All season tyres as good as winter tyres or not?

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All season tyres as good as winter tyres or not?

I purchased a used Peugeot 2008 with Vector 4 season on. I usually swap to winter tyres. Do I need to or are these just as good. Live in the north west pennines in a rural area but don't need a 4x4 for the few days of snow a year. Should I buy winters and if so which ones would you recommend?

Asked on 21 November 2015 by Ell

Answered by Honest John

I've found Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons to be excellent to the extent that I drove a Peugeot 2008 with grip control up the 1 in 3 ski slope in the Tamworth Snowdome on them. You should have no worries. New all weather tyres that are also as good are Michelin Cross Climate and Nokian Weatherproof.

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