Tyres according to your own needs

Information that you should give to the tyre dealer include the car make and model as well as the manufacturer’s size recommendations and the type of use and driving that you intend to use the tyres for. Then the dealer can assess if you need tyres for high speeds or, for example, family use where convenient driving and safety are the most important properties of the tyre. When purchasing summer tyres, for instance, it is important to know whether you are going to drive in your own home country or perhaps on motorways in Germany with a speed of 250 km/h.

With this information, the dealer can offer various alternatives for you to choose the tyres suitable for your requirements. However, the consumer should be careful when purchasing tyres, particularly over the internet. For example, when buying friction tyre  for winter from an online shop, a common mistake is that after finding tyres with suitable price, the buyer forgets to check if the tyres are designed for demanding Nordic conditions or rather easy conditions that prevail in Central Europe. The safest option is to choose tyres that are suitable for one’s own driving habits and requirements and that were designed for the conditions in the country where they will be used.

Original version of this article appears on The Nokian Tyres expert’s blog – Nokian Tyres posted on November 2, 2012.