OMG cheap Winter tyres

[hollinworth2006]

Just got a great deal on a set of winter tyres for the mrs's fabia tdi.

165/70/14 Pneumant wintec PN150 £85 for a set of 4. Got them off ebay,

just arrived today.

Buy now while the sun is out.

Andy

[anewman]

Is that including delivery? Just looking on ebay now and can't see any anywhere near as good a price

[JulieD]

I take it they're part worns? How much tread is on them? If the seller is any good could you post a link up?

[Jim H]

I take it they're part worns? How much tread is on them? If the seller is any good could you post a link up?

Remember that tyre manufactures of winter tyres say 4 mm is considered the minimum for winter tyres. The tyres are not as effective at any lower tread depth. 5 mm would be fine part worn summer tyre, (1.6 min), but not winter tyre.

[JulieD]

Remember that tyre manufactures of winter tyres say 4 mm is considered the minimum for winter tyres. The tyres are not as effective at any lower tread depth. 5 mm would be fine part worn summer tyre, (1.6 min), but not winter tyre.

Agreed, although I always thought most summer tyre manufacturers recommend changing tyres at 3mm rather than the 1.6mm legal minimum. That's why some part worns appear to be bargains with say 5mm tread whereas in reality they would only be good enough for one season.

[wilsy7]

What's wrong with changig at 1.6m? They are just after more money IMO

[Wardy]

Put simply, a winter tyre requires more tread to operate effectively, due to the manufacture of the tyre compound. Because there's more silica in the compound, to allow movement of the rubber in cold conditions, it involves far more movement of the tread blocks than a 'summer' tyre. Therefore, if you have much less than 4mm, they won't work as well.

It's also more likely that the tread will fill up with ice/snow etc when in use, so the more tread that's present, the more effectively the tyre can gain traction.

[hollinworth2006]

I take it they're part worns? How much tread is on them? If the seller is any good could you post a link up?

No they are brand new.

Dont know if he was having a clearout or just a good deal.

Here is the link.

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CB0QFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.co.uk%2FPNEUMANT-PAIR-PN-150-WINTEC-165-70-14-T81-%2F120740425010&ei=QEQXTt2yL9SyhAfE4JHNBQ&usg=AFQjCNFvktNA8e1iFaYNwDAk4DeXXjlPCg

Andy

[JulieD]

No they are brand new.

Dont know if he was having a clearout or just a good deal.

Here is the link.

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CB0QFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.co.uk%2FPNEUMANT-PAIR-PN-150-WINTEC-165-70-14-T81-%2F120740425010&ei=QEQXTt2yL9SyhAfE4JHNBQ&usg=AFQjCNFvktNA8e1iFaYNwDAk4DeXXjlPCg

Andy

You've done very well then - that's a fantastic deal!

[hollinworth2006]

Yeah i know.

Just thought i would share the wonders of ebay with you all.

Andy