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Moin! My previous winter tyres are “porous/cracky” according to my storage protocol and already a few years old. I don’t know if from 2011 or 2012. In any case, new tyres are supposed to be here, because the grip is no longer the best. My question is whether I should use all-weather tyres or winter tyres in the future in the winter season. The tyre types are already clear: Dunlop Winter Response in 195/65R15 91T and Goodyear Vector 4S in 195/65R15 91H Both cost according to list 78,50 € per piece. I haven’t asked my tyre dealer yet. The price plays a minor role. The question is based on the fact that the winter tyres are better in ice and snow, but have the better characteristics away from ice and snow All-year-round tires. The last years we did not have any real winter here in the area of Weser-Ems. Last winter we had some frosting on one day, the year before although a few days snow, but that was always already running off the roads he, if I had to go there. What do you mean? All-weather tyres or winter tyres for the winter half year? In the summer half year I would definitely stay with summer tyres.

Hi, I drive a BMW E90 325i with mixed tyres (front 225/40 R18, rear 255/35 R18). Currently I have Bridgestone Potenza S001 on it, but I am rather dissatisfied with the tyres especially because of very loud running noise. Since on the rear axle the wear limit is slowly reached I now want to switch to another tire, but not necessarily throw away the front one (still a good 5mm profile). On Friday I (possibly a little rushed…) at the local the tyre dealer ordered the Apollo Aspire XP for the rear due to the good test reports and got an appointment for the assembly on Wednesday. However, I have doubts now if the Apollo is the right tyre, although it is not really very sporty (but also not very slow ), if the train is free at night however, I still have no desire for a tyre pitcher at 200kmh upwards or similar. Now the question, how would you proceed? The Apollo Experim alternatively take a Goodyear Eagle Asym 5? Do you not like to buy a complete set of premium tyres at the moment, if there are problems due to the different profiles… Or again a potenza on it, live with the rolling noises, but an otherwise quite solid tire, which also fits the profile at the front? I would be very happy about some opinions and advice (also other tyre suggestions), thank you very much!

I live in Spain, Palencia, Castilien at the moment and after 2 years. The weather here is about like this (for comparison, Mannheim) ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- Otherwise it is up to -12o cold, in January almost every day minusteperature and 5o-10o a day; ice rain is not known here. I drive only 5 km to work. If it snows roads are cleaned only after long hours, and then they are often felt, most because trucks do not keep the driving ban. Video . Last year I had a few problems (close I do not want to stay at home and drive, even if it is really cold and snows, 200 km to the Fam ilie), so that I wanted to do something for this year. My signum had to go, and I decided for a Volvo XC70, Ocean Race Edition. The tires are Pirelli Scorpion Zero Assimmetrico on 17. rims. Last year I decided to buy winter tires, but now I have my doubts and wanted to ask only here whether you think the winter tires are necessary or useful for this cold but low snow climate, or that a 4×4 car with “some” terrain suitable tires Everything is relative, but with your opinion, as you generally have much more experience with winter tires and snow, I can make a better decision.

Hello, dear Mitcaddyists, I have a question about the wear and tear of the tyres. My Caddy Maxi has been running since March 2008 with mileage 75000 km, I have DUNLOP SP SPORT 07 summer tyres 205/55 R 16 94H with max. load 670 kg. Front 5 and rear 6 mm. When changing in 2009, the VW workshop did not change the rear tyres forward. When changing in 2010, I now insisted on changing from rear to front. Now I have loud rolling noises of the former rear tyre, which now mounts in front. According to information from the workshop, frequent driving in empty condition builds up a bridge on the inside of the rear tyres, which leads to these loud rolling noises on the front axle. Can anyone confirm this from the forum? Do the tyres have to be changed from the rear to the front or do they always have to stay behind or in front? Would be nice if someone could write something to me.

Hello to the forum, for years it is known that larger rims have an influence on the driving performance. But how high is this really? This interested me so that I have started a small comparison.VideolinkI. General conditions 1. Measuring device was measured my attempt with a Racelogic Performance Box, a GPS-based measuring system that is thus also used by magazines & co. 2. Vehicle & Co hazards was measured with a Mercedes E500 W212, a V8 BiTurbo with 408hp and 600Nm. Of course, loading, distance, temperatures, settings, fuel etc. were kept as identical as possible and measured with both wheel sizes within one hour. II. Result 1. Measurement values The mass of the wheels was first recorded on a household car.The 18″ sports pack wheels of the E-Class W212 are comparatively light with 21.6kg! Significantly heavier the 19″ wheels of the SL R231 with up to 26kg. On the clock immediately 7% worse acceleration values -and the whole The faster you drive, the clearer the difference becomes. 2. Subjective Also from the feeling the car with 18″ is much more splashy. It speaks much faster and even the switching processes work even more fluffy! It is thought that the box weighs easily 100kg less.