I was pesuaded by the Winter Tyre argument until I went looking for some prices on-line. The cheapest I could get Winter tyres for the rear wheels of my car were £500 each! Front ones were about £320 each. Instead I've bought a load of rock salt and share the wife's 4x4.
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Originally posted by Alf W View PostI was pesuaded by the Winter Tyre argument until I went looking for some prices on-line. The cheapest I could get Winter tyres for the rear wheels of my car were £500 each! Front ones were about £320 each. Instead I've bought a load of rock salt and share the wife's 4x4.
I've never been convinced. Like most people my road is covered in hard packed ice now, but once you get to the main roads it's absolutely fine on whatever tyres. Okay so maybe you need to go a bit slower on summer tyres, but so what.
Even if we were guaranteed 2 weeks of snow every year, they're still not really worth it. After 3 or 4 years they'll be going off and need to be thrown away, and you'll have probably only got a few thousand miles use from them. Leave them on for 4 or 5 months, and they'll spend most of the time overheating, wearing out in no time, and have bugger all grip.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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If you have got winter tyres but the guy behind you doesn't it would only mean he'll smash you in the back...Comment
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No 1 son just got some and they work.bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)Comment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostIf you have got winter tyres but the guy behind you doesn't it would only mean he'll smash you in the back..."A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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Dunno. I was in Moscow in winter once and the taxis were all bombing around on snow covered roads as if there wasn't any snow at all.bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)Comment
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostYou can ask for the garage to put the tyres on the wheels, usually doesn´t cost much and they´ll store the tyres for you, saves a lot of hassle.Public Service Posting by the BBC - Bloggs Bulls**t Corp.
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Originally posted by AtW View PostIf you have got winter tyres but the guy behind you doesn't it would only mean he'll smash you in the back...
On that basis, you're much better off with summer tyres. At least then you get stuck 500 yards from home.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostAnd for that matter, you can still get stuck and spend the night in your car if the people ahead and the people behind get stuck, no matter how good your car or your tyres are.
On that basis, you're much better off with summer tyres. At least then you get stuck 500 yards from home.
p.s. Do 4x4 normally come with all-season tyres ?Comment
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Originally posted by Lumiere View Post
p.s. Do 4x4 normally come with all-season tyres ?"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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