Winter tyres for my car

Transportation, Travel and Trips
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I am wondering a couple of things.

First of all I am a student here in Switzerland, and I am using a rental car from Geneva airport from the french sector. The car is a Renault Talisman estate which comes with a 245 45z r18, which is an all season tyre.

Now I know that it is not a legal obligation to be equipped with Winter tyres unless I get into an accident.

But I live in the canton Valais and my school campus is either in Champery or Verbier. Both located in the mountains and the snow is starting to fall.

1. Where can I get second hand tyres?

2. Where can I buy cheap but good not slippery winter tyres?

3. Chains with the same questions as above.

4. Would it be worth it to use money on a rental car that I have to return every 6 months and receive a new one?

What are the solutions you would offer?

Thanks.

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Ask the car rental company if they change this one for a car with winter tyres? Why buy tyres for a rental?

(Do we have a forum part on first world problems?)

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Do you own the car or the rental company?

1. Don't do it, bad idea do not fit second hand tyres. From a safety point of view, tyres are critical. Plus you IF don't own the car, so why not just ask them for a car with winter tyres? I'm not sure you would be allowed to change "their tyres"

2. Pick any named brand a winter tyre is better than no winter tyre. I would say compulsory in your situation.

3. Ebay/Ricardo.ch Amazon, anywhere which is not Switzerland would be cheaper for chains. Be careful with some alloy rims, they can be damaged by poor/cheap chains. Tip - Learn how to fit them before use.

4. Not sure what you mean?

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Hope you're not studying Economics or Business Studies...

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The thing is, the rental car company offers a maximum of 170 days. And they have told me that in order for me to change tyres to winter ones, I have to go to a garage by myself and its my own expenditure and that they don't give the cars in winter tyres.

So which means I have to change them myself, but when I return it I have to return them in original tyres.

So what happens if I just drive with the all season tyres in Valais just on the road. Would it be a problem?

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Or law ...

Sounds like a smuggled car.

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If they are a good brand/model, replacing them with a cheap Chinese winter tyres will not help a lot.

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They are as I remember continental or goodyear 4 season tyres with a mountain with a snowflake as a pic.

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???? wtf you on about?? if you're that worried about it just give them the car back.

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The one now on the car have a mountain and snowflake? Those are winter tyres! Or as the ETRTO says it is the sidewall symbol of tyres for use in severe snow conditions.

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The Goodyear Vector 4 are M&S tires, they will be fine. Just check there is an M&S on the tire.

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Okay will do. Thanks

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2. I ordered them from www.reifendirekt.ch . A lot of tyres available, with rating and a good price because they come for Germany. And you have the option to have the tyres delivered to the garage of your choice. So they have a map with all the garages near your area and, more important, you can see how much they'll charge for replacing the tyres (40CHF in my case).

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if I would be living in Switzerland while driving a car with french registration, I would be more worried if you did all needed for customs.