so :D


  • #10
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    Got a local mobile tyre lad to come out and fit my tyres..
    €10 a corner fitted and balanced, not too bad...
    He couldn't beleive the price of the tyres... He quoted me €95 for tyres I had delivered for €56 plus his €10, so that's a saving of €30 a corner..

    Handy to have it done at the house and I wanted to get on his books as a customer in case myself or the missus need him in emergency in the future..

    Bring on the snow :p


  • #11
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Winter tyres me arse.

    We're not living in Siberia.


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  • #12
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    Limerick man wrote: »
    Winter tyres me arse.

    We're not living in Siberia.

    Indeed :rolleyes:
    Sher who cares about your opinion...
    Back to Stab City with you and your backward inbred opinions..

    Damn Troll... fell for it again


  • #13
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    bbam wrote: »
    Indeed :rolleyes:
    Sher who cares about your opinion...
    Back to Stab City with you your backward inbred opinions..

    Wanker


  • #14
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    bbam wrote: »
    Got a local mobile tyre lad to come out and fit my tyres..
    €10 a corner fitted and balanced, not too bad...
    He couldn't beleive the price of the tyres... He quoted me €95 for tyres I had delivered for €56 plus his €10, so that's a saving of €30 a corner..

    Handy to have it done at the house and I wanted to get on his books as a customer in case myself or the missus need him in emergency in the future..

    Bring on the snow :p

    A guy came out to your house and fitted and balanced tires for 10EUR a tire :eek::eek::eek:


    Fitted mine last weekend. I figure if I wake up one morning and its frosty and snowy and I'm late for work then I've left it too late to change tires. I decided the clock changing over was time enough for them to go on.


  • #15
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    There's a winter tyres thread

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056355884&page=60


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