New Tyres

[leeutalkin2me]

Hello,

I've just had my service done and I need two new front tyres fairly soon. Its coming to winter and definitely need the extra grip for the snow.

I assume everyone finds the DS3 quite poor in the snow.

Would I be better getting some kind of winter tyres for the front or just regular ones

Lee

[TomTom]

Yes. Winter tyres are better.

Do you need them? Probably not.

Although I have them this year because my commute is a bit sketchy over winter.

Snow chains are the way forward.

[Gazski66]

Or socks

[Hyperkev]

Yeah socks are good a bit of a faf. ,I'd go with tyres, where you live?

[cyclone]

Chains socks are all well and good when it gets bad but the benefits of winter tires are not just when there is snow on the ground

[scubagazza]

It's not just about the tread pattern and the performance of the tyre in snow/ice. It's also the compound of the tyre being optimzed for lower temperatures.

[charlesthetog]

It's not just about the tread pattern and the performance of the tyre in snow/ice. It's also the compound of the tyre being optimzed for lower temperatures.

Nail on the head!

[andyj]

Until a couple of years ago I would never have bothered with winter tyres, but with much wider, lower profile tyres and the eco compounds now in use being very poor in cold weather I bought a set last year. I was astounded by the way they transformed the car, not just in snow, but ice, frost, rain... - winter weather in general. Problem is if you go for the same size tyres they are very, very expensive. I had a Mito and a Giulietta, bought 185/65/15s for the Mito (it usually ran on 205/45/17s) - winter tyres cost £220 for dunlops, set of wheels an extra £100, Giulietta 205/55/16s (usually on 225/45/17) winter tyres cost £240 + a set of £100 wheels. If I had just bought the tyres for the Mito, it would have cost me over £500 plus the change over costs. Fortunately I have somewhere to store them. Anyway, when I bought the DS3 I ended up with a set of winter wheels & tyres I couldn't use....or so I thought. I did a bit of research and notice that the C3 uses 15" wheels with 185/60/15, so I've bought a set of Berlingo steel wheels & some proper wheel trims & whilst it doesn't look its best, its going to save the alloys from the wet, salt, slush & frost. Refurbing a set of diamond cut wheels is really an expense too far!