My dad has been buying Golfs for over 20 years. He has always loved these cars, he is disappointed with MK8 on a number of fronts but the biggest one at the moment is the performance on snow and ice. The car just doesn’t have any traction. I know it sits on Goodyear Eagle F1 255 45R17s which are summer tyres and one would argue to put winters on. However on every Golf he has owned previously he has never had any issues in snow and ice on summer tyres. Has VW changed something on the new Golf that is lacking from previous generations? Or are these tyres just rubbish? I must admit they have a rather oval shape compared to Conti’s that I buy.