Non Toyo tires

For anyone researching summer tyres - I’ve just bought 4 Vredestein SPORTRAC 5 which are rated b b and 69db. They were about £385 incl delivery from Camskill. My tyre man will swap them onto my original wheels next week.
I have Vredestein wintrac xtreme winter tyres and have been very happy with them - they were from Pneus Online complete with 16” alloys.
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jaapv said:

Winter tyres are not just for snow - a common misconception. Thet are meant for any inclement weather below 15ºC. Don't tell me you don't get rain in winter in Western Ireland...

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Oh yes we do and then some. I was saying I'm surprised the summer tires I was looking at had better wet grip than the all-weather ones we are talking about. I would have thought the opposite.

Had Michelin Crossclimates on for a month now and very pleased. My wife had no dramas in the recent snow. Prices seem to be down a little to under £150 a corner and Costco has another £50 off for 4 offer. Clearly they are more expensive than the Toyo or the Vred all-season I looked at but, in my view, worth it.

Yorkshire said:

jaapv said:

Winter tyres are not just for snow - a common misconception. Thet are meant for any inclement weather below 15ºC. Don't tell me you don't get rain in winter in Western Ireland...

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Oh yes we do and then some. I was saying I'm surprised the summer tires I was looking at had better wet grip than the all-weather ones we are talking about. I would have thought the opposite.

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That depends entirely on the temperature; at 20 degrees maybe by a small margin, at 10 and lower it’s the other way around by a large amount.

Still making a decision on which tyres ot fit next. I came across this site on YouTube. Very well explained and British, so relates to our climatic problems.

https://www.youtube.com/user/TyreReviews

Thanks for that link - I'd seen their site but not the videos on youtube. I think this video is the most useful for this thread as he goes into the differences between the various tyes of tyre before recommending one from each. TL;DR - the best all-season tyres are the Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons for heavy winters and the Michelin CrossClimates for milder winters (see here)

As an aside, Honest John's website used to recommend the Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons as an all-weather tyre, but he now recommends the Michelin CrossClimates, which is one of the reasons we've been using the latter almost since they came out...

Just had Quatrac 5 fitted and am very happy with them. Much quieter than toyos. Used http://www.oponeo.co.uk and had good experience however noticed that http://www.camskill.co.uk has them for under £100 per corner and 1 day delivery!

Had to buy two new tyres when switching back to summer after finding a sidewall bulge not mentioned by Kwikfit when they did the summer to winter before Xmas and put the tyres covers on themselves. Able to get ex-demo Toyo R37 Proxes for £65 from Tyre Leader - about half price. Too good to resist, as I already have Proxes on the other axle.

Ending up getting Vredestein SPORTRAC 5s. Got a great price. After chatting with tyre guys I think it was a decent choice in the end.

Hi

This is a really useful discussion, My 2016 Phev has had the original Toyo 335/55/R18 tyres but after 30K miles, they are ready to be replaced. I would have replaced old for new but having read the various posts, I am not so sure.

If I upgrade, what are the alternatives?

I have had look on blackcircles and these seem quite good but I am open to suggestions.

https://www.blackcircles.com/catalogue/avon/zx7/225/55/R18/V/98/f?tyre=34752009

https://www.blackcircles.com/catalogue/bridgestone/turanza-t001/225/55/R18/V/98/f?tyre=33261914

Sasheo said:

Just had Quatrac 5 fitted and am very happy with them. Much quieter than toyos. Used http://www.oponeo.co.uk and had good experience however noticed that http://www.camskill.co.uk has them for under £100 per corner and 1 day delivery!

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Quieter, more comfortable, better road-holding. Excellent in snow at -15ºC three weeks ago and the last few days just as good in the sun at +30ºC.

jaapv said:

Sasheo said:

Just had Quatrac 5 fitted and am very happy with them. Much quieter than toyos. Used http://www.oponeo.co.uk and had good experience however noticed that http://www.camskill.co.uk has them for under £100 per corner and 1 day delivery!

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Quieter, more comfortable, better road-holding. Excellent in snow at -15ºC three weeks ago and the last few days just as good in the sun at +30ºC.

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Thanks for you reply.

Ok, out of interest did you get a local garage to fit and load balance - good deal you found there tho? I will compare with say Uniroyal Rainsport 3 SUV 98Vs which can be fitted for £96 locally .

My dealer is a Profile Tyre Center as well. I confess that I did not really look too closely at the price, just at the specs and reviews and the advice given. They were considerably better value than the Michelin Cross-Climates, that I recall.

https://www.blackcircles.com/catalogue/vredestein/quatrac-5/225/55/R18/V/98/f?tyre=36908810

A bit pricey for me ( and my company) . They look good tho

https://www.blackcircles.com/catalogue/vredestein/quatrac-5/225/55/R18/V/98/f?tyre=36908810

A bit pricey for me ( and my company) . They look good tho