Picking the right tyres

redsteveireland

I need to buy the first set of new tyres for my car, it's a Ford Galaxy.
How do you know what is a good tyre apart for the usual, Continentals, Pirelli, etc.?

I was looking at something like this

http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?show=60952

But only really because of the brand name.


Which is best? A summer tyre, winter tyre, or combined?

CiniO

redsteveireland wrote: »

Which is best? A summer tyre, winter tyre, or combined?

Summer tyre is good for summer, while winter tyre is good for winter.
All-season tyres are good for nothing

redsteveireland

CiniO wrote: »

Summer tyre is good for summer, while winter tyre is good for winter.
All-season tyres are good for nothing

The ones in the link don't say what they are though?Does that mean all-season?

So it would be a good idea to go with the summer ones this time and then check in on the winter tyre thread later on in the year?

Anan1

redsteveireland wrote: »

The ones in the link don't say what they are though?Does that mean all-season?

So it would be a good idea to go with the summer ones this time and then check in on the winter tyre thread later on in the year?

The ones in your link are summer tyres. As you say, the best way is to use summer tyres from say March to Nov and winter tyres (on a spare set of wheels) for the cold months.

CiniO

redsteveireland wrote: »

The ones in the link don't say what they are though?Does that mean all-season?

So it would be a good idea to go with the summer ones this time and then check in on the winter tyre thread later on in the year?

No. They are typical summer tyres.

Take note, that by winter tyre they mean tyre which is most appropriate for snow and mud.
For a winter like we had this year in Ireland, winter tyres would be just inappropriate. I used winter tyres in Ireland for about 2 weeks in begining of February, and at temperatures of about 10 degrees, they were absolutely rubbish, and grip was greatly reduced. Whenever I put my summer tyres back, there was a huge difference.
However those winter tyres done great job while driving in snow and after-snow-mud while I was away to the Continent this winter.

Pique

+1 on the Rainsport 2.