Hi all

I have a car still in the UK which I want to bring over. Car is an Alfa 147 2.0. Its needs tyres before it travels over europe so may as well get winter ones. Being in the UK means ideally it needs them fitting before it leaves, I've had a real quick look online to see what I might need and whats suitable.

The wheel/tyre size is around 17 x 45 x 215, I found these here but not sure if they're proper winter tyres...

http://www.tyre-shopper.co.uk/ts/sea...e=2154517PR1VX

Yes they should be fine - obviously make sure to get them in the right size and speed rating for your car. Seem to get pretty good reviews too;
http://www.pirelli.de/web/car-suv-va...intertest.page

J

The Pirelli seems to be OK, the Sottozero is sold here as a winter tyre (M+S). Check for yourself at www.reifendirect.ch

Remember to consider fuel economy, especially if you're schlepping long distance on a frequent basis. Tyres which cost a bit more usually end up paying for themselves

All rubber is expensive here, and UM has a point on economy. I would consider getting another set of summers fitted in the UK, but buy a set of winters to, if you have space to transport them over here. Drive over on the summers, have the winters put on when you get here, and ask the tyre place to store the summers for you. It only cost us 30 chf to get ours stored ready for swapping when the weather changes . The Continentals for my car are 20% more expensive here than the UK

How heavy would four winter tyres be? Considering a moustache costs £5.00 a year to drive around in extra fuel use...

Thanks for the replies guys, I'm goona look further into it but think these look good, and alot cheaper than here

2 of the original tyres are on the limit now, so might keep the over 2 and bring them over, thanks again for the advise