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Mega Winter Tyres thread, all questions here!!

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    #1112
    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭JJJJNR


    Only noticed the other gobshiite works for a tyre company :o


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    #1113
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    Thread cleaned up


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    #1114
    Mister Dread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 382 ✭✭Mister Dread


    Hi all. Do any of you regret buying winter tyres or do you see it as a longer term solution? Will you be refitting them next winter?


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    #1115
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    Mister Dread wrote: »
    Hi all. Do any of you regret buying winter tyres or do you see it as a longer term solution? Will you be refitting them next winter?

    I removed your previous posts. Go troll elsewhere, first and final warning.


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    #1116
    Mister Dread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 382 ✭✭Mister Dread


    TestTransmission wrote: »
    I removed your previous posts. Go troll elsewhere, first and final warning.

    I rephrased my questions. I don't see how that post is against the charter.


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    #1117
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    Mister Dread wrote: »
    I rephrased my questions. I don't see how that post is against the charter.

    Doesn't matter,go elsewhere.Please don't drag this thread anymore off topic


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    #1118
    Mister Dread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 382 ✭✭Mister Dread


    How are people finding braking performance in the warmer winter days?


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    #1119
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    Banned for 3 months for repeated trolling and ignoring mod directions


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    #1120
    beazee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,343 ✭✭✭beazee


    Cold snap predicted for week starting Monday, 16th Jan:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf0LNbbXVew
    @3m40s


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    #1121
    E39MSport
    Registered Users Posts: 3,721 ✭✭✭E39MSport


    Gimme those minutes back beazee ;)


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    #1122
    Absurdum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,445 ✭✭✭Absurdum


    Mister Dread wrote: »
    Hi all. Do any of you regret buying winter tyres or do you see it as a longer term solution?
    I bought mine in November 2010 so at least I got a good run on them last winter. At the moment anyway, they are still a lot better than the all-season tyres I had on, they still have very little wear on them after being on for a total of 8 months and ~20,000kms. I would have had to replace my normal tyres by now anyway so I'm not at a loss really.
    Will you be refitting them next winter?

    If I still have the same car, of course!


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    #1123
    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭JJJJNR


    Bought mine on 09 and as a daily rate IT contractor at the time, they paid for themselves in about 3 days. Played it safe this time and changed over in Nov.


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    #1124
    beazee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,343 ✭✭✭beazee


    Prepare yourself for Thursday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr_t63w1rwM (4:45)


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    #1125
    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭JJJJNR


    My robin winked at me and flew around the brown bush at the end of my garden, i think he's giving me the snow signal. Better get the tinned soup in.


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    #1126
    tossy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,590 ✭✭✭tossy


    Whats more is i was in tescos last night and there was a line of Robins out the door stocking up on fags and beer so the weather is turning for sure!


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    #1127
    nudger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,449 ✭✭✭nudger


    Well, what's the thinking, is it time for the winters to come off.
    Happy I got them even though they didn't get a proper work out this winter, so who has changed them and who is putting it off for a while, think I'll give it another week or so.


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    #1128
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    Meaning to take my off its just a case of when do I get the time to do it! I'm not happy I got them :(


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    #1129
    m4r10
    Registered Users Posts: 678 ✭✭✭m4r10


    Did it last week. Hopefully they'll get some action next winter.


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    #1130
    Idleater
    Registered Users Posts: 6,236 ✭✭✭Idleater


    opinion guy wrote: »
    Meaning to take my off its just a case of when do I get the time to do it! I'm not happy I got them :(
    Hopefully swapping mine back tomorrow. I am glad I got them, they were lovely and grippy in the wet.
    As I recall earlier in the thread, most of the tyres claim to be optimal up to 8 degrees, and I noticed that this week driving during the day was a bit "softer" under braking and cornering so I've decided to change back.


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    #1131
    deandean
    Registered Users Posts: 2,231 ✭✭✭deandean


    Changed mine last weekend.


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    #1132
    CiniO
    Registered Users Posts: 16,067 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    nudger wrote: »
    Well, what's the thinking, is it time for the winters to come off.
    Happy I got them even though they didn't get a proper work out this winter, so who has changed them and who is putting it off for a while, think I'll give it another week or so.

    I changed mine back to summer tyres at end of January.
    Generally driving on winter tyres at temperatures of 10 degrees doesn't make sense. Firstly they wear down really quick. Secondly they provide poor grip at that kind of temperatures. During February most days temperatures were above 8 degrees. I did about 500km on winter tyres at the end of January, and I changed them to summers as quick as I could, as they just didn't provide enough grip.


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    #1133
    Anan1
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    Mine are coming off on Wednesday.


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    #1134
    CJhaughey
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    Changed the Nokians WRG2 yesterday, I will be replacing them with a set of Nokian H summer tyres very soon though.
    They have worn about 2mm over the 2 winters we have them. Nokian have a very handy wear gauge that has the mm in the tread, as they wear the numbers count down from 8mm-6mm-4mm.


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    #1135
    nudger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,449 ✭✭✭nudger


    CJhaughey wrote: »
    Changed the Nokians WRG2 yesterday, I will be replacing them with a set of Nokian H summer tyres very soon though.
    They have worn about 2mm over the 2 winters we have them. Nokian have a very handy wear gauge that has the mm in the tread, as they wear the numbers count down from 8mm-6mm-4mm.

    That's really clever, do other brands do it as well?


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    #1136
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users Posts: 14,907 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    nudger wrote: »
    That's really clever, do other brands do it as well?
    Not sure this is the first time I have seen this kind of thing.
    It makes a lot of sense, its not just the wear indicator they also have a information field so you know where the tyres were fitted on the car and what pressure they should be at.
    I am really impressed with Nokian having had lots of other tyre brands before.
    http://www.nokiantyres.com/tyre?id=21638755&group=1.01&name=Nokian+All+Weather+%2B


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    #1137
    49801
    Registered Users Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭49801


    took my part worn off contintial winter contacts off this patricks wkend. might get 1 more winter off them

    one of the mildest winters we've had.

    starting to come around to the idea that the 'all weather' tires might be a better solution :confused:


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    #1138
    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭JJJJNR


    Mine are still on, no need to take them off when the temp has only been slightly higher, bloody freezing out there.. brrr


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    #1139
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    hahah I was just coming in the door and thought to post 'anyone else glad they still have winter tyres on :eek:'

    Damn you you beat me too it :P


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    #1140
    bdeithrick
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭bdeithrick


    opinion guy wrote: »
    hahah I was just coming in the door and thought to post 'anyone else glad they still have winter tyres on :eek:'

    Damn you you beat me too it :P

    Lol, it was 0c the other night I was going to go into garage and reshod the horses with winters for a week or 2,
    Would not mind as may is my fav month for lovely weather

    Anyway Eiretyres will have winter sale in next few months -10% I'd say


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    #1141
    CiniO
    Registered Users Posts: 16,067 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    Jeysas people must be mad to drive on winter tyres up to now.
    I know temp might have dropped below 5 one or two odd nights, but generally during the day it's more like 15 and sunny so driving on winters is worse that driving on cheap chineese ditchfinders :)
    I wouldn't fancy using winter tyres whenever average outside temperature is above zero degrees.


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