My tyres are coming up for replacement and I was going to replace them with what I have as present, Continental M&S. However I am tempted by Goodyear Wranglers. Can any one tell me which is the better tyre, I only drive on road but do tow a caravan so will the load index matter as both seem to come in 104 and 108, I have 108 at present. Which is better in winter on snow and Ice, does one last better than the other.
The continentals seem easier to obtain and seem a bit cheaper.
Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks

My conti's seem to wear out on the out edge, this I am told is due to not having much tread in the first place

Found them fine in snow, unless there was layer of compacted snow which had turned to ice, but I think GY would have been the same on there Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Personally I found the Wranglers to be c**p especially in the snow and very wet conditions....wierd as that's what they are meant for! This gets even worse when they are at half tread

Coopers have proved excellent for us in all conditions and they wear very well. All sorts of roadtests out there but remember a very good one on a disco some time ago. Search engine should find it

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Goodyear Wranglers are superb. Many members confirm this where some on here criticise the continentals on snow. In snow, the majority seem to favour the wranglers over the continentals.

My FL2 has had them from new on 17" wheels. Very smooth and quiet on the road, excellent grip in the wet and I have done some hefty off roading which proved no problem.

In last years snow, they were unstoppable. See some of the snow pics in my gallery.
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My wranglers were crap too!

Too soft and wore quick
Understeered in the wet
Aquaplaned like a boat
Snow and ice was also crap also off road as they did not self clear when full off mud or snow so ended up like slicks


General grabber AT's are the future, cheaper too and loom coOl

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I had 18" Good Year Wranglers on my first Freely and I would have achieved 40k on them if I hadn't sold it, traded it in with 35k on it and still 3 and 4 mm remaining. Currently running Conti's and I will be shocked if I get 25k out of them, will need to move the front n/s as the shoulder is wearing, didn't happen with the Wranglers and the Conti's were not a patch on the Wranglers in the snow. Just my findings I expect others to find the opposite.

It's Tyre Wars Folks! I have no recommendations, I had Continentals on my first FR2 which were ok at 24k when i traded it in tho the dealer said they would renew. Current FR2 has Pirrelli's, seem OK so far at 9.5k . JT Upgraded to an ex demo, 7 mth old, Rimini Red/Ebony Napoli Auto HSE on 28th Jan 2011, added roof rails, mudflaps and side strips.
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pirrelli's performed well in the snow, but then I didnt try other brands in bad weather so not sure if they could have been bettered or not.

just fitted Falken tyres to my pickup,more of a proper off road tyre than the original bridgstones and the difference off road is chalk and cheese At work
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julytourist wrote:

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What colour is the best one for the tires? Black, White, Green???

I'm going for Michelin Lattitude Cross 108H before the winter starts. See Tyretest.com
They are very different to the Lattitude Tour which is a pure road tyre. Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

Guys Im a bit of a novice when it comes to AT tyres so I need a bit of a steer (pardon the pun). Do AT tyres affect road performance (adversly), do they increase road noise and do they, most importantly lead to a decrease in fuel economy?

Are they really worth buying if 99% of your journeys will be on tarmac?

had contis on my first freelander 2, only got 14000miles,it was a s spec 16 inch wheels,had a gs with the 17s goodyear wrangler and found them much better,done 20000miles and got 3.5mm on front and a tad more on the backs,i do very little motorway miles,goodyear wranglers are much better  Current: Freelander 2 GS, Orkney Grey, Factory fit privacy glass, design pack and Clearview pack. Almond Leather ,rear spoiler,rear mudflaps.my13.

Gone:Freelander 2, GS, "61"

Gone: Freelander 2, GS.e, "59"

Gone: Freelander 2, S, "08"

apc67 wrote:

Guys Im a bit of a novice when it comes to AT tyres so I need a bit of a steer (pardon the pun). Do AT tyres affect road performance (adversly), do they increase road noise and do they, most importantly lead to a decrease in fuel economy?

Are they really worth buying if 99% of your journeys will be on tarmac?

Just a question on the General Grabber tires - could the owners please explain what size are they, if they are model AT or AT2 and how they cope with snow conditions?

Thanks a lot!