Snow Tires

[schmenke]

Well, UK summers don`t last that long, and the temperatures rarely get that hot, and depending on where you`re located it can snow anytime from October thru May. Scotland had a dusting of snow just a few days ago on the higher parts. ...

Did you notice my flag? :
I'd hazard a guess that winter conditions around here no better than your neck of the woods . Our "higher parts" are often snow covered all year long!

I use summer tires for as long as I can during the year, swapping to winters only just before the snow starts to fall.
I don't like running winters during summer months because the tread design typically is not suited for warm pavement, and can be hazardous in wet weather. Not to mention, fuel consumption is slightly increased.

Having two sets of ti(y)res maximizes the longevity of both

[donKey jote]

Having two sets of ti(y)res maximizes the longevity of both

exactly

[donKey jote]

Goodyear ULTRA GRIP 8 195/60 R15 88T
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-20 175/65 R13 80T
Linglong Radial 650 Winter Hero 175/65 R15 84T
Kumho XLKW23 185/60 R15 88T

Few recommendations from MyTyres.co.uk

thanks for that great advice, specially the Linglong

[donKey jote]

They do change a bit year to year but thanks for the link; I'll take a look. This is for a seven year old Subaru that uses the stock 205-55-16 size, though I'm considering narrowing the size to 195-60-16. It will under report speed a small bit but isn't too serious.

Steer well clear from any funny names and you should be ok.
Any of the top brands of Winter tyres will be decent. Specially Continental (WinterContact TS830) or Goodyear (UltraGrip8 I think is the latest). Michelin only if you favour mileage over wet and winter grip.

[BleAivano]

either go with the latest edition of Gislaved Nordfrost or the latest edition of Nokian Hakkapelitta.

[Eki]

Steer well clear from any funny names and you should be ok.

You think Linglong is a funny name?

Linglong and prosper!

[donKey jote]

either go with the latest edition of Gislaved Nordfrost or the latest edition of Nokian Hakkapelitta.

both Nordic tyres, i.e extreme Winter. Depends on what greg wants...
they'd be better on snow and specially ice but much worse in the wet or dry and will wear quickly on snow-free roads.

[donKey jote]

You think Linglong is a funny name?

Linglong and prosper!

Safety fears over budget tyres - Autocar.co.uk

[Eki]

both Nordic tyres, i.e extreme Winter. Depends on what greg wants...
they'd be better on snow and specially ice but much worse in the wet or dry and will wear quickly on snow-free roads.

Greg said he wants to use them in rallies, so he probably didn't just mean wet or dry tarmac.

[Mark]

Not sure if you really wanna go there, but there's about 24 pages of stuff in this thread from about a year ago.

Should we be using winter tyres in the UK?

But that's Winter Tyres, different to snow tyres. Although they are often confused.