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Fairly Urgent Tyre advice please - Winter tyres in summer?

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Fairly Urgent Tyre advice please - Winter tyres in summer?

Postby snowjoe » Tue May 24, 2022 2:26 pm

Howdy y'all.

Our rear wheel drive LWB Bus has bad tyres, low tread and this morning a slow leak on one. So I need to replace the front two for now (can't afford four until later in year). Been looking at budgets but even those will be £100 each once fitted.

I have a friend offering me a very nice hardly used (3000 miles done) pair of Michelin Agilis Alpin tyres. These are the ones - https://www.tyres-guru.co.uk/product/Mi ... 6/R-172667

I have used M&S tyres (not Marks and Sparks, of course!) in the past, only once, but I found them GREAT! That was for general driving in summer and mild winters (south west UK here). But someone once told me that's "baaaad" because they are "Designed for cold weather and snow". I have always wondered if that's BS or not, and knowing BS doesn't last long in here, I thought I'd ask!

Can these be fitted and used through summer and all year round?

Thanks muchly :)
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Re: Fairly Urgent Tyre advice please - Winter tyres in summe

Postby Altransit » Tue May 24, 2022 11:14 pm

Winter tyres aren't ideal to be used in hot weather, and you'll ruin the Winter capabilities by using them in the Summer.
That said, they would be better than running around on worn Summer tyres.


If it's of any use, I have a set of 16" Michelin Agilis Summer tyres, fitted on rims, which I could sell you for reasonable money (I'm assuming that yours are 16" wheels)
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Re: Fairly Urgent Tyre advice please - Winter tyres in summe

Postby snowjoe » Wed May 25, 2022 10:07 am

Damn! Might be too late but please pm me or email details to temp555@limey.anonaddy.com

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