Funky Tyres

I used to deal with the TPMS where i used to work, will see if I can find a fitment chart

Been to Cleethorpes loads as a kid Welcome to the forum!

Congratulations mate

Also some cars with different sized fronts and rears can't actually get a matching set! Most BMW owners on 19's have to drop to 18's to find a set IIRC

How'd you actually prounouce their name? Op-on-eo is how i say it. Not sure :/ Not saying Funky tyres is the best name in the world but at least you can say it lol.

Winter Tyres have extra Sipes for grip, and are made of a different compound of rubber to allow them to grip at low temperatures. Same as at the other end a track slick won't grip unless warmed up. We were always taught that the best way to explain the sipes working is the same when you roll a snowball. The grip you are getting is effectively "snow on snow" like when rolling a snow ball up. Winter tyres in the UK have only really started to come into play in the last 3-5 years really and we didn't believe the hype much either. Then we went to the GY DU test, where they drove 2 cars up a ski slope ( ) and we couldn't believe the difference. The company I used to work for now has all is vans swapped on to them at Winter. I think the problem is here is you're comparing them to the Super Sports, which as I'm sure you'll be aware are very grippy tyres. Yes if it goes below 7 degrees, maybe even to 2 degrees in dry conditions they will out perform a winter tyre....but, they will start to get out of there element as the temperature lowers and the conditions worsen. The downside obviously is the cost, sometimes even having to buy a spare set of alloys. I think the decision boils down to your personal needs.....why buy a more expensive set of tyres, is it really worth it in the uk? Do you use your car as a weekend car, and the occasional trip to the shops? You probably don't need Winter tyres on then. Most experienced drivers are fine driving on snow... you just be sensible and drive within your limits. I'll be honest, I won't be putting winter tyres on my Audi, it barely goes anywhere so the cost wouldn't be effect. I've driven in the snow before, even in a L200 in RWD which was huge fun lol. Is your car vitally important to your day to day work and you need to be places (emergency doctor, vet etc) then maybe you should put them on, It's always a difficult decision, it's easy in europe as they have snow a lot more than us, we have it a few weeks a year? Maybe better to be safe if you're driving family around etc. Just my opinions Not really any help at all lol!