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- Volvo C30 1.6 Drive
- 225/45 R17
- 40,000 miles
- Mostly Motorways
- Average
These were standard fitment on this car.
What they excel at is:
Motorway work, when they get nice and warm; in fact the longer the journey, the better.
Wear, which is negligible – after 40,000 miles the fronts have 4mm left and the rear over 5mm.
Fuel efficiency has been extraordinary, the car has average 58 mpg over 40,000 miles much of which has been on main roads/motorways travelling as quick as is reasonable. I have yet to see if the new tires I am running (Continental Winter Contact TS830P) seriously affect the mpg.
What they are not so good at:
First long journey on a damp November A road got me nervous about their grip. I have never felt that I wanted to put these tires to an extreme test; they just did not inspire confidence in col/damp conditions. Having said that they have never let me down or done anything really horrible.
Noisy, not unbearable but definitely there.
A hard and harsh ride. This has seemed to get worse as the tires have worn. They are not meant to be a ‘performance' tire but they seem almost as harsh as one.
Would I buy them again or refit them after the winter?
Not sure about this. They do have some strong attributes, especially wear and fuel efficiency. However in terms of driving experience and enjoyment my new winter tires are so much better, and it's still 10c outside so not a ‘real' winter yet, that I will have to seriously consider alternatives in the spring.
What they excel at is:
Motorway work, when they get nice and warm; in fact the longer the journey, the better.
Wear, which is negligible – after 40,000 miles the fronts have 4mm left and the rear over 5mm.
Fuel efficiency has been extraordinary, the car has average 58 mpg over 40,000 miles much of which has been on main roads/motorways travelling as quick as is reasonable. I have yet to see if the new tires I am running (Continental Winter Contact TS830P) seriously affect the mpg.
What they are not so good at:
First long journey on a damp November A road got me nervous about their grip. I have never felt that I wanted to put these tires to an extreme test; they just did not inspire confidence in col/damp conditions. Having said that they have never let me down or done anything really horrible.
Noisy, not unbearable but definitely there.
A hard and harsh ride. This has seemed to get worse as the tires have worn. They are not meant to be a ‘performance' tire but they seem almost as harsh as one.
Would I buy them again or refit them after the winter?
Not sure about this. They do have some strong attributes, especially wear and fuel efficiency. However in terms of driving experience and enjoyment my new winter tires are so much better, and it's still 10c outside so not a ‘real' winter yet, that I will have to seriously consider alternatives in the spring.