My 8th Gen ES GT has 225/50 r17's and I am looking into how much it would cost for a set of winter tyres and changing them twice a year over to my summer or all season tyres. A friend of mine who owns a Mondeo got some winter tyres and swears by them, he lives in Ireland and rarely gets snow, but the grip on cold wet winter days and the improved cornering and reduced stopping distance is what he wants. However he got narrower tyres on the advice of a mechanic friend of his... and the ones he got were 97 quid a corner plus 40 quid for swapping them all over.
So, anyone here using winter tyres on their 8th Gen? Did you go for narrower tyres? Using your alloys or putting them on some steel wheels you sourced?
I had a look (http://www.oponeo.co.uk/tyre-finder/s=1/winter/r=1/225-50-r17) and there are a lot of brands of winter tyres I have never heard of before and I am pretty sure a lot of them will not be a good choice .... are there any companies that make good, cheap, winter tyres that I would not have heard of?
I had a look in Lidl and saw that they have snow chains for 10 quid, the brand is Ultimate Speed and the ones marked 100 are listed as being suitable for 225/50r17....however they did not list whether they were 7,8,9 or 10mm. I have no idea what clearance there is on an accord front wheel... anyone know if they would be ok? .... for a tenner it gives some peace of mind.... A friend of mine living in southern Germany told me that he is always prepared for very cold/snowy weather (lol, german, what do you expect) but he makes a good point that if the guy driving in front of you is in his rear wheel drive bmw on summer tyres still then you aren't going anywhere.
Please, for the love of god do not go on about how much snow we get and how often chains are required or how cold it is and whether we need winter tyres in the UK or not. There is bound to be another forum where you can indulge yourself.
So, anyone here using winter tyres on their 8th Gen? Did you go for narrower tyres? Using your alloys or putting them on some steel wheels you sourced?
I had a look (http://www.oponeo.co.uk/tyre-finder/s=1/winter/r=1/225-50-r17) and there are a lot of brands of winter tyres I have never heard of before and I am pretty sure a lot of them will not be a good choice .... are there any companies that make good, cheap, winter tyres that I would not have heard of?
I had a look in Lidl and saw that they have snow chains for 10 quid, the brand is Ultimate Speed and the ones marked 100 are listed as being suitable for 225/50r17....however they did not list whether they were 7,8,9 or 10mm. I have no idea what clearance there is on an accord front wheel... anyone know if they would be ok? .... for a tenner it gives some peace of mind.... A friend of mine living in southern Germany told me that he is always prepared for very cold/snowy weather (lol, german, what do you expect) but he makes a good point that if the guy driving in front of you is in his rear wheel drive bmw on summer tyres still then you aren't going anywhere.
Please, for the love of god do not go on about how much snow we get and how often chains are required or how cold it is and whether we need winter tyres in the UK or not. There is bound to be another forum where you can indulge yourself.