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The white stuff

I just got my first experience of driving my C-Max 2.0 TDCI Titanium on snow-covered roads. I’ve been driving for 50 years, last 10 in a Volvo V40 and needed to change to something like the C-Max to get better seating position due to sciatica. In that area it’s brill, but I wasn’t impressed with the snow handling compared to the Volvo. The C-Max has continental tyres on. Nothing I could do about that when I bought it. I wonder what tyres yours had on? I’m thinking about changing the fronts to Goodyears or Michelin and keep the two I take off as spares for the rear. When I look at the tread structure on the Continentals they just don’t look like good tyres for snow and slush. I know snow doesn’t last long here but we drive down to Italy to ski soon. OK I will have chains, but you can often get slippy conditions where the chains can’t be used.

Asked on 21 March 2009 by

Answered by Honest John
For snow you really need specific winter tyres, which are softer compound so the tread does its job more effectively instead of merely filling up with snow and ice.
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