Winter Tyres

[betternotbigger]

It's all very well agreeing that winter tyres are the way to go, but have you tried to buy any? I can't find any N-rated or otherwise for 19" wheels and my OPC says 18s won't fit on my 2009 C2S so there's no point buying smaller wheels (I'm not sure I can rely on the accuracy of that opinion since it comes from a technician who didn't strike me as the sharpest tool...). Anyone else actually bought any?

 

[spyderman]

ORIGINAL: betternotbigger
...my OPC says 18s won't fit on my 2009 C2S so there's no point buying smaller wheels (I'm not sure I can rely on the accuracy of that opinion since it comes from a technician who didn't strike me as the sharpest tool...).

Well, the configurator does not allow you to order a Gen.2 C2S with 18" wheels, so I guess he could be right. The "standard" wheels on the C2 are 18s though.

Sounds like if you really want winter 19s, you'd have to order them in Germany, Scandinavia, etc. Could be a tad expensive!

 

[Nick_USA]

The C2S 19" Winter tires (Note you cannot fit chains on the 19" rim):

 

[tscaptain]

These here......
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/235-35-19-295-30-19-CONTINENTAL-WINTER-TYRES-N0-RATED_W0QQitemZ290383136012QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Cars_Tyres_RL?hash=item439c2f050c

This company ( I have used them before and they are pretty good) have the Nokian N0 winter tyres in both sizes
http://www.tyres-pneus-online.co.uk/

Use the "filter" to select "winter"
Would be about £700 for the set before fitting

 

[betternotbigger]

Thank TSCaptain. I'll give them a try.

 

[Black80XSA]

Ask your OPC for the official winter tyre recommendations for your model - you might find the info on the Porsche website somewhere, even possibly in a few of the pdf extracts there from Christophorus magazine.

Most tyre manufacturers won't start making winter tyres until September - www.mytyres.co.uk normally have the most extensive selection i know of; whilst it will be limited for Porsche due to N ratings etc, they are likely to have better availability.

 

[Black80XSA]

Check with your OPC for the recommended fitments but www.mytyres.co.uk have the biggest range of winter tyres listed. You may have to buy 18" rims tho!

 

[Wills]

Well according to the tequipment catalogue they do winter tyres in my standard 19" sizes so no need for 18" rims but I've tried mytyres and come up with zip...

 

[Monty2]

Please read my post on mytyres misery as now on week 4 and still awaiting a refund on tyres I cancelled due to protracted delivery. Also worth searching "mytyres/Delticom problems". I will update my view on mytyres when issue resolved.
In the mean time I have purchased a set of Vredestein windtrac 4 extremes (for my Range Rover Sport) due to favourable reviews around the net. I used a company up at Hull "tyremen" they were knowledgable about the tyres and I had them at my house the next day after ordering delivered for £10. Give them a call and ask them about N rated as I'm sure they could help.

cheers

Paul

 

[Wills]

Cheers Paul, I'll give them a call.

neil

 

[williaa68]

I believe the only 19inch N rated tyres available are pirelli sottozeros. They are 295 rather than 305's at the back. I had a quote from my OPC who would have been happy to supply a set of new rims and tyres for about £2,800 (although I wonder if there is any scope for a group buy...?) and from Event mobile tyres (whom I have used before and would recommend) for £950 for just the tyres, which i thought was pretty good. They dont come up as available on the Event website but if you call them they will order them for you now for fitting in, say, November.

I believe that, until this year, generally people had run 18inch rims with winter tyres due to the non-availability of 19inch n rated tyres but would be interested in confirmation of that if anyone knows for sure.

All the best

Andrew

 

[Black80XSA]

I'd check with your local OPC but this seems to be the approved options for997 gen1&2 cars

235/35 R 19 (87V) M+S
295/30 R 19 (100V) XL M+S Continental Winter Contact TS 810 N0 For frequent driving on motorway

With pirelli winter 240 snowsport in the same sizes/load ratings the other choice for all sorts of driving

Bear in mind most tyre companies will only just be starting to make winter Tyres and prilrity will be given to countries where they are compulsory. Most uk tyre sellers can't be bothered with winter Tyres due to lack of demand and poor supply.

 

[minny]

Have a look at this link http://www.porsche.com/usa/accessoriesandservices/porscheservice/documentsanddownloads/ on the Porsche USA webiste and you can get all the approved summer and winter tyres for your car. I'm using Vredestein Wintrac Xtremes on my 996 TT. Not technically N rated but you will see from the list above Porsche themselves also list some non N rated winter tyres. Was going to order it from www.mytyres.co.uk or www.camskill.co.uk but in the end got it from Design 911 with replica rims in 1 package.

 

[betternotbigger]

Just had a set of four N-rated Winter Sottozeros delivered this morning in the sizes listed above (997.2 C2S 19"). Mindful of the problems noted with Mytyres, the supplier, I ordered through an intermediary (local mobile tyre fitter) so they could sort out any problems rather than me. Indeed, Mytyres initially delivered the wrong tyres and I was glad to have someone else to sort out the mess - apparently Mytyres are very amateur.

 

[williaa68]

I have just put a set of Sottozero II's on my C4S. Great service by Chris at Exel wheels who supplied me with a used (but v good condition) set of Carrera S rims and the tyres at a very competitive price and came out and swapped them over etc. Nice to work with someone who takes such care - eg he unscrewed all the bolts by hand rather than using a gun to avoid any risk of scratching the wheels. Now all I need is for it to get properly cold again!

 

[Black80XSA]

Ordered some winter Nokian tyres for my Golf via mytyres a few weeks ago - absolutley fantastic service. Excellent tracking service, hassle free and follow up customer service..

Experience was so good just bought a further 2 summer tyres for the Golf from them - again absolutely no issue. Bar waiting 3 days for them to arrive at my chosen fitting centre i have nothing but recommendation for them.

 

[tscaptain]

I have two sets for my estate car - one with summer tyres and one with winter. However, according to this

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/Summer-VS-Winter-tyres-Warm-weather-performance.htm

there is only a small benefit of putting summer tyres on when (and if!) it warms up. On the other hand the 10% difference between the two could be significant....[&:]

 

[Lancerlot]

Winter tyres compounds are softer as they obviously need to work better in cooler conditions. Accordingly, the wear rate will be higher as ambient temperature rises.

Regards,

Clive.

 

[clarkes]

We have a friendly local tyre dealer who collects whichever set from the shed at home, collects each car in turn from my wife's business and swaps the tyres for £40 per car per change. It means the winter tyres last longer and we have a quieter drive until the cold weather comes.

 

[evansash]

Iam advised that onece the temperature is above 11 degree they will wear quicker and perform better than summer tyres below 7 degree. Depends how many miles you do in the mondeo i surpose as to whether tyre wear siginficant as presume you do not drive it particuarly hard!! I just changed Impreza wheels back to summer last weekend and doing X5 this. Easy with impreza as long term car with 2 sets of wheels though. Porsche bak in use now salt (hopefully) gone.