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I know the issue of winter tyres can be a divisive one, but I'm a 'believer' and have been for years. My tyre of choice for ages has been Avon's Ice Touring ST, which I've used previously on an Espace IV and a (rwd) Lexus IS250 - we live on a steep-ish hill, and even 1/2" of snow means a lot of our neighbours end up abandoning their cars half a mile down the road - winter tyres mean we get back on our drive, always!

 

Anyway, I recently picked up a set of extra-load 225/55R17s for my C5 Exclusive for the princely sum of £220 including delivery - that's the same price as a lot of 'no-name' ditchfinders! They're on eBay from a German seller - delivery took less than 72hrs via DPD.

 

I think the price of these has dropped as Avon appear to have discontinued them in favour of their WV7/WT7. They get very good reviews on tyrereviews.co.uk. I actually used them all year round on our Espace as they don't feel 'squirmy' once the weather warms up and, more importantly, they don't wear out very quickly either.

 

Well worth considering if you're in the market! :)

 

Pete

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  • 2 weeks later...
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A few months ago I fitted a pair og Michelin Cross Climate tyres to the front of my C5 and they seem fine so far. I was a bit worried as they only come in "reinforced" but I was assured that Citroen had approved them. (However, I'm still waiting for a reply from Citroen!)

  • 8 months later...
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Yep Winter tyres are brilliant - though not so good on the 'wet' snow we tend to get in the UK.  However, not a good idea to use them in the summer, as their braking performance is worse than summer tyres once the weather warms up.

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Not sure how my CrossClimates would perform on "hard" snow as we haven't had any for a couple of years but the tread pattern is designed to perform very well in the wet and on slush. Grip and Braking performance in summer is, if anything, better than the Michelin Pilots that I've always used before (on BXs, Xantia and C5).

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