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Re: Nankang Snow SV-2 - First Impressions
« Reply #45 on: December 21, 2010, 03:40:13 pm »
I have Avon Ice Touring ST tyres on my golf and I cannot beleive the difference. In the snow they are brilliant and when it is cold and icy the grip so much better than my summer tyres. No wheel spin and the car feels like it really gripping. Even the slightest up hill gradient in the snow it would stop my car before and now it will go up every hill I have come across.

I cannot recommend fitting winter tyres enough.
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Re: Nankang Snow SV-2 - First Impressions
« Reply #46 on: December 22, 2010, 08:07:56 pm »
These are down to £68.60 on mytyres now.  Better than the £130 they were last week!

Got a link at all please Alex?  :happy2:
I can only find them in 15" sizes on mytyres.co.uk :scared:
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Re: Nankang Snow SV-2 - First Impressions
« Reply #47 on: December 22, 2010, 09:06:53 pm »
These are down to £68.60 on mytyres now.  Better than the £130 they were last week!

Got a link at all please Alex?  :happy2:
I can only find them in 15" sizes on mytyres.co.uk :scared:

They have vanished.  Rubbish MyTyres!
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Re: Nankang Snow SV-2 - First Impressions
« Reply #48 on: December 23, 2010, 10:56:04 am »
what wheels do you all use with these winter tyres ?

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Re: Nankang Snow SV-2 - First Impressions
« Reply #49 on: December 23, 2010, 11:04:30 am »
what wheels do you all use with these winter tyres ?


I have them on my old 17" Monzas.

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Re: Nankang Snow SV-2 - First Impressions
« Reply #50 on: December 23, 2010, 03:03:20 pm »
For those of you who have used these tyres on a manual GTI or Mk5, do they perform better with the ESP enabled or disabled when climbing hills or inclines?

Thanks.
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Re: Nankang Snow SV-2 - First Impressions
« Reply #51 on: December 23, 2010, 03:10:23 pm »
For those of you who have used these tyres on a manual GTI or Mk5, do they perform better with the ESP enabled or disabled when climbing hills or inclines?

Thanks.

I've never turned off ESP when using them, but saying that I've never seen the light come on either, in the snow anyway. They don't break traction very easily at all when the weather is cold or snowy.

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Re: Nankang Snow SV-2 - First Impressions
« Reply #52 on: December 23, 2010, 04:41:08 pm »
what wheels do you all use with these winter tyres ?


I have them on my Edition 30 wheels. 225/40R18.
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Re: Nankang Snow SV-2 - First Impressions
« Reply #53 on: December 23, 2010, 04:46:04 pm »
i always had ESP on on my vRS with winter tyres on.  i actually thought the ESP was brilliant in the snow.  You could bury the throttle and it would keep the revs below 1500rpm iirc ensuring you didnt spin up.  as son as you turn it off the torque just lights wheels up in the snow.

The thing to note about the ESP its not just traction control.  its also stability control so if you start sliding it helps out by applying the brakes where required etc

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Re: Nankang Snow SV-2 - First Impressions
« Reply #54 on: December 23, 2010, 08:49:10 pm »
i always had ESP on on my vRS with winter tyres on.  i actually thought the ESP was brilliant in the snow.  You could bury the throttle and it would keep the revs below 1500rpm iirc ensuring you didnt spin up.  as son as you turn it off the torque just lights wheels up in the snow.

The thing to note about the ESP its not just traction control.  its also stability control so if you start sliding it helps out by applying the brakes where required etc

Yup  :happy2: Recognised Sy. I've personally not driven with these tyres on - was simply curious whether ESP in general got in the way of executing a clean start on a hill when traction on snow is at a premium.
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Re: Nankang Snow SV-2 - First Impressions
« Reply #55 on: December 27, 2010, 10:19:37 pm »
I turn ESP off when starting off in the snow but turn it back on as soon as I get moving again.
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Re: Nankang Snow SV-2 - First Impressions
« Reply #56 on: December 28, 2010, 09:32:47 pm »
I think i'll be getting a set of winter tyres, got a spare set of wheels lying around so it makes sense.

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Re: Nankang Snow SV-2 - First Impressions
« Reply #57 on: April 05, 2011, 08:13:22 pm »
Hi all, as I've now taken these off the car I thought it might be appropriate to conclude my review.

It was always my intention to keep these tyres on the car for 4 months. In retrospect I would probably have put them on earlier, and taken them off sooner, however the weather is impossible to foresee and the snow that we had over Christmas and into the New Year didn't reappear like many predicted.

My initial first impressions hold true, these tyres are simply awesome in snow, however when the weather turned wet and the roads greasy I became a little concerned that these tyres broke traction too easily. Fortunately these worries were short-lived. I can only put it down to the tyres scrubbing in, because I have had not one similar issue in any sort of road condition. They grip very well regardless of road surface. Now temperatures have risen the only noticeable difference is the nose pushing slightly wider when attacking a corner.

Wear on the tyres is negligible too - in fact it's difficult to tell if they've worn at all. I think I'll certainly get 4 or more years use out of them, so in that respect they represent very good value for money.

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Re: Nankang Snow SV-2 - First Impressions
« Reply #58 on: May 28, 2011, 10:05:52 pm »
Been driving in Germany for years with winter tyres - makes a world of difference.

Even big expensive cars use steel wheels for them to avoid corrosion problems.

As for summer tyres, you get what you pay for.

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Re: Nankang Snow SV-2 - First Impressions
« Reply #59 on: September 01, 2011, 02:01:23 pm »
Better be good - I've just ordered a set for both my own car and the wife's.  Getting ready early this year ...


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