Winter tyres? (cars)
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lewis1641":2kuv5u7z said:
A rally tyre but they are sort of legal for the road as rallies use the public roads to get from stage to stage. Its a grey area. They probably don't have a European facist state backing but if I was a copper i'd take the view that they were much safer to use than a standard low profile road tyre.
Cheap rally tyres can be bought from Maxsport. These are remoulds. Go for an agressive pattern and as narrow as possible to fit on your rims. Another good idea is to buy narrow steel rims from a scrapyard with the same PCD to mount the tyres on. As soon as the snow goes, take them off to save wear. Also go for the harder compound option as they will last longer. You should get a few winters out of a set of tyres if you go easy.
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Got them on my Volvo S40, excellent.
2nd hand set of alloys off ebay and Verdestein tyres came to around £400. Much less than a new front end!
I just keep them in the garage and swap them over once the temp drops off. Reckon I'll get 3 winters out of them so quite cost effective.
2nd hand set of alloys off ebay and Verdestein tyres came to around £400. Much less than a new front end!
I just keep them in the garage and swap them over once the temp drops off. Reckon I'll get 3 winters out of them so quite cost effective.
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IDB1":2kleax3o said:
I take it you have had ice though ?
But if some of the scientists are to be believed, we might be getting more snow in years to come due to the world climate situation.
If so, it makes sense to prepare.
There have been no real adverse driving conditions (aside from rain.. and plenty of it 
) for some years (very recent snow years aside) where we've lived..
Admittedly we've mostly lived very near the coast where it's alleged to be a couple of degrees warmer (tell that to the brass monkey on the lawn
)..
I would not be at all surprised if this were going to become a more regular thing.. and I wish it would.. not because I particularly like the snow but because we could prepare for it..
To copy(ish) over a post from the other topic.. is there a good all-round tyre size (for a 4x4, used on and off road all year round) or is it a case of changing tyres to suit conditions (which isn't going to happen. . . )..
) for some years (very recent snow years aside) where we've lived..Admittedly we've mostly lived very near the coast where it's alleged to be a couple of degrees warmer (tell that to the brass monkey on the lawn
)..I would not be at all surprised if this were going to become a more regular thing.. and I wish it would.. not because I particularly like the snow but because we could prepare for it..
To copy(ish) over a post from the other topic.. is there a good all-round tyre size (for a 4x4, used on and off road all year round) or is it a case of changing tyres to suit conditions (which isn't going to happen. . . )..
JamesM
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BMW's are hopeless in the snow. Last winter when we had all that snow the BMW owners couldn't make it to the top end of the car park at my work. I've worked there 12 years and hadn't even noticed it was up hill. I went to Norway a few weeks ago and there was a chap there with a Beemer on winter tyres (non studded) and he was driving around on the snow like it was dry tarmac.
That said, I'd be pretty anoyed if I had to fit winter tyres by law. This year aside where I live we normaly get around 1 day of snow every few years. I drive a Legacy and whilst I know 4x4 doesnt give you better cornering or stopping grip, with a bit of care and common sense it drives fine in the snow and ice. Storing summer/winter tyres when not using them could be a problem for some. I have room but it's room where I could keep another bike
I'd be happy with a set of half way tyres that could be used all year round. That's probably what we should have in the UK as most of our weather is some where between hot and cold anyway. Is that what we have? I'm on Pirelli P6000's!!!
Also how do our snow ploughs cope with cat's eyes? From what I've seen they don't have them in many European countries.
That said, I'd be pretty anoyed if I had to fit winter tyres by law. This year aside where I live we normaly get around 1 day of snow every few years. I drive a Legacy and whilst I know 4x4 doesnt give you better cornering or stopping grip, with a bit of care and common sense it drives fine in the snow and ice. Storing summer/winter tyres when not using them could be a problem for some. I have room but it's room where I could keep another bike
I'd be happy with a set of half way tyres that could be used all year round. That's probably what we should have in the UK as most of our weather is some where between hot and cold anyway. Is that what we have? I'm on Pirelli P6000's!!!
Also how do our snow ploughs cope with cat's eyes? From what I've seen they don't have them in many European countries.
IMO we don't get enough snowy or subzero days in the UK to warrant fitting winter or snow tyres. (except perhaps the north of Scogland)
People just need to learn how to drive in these conditions ie with a lot more care & forethought than usual.
Most of the accidents on the snow can be attributed to excessive speed for the conditions, driver error, and folk panicking and locking the wheels up.
Rear wheel drive has less weight over the driven wheels and therefore typically less grip in the snow, but it's perfectly possible to drive around fairly normally in these conditions.
People just need to learn how to drive in these conditions ie with a lot more care & forethought than usual.
Most of the accidents on the snow can be attributed to excessive speed for the conditions, driver error, and folk panicking and locking the wheels up.
Rear wheel drive has less weight over the driven wheels and therefore typically less grip in the snow, but it's perfectly possible to drive around fairly normally in these conditions.
