I just looked at the reviews and bought one of the winners. Too cold to go out the back and see what they are ;0)
I really like using winter wheels/tyres, it works out well. Overall it saves you money as your summer tyres are not getting used for six months out of the year so they last much longer. Winter tyres have really deep tread so they last for years too.
You're also saving your nice alloys from the salt and crud of winter and, if you use steel winter wheels, you're saving them from pot-holes. Last year I hit a monster which put a big dent in the steel wheel. An alloy would've been wrecked.
What size wheels are yours?
Both my alloys and steel wheels are the same 16'' spec although I do have a set of 17'' alloys I'll be putting on in the spring. To be honest, I notice very little difference in feel or performance switching between the summer and winter tyres. The winters are slightly noisier but not much.
I'll have Goodyear Ultragrip Performance Gen1 tyres. LINK They seem fine to me but they're the only winter tyres I've had on this car so... They did survive that pot-hole hit without a scratch, I took the tyre off to check for internal damage but it was fine. Pretty impressive considering how dented the wheel was.
One thing I've learned from buying tyres in the past is that it's definitely worth spending that bit more for the better ones.
I do agree but sometimes you can have expensive tyres that are poor, or the other way around. Years ago I binned four Pirelli tyres because they were so terrible in the wet. Not cheap tyres but I wouldn't use them.
Sorry to change the subject a little bit but this is my first winter with my Cupra, do most people change their tyres during winter? I thought it was only really if you’re in a country with a proper winter like Norway and such.
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My view is that changing tyres depends upon what the car is shod with and the kind of driving you're doing.
...just hope I can really test it out on some snow this winter as so far the weather has disappointed!