F355GTS
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: North Hampshire
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Picking up an '07 HSE on Saturday which is fitted with Pirelli Scorpion Zero Tyres. I plan a reasonable amount of driving to European Ski resorts in the Winter and wondered whether these tyres are suitable for packed snow/ Ice?.
thanks for any advice Mark
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 12th Nov 2008 6:08 pm |
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AJS4X4
Member Since: 30 Mar 2008
Location: Surrey
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Recon it will be better than the 355 with no tread left. 
No only joking, Scorpion will be O.K. good all round tyre, if by chance you are on 18" then look at the General AT2's. 
Andy.
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| 12th Nov 2008 6:26 pm |
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Ecosse
Member Since: 07 Jan 2005
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Pirelli worked well on packed snow here - but then I bought a set of Vredestein Wintrac 4 Xtreme winter tyres (http://www.vredestein.com) and the difference is definitely noticeable (probably to do with the tread pattern/compound? but AJS4x4 may be able to clarify) Definitely worth the money & they also seem to work well all year round!
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| 13th Nov 2008 1:11 pm |
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F355GTS
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
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Unnecessary quote removed
thanks, I was looking at the Vredesteins, i have them for my BMW and they work really well, also seme to be competitively priced Mark
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| 13th Nov 2008 2:46 pm |
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F355GTS
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
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AJS4X4 wrote:Recon it will be better than the 355 with no tread left.
No only joking, Scorpion will be O.K. good all round tyre, if by chance you are on 18" then look at the General AT2's.
Andy.
Thanks Andy, can you get the Vredestein Wintrac 4's?
thanks Mark
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| 13th Nov 2008 2:47 pm |
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AJS4X4
Member Since: 30 Mar 2008
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An ice and snow/winter tyre will work very well, they are designed for those conditions, do a serch on Google and see what suits, sorry I have no experiance with Vredestein tyres, Pirelli ice and snow work very well judging from our customer feed back.
Andy.
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| 13th Nov 2008 3:06 pm |
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BLFarrar
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AJS4X4 wrote:sorry I have no experiance with Vredestein tyres.....
Do Vredestein do a tyre to fit a D3 HSE with 19" wheels ?
I have used Vredestien M+S tyres on other cars - good grip awesome mileage BREXIT - done properly.
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| 13th Nov 2008 7:27 pm |
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sacimiddx
Member Since: 09 Mar 2007
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Vredestein Wintrac 4 Xtreme winter tyres work well
I bought an additional set of 18"s and keep for the winter skiing holiday Illegitimi Non Carborundum
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| 13th Nov 2008 7:50 pm |
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NJF
Member Since: 05 Oct 2007
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Mark,
I'll visit the UK this weekend, during which I'll stop by Andy's place to have my D3 re-shod with Grabber AT2s. Then during the Christmas week I'll be back, by which time I will have swapped over to the winter wheels, which are on Scorpion Ice&Snow. Those tyres have seen less than one full season's use and are in very good nick. I'd prefer to have MT/Rs as my second set of tyres for off-road days and run all-year on AT2s, which is a long-winded way of saying that if you want to buy some lightly-worn Snow&Ice, I'll happily cut a deal to give you mine, and I'll buy new MT/Rs from Andy.
Send me a PM if you're interested.
NJF
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| 13th Nov 2008 7:56 pm |
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tintenter
Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
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i have been running the wintrac tyres for the last 15000 miles during bothe the summer and all last winter and they have at least another 15000 in them and brill in the wet and the dry would recommend them to anybody Tintenter
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| 13th Nov 2008 7:58 pm |
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Bogblaster
Member Since: 17 Nov 2005
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I have Vredestein Wintrac 4 xtreme for my Winter tyres 255/55/19 as I do at least 5000 mies over the winter months to and from the Czech Republic, they are a brilliant tyre, quiet, harder wearing than I expected and bloody awesome in both the wet and the ice / snow.
I would recommend them.
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| 13th Nov 2008 8:09 pm |
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F355GTS
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
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[quote="BLFarrar"]AJS4X4 wrote:sorry I have no experiance with Vredestein tyres.....
Do Vredestein do a tyre to fit a D3 HSE with 19" wheels ?
Yes Mark
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| 13th Nov 2008 8:13 pm |
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F355GTS
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
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NJF wrote:Mark,
I'll visit the UK this weekend, during which I'll stop by Andy's place to have my D3 re-shod with Grabber AT2s. Then during the Christmas week I'll be back, by which time I will have swapped over to the winter wheels, which are on Scorpion Ice&Snow. Those tyres have seen less than one full season's use and are in very good nick. I'd prefer to have MT/Rs as my second set of tyres for off-road days and run all-year on AT2s, which is a long-winded way of saying that if you want to buy some lightly-worn Snow&Ice, I'll happily cut a deal to give you mine, and I'll buy new MT/Rs from Andy.
Send me a PM if you're interested.
NJF
I'll have a think
thanks Mark
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| 13th Nov 2008 8:14 pm |
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tintenter
Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
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in a word yes and the correct speed rating as well Tintenter
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| 13th Nov 2008 8:16 pm |
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NJF
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Sorry, Mark, I didn't twig that you're on 19". Mine are 18". 
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| 13th Nov 2008 8:19 pm |
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