Wet n cold weather tyres?

[robthetrackie]

Hi
I am after recommendations for tyres with the most possible grip, when driven at legal speeds.. in the cold and/or wet?

Many hi perf tyres are unhappy at, say, 5 degrees C but I am scouting peoples experiences for just that.

Keen for snow recommendations as well.

The car might be a Golf R and the tyre size might be Summer: 235/40/18 Winter: 225/45/17

cheers

[jon-]

You'll struggle a little here as I think you have the same tyre market as Aus / US, which is different from Europe.

Check out the Continental Extremecontact DW range

[dobly]

Judging by regular car tyre prices here, it may be cheaper to import them yourself!
I have been considering doing the same - getting the tyres from BlackCircles.com (or another online seller) and having them shipped here.
To make it work, you would have to get them to take the 20% VAT off at export - easier said than done.
Next car I buy, I'll order another set of wheels at the time of purchase to make it simpler to swap the wheels over when the temperature dips - it certainly does down here in the South of the South Island.