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Something I've been considering for years this...
We had a sprinkling of snow earlier this week in North Yorks and I (stupidly) found myself on a very quiet and hilly b-road to avoid traffic with the factory spec Michelin PS2's on (4-5mm). It was early morning with lots of slush and underlying ice on the road as I crept down a hill. I wasn't breaking hard and was driving v slowly... Needless to say I found myself in a sledge whilst ABS tried to regain traction.
Given I've got 4-5mm left I took the decision to re-boot over winter and save the PS2s for some track action in the spring.
Have just had some Falken EuroWinters HS439s fitted (235/40 R18 95V) and, despite not being scrubbed in yet, have immediately noticed a dramatic improvement this evening in the pi&&ing cold rain. Water displacement is far superior with no aquaplaning and am now looking forward to see how they perform in both dry and slush/snow. The Falkens get a good review here and a number of other sites and whilst not being reviewed as highly as some other more expensives still seem to come out pretty well.
http://m.falkentire.com/Tires/Passenger-Car/Eurowinter-HS439-5
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Falken/Eurowinter-HS439.htm
I really struggled to find 235 winters (225s seem more common) and managed to get them from a Swiss online co. called Pneus Online at just over £600 delivered. http://www.tyres-pneus-online.co.uk...ds.google.co.uk_pneus_online&xtor=SEC-24-GOO-[Pneus_Online]--S-[Pneus-Online]&xts=223987&gclid=CMau_YSd86wCFQUhtAod6S3JNg
I'll update this with further thoughts when it's snows again.
PS. RS Monitor Snow mode does dampen the throttle input sufficiently and seems to help a little in slippery situations.
We had a sprinkling of snow earlier this week in North Yorks and I (stupidly) found myself on a very quiet and hilly b-road to avoid traffic with the factory spec Michelin PS2's on (4-5mm). It was early morning with lots of slush and underlying ice on the road as I crept down a hill. I wasn't breaking hard and was driving v slowly... Needless to say I found myself in a sledge whilst ABS tried to regain traction.
Given I've got 4-5mm left I took the decision to re-boot over winter and save the PS2s for some track action in the spring.
Have just had some Falken EuroWinters HS439s fitted (235/40 R18 95V) and, despite not being scrubbed in yet, have immediately noticed a dramatic improvement this evening in the pi&&ing cold rain. Water displacement is far superior with no aquaplaning and am now looking forward to see how they perform in both dry and slush/snow. The Falkens get a good review here and a number of other sites and whilst not being reviewed as highly as some other more expensives still seem to come out pretty well.
http://m.falkentire.com/Tires/Passenger-Car/Eurowinter-HS439-5
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Falken/Eurowinter-HS439.htm
I really struggled to find 235 winters (225s seem more common) and managed to get them from a Swiss online co. called Pneus Online at just over £600 delivered. http://www.tyres-pneus-online.co.uk...ds.google.co.uk_pneus_online&xtor=SEC-24-GOO-[Pneus_Online]--S-[Pneus-Online]&xts=223987&gclid=CMau_YSd86wCFQUhtAod6S3JNg
I'll update this with further thoughts when it's snows again.
PS. RS Monitor Snow mode does dampen the throttle input sufficiently and seems to help a little in slippery situations.