We are picking up our Skoda Superb Elegance Estate, has anyone bought winter tyres for them? i don't know if we can put smaller wheels on the car, the 18 inch are expensive! Would appreciate some advice. thank you

We are picking up our Skoda Superb Elegance Estate, has anyone bought winter tyres for them? i don't know if we can put smaller wheels on the car, the 18 inch are expensive! Would appreciate some advice. thank you

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i've just bought 5 tyres on steel rims to beat the potential rush and massive price hikes closer to the winter months

I have the continental WinterContact TS 830 sat in my garage- even if it doesn't snow like last yr they will perform much better once the temp drops below 7 celsius.

Ran my Yeti on Nokian WR G2 205/55 R16 tyres last winter (Dec to end March), very pleased with them

TP

We are picking up our Skoda Superb Elegance Estate, has anyone bought winter tyres for them? i don't know if we can put smaller wheels on the car, the 18 inch are expensive! Would appreciate some advice. thank you

Here in Scandinavia (Northern Norway) where we occasionally slide into a mini-iceage, one is generally considered a loonatic when driving on 18" rims with winter-tires The bigger footprint will lead to the ominous "sleigh-riding" effect when you are hit by serious snowy weather, a bigger tire will be much more prone to this than a smaller one, the more width on the tire, the bigger the chances of "floating".

If I am not misstaken, rally aces as Petter Solberg and Sebasterd Loeb even go down one size on their rim-size when driving rallycross on snow-surfaces.

Go for 16" wintertires, save some money and live to tell the tale :p

Edited 3 September, 201015 yr by Doc Watchtower

Here in Scandinavia (Northern Norway) where we occasionally slide into a mini-iceage, one is generally considered a loonatic when driving on 18" rims with winter-tires The bigger footprint will lead to the ominous "sleigh-riding" effect when you are hit by serious snowy weather, a bigger tire will be much more prone to this than a smaller one, the more width on the tire, the bigger the chances of "floating".

If I am not misstaken, rally aces as Petter Solberg and Sebasterd Loeb even go down one size on their rim-size when driving rallycross on snow-surfaces.

Go for 16" wintertires, save some money and live to tell the tale :p

Thanks for the advice, i'll take a look at the 16s.

Ran my Yeti on Nokian WR G2 205/55 R16 tyres last winter (Dec to end March), very pleased with them

TP

These are exactly what i have bought for my Superb Elegance estate also.

Going down to a 16" wheel should be no problem - just make sure you get the correct load rating for the car!

These are exactly what i have bought for my Superb Elegance estate also.

Going down to a 16" wheel should be no problem - just make sure you get the correct load rating for the car!

What do you mean by load rating?

Every vehicle has a (minimum) load rating for the tyres to be used - if you use a lower rating then your insurance could be void, as well as not passing the MOT test (or the German TÃœV? equivalent).

Skoda fit 225/40/18 92Y on the Elegance estate (in the UK at least) the only model available as std with a 205/55/16 tyre is the S trim level, these are then a 94V rated tyre.

So for example, if you fitted a 91 load rating tyre (= 615kg per tyre) instead of the 94 load rating (= 670kg per tyre) then you are actually fitting tyres that are designed for a car that is up to 220kgs lighter than the Superb Estate, this could cause a tyre to either blow out or come off the rim under hard cornering.

Every vehicle has a (minimum) load rating for the tyres to be used - if you use a lower rating then your insurance could be void, as well as not passing the MOT test (or the German TÃœV? equivalent).

Skoda fit 225/40/18 92Y on the Elegance estate (in the UK at least) the only model available as std with a 205/55/16 tyre is the S trim level, these are then a 94V rated tyre.

So for example, if you fitted a 91 load rating tyre (= 615kg per tyre) instead of the 94 load rating (= 670kg per tyre) then you are actually fitting tyres that are designed for a car that is up to 220kgs lighter than the Superb Estate, this could cause a tyre to either blow out or come off the rim under hard cornering.

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What a response and thank you for the info,especially on a Saturday evening! This website is awesome.

Hi

Hope you don't mind me bumping a slightly old thread.

This is info that I'm looking for at the moment. I would like to fit winter tyres to my Elegance estate but costs for putting the tyres on my 18" alloys is fairly steep. So I wondered;

Can I fit smaller steel wheels?

If so what size?

What size tyre would then fit on that wheel?

Has anyone done this on an elegance and can they tell me what they opted for?

I do 30-40k a year, is it worth it or should I just put winters on my 18"s?

Seems that winter tyres are a bit of a mine field. Was thinking of all seasons at first but they're so hard to find and reviews are terrible on the whole.

Hope someone can help.

Cheers

Hi

Hope you don't mind me bumping a slightly old thread.

This is info that I'm looking for at the moment. I would like to fit winter tyres to my Elegance estate but costs for putting the tyres on my 18" alloys is fairly steep. So I wondered;

Can I fit smaller steel wheels?

If so what size?

What size tyre would then fit on that wheel?

Has anyone done this on an elegance and can they tell me what they opted for?

I do 30-40k a year, is it worth it or should I just put winters on my 18"s?

Seems that winter tyres are a bit of a mine field. Was thinking of all seasons at first but they're so hard to find and reviews are terrible on the whole.

Hope someone can help.

Cheers

Yes many threads have covered this, most go for the Skoda recommended size of 205/55/16" these can go on a 16" wheel that is between 6.5" and 7" wide wheel, the OE 18" rims are ET46, so stay close to that and you will be OK (mine are 7x16" ET42) this Wheel Offset Calculator will help you if you are unsure (Current wheel specs will be 7.5" wide, offset 46)

You could of course use 225/45/17" as well on a 7.5" x 17" wheel, these tend to be harder to find (especially 17" steel wheels) and the tyres will be dearer as well.

HTH

Here in Scandinavia (Northern Norway) where we occasionally slide into a mini-iceage, one is generally considered a loonatic when driving on 18" rims with winter-tires The bigger footprint will lead to the ominous "sleigh-riding" effect when you are hit by serious snowy weather, a bigger tire will be much more prone to this than a smaller one, the more width on the tire, the bigger the chances of "floating".

If I am not misstaken, rally aces as Petter Solberg and Sebasterd Loeb even go down one size on their rim-size when driving rallycross on snow-surfaces.

Go for 16" wintertires, save some money and live to tell the tale :p

In Finland (and maybe in Norway, too) those winter tyres are different, Nokian WR G2 is a "tyre for mid-european winter", not a REAL winter tyre.

In Finland (and maybe in Norway, too) those winter tyres are different, Nokian WR G2 is a "tyre for mid-european winter", not a REAL winter tyre.

They tend to use studded tyres - which are not legal in the UK.

They tend to use studded tyres - which are not legal in the UK.

That`s also correct, over 80 % of winter tyres here are studded. But : also studless tyres are different (read : better ) here, different models than those like Nokian WR.

Yes many threads have covered this, most go for the Skoda recommended size of 205/55/16" these can go on a 16" wheel that is between 6.5" and 7" wide wheel, the OE 18" rims are ET46, so stay close to that and you will be OK (mine are 7x16" ET42) this Wheel Offset Calculator will help you if you are unsure (Current wheel specs will be 7.5" wide, offset 46)

You could of course use 225/45/17" as well on a 7.5" x 17" wheel, these tend to be harder to find (especially 17" steel wheels) and the tyres will be dearer as well.

HTH

Thanks, this has made it much clearer. Off to do my research now....

Thanks for your help.

Certainly in Scandinavia they know how to handle winter snow.

See how easily Zimba steers his Saab in harsh conditions.

Edited 20 November, 201114 yr by Mog-Puss

Hah, can't believe I forgot to buy spares! Just order 8 wheels and winter tyres for our Octavia and Superb, didn't think about the spare. Best sort that now (and order a spare for each)!

Hah, can't believe I forgot to buy spares! Just order 8 wheels and winter tyres for our Octavia and Superb, didn't think about the spare. Best sort that now (and order a spare for each)!

I sort of think that your existing spare will take you to your garage. I'm Swedish and put my winter tyres on religiously in November, but it has never occured to me to replace the spare as well..

unlike a scotsman to be that free with his money or do you just live there.

unlike a scotsman to be that free with his money or do you just live there.

It's alright, I'm using the gas fund (central heating has been off since January) - if that fails, I'll have to use my lunch fund.