ndavid
A2OC Donor
I came to Northern Finland in this February and my car has brand new Conti TS850 tyres fitted. Before the trip my Finnish boss said that I MUST change my tyres immediately when I'm arriving to Turku or even before, in Sweden somewhere otherwise I will never reach Oulu and I will die under a Finnish truck.
Now I'm here and still hesitating what to do. The roads are mostly clear, sometimes snowy, sometimes icy but the Contis are working pretty well under this condition. All of my colleges have studded tyres on their cars just because everybody has the same and they have no experiences with other than that. I have driven a rented car here in January when it was -25 Celsius, its hard to compare but on slippery roads that car was sliding as well.
What are the real benefits of studded tyres comparing to the friction ones on everyday driving?
Now I'm here and still hesitating what to do. The roads are mostly clear, sometimes snowy, sometimes icy but the Contis are working pretty well under this condition. All of my colleges have studded tyres on their cars just because everybody has the same and they have no experiences with other than that. I have driven a rented car here in January when it was -25 Celsius, its hard to compare but on slippery roads that car was sliding as well.
What are the real benefits of studded tyres comparing to the friction ones on everyday driving?