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Present tyres have 40k on them and I have a set of new alloys and tyres ready to go on but I,m thinking of swopping over in the spring and putting winter tyres on my old alloys. Live in the Lakes and have several trips planned to Scotland so thinking of some proper winter tyres Max spend around £450 what tyres would you recommend its a lardy campervan conversion. Size 215/65 R16c
Rich
I was really impressed with the Goodrich Activans on my old van. Decent grip in the wet and snow, quiet, good fuel economy and lasted ages, can't fault them really.
A house move means I no longer have room to store a spare set and a new van which takes a different size means I am now trying some Maxxis Vansmart all season tyres. Been OK so far, about to get a proper test over the winter.
Not got winter tyres but the local/independent tyre place recommended Falken tyres for my T6, Ended up with Azenis & not been disappointed.
The Falken Eurowinter also get some pretty good reviews & are just under £100 per tyre
Make sure you get tyres with the right load rating, whatever that is for your lardybus.
My neighbour fitted Michelin Agilis Alpin tyres to his California after asking around on the T5 forums and has been very impressed with them (he leaves them on all year).
As you have 2 sets of wheels , make sure you buy proper full winter tyres, not all-seasons.
Ditto the load rating as its 'van'.
As for which - You wont go wrong with a premium brand, Michelin being the obvious choice. They are expensive but they do last longer.
Also, if you sold the van this year or next, you would very very easily sell a set of T5 wheels with Michelin Winters on the following Autumn.
Vredestein winters were bloody good on my V90. Excellent in the snow and wet and perfectly acceptable in the dry. Better fuel economy than the Pilot Sports that were originally fitted to the car, and I ran them all year round.
In classic recommend what you have - Pirelli sottozero's here - handled everything over last two winters including lots of mway to alps and back. Handle well on dry roads and rock solid grip in cold wet and snow. Seem to feel too soft/wallowy as soon as temps rise in spring so not one to run all year I'd suggest.
We just had the winters changed on our kodiaq. Probably done about 30k and the garage said they won’t do another winter.
The put on “general snow grabber plus” and they have coped extremely well with the snow and ice this weekend. £120 a corner in 215/65x17. They are “suv spec” and it’s a fwd but come in many sizes and I’m sure would also work on a t5.
Ensure you get the correct spec, and then it's just about the price.
I've Pirelli Sottozero's on my car, but you won't be getting 4 of them for £450, possible not even 2...
I've used Avon WV7 SNOW on an A6 and BMW 3 series touring and I've used Kumho WinterCraft WS71 on a doblo and zoe. I'm fitting a set of the Kuhmos to the eTron on Friday.
All have been swapped between summer and winters. The Kumhos are a decent mid range option.
Norwegian tyre places will recommend Cont VikingCOntact or Goodyear Ultragrip Ice. and having used both so would I
With a 16" wheel I'd possibly look at a Nokian wr SUV. The load rating is going to be key - mytyres had them with a 102 which is 850kg /wheel or 3400kg all in. You don't need "van" or c-rated tyres. They have extra thick sidewalls for bouncing over kerbs and mahoosive tread blocks for longevity. I suspect your budget might get blown - especially as we've now had the first proper cold snap and everyone is going "must get winter tyres!"
on my caravelle I'm running goodyear ultragrip performancein a 235/55r17 in 104 load rating. They're actually quieter than the Contis that it comes with as standard. Time to buy is really the spring when deals were plentiful.
We had Falken Eurowinters on the old Vivaro and they worked well. The Hankook on our T6 are less impressive. If you can get them in budget, Michelin are great.
On my Renault Trafic camper van I use Pirelli Carrier All Season (careful there are Normal and Winter versions of the Carrier tyre). These are M+S rated and also available in 3PMSF rating too (incase you want to head to the Alps in winter).
I chose these specific tyres as they have better performance in dry and warm and in wet conditions than most all season / winter tyres. They do give up some snow performance to the best snow tyres but they are still capable of getting you around in the snow as they have M+S and 3PMSF rating.
I feel this compromise is best for the south of UK where we get a small amount of snow but mostly cold and wet over winter and I use this tire all year round so even in the summer the tyre performs pretty good with minimal noise and good grip.
Michelin Agelis commercials on my caravelle winter wheels (16”) they are quiet, grippy and appear to be immune to tread wear. They also have a pleasing chunky sidewall if that’s your thing. If they made them in 18” diameter I’d use them all year round.
Cheers for all the replies! stock does seem to be an issue and All Season seem to be the only solution in the size i need .
Been recommend these by my local specialist tyre guy.
We’ve had a lot of commercial vans through our place, the likes of British Gas, various telecommunications companies, and a small fleet of Mitsubishi Shogun commercial trucks for Highway Maintenance business, and it’s surprising how many have Michelin CrossClimates fitted. Most of the Shoguns had serious deep cleated off-road type tyres, but a few had CrossClimates on.
I've some VW T5 winter tyres on 16" steel rims for sale in Chipping Campden if anyone is interested.
£150 for set of 4, 8mm tread