Winter tyres fitted today

[darmstadt]

Turns out winter tyres are better all year round, especially in wet climates, so not only for snow. However the performance of the car drops a few places, you notice the fuel consumption increase. Swings & roundabouts.

Sadly mine are only rated to 240 km/h which means you're not using the car to it's full potential

[AtW]

It's 12 degrees out - pretty sure proper winter tyres perform quite badly at those temps.

Scooty knows better with his technical analysis charts...

[Paddy]

Just having my all-season tyres removed and having ones with snowflake markings fitted.

Regulations for the use of winter tyres in Germany have been tightened since 1 January 2018. Put simply it means that only winter tyres or all-season tyres with the Alpine symbol (snowflake symbol) will meet the new requirements.

...the definition of a ‘tyre with winter properties’ has been modified since 1 January 2018. To meet the new requirements, a minimum tread of 4 millimetres is recommended (1.6 millimetres is mandatory but perhaps Germany will also decide, just as in Austria, to increase this to 4 millimetres), and winter or all-season tyres must have the Alpine symbol shown below.

New regulations for winter tyres in Germany | ACSI Eurocampings Blog

[milanbenes]

South of Munich. Some shots I took back in May believe it or not when driving back from Hintertux I think it was. The use of winter tyres make a massive difference, the snow sticks to the tyres, which gives you more confidence. Also we're required to carry snow chains if you're not driving a 4x4. So I don't carry them












And here's a shot of me in my dressing gown

that's the problem with Hintertux it's always cloudy

Milan.

[milanbenes]

yep we've got the winter wellies on now

Michelins on the A4

Pirelli's (new this season) on the Q7

and Continentals on the Passat (car was new in May)

Milan.

[scooterscot]

that's the problem with Hintertux it's always cloudy

Milan.

Have had good and bad days on Hintertux. Luckily only a 2-hour drive away so can more or less decide on a whim when to go. A tank of fuel + ski pass is all that's needed.

Had Pirelli's fitted this year too. Never bother with all season, think it's a bit of a false economy. The Winter tyres are very soft, I can feel it just driving around the village, like I'm on jelly. Whereas the summer tyres, it's like I'm on a railway line.

[milanbenes]

Have had good and bad days on Hintertux. Luckily only a 2-hour drive away so can more or less decide on a whim when to go. A tank of fuel + ski pass is all that's needed.

Had Pirelli's fitted this year too. Never bother with all season, think it's a bit of a false economy. The Winter tyres are very soft, I can feel it just driving around the village, like I'm on jelly. Whereas the summer tyres, it's like I'm on a railway line.

yeah you are lucky you are so close it takes me 3 hours to get to munich alone

have you got runflats on the Cayenne and does the Cayenne have a spare wheel ?

those runflats are effing expensive and effing heavy when changing the wheels over twice a year - I do it myself rather than lose half a day going to the tyre service

Milan.

[scooterscot]

yeah you are lucky you are so close it takes me 3 hours to get to munich alone

have you got runflats on the Cayenne and does the Cayenne have a spare wheel ?
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Yeah runflats, no spare wheel. Where the spare wheel would normally be (under the boot floor) is a base speaker thing. We keep summer and winter tyres on their own wheels, which are kept at the garage. Don't bother changing them over myself.

[milanbenes]

Yeah runflats, no spare wheel. Where the spare wheel would normally be (under the boot floor) is a base speaker thing. We keep summer and winter tyres on their own wheels, which are kept at the garage. Don't bother changing them over myself.

yeah I have two sets of wheels for all cars

the Q7 has 18"s for winter and 20"s for summer, I guess the summers on the Cayenne are 21"s

Milan.

[scooterscot]

yeah I have two sets of wheels for all cars

the Q7 has 18"s for winter and 20"s for summer, I guess the summers on the Cayenne are 21"s.

Not too sure, quite ignorant in that regard (fits the driver profile I guess!)