I am very close to getting some winter M+S tyres for my Kuga as the ski season is here.

I would like to know if anyone has winter(snowflake on a mountain logo on the sidewall) tyres fitted and if so what make and how happy are you with them

I have used Nokian WR on my VW before and they were fine, and may go for the newer version WR G2 (they have a SUV version) on the K.

PS: Anyone looking for a set of 4 part worn Nokian WR 205/55/R16 94V XL winter tyres?Edited by: quatroxquatro

 

I loved my journey to and from work today! A 50-mile round trip and the Kuga felt very sure-footed in the snow and on slushy roads. In safe places, I pushed it harder to see how it performed and it went uphill on snow-covered roads like they were bone dry. I've been driving4WDs for some time now, so before anyone reminds me, I do know better than to assume it will keep me alive at all times
Anybody else having fun and enjoying this weather?

 

I was wondering if any Kugan has purchased a set of winter tyres yet for their baby and what sort of prices are you paying?

 

hi all, this may sound a bit strange, but did anyone else have any problems on the ice today? my Kuga slipped and skidded three times during a four mile journey. At one point after coming to a slow stop at a right turn, the Kuga slid to the left, leaving me at an angle accross two lanes. My initial thoughts, are that is is not handling the snow and ice too well at all? Any ideas??? Cheers

 

As mentioned on here elsewher Kugaboy...the Kugas 4wd will get you out of situations and get you moving where others stand still, however once moving NO 4x4 has the ability to override a hard brake foot in poor conditions and the ABS will just chatter away as you slide across the junction..always drive to the conditions whatever you are driving.

 

.......unless you get a set of chains...that is...are halfords selling them and how long is this cold snap on for.....?

 

Thanks Jase1, must be honest, my breaking was very light, but take your comment - cheers - i'll see how it goes tomorrow.

 

I'm sure you know that brakes are not your friends on snow and ice. All my fun was uphill and cornering with my foot carefully pushing the gas pedal, not the brakes! I live at the bottom of a hill and the scariest part of my journey was the twisty last 100m to my house, avoiding the brake pedal wherever possible. The guy I was following hit them too hard and failed to make it round even a gentle bend and mounted the grass on the other side.


Have fun tomorrow, but be safe!

 

Tyres, tyres, TYRES! Without winter tyres fitted, you will not get any traction from ESP or braking assist from the ABS. Chains will help keep you moving, but only for snow covered road. Don't drive above 30mph/50kmh with them fitted or on 'dry' road otherwise you can damage the tyres and maybe a brake hose or the suspension too. For ice you need studded tyres, but not even slightly practical in the UK unless you live on the top of a mountain in the Cairngorms! Scandinavians usually have a set stashed somewhere for those freezing days after a snowfall. At the moment, these are my favourites for replacing my Goodyears.

 

hi all, this may sound a bit strange, but did anyone else have any problems on the ice today? my Kuga slipped and skidded three times during a four mile journey. At one point after coming to a slow stop at a right turn, the Kuga slid to the left, leaving me at an angle accross two lanes. My initial thoughts, are that is is not handling the snow and ice too well at all? Any ideas??? Cheers

A decent set of wintertyres would might help...

Like theese ones... Best you kan get for snow and ice without studs

Miles ahed of those hi speed tyres developed for continental european use. Downside is that therubber is much softer, so the steering is less precise in dry conditions at hi speed...



For us that have conditions like you have today, 4 months of the year, tyres like this is the only choice..





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Interesting. Nokian don't seem to be available in the UK.Recommendations like this are useful (specifically the Nokian WR G2 SUV), so it's a shame they are not sold here.

 

There is a company listed as UK importer of Nokian Tyres.


Tyreco trading ltd.
Unit 7, hackhurst lane
hackhurst industrial estate
East Sussex
BN27 4BR Lower dicker (nr hailsham)
Tel. +44 (0)1323 844 600


Two other good tires that might be easer to get in the UK is Conti4x4WinterContactfrom Continental and the Winter Dueler DMZ3from Bridgestone

 

I have got Continental WinterContact TS tyres but I don't know the price because they were paid by the lease-company

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This is how I found my Kuga yesterday morning!

 

There is a company listed as UK importer of Nokian Tyres.


Tyreco trading ltd.
Unit 7, hackhurst lane
hackhurst industrial estate
East Sussex
BN27 4BR Lower dicker (nr hailsham)
Tel. +44 (0)1323 844 600


Two other good tires that might be easer to get in the UK is Conti4x4WinterContactfrom Continental and the Winter Dueler DMZ3from Bridgestone

I would love to know a couple of things about our motors?



1. What is the maximum tyre width size we can have? as all seem to be 235

2. What is the Max wall as this varies from 45 to 55 dependent on r17-r19

3. What is a good price to pay and who might do a trade in for some rocking tyres already on the car.



Keep it real

 

Hi Freddie Kuga,


Wow! Thats alot of snow, (sorry to state the obvious!). I don't ever remember the Channel Islands getting this much, I live in Devon and all we had was a light dusting, about 2 to 3 cms. I am gutted. My sister lives in the the shadows of the Derbyshire peaks, she said they had blizzard conditions. Cornwall got a fair amount too.

Great photo by the way.

Any one else taken any photos of "Kugas in the snow". Would be great to see them.

Edited by: KugaCat

 

Yeah we had a fair amount, news reports about 5 inches on Sunday night. I didn't need to venture out in the car, so no reports on how it handled. All gone now though, wouldn't even know it had bee snowing!

 

Hi Freddie,


Is your Kuga AWD? I see you have kept the original spec 17" wheels on, I think they look great.

 

Hiya

Yes it is AWD.

I liked the factory fit wheels, so stuck with them. I think they look good too.

 

The last few days on snowy roads have been a great test. Black beauty has trotted over all the ruts and ice and sluch with a sure footedness that has surprised me. FWDs have seriously struggled. We live at the bottom of a hill and my beamer needed a clear run and luck to get up - BB just sailed up. Just need to make sure that I don't get too carried away and over confident.

 

Whilst turning right into a narrow snow covered road, an approaching car drove or should I say slid straight towards my new Kuga. to avoid the collision I turned left and went into a slide eventually hitting the kurb with a crunch. Now I have a badly scratched allloy; but I guess it could have been worse.
I have covered almost 7k miles and have driven in two massive snow storms; I must say that I have not found the handling any better than any other car or 4x4.

 

Mmmmm!! Maybe I should opted for the AWD version, but it's not often we get this amount of snow down the South West. I hope I haven't made a big mistake.

 

A funny/scary/stupid thing happened to me today that I thought I'd share. I went out in my Kuga for the first time after heavy snow yesterday and having cleared all the snow off the windows, bonnet and boot, headed off to a meeting in Milton Keynes. After about 20 miles I was forced to brake hard as someone stepped out onto the road and the entiresix inches of deep snow on the whole roof slid forward, carefully guided by the roof rails,and completely covered the windscreen from top to bottom! I could not see a thing! I had no choice but to stick the hazards on and get out with my ice scraper to clear the lot off! Just a word of warning, as I can honestly say I don't think it's ever happened to me before in any car. It does seem funny now, after the event

 

I don't understand why you are surprised that theheavy wet snow on the roofcomes sliding forward when you brake?? Simple physics..


Here, you get a ticket or could even loose your licence in a blinkif you are driving around with good amounts of snow on the roof or partiallyice covered windshields.

Reason the police is so strickt with this,is what happened to you, plus ifdriving faster, that heavy snow can suddenly lift off hit an oncoming car or the car behind you in the windshield and cause a serious accident.

Has happened here many times and killed quite a lot of people over the years

So clear the snow of your cars. -including the roof

 

I am not surprised, as it is very obvious. Here though, nobody thinks about it as I saw many cars with snow on the roof today. It has never happened to me before, probably because we rarely get the amount of snow we have seen recently. Trust me, I learned an important lesson, and I'm not surprised it's an offence to drive like it in your country. Having checked, it is here tooif police consider your car a danger to other road users.