Hi

 

My car Octiva 2013,  currently has Michelin HP Primacy Tyres 225/45 R17 91W fitted on it, I need to replace the front ones, I've phoned a few garages and they are suggesting I go for the newer Michelin Primacy 3 tyres instead, these are apparently the newer version with better specs than the HP Primacy.

 

I looked at this site:

 

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyres_For/Skoda/Octavia.htm

 

But not really sure which is really best for the Octavia,  I'm ideally looking for a tyre that is quiet and is not a magnet for nails, I used to have a Honda with Goodyear Eagles fitted and it was impossible to wear the tyres down as these things you used to attract nails like nobodies business!, I've found the HP primacy don't appear to have this problem so far , but I feel that the Primacy HP on the motorway are quite noisy, I  might be wrong here it could just be the Octavia.

 

So just wondered what people prefer to use?

Edited 4 November, 20169 yr by mrdomskoda

Any good

 

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/415959-4-x-2254517-pirelli-cinturato-p7-tyres/

Hi

 

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t I feel that the Primacy HP on the motorway are quite noisy, I  might be wrong here it could just be the Octavia.

 

So just wondered what people prefer to use?

 

 

I prefer Michelins, have for years, and the Primacys do get noisy as the tread gets low. Last four cars (not Skodas) showed this.

Michelin cross climate aren't a bad shout, no out right performance but, they're a bit quieter and Costco 's have them at £90 a corner.

Yeah the Eagle Asymmetric 3 can be found on black circle for about £75 a corner and they are said to be quiet too

I fitted F1 Asymmetric 3 to my O2 facelift VRS before it went for the O3 VRS, and they were a pretty quiet tyre and gripped well.

O3 has Continental Sport Contact 5 which also seem quiet - it's quieter than my O2 facelift VRS, but not sure if this is due to the newer model having a quieter cabin or not. When the Contis are done, I will probably replace with the F1 AS3 as they seem to be great value for performance/noise/price

Just ordered 2 Goodyear f1 as3 £150 each fitted, still have 2 half worn pzeros on the back see how these compare

I read a lot on here about winter and summer tyres. Do we need these in the UK?

 

I have driven for 44 years and never heard of seasonal tyres before joining Briskoda

Depends on whether you expect to hit ice and snow on regular drives. If so I recommend Vredestein Quatrac 4. They are for all year round use. They were superb and the grip was like driving on dry road. Almost.

Apparently anything below 7°C they provide more grip.

Also you can drive and brake on snow with control, even up inclines.

You need to live somewhere with enough cold and snow to make it worthwhile though.

Just ordered 2 Goodyear f1 as3 £150 each fitted, still have 2 half worn pzeros on the back see how these compare

£150 each fitted? What size?

Just ordered 2 Goodyear f1 as3 £150 each fitted, still have 2 half worn pzeros on the back see how these compare

 

 

How much???

I've enjoyed Continental Winter tyres on my Superb and a previous Golf. Then Pirellis on a Mini. I believe they are an improvement when the road gets snowy.

Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons came out well in one recent magazine test.

I'm seriously considering them for a future change as I'm fed up of storing spare wheels and changing over twice per year.

How much???

225 35 19 which in the tyre world would be an oddball size hence cost, had the same issue with my Audi rs3 which had the same size tyres on the rear as the Vrs and wider 235's on the front which we're actually cheaper by about £30, logic would dictate moving upto 235's as there cheaper and more popular

225 35 19 which in the tyre world would be an oddball size hence cost, had the same issue with my Audi rs3 which had the same size tyres on the rear as the Vrs and wider 235's on the front which we're actually cheaper by about £30, logic would dictate moving upto 235's as there cheaper and more popular

 

Yikes... that's quite a bit more than the 18's. I paid £87 each fitted last month for 225 45 18!

225 35 19 which in the tyre world would be an oddball size hence cost, had the same issue with my Audi rs3 which had the same size tyres on the rear as the Vrs and wider 235's on the front which we're actually cheaper by about £30, logic would dictate moving upto 235's as there cheaper and more popular

 

 

Blimey!

Cheapest I could get them for was £129 then I'd have to find somewhere I can trust to fit which is usually £15, my regular tyre guys are pretty good with your rims

I find http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/ useful for choosing tyres. Links to lots of tyre tests, reviews, guides and news.

The video on this page is a re-run of one done previous, this time with 4 tyres (nice to see they picked Skodas!)

 

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2016-Winter-Tyre-Guide.htm

 

The cross-climates do quite well in the test considering they have a summer bias, and I can see that if you did not want to do the winter/summer swap they would be a good compromise. I may have considered them for something less used but the size range is a bit restrictive and not available for some machines we have.

 

However, the TS860's are doing more than well at 2 degrees in the p****g rain and have already proved themselves so can't see me moving from them any time soon.

Edited 5 November, 20169 yr by flybynite

I have these fitted since Oct/Nov last year but in 18s & find them perfect for uk weather all year round but have not tested them yet in snow/ice

 

https://www.tyreleader.co.uk/car-tyres/nokian/weatherproof/225-45-r17-94v-333492

I'm a big convert to winter tyres, living in the middle of nowhere and doing a 35ish mile commute with plenty of untreated B roads along the way. I only barely made it home without a long walk a few times when I had my Golf TDI a few years back. And wrestling with snow chains with an 18 month old crying in the back of the car is not one of my favourite memories.

But apart from snow and sub-zero performance, winter tyres perform quite a lot better than summers on the wet, chilly (0-6 degC) mornings that are more common to British winters.

I switched to my winter steel wheels (and rather fetching faux-Skoda wheel trims from fleabay) last weekend. I'm using Goodyear Ultragrip 9 (205/55 R16, standard size on my car).

It's worth noting that many insurers want to be told when you switch to winter tyres and/or wheels. Some of them used to like to try to charge "admin fees" or similar just for the use of winter tyres a few years ago, but that seems to have improved since the ABI dealt with a lot of negative publicity about the practice. (This year, Direct Line wanted me to tell them when I changed over, but it didn't cost me anything extra.)

So I've got round to having these Goodyear eagle asm 3's fitted on the front, first impressions are they are much quieter and for a summer tyre in 6 degree weather they are pretty grippy compared to the p zero's which were sliding/struggling for grip on the way to the tyre shop

I'm a big convert to winter tyres, living in the middle of nowhere and doing a 35ish mile commute with plenty of untreated B roads along the way. I only barely made it home without a long walk a few times when I had my Golf TDI a few years back. And wrestling with snow chains with an 18 month old crying in the back of the car is not one of my favourite memories.

But apart from snow and sub-zero performance, winter tyres perform quite a lot better than summers on the wet, chilly (0-6 degC) mornings that are more common to British winters.

I switched to my winter steel wheels (and rather fetching faux-Skoda wheel trims from fleabay) last weekend. I'm using Goodyear Ultragrip 9 (205/55 R16, standard size on my car).

It's worth noting that many insurers want to be told when you switch to winter tyres and/or wheels. Some of them used to like to try to charge "admin fees" or similar just for the use of winter tyres a few years ago, but that seems to have improved since the ABI dealt with a lot of negative publicity about the practice. (This year, Direct Line wanted me to tell them when I changed over, but it didn't cost me anything extra.)

Just spoke to the co-op who have said that any changes of wheels (even if to official Skoda alloys or steel wheels) and tyres would be counted as a modification and therefore lead to an increased premium / cancellation of cover. Seems a bit daft as this is entirely for safety reasons. Have a vRS 230 with 19" alloys as standard so it seems like any smaller alloys/steel wheels would be a step down and therefore reduce the value of any potential payout. Anyone else had an experience like this? (apologies if this is a little off topic)

Edited 15 November, 20169 yr by GSte

I've just dropped my 230 from 19" wheels to Skoda OM 17" Alloy wheels with Khumo 225/45X17 full winters,  phoned my Insurance, Chris Knott.  " No problem, no extra charge. Just tell us please when you put the 19's back on "

Edited 15 November, 20169 yr by Auric Goldfinger

Just spoke to the co-op who have said that any changes of wheels (even if to official Skoda alloys or steel wheels) and tyres would be counted as a modification and therefore lead to an increased premium / cancellation of cover. Seems a bit daft as this is entirely for safety reasons. Have a vRS 230 with 19" alloys as standard so it seems like any smaller alloys/steel wheels would be a step down and therefore reduce the value of any potential payout. Anyone else had an experience like this? (apologies if this is a little off topic)

It's probably just bad luck with the call centre rep that you talked to.  Some of them aren't sure or haven't dealt with similar queries before, and they are no doubt trained that "if in doubt, try to charge the customer extra".

 

Interestingly, the Co-op are signed up to the ABI's 'Winter Tyre Motor Insurance Commitment', so they've publicly said that they won't charge extra.  See the following page for details (and the PDF under 'supporting documents' has the Co-op listed as an insurer who's signed up):

 

https://www.abi.org.uk/Insurance-and-savings/Products/Motor-insurance/Winter-tyres

 

Give them another call and if you get the same response, politely ask to talk to a manager or supervisor and discuss the above ABI document and Co-op Insurance's position on it.

I've just dropped my 230 from 19" wheels to Skoda OM 17" Alloy wheels with Khumo 225/45X17 full winters,  phoned my Insurance, Chris Knott.  " No problem, no extra charge. Just tell us please when you put the 19's back on "

 

 

It's probably just bad luck with the call centre rep that you talked to.  Some of them aren't sure or haven't dealt with similar queries before, and they are no doubt trained that "if in doubt, try to charge the customer extra".

 

Interestingly, the Co-op are signed up to the ABI's 'Winter Tyre Motor Insurance Commitment', so they've publicly said that they won't charge extra.  See the following page for details (and the PDF under 'supporting documents' has the Co-op listed as an insurer who's signed up):

 

https://www.abi.org.uk/Insurance-and-savings/Products/Motor-insurance/Winter-tyres

 

Give them another call and if you get the same response, politely ask to talk to a manager or supervisor and discuss the above ABI document and Co-op Insurance's position on it.

 

Thanks chaps, just actually found that ABI doc - very useful. I'll phone them back now.