The ADAC tests are out for anyone interested:

http://www.adac.de/infotestrat/test...ComponentId=87119&SourcePageId=31821

For the "smaller" coupes (205/50 15) I could only find Hankook, Kumho and Semperit. No prizes for guessing which ones I went for! Will report back after the first snow. In the dry, they feel smooth and quiet.

Not sure if it is as a result of the good review, but the Semperits are nowhere near as cheap as the ADAC thought they should be.

I have some Semperits on order for the Grande Punto, £62.50 each from www.mytyres.co.uk

I linked to an arcticle that Evo published this week i another thread and they agree with ADAC on their winner!

No mention of the Semperits from Evo though!

Link to Evo winter tyre test here!

Btw, Semperit is a Continental brand.

When do you fit these winter tyres? I mean are they ok in normal weather that we seem to be having now? or do you wait for ice and snow

I think once it starts getting wet and bellow 8c
winter tyers are not just the snow.

For the past 4 years i've been putting them on at the start of Nov (they work better than normal tyres in lower temps, not just freezing)
Only disadvantage is they wear quicker due to the softer compound but as they are on for only 6 months they last ages anyway.

Winter tyres are highly recommended. I put mine on from Nov till the end of March. I have Uniroyal MS Plus 66. They are excellent, during bad snow last year I had very good grip and traction with these.
It is difficult to source winter tyres and prices increase as the weather gets colder.

Mine are on the way from Germany at the moment.
They were ordered yesterday and are due to be with me on the 17th November.

Mine are sitting upstairs waiting for me to decide it's worth it!

I don't want to wear them down before we go to Berlin next month...