Tires Continental or Nokia

Check finn if better tires are to expensive for you. I just bought a set of 2 year old Nokian studded for 2000kr. Just stay away from cheap tires all together and don't buy used tires older than 4 year old unless you know what you're getting.

I always buy the nokian winters. They never fail to impress me.

The Conti’s for sure. I’ve had great luck with these tires.

Depends if you also drive on the highway, sparked tiers have a tendency to have a longer braking distance and bad grip on wet roads.

If you do drive the county roads that's not salted , Nokian Hakkapellita 10 is the go to.

If you do drive on salted highway alot then Continental tires is preferred as they do handle wet surface better and if you do have black ice (underkjølt regn) alot , a sparked tire will always be the best option.

Aren't the Continentals OEM? They came on my 2010 S5 and I've stuck with them for the past 120k miles, year round, with no issues.

If you don’t get roads covered in ice and compacted snow for large parts of the winter, I’d personally go for studless. They’re quieter than studded tires, and you don’t need to pay the «studded tire fee» when entering major cities. In a coastal climate the roads are mostly just wet asphalt anyway, so no need for studs. They don’t help in fresh snow either.

I use Continental VikingContact 7 (now replaced by VikingContact 8) in Bergen. I’ve never had any issues with them in deep snow or over mountain passes on my FWD hatchback. Super predictable when they lose traction as well. In those dimensions the price difference between good and cheap tires isn’t that big, so get something good. If you’re a NAF member you get a really good discount at Best Drive (continental).

I’m on my 4th or 5th set of dws06. Unless I need a specific performance summer tire I’ll keep running them

Continental ice contact 3s are the best winter tyres i have driven so far

I have a similar experience. Was using apollo for my i20 changed to Conti, the sound is definitely less and smooth too. Have an issue with one of the tyre. It got a really small bulge i between the threads. I couldn’t claim the warranty since my dealer fkd up the warranty registration. Other than the negligible bump, the tyre is working fine and smooth

I had these tires before and they do wear fast. If you run them in the 30s, they will flat spot easy and wear the shoulders. I'd not recommend these tires.