Re: Winter to summer tires
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2016 7:44 am
Age cracking is even less of an indicator in the UK - we get a fair bit less sun than Israel and less UV as a result.
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chriskay wrote:TripleS wrote:As for contributing 'negative or sniping comments', I don't think silk is any more guilty than I am. Maybe I ought to grow up, too: but it's getting a bit late for that.
There is a difference: your contributions are frequently amusing; those of silk are usually of an unpleasant sniping nature. Since he seldom has anything constructive to say, it would be better if he went away.
StressedDave wrote:Silk wrote:TheInsanity1234 wrote:Silk wrote:I'm just tyred of all the tyre threads. My advice is simple - stop driving like a tit and you can use whatever tyres you like.
I'll do my utmost best to avoid driving like you then
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Astraist wrote:
Here's an example of what the difference between tyres from a known and unknown brand look like in similar conditions at 60mph. There's 25 feet between the two, in the dry!
The differences between winter and summer tyres are even larger, and the difference between new and aged (3-4 years) tyres is slightly smaller, but nevertheless significant. The same can be said for suspension parts, too.
Hanna wrote:Silk .. have you ever driven a car in the snow fitted with winter tyres?
waremark wrote:Silk wrote:My advice is simple - stop driving like a tit and you can use whatever tyres you like.
Not if you live where I do.
Have not made time to make the change yet.
hir wrote:1. Are you saying that you do not accept that tyres of different construction perform better under the conditions for which they are designed than tyres designed for other conditions. In other words, do you reject the assertion that a tyre designed for winter conditions performs better than a tyre designed for summer conditions at temperatures below 7 Celsius? Or, is it your opinion that the winter/summer tyre debate is nothing more than a marketing exercise by the tyre manufacturers?
hir wrote:2. If you do accept that winter and summer tyres perform differently and more effectively in the conditions for which they are designed, is it your position that here in the UK the extremes of temperature between seasons are not sufficient to warrant the expense of changing to winter tyres during the winter months?
Silk wrote:That picture is misleading for a number of reasons: One, the camera angle makes the gap appear larger than it is and, two, you need to show the point where the brakes were applied relative to the positions of the cars. The overall stopping distance according to the Highway Code is 240 feet, making the difference only 10ish percent. As most drivers rarely use the maximum braking force, even in an emergency, this is a worse case scenario. In practice, the difference between different brands of tyres is probably negligible in normal driving. It's certainly not something I'd be unduly concerned about.