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How comfortable and quiet are the Vredestein Quatrac 3?
Owners rate the Vredestein Quatrac 3 7.7 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 44 reviews.
How well do the Vredestein Quatrac 3 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Vredestein Quatrac 3 7.6 out of 10 for wear across 44 reviews. 20 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 6,000 miles.
Would owners buy the Vredestein Quatrac 3 again?
79% of owners say they would buy the Vredestein Quatrac 3 again, based on the 48 owner reviews that answered the question. 54% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
What do owners say about the Vredestein Quatrac 3's snow traction?
Of the 39 owner reviews analysed for the Vredestein Quatrac 3, 24 mention snow traction: 24 praise it (strong snow traction) and 0 criticise it (weak snow traction). One owner wrote: "excellent in snow even on steep hills - in fact I had to try very hard to make them slip even on snow". Read those reviews
What do owners say about the Vredestein Quatrac 3's tread life?
Of the 39 owner reviews analysed for the Vredestein Quatrac 3, 18 mention tread life: 10 praise it (long-lasting) and 8 criticise it (wears quickly). One owner wrote: "Exceptional wear rate on twisty rough roads in southern france". Read those reviews
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What do owners say about the Vredestein Quatrac 3's road noise?
Of the 39 owner reviews analysed for the Vredestein Quatrac 3, 14 mention road noise: 5 praise it (quiet) and 9 criticise it (noisy). One owner wrote: "BIG problem with tire noise once they breached the 20,000 km mark. So loud". Read those reviews
What does the Vredestein Quatrac 3 replace?
The Vredestein Quatrac 3 is the successor to the Vredestein Quatrac 2 in Vredestein's range.
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Across 49 owner ratings the Vredestein Quatrac 3 averages 84%. Owners rate Snow Grip highest at 10 out of 10 and Handling lowest at 7.6. 20 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 75% of owners score it 70% or better.
Owner ratings averaged from 49 ratings
Owner score84%
Snow Grip100%
Ice Grip100%
Wet Grip86%
Dry Grip81%
Road Feedback79%
Comfort77%
Wear76%
Handling76%
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Most helpful 69%
“Good in the winter but for me the compromise in the summer is too great. After 2 years of driving on these tyres, I can summarise my findings: Pros: - On cold to average temperature roads, excellent braking and...”
“The tyres were totally unacceptable!! I put them as All Weather ones (RunFlat) but the're totally useless, dangerous too. I slided out of the road in a turn with 60Mph, in a very good German Road. I used them 1 month...”
“Purchased 4 of these tires in mid-February of 2010 my car had 25,479 miles on it but was handling poorly. It is now end of July 2012 and I have been told my tread is down to 3/32 on one tire and the best tire has 5/32...”
Good in the winter but for me the compromise in the summer is too great.
After 2 years of driving on these tyres, I can summarise my findings:
Pros:
- On cold to average temperature roads, excellent braking and cornering performance, progressive and predicable at the limits.
- Cold and wet weather braking ability is huge, delivers some very stable and satisfying stopping power.
- They seem to last just as long, if not longer, than my previous Hankook summer tyres. Which I was surprised by, since I thought they would wear in the hot weather.
Cons:
- Hissing noise on wet roads is very noticeable in the cabin.
- On very hot roads (e.g. after a few days of 25 degrees C+) these tyres lose significant cornering performance. Braking is still strong, but cornering on hot roads quickly descends into squeals of understeer. I found this was much worse on my second summer of driving after the tyre was half worn out.
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I bought 4 Quatrac 3s for my Renault Laguna 3 to cope with the winters in the Pennines of N England - lots of long steep hills, sharp bends and narrow roads, and snow every winter. Performance was very good - grip quite satisfactory in wet and dry (though I'm a cautious driver), but excellent in snow even on steep hills - in fact I had to try very hard to make them slip even on snow. They've gone through two winters, and about 14,000 miles - and the front pair now need replacing. They wear quicker than summer tyres (which are totally hopeless round here in the winter), but then, that's the trade-off.
Found these to perform very well for the one snowy day we had in UK since fitting them last year. Very progressive on the snow. You still have to drive to the conditions but a 50% increase in grips helps.
But for me, as a compromise tyre the compromise was too great. They are a little noisy in the dry, and on a damp road they get very noisy indeed - they hiss constantly. Under high cornering load they get noisy as well, and when doing a flying start in warm conditions the slightest skitter makes a burn-rubber smell, unlike my old summer tyres.
Can't comment on the life but I usually get 15,000 miles out of my front tyres and they seem to be on track for something similar.
But I found I missed my Hankook Ventus Prime summer tyre for my summer driving, with which I could also get around ok in the snow. I think the Quadrac 3's would be good if I had snowy hills to climb but I don't live in Scotland.
Great tyres for rural areas where snow, ice, tractor mud, floods and bending roads are met each year. Good on motorways too with good life, perhaps not as much as a Michelin but far better grip when you need it.
Quieter than original Bridgstones, a little less grippy in the dry but more progressive and predictable at breakaway.
Far better in the wet and in a totally different class once the weather turns cold. frosty mornings and sludge are no issue and it is fun going past 4X4's stuck in the snow.
have to watch out for how close the car behind is when breaking, tail gaters do not stand a chance of stopping if you break really hard
The Quatrac 3 has been the best all season tyre we have used to date, they have gone on every car we have owned in the past 5 years. They are much better in the the snow and ice than some winter tyres we tried and are the best compromise for one set of all year round tyres we have found to date - just put a new set on my wife's Skoda. Minor drawbacks include they can (and do) wear quickly on heavier cars but that's compensated by excellent grip in all but the worst conditions until the tyre is getting towards the end of its life. They do get a bit 'rumbly' as they wear down, a droning noise is not all that uncommon.
I bought these tyres because the Toyota factory fitted tyres were so bad in the snow, it was embarrassing. The Quatrac 3's performed well on the few snowy days we had, even in quite deep snow or flattened, icy snow. Also good on muddy fields when other cars were struggling for any grip. So performance wise, very good. Downside is noise. OK when new but became progressively worse as they wore past about 10,000 miles. The rhythmic droning became so bad I was totally convinced a wheel bearing needed replacing. It seems the tyres had worn badly / unevenly, with random flat sections around the periphery creating vibration on at least 2 of the 4 tyres.
I bought these tyres two years ago for my Mondeo 2 litre tdci estate. They have now driven across France and up into the Alps for six one week trips. On my last MOT the report said they had 5mm of tread left, so I will get this next seasons skiing trips out of them. I live in a small village in Hertfordshire and we regularly get snowed in. However with these tyres on the only cars that get in and out of the village is ours with these tyres on and a couple of 4x4's. I have driven across France in Rain, Snow, Sleet and all sorts at 80MPH with 4 adults luggage and these tyres are the dogs doo daahs!!!
