Member Since: 23 Dec 2008
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 366
Those MTR's looks a very extreme pattern for what I would need. Doubt I'll be doing too much offroading, but want the grip on snow and ice when it comes.
Any other recommendation? Keep em coming and thanks in advance.If in doot, flat oot!!
6th Sep 2009 8:44 pm
Roel
Member Since: 16 Aug 2008
Location: home
Posts: 1215
I know it's not a real winter tyre but my Wrangler HP's got me were I wanted to go without any problems.
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Roel
1997 Camel Trophy Disco ex-P101JWK (traded it for a Britains 42101)
1984 90 TD5
2005 G4 Disco 3 BN55WPT
Also member of club MTR
and Club Faultmate
Interested in my 4x4 history see my website: www.mudmachine.webklik.nl
Sorry it's in Dutch and with google translator it gets funny.
6th Sep 2009 9:31 pm
Zermatt Vulgaris
Member Since: 12 Jan 2009
Location: aberdeenshire
Posts: 511
I've been "there" on scorpion zeros 8)Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2011MY Zermatt Silver Range Rover Sport HSE 3.0 TDV6
6th Sep 2009 9:33 pm
discoboy
Member Since: 30 Jan 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 155
Zermatt Vulgaris wrote:
I've been "there" on scorpion zeros 8)
Same here, they might have been spinning but I didn't notice and I was moving forward very nicely thanx. However my zero's are coming to and end soon, has anyone tried hankooks or toyos ?
6th Sep 2009 10:02 pm
Zermatt Vulgaris
Member Since: 12 Jan 2009
Location: aberdeenshire
Posts: 511
Landy lad : Having rang the aberdeen tyre dealers for a quote this morning you might want to go for the Wintracs you saw on-line the usual suspects here are 50 % more than that fitted...two weeks lead time at the moment..Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2011MY Zermatt Silver Range Rover Sport HSE 3.0 TDV6
7th Sep 2009 8:24 am
stapldm
Member Since: 11 Sep 2006
Location: Swine Town
Posts: 2330
I only have one axle worth of Pirelli ATRs at present, but can confirm that they are way way better in the snow than the Pirelli Zeros I had previously.Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Transgenic tomato anyone?
7th Sep 2009 9:33 am
Bogblaster
Member Since: 17 Nov 2005
Location: Glawstershire
Posts: 539
Have ran Vredestein Wintrac 4 Extremes as my winter tyres for 3 years and can't rate them highly enough. Got me everywhere in the snows we had in February 09 in the UK (Cotswolds), and have got me everywhere in the Czech Republic during the winter months in PROPER snow!
BBD4 HSE Luxury SDV6,
Cameras, tow assist
Defender 90 Adventure
A4 Avant 3.0l TDI
CLUB MTR
CLUB BLACK ALLOY
CLUB FFRR RIMS
CLUB VREDESTEIN WINTRAC 4 EXTREME
7th Sep 2009 10:33 am
Lady Muck
Member Since: 19 Feb 2009
Location: La La Land
Posts: 389
Has anyone any experience of Nokian winter tyres. Don't know how much they cost or how easy they are to get hold of, but they look pretty impressive...........
Member Since: 12 Jan 2009
Location: aberdeenshire
Posts: 511
When at the Land Rover Dealer yesterday noticed they had a D4 XS with Pirelli snow and Ice tyres on it ... so it must be possible to specify the car to come new with mud and snow tyres on it..Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2011MY Zermatt Silver Range Rover Sport HSE 3.0 TDV6
8th Sep 2009 1:15 pm
AJS4X4
Member Since: 30 Mar 2008
Location: Surrey
Posts: 3224
Vredestein Wintrac 4 Xtreme are a very good tyre and would be my choice for 19", but on 18" would stick with AT2.
Andy.
9th Sep 2009 7:49 am
oysbjerk
Member Since: 29 Dec 2008
Location: Norway
Posts: 29
Vredestein Arctrac SUV
I got Vredestein Arctrac SUV (265/65/17) last winter and they where really good on both icy roads as well as on snow. Good grip and they "release" the snow very easily.
Very satisfied indeed.
12th Sep 2009 5:37 am
GrenobleLandy
Member Since: 04 Mar 2009
Location: Grenoble
Posts: 116
Nokian Tyres
Lady M
I live in the French alps and have used 'Hakkapeliitta R SUV' for the last 2 winters - no scary moments and great traction in all sorts of snow depths. Its the only 4x4 snow tyre I have used so its difficult to compare but i would buy them again. A neighbour/pal of mine put Pirelli snow/ice on his D3 last winter and was equally happy.TDV6 HSE AUTO
Defender 90 CSW
22nd Sep 2009 5:15 am
Roel
Member Since: 16 Aug 2008
Location: home
Posts: 1215
Are there winter tyres available with the snowflake sign on it that you need is Austria and you can use all year?
I have a set off Wrangler HP's and a set off MTR's but they don't have the snowflake either. I would like to change the HP's for a set off proper wintertyres but would like to use them also in warmer weather.
I don't want a third set off tyres for the D3 as I have also a 90 TD5 with 2 sets off tyres.Roel
1997 Camel Trophy Disco ex-P101JWK (traded it for a Britains 42101)
1984 90 TD5
2005 G4 Disco 3 BN55WPT
Also member of club MTR
and Club Faultmate
Interested in my 4x4 history see my website: www.mudmachine.webklik.nl
Sorry it's in Dutch and with google translator it gets funny.
22nd Sep 2009 7:26 am
D3Norway
Member Since: 15 Sep 2009
Location: T
Posts: 96
I think that the general opinion here in Norway is that AT2's and MTR's are straight forward dangerous to drive thru our winter. They might give good traction in deep snow, but on regular icey roads they are useless. Traction is one thing, but more important is that we also want to be able to stop our 2700kg cars, and not skid out in the first corner.
If I where to choose it would be the AT2's I would go for, in that case with studs, but I suppose that is Illegal in the UK aswell as central Europe.
Last winter I put on about 15.000km on my D3 with the OEM Pirelli Ice&Snow, I think these have a to hard rubber compound for otimal grip on ice and roads thru mountain passes, but I think they would work good in central europe and UK, thats what they are build for.
The Nokian Hakkapelitta SUV studless tires are really good, and these are propper winter tires, with a soft rubber compound to provide good grip on ice.
For this season Im going to put on some Nokian Hakka 5 Suv studded tires in 255/55-19"
I do know that of course that UK and Europe don't see the kind of winterconditions in the long run that we have here in Norway, but If some of you need tires to feel safe on slippery winter mornings, you are better off leaving the MTR's and AT2's in the store and go for some Nokians/Vredesteins or something proper studdless.
22nd Sep 2009 7:57 am
TheOneAndOnlyNikolaus
Member Since: 13 Jul 2008
Location: Vienna
Posts: 140
Goodyear Ultra Grip
Bought my D3 used with a set of winter and summer tires. Winter is Goodyear Ultra Grip - performed very well on the car last Winter (we had lots of snow in Austria)...
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