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| nicam Member Since: 14 Dec 2007 Location: deepest Lancashire Posts: 156  
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At the end of last winter I decided that my Vredstein Wintracs were too worn to be at their best for another winter so decided to run them through the summer to make use of the tread that was left (as they do in the Alps etc) and then replace them for this winter - which I now have done with the Happeliitas. I can honestly say that I would not have known that they were the "wrong" tyres over the summer - and they lasted so well that it was January before I felt the need to change them. The only time I got a little nervous was in VERY wet conditions because they were a 265 and with low tread depth I always thought that aquaplaning was a possibility - but it never actually happened.
I think that on a Land Rover you are never going to be pushing the tyres too hard, such as may happen in a more performance orientated vehicle, so the tyre wear, even in the "heat" of a british summer was not excessive. If we were talking about an M3 or similar I can imagine it could eat winter tyres in hot conditions very quickly - in fact it could eat summer tyres very quickly if driven inappropriately!!! edited to add; the only reason I changed the make of tyre this time is that the vredsteins were not available in a 235 and I wanted to go back to standard size. I would have stuck with Vredsteins if they had been available. Don`t drive faster than your angel can fly! Last edited by nicam on 23rd Jan 2018 1:03pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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23rd Jan 2018 12:49pm |
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