time for winter tyres to come off?

[BHML]

Noticed the weather has been nice and relatively bright for the last few days and wondered whether I should swap the winter tyres for my normal tyres. I understand winter tyres are a softer compound, so will wear out quickly if used in mild conditions.

I have read somewhere else, however, that I should keep the winters on til April.

Any thoughts...??

[reggie82]

I wouldn't fix the month you take your winter tyres off, play it by ear depending on the weather.

I took mine off over the weekend. If the temps drop much below 7 degrees I'll stick them back on again, it doesn't take long to swap them over.

[jsg612]

Entirely up to yourself. It was still -ve temps this morning, had to defrost mine.

[OzzyR1]

Various reports on weather-geek forums... of which I am a member have it getting colder again towards the end of next week so I'd check forecasts if swapping tyres is a hassle for you.

[thinfourth2]

About 2 inches of snow in aberdeen yesterday

All melted now but still a few spots around as i write

[theboss]

I took mine off last weekend as I was selling the car (with summers obviously) and I have to say the diffence going to back to summer rubber at 11 degrees was phenomenal, I hadn't realised until then just how much I'd been backing off the power in the winters.

[300bhp/ton]

BHML said:

Noticed the weather has been nice and relatively bright for the last few days and wondered whether I should swap the winter tyres for my normal tyres. I understand winter tyres are a softer compound, so will wear out quickly if used in mild conditions.

I have read somewhere else, however, that I should keep the winters on til April.

Any thoughts...??

Nice and frosty here this morning just N of London. 2 or 3 degrees out now.

[Kevin VRs]

Generally late March, early April in the Midlands, probably a bit earlier now I am further south. Not worth chopping and changing, I once ran a set of winters all through a mid-European summer (<40C) with no noticeable downside.

[Sideways Tim]

Left mine on all last year and will do the same this. No discernible wear so far and I haven't shot backwards, on fire, through a hedge yet.

[Baz Tench]

There's usually a cold snap in February/early March, so I'd leave them on for a little longer personally.

[Blue Oval84]

Is it due to snow again this month? My Z4 goes in for a respray for a week shortly and I don't want to be stuck in my gran's Focus when the bad weather hits lol.

[BHML]

As my car was new, I only put 2K on summer tyres before changing to winters. The car has done 5K now, so I've done more miles on the winters. They definitely feel much worse than the summers, lots of wheelspin and TC light coming on at roundabouts, etc (at moderate acceleation, not caning it). Personally I cant wait to get back on the summers.

But will keep winters on for now, as advised!!

[Petrolhead_Rich]

You mean you still have tread on your winter tyres???

Mine (just) lasted from end of November to start of February!

Will be buying replacement summers in march to replace the worn summer's i have on now, they will last until july, then another set to get me through to november then back on winters for the really cold stuff....