Is anyone thinking like me that they should have just kept their summer tyres on this season ? It does look like the last couple of winters were a freak event. I'm now thinking, get my nice 17 inch alloys back on and enjoy the quieter ride, how bad can it get ( famous last words ). I haven't seen my temp gauge drop below 5° recently, plus surely the friction of the tyres in motion raises the tyre temp a couple of degrees anyway.

. I haven't seen my temp gauge drop below 5° recently,

 

Wrong observation. How often have you seen the gauge above 7c for any appreciable time?

So you don't think that it could possibly be this winter that has the "freak" weather.

This winter is average. Admittedly I don't live in the south west which has been terrible with the floods. I'm seeing between 5 and 10 degrees mostly. Plus it would be nice to get back above 38mpg again.

2 degrees here and -1 tonight. We got 8 foot drifts in MARCH last year

This winter has been rather warm but I'm still normally driving to work with temperature s below 7°C.

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I'm leaving my winters on.

After Friday and all that water on the roads I know they are better.

Besides, I know that if I take them off it will get below freezing and snow

Well I'm a few miles north of Andy at Ravenshead but it's certainly cold enough for winters in my view. In fact it's rather cold out there tonight.

Unusually my car is outside at the moment as the drive is being paved so I might have to dig out some deicer.

I also remember we had a very cold snap late on last year.

Weather for where I live for the next 5 days... I'm keeping them on!

The forecast here is that it will only reach (not exceed) 7c on two of the next 5 days. Maybe the O/P is thinking of snow tyres?

I like the fact that my Vector 4seasons clear standing water much better than regular tyres, and the grip on cold tarmac is noticeably better. They stay.

SWMBO has just left for work and it's -1.5°C at the moment with a fairly frost.

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If you drive normal (i.e you don't own a vRs) then just leave them on.  I do.

 

Otherwise when you next change rubber, why not consider some all seasons tyres?

If you drive normal (i.e you don't own a vRs) then just leave them on.  I do.

 

Otherwise when you next change rubber, why not consider some all seasons tyres?

Just don't drive too close to anyone with appropriate tyres!!!

1.5 degrees when i drove to work this morning -

every car frosted like Christmas too :-)

Its reall up to u -

(1) Look cool and good in Summers 17"

(2) Be safer and less tyre wear on Winters

But if were u are is much warmer - maybe Summers is better then :-)

Not sure where the OP is getting the temp readings from, but it's been around +2 and +5 quite often down here in the South East.

Generally it's colder at this time of year, we seem to be having a mild but wet winter.

 

I am running winter tyres.

Don't really need them.

But I do like their ability to clear standing water better.

I've just drove through ice and slush this morning 0 degrees here.

Had no trouble getting through it with winters on.

I'm keeping mine on at least until the clocks go forward, like I usually do.  The only time it's been above 7 degrees here since I put them on (other than standing in direct sunlight) was the very first week after I had put them on - and that's just nature trying to play tricks on you!  Like BossFox and others above I notice and appreciate they way they deal with standing water compared to the original Dunlops.  (We might not have had much ice and snow so far this winter but I think I've heard rumours that it's been raining quite a lot…)

 

It's not as if winter tyres stop working above 7 degrees.  If the only reason to swap back is aesthetic, that wouldn't be enough to persuade me to get the trolley jack out earlier than I had planned to - and then maybe need to get it out again (and again) if we do get caught out by a late cold spell.  I accept that others may feel differently but for me the car's primary function is to get me places safely and at the times I need.  Winter tyres reduce the risk of it not being able to fulfil that function at this time of year, with no downsides that I can see beyond the initial cost of an extra set of wheels.

Edited 10 February, 201412 yr by ejstubbs

Depending where you live, floats would make more sense than winter tyres 

My diary reminds me we had 4" of snow on the 24th March last year so there's still plenty of time for winter to arrive.

I think I may have spoken too soon. Woke up to thick frost on the windscreen this morning and it was freezing.

On a similar tack to floats, an outboard? its a bit wet here in nth Worcs

We've got an inch of snow here!!

That as well earlier now stopped, my ma's worried she has to visit Tenbury after lunch!

Thawing like mad here now, Tony, so your trip to Tenbury shouldn't be a problem.

Hope it doesn't do more tonight as I've got to go over Clee Hill tomorrow. Having lunch with a friend in Wednesbury, then going to a meeting near Rugby late afternoon.