Continental TS830P on my Golf's winter alloys for two main reasons, 1) to enable my wife to drive anywhere with the best possible provision in winter, given she's from a country where it doesn't freeze and 2) to protect my car. As above, they're not just for snow. I find they offer much better grip even on damp/mushy autumnal roads also. Handy of course that they are a couple of inches smaller wheeled than the originals.
I did 40K a year commuting in my HDi without winter tyres, but then it was worth peanuts and it didn't really matter much if i stacked it. The golf is a very different story. Now i've got them, i'd always go out of my way to run them I feel - it's not much of an inconvenience to get a set of wheels out the shed every 6 months when the wheels would be off for a deep clean anyway.
I did 40K a year commuting in my HDi without winter tyres, but then it was worth peanuts and it didn't really matter much if i stacked it. The golf is a very different story. Now i've got them, i'd always go out of my way to run them I feel - it's not much of an inconvenience to get a set of wheels out the shed every 6 months when the wheels would be off for a deep clean anyway.
Night Blue VW Golf 7 GTD : Bianca 306 Rallye : Mini Cooper D (The Mrs')
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HDi Owner for 200k/9 years
HDi Owner for 200k/9 years