Low mileage but long life tyre recommendations

Performance does drop as the temp gets warmer, but I'm guessing you don't drive it like a sports car

kermit_rr said:

Performance does drop as the temp gets warmer, but I'm guessing you don't drive it like a sports car

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No, don't drive it fast but I am always conscious that I am at a disadvantage with the defender if someone pulls out or steps out in front of me. I want to have confidence in my brakes and tyres.

I was offered Toyo tyres at £115 each but those looked more road biased than I wanted. The grabber at3s were £134+vat from a local independent, so £161 each fitted.

Dr Strangeglove said:

No, don't drive it fast but I am always conscious that I am at a disadvantage with the defender if someone pulls out or steps out in front of me. I want to have confidence in my brakes and tyres.

I was offered Toyo tyres at £115 each but those looked more road biased than I wanted. The grabber at3s were £134+vat from a local independent, so £161 each fitted.

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I've had the at3's on my p38 over this summer, never noticed any issues, even in the hot weather we had

kermit_rr said:

I've had the at3's on my p38 over this summer, never noticed any issues, even in the hot weather we had

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That's why I chose these rather than a winter tyre. It's good to know they are working for you.

Dr Strangeglove said:

That's why I chose these rather than a winter tyre. It's good to know they are working for you.

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They are winter tyres

kermit_rr said:

They are winter tyres

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I thought they were 4 season?

Dr Strangeglove said:

I thought they were 4 season?

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They have the M+S logo and the alpine 'snowflake inside a mountain' logo

• When the seasonal temperature falls below 7 °C, it's time to switch to winter tyres.
• Winter tyres perform well in all cold weather conditions, ranging from snow and ice to wet and cold dry roads.
• When seasonal temperatures climb above 7 °C, fit your wheels with summer tyres.
• Summer tyres deliver high grip levels on wet and dry roads, high stability in curves, and optimal mileage performance at warm temperatures.
• All-season tyres offer decent handling in a variety of driving conditions throughout the year, but with some compromises in straddling both summer and winter capabilities.

I think the snow flake, MS & mountain symbol are more based on tread pattern - that is they clear snow. Winter only tyres have a suitable tread pattern but also a softer compound designed to work better when the temp is below 7 Deg c, but suitable up to 20 Deg c - after 20c they loose performance (breaking distances reduce etc).

Please note - I am not a tyre expert and this is what I have read when looking at the winter tyre option. I decided against the winter tyre due to reduced breaking above 20c. With some of the extremes in temperature we seem to be having I chose the compromise 4 season as I could not afford a winter and summer set.

Understand what you're saying, both winter and all season tyres can have both symbols, but all seasons have solid, shallower tread blocks, where winter tyres have deeper blocks with sipes, like the at3 does. The sipes hold onto snow to provide additional grip on untreated roads, where all season tyres fling any snow from the tread