Winter tyres (yawn yawn)

[2Btoo]

I'll keep this one short as I know that Winter Tyres are covered on here a lot (and I expect that I'll probably be flamed for it):

- 987 Cayman
- Currently has Conti Winter Contacts on both front and rear
- Have been using these tyres for the last 2 years, all year round, without problems
- Rears are worn out. Below 2mm, heading for 1.6mm
- Fronts have loads of tread on them

Is there any answer other than to replace the rears with some more winter tyres? While I'd slightly prefer to have summer tyres all 'round then my guess is that mixing new summer tyres on the rear and existing winter tyres on the front is a bad idea, so keeping to winters all 'round is the best bet.

I live in the South West, in town. No long snowy tracks to regularly contend with.

Thanks.

[wsn03]

2Btoo said:

- 987 Cayman


Is there any answer other
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Yes...put it in the garage and run around in something cheap for winter - too nice a car to drive on stty winter roads in my opinion. Sorry that was no help at all was it

[stevieturbo]

do not mix different types of tyre as drastic as winter/summer between different axles.

Ensure same tyre or type of tyre all round

[2Btoo]

wsn03 said:

Yes...put it in the garage and run around in something cheap for winter - too nice a car to drive on stty winter roads in my opinion. Sorry that was no help at all was it

Thanks. That's a good answer but doesn't help the current situation! Thanks all the same.

stevieturbo said:

do not mix different types of tyre as drastic as winter/summer between different axles.

Ensure same tyre or type of tyre all round

That's my thinking. Given that I've done OK with winter tyres all year 'round thus far then I think I'll probably just keep doing that.

[2Btoo]

MODS: Thanks for moving the thread.

[Pica-Pica]

From what I have heard, Continental Winter Contacts do well into summer months, but that would have been on more mundane cars. I would not mix summer and winters, summer and all-seasons maybe (but not mixing across axle). Also the newest and best tyres on the rears, whether FWD, RWD, or AWD.

[2Btoo]

Pica-Pica said:

From what I have heard, Continental Winter Contacts do well into summer months, but that would have been on more mundane cars. I would not mix summer and winters, summer and all-seasons maybe (but not mixing across axle). Also the newest and best tyres on the rears, whether FWD, RWD, or AWD.

Thanks PicaPica.

On the last point: the tyres sizes are different front to rear so while I agree with you then the new ones always go where the old ones were in this instance.

[roscopervis]

Spare set of wheels would be the logical sense, one set with the summer tyres on, one with the winter set on. You can probably pick up a tyre shod set of 987 rims for reasonable money in the usual places.

[PhilF329]

A spare set of wheels is a good idea. Definitely don’t mix summer & winter tyres. I have used winter versions all year round and typically they give more grip in my view in heavy rain and cold conditions. They’ll wear quickly in the summer though