Winter Tyres .......
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I was out earlier today in the Subaru with Nokian's on and I can't fault them. Unfortunately I can fault the idiots on the road who have no idea - for example the idiot I followed down a hill riding his brakes all the way at about 2 mph. The problem we have around here (High Wycombe) is that every time it snows the roads get completely gridlocked with people trying to drive up and down hills their cars/tyres/driving abilities are just not up to.
I don't think I would support making winter tyres mandatory, but in the congested south east at least it might make sense to adopt the German law where it is illegal to drive in snow or slushy conditions without them - with fines/points doubled if a driver breaking the law is guilty of causing traffic delays.
I don't think I would support making winter tyres mandatory, but in the congested south east at least it might make sense to adopt the German law where it is illegal to drive in snow or slushy conditions without them - with fines/points doubled if a driver breaking the law is guilty of causing traffic delays.
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Are you all stark raving mad? Do you seriously think that I am going to shell out on a second set of tires just in case i get the usual 1 day of snow in 365 days.
I think you have been watching too much SKY News and you have allowed them to get into your heads by whipping up hysteria and panic about a little bit of snow
I think you have been watching too much SKY News and you have allowed them to get into your heads by whipping up hysteria and panic about a little bit of snow
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winter tyres are not intended purely for snow (they have snow tyres for that)
the are supposed to work better in conditions below 7c, which (these days) we get quite often between Nov and March
the are supposed to work better in conditions below 7c, which (these days) we get quite often between Nov and March
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I think the problem you all have got is the inability to drive to the conditions of the road.
Providing you use common sense standard tyres are adequate for most places in the UK. It really is quite simple. It is snowing outside now as i type and if it sticks i can guarantee numpties will be driving to work in the morning, pedal to the metal, clearly not taking account of the conditions
Looking at some of the posts on here it will most likely be one of you lot.
Providing you use common sense standard tyres are adequate for most places in the UK. It really is quite simple. It is snowing outside now as i type and if it sticks i can guarantee numpties will be driving to work in the morning, pedal to the metal, clearly not taking account of the conditions
Looking at some of the posts on here it will most likely be one of you lot.
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With four wheel drive and decent winter tyres I didn't even have to use second gear to pull off even on the steepest stretches - they really do make that much difference.
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This guy is a sponsor on an M3 forum and his prices often beat the likes of Camskill.....
http://lovetyres.com/
http://lovetyres.com/
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I'll keep it short, if you think summer tyres are even remotely close to winter tyres in conditions below 7 degrees C or in the snow (unless really cheap and nasty budget ones), you are really
Watch these 2 vids, think it may bring some light to those in the dark (one includes a subaru v a fwd car fitted with winter tyres)
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Watch these 2 vids, think it may bring some light to those in the dark (one includes a subaru v a fwd car fitted with winter tyres)
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I'll keep it short, if you think summer tyres are even remotely close to winter tyres in conditions below 7 degrees C or in the snow (unless really cheap and nasty budget ones), you are really
Watch these 2 vids, think it may bring some light to those in the dark (one includes a subaru v a fwd car fitted with winter tyres)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BXupo38Pew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elP_34ltdWI
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Watch these 2 vids, think it may bring some light to those in the dark (one includes a subaru v a fwd car fitted with winter tyres)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BXupo38Pew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elP_34ltdWI
Tony
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Seriously, why the hell are you using R888s on UK roads?
Point being: P1= performance car, yes? Its original main-foray?...Its all-round ability in varying conditions. Especially in the wet. So surely your are defeating the point of the car's original advantages?
I'm only asking because I'm struggling to see why I see people is shod their car with dry-orientated track tyres that only really work to any advantage when its warm and they've had some heat put into them. Then using them on the UK's roads where the traffic and the avarage summer weather would only see them working better than normal summer tyre for maybe only a couple months of the entire year (dry track days excepting )?
Thats is unless you have an extra set of wheels with more suitable tyres, and just wanted to practice some drifting.
Point being: P1= performance car, yes? Its original main-foray?...Its all-round ability in varying conditions. Especially in the wet. So surely your are defeating the point of the car's original advantages?
I'm only asking because I'm struggling to see why I see people is shod their car with dry-orientated track tyres that only really work to any advantage when its warm and they've had some heat put into them. Then using them on the UK's roads where the traffic and the avarage summer weather would only see them working better than normal summer tyre for maybe only a couple months of the entire year (dry track days excepting )?
Thats is unless you have an extra set of wheels with more suitable tyres, and just wanted to practice some drifting.
I have 3 sets of wheels - one with Toyo T1r's on, one with full slicks, and these with R888's on and, yes, I did want to practice some "drifting"
Actually, it was mainly just to give it a little run for 20 miles or so to warm the engine, transmission, and car through and I was certainly careful with the loud pedal.
Mind you, it was still better than the 22 year old 3.5 tonne Bentley with Avon turbospeeds on
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I live in north Scotland, in the countryside, have all my life. Never bought snow tyres in my life and have never got stuck anywhere, even during the last bad winter in 2010 driving a diesel astra, not some fancy 4x4. Only thing I do is ensure that around Oct/Nov time I buy a set of new tyres with a decent tread pattern - nothing rocket science just common sense IMO.
However, driver capability makes a big difference. You can enforce snow tyres and make people buy them, but you cant make people modify their driving behaviour and understand accelerating, braking and turning effects on the dynamics of the vehicle.
However, driver capability makes a big difference. You can enforce snow tyres and make people buy them, but you cant make people modify their driving behaviour and understand accelerating, braking and turning effects on the dynamics of the vehicle.
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I live in north Scotland, in the countryside, have all my life. Never bought snow tyres in my life and have never got stuck anywhere, even during the last bad winter in 2010 driving a diesel astra, not some fancy 4x4. Only thing I do is ensure that around Oct/Nov time I buy a set of new tyres with a decent tread pattern - nothing rocket science just common sense IMO.
However, driver capability makes a big difference. You can enforce snow tyres and make people buy them, but you cant make people modify their driving behaviour and understand accelerating, braking and turning effects on the dynamics of the vehicle.
However, driver capability makes a big difference. You can enforce snow tyres and make people buy them, but you cant make people modify their driving behaviour and understand accelerating, braking and turning effects on the dynamics of the vehicle.
I think we need to recommend some driver training courses for some people on here because they think they can go out and buy a set of winter tyres, drive recklessly according to the conditions and be immune from the chance of stacking their pride and joy.
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I did the wyedean rally last year in the snow , which got compacted down into sheet ice , it was the worst conditions I have ever driven in , I fitted brand new gravel tyres thinking they would offer some level of grip , I had none ! the people who did well were the ones who fitted road ice and snow tyres , a 1.4 nova finished 3rd overall behind 2 4wd's , the rally is on again in 3 weeks and if the snow and ice is still about i'll be buying a set ,
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Only last year on the M60 when it snowed that I was doing 50mph in the scoob with her winter socks on (and the M60 was white, you could not see the tarmac), there were cars overtaking me with summer tyres on!!!
The best one was a vw transporter van who decided after joining the M60 from the M62 that going out across to the (completely snow covered) outside lane and ending up just missing the barrier and sliding sideways in front of me that I had to avoid such an idiot, so you may say people with winter tyres drive recklessly, 99% dont, but you do get much more grip and the ability to acutally stop in a straight line in about a 1/4 of the distance a car with summer tyres on does! (where 99% seem to drive like total numpties until they touch their brakes and crash/**** themselves )
I think you should try some winter tyres for yourself (decent ones), its night and day as demonstrated in those vids I put up.
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last year my Mrs was that c*nt as I was full of flue dying on my settee and she decided to take the M3 to the shops , I told her to take my FWD lsd'd car out but she wanted to take the posh car ! 2 mins later a got a call to come and get her as she was stuck just around the corner , so I had to get dressed and dig and push her out , lucky she didn't get the shovel around the back of her head lol , I was as weak as a kitten and feeling like sh*t and that was the last thing I needed , so any sign of snow and it stays on the drive.
I did the wyedean rally last year in the snow , which got compacted down into sheet ice , it was the worst conditions I have ever driven in , I fitted brand new gravel tyres thinking they would offer some level of grip , I had none ! the people who did well were the ones who fitted road ice and snow tyres , a 1.4 nova finished 3rd overall behind 2 4wd's , the rally is on again in 3 weeks and if the snow and ice is still about i'll be buying a set ,
I did the wyedean rally last year in the snow , which got compacted down into sheet ice , it was the worst conditions I have ever driven in , I fitted brand new gravel tyres thinking they would offer some level of grip , I had none ! the people who did well were the ones who fitted road ice and snow tyres , a 1.4 nova finished 3rd overall behind 2 4wd's , the rally is on again in 3 weeks and if the snow and ice is still about i'll be buying a set ,
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You're wasting your time mate, some people on this board are such good drivers they can make their cars defy physics. I am going to call the rally and F1 teams and let them know how good madcap and his buddies are as the teams are obviously missing a trick messing about with the likes of Alonso, Vettel and Loeb
This was 3 or 4 years ago when we all got a stupid amount of snow very quickly one evening at 5pm.
I was in a queue heading towards a hump back bridge.
The only two clowns that needed help was me and the guy in front, who was also in a BMW.
Try pushing 1.5 tonnes in the snow whilst wearing loafer, with no grip.
If that didn't provide a much needed laugh to the queueing traffic behind, I don't know what else would.
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A simpler way to impliment this would be via your insurance. If you have an accident when the road conditions are covered in snow/ice/slush etc., and you don't have winter tyres fitted, then you have a minimum £1,000 excess. That way those who don't see the benefit of winter tyres don't need to buy a set, but if they do venture out and cause an accident, then they are held responsible and have to pay.
I've been using winter tyres for 9 years now on my current and previous Impreza. The same set !! Admittedly this will be their last winter as they are down to about 3.5mm tread all round now. I bought a cheap set of kerbed 2nd hand alloys to fit them onto, and just keep them in the garage between end of March and mid November.
I too was a non-believer until I actually tried a car fitted with them in snow. It wasn't so much the traction improvements, but the difference under braking and cornering that opened my eyes. A 4WD car may have twice as much traction, but on snow and ice, two times nothing isn't much more than nothing and there is no benefit under braking.
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I've been using winter tyres for 9 years now on my current and previous Impreza. The same set !! Admittedly this will be their last winter as they are down to about 3.5mm tread all round now. I bought a cheap set of kerbed 2nd hand alloys to fit them onto, and just keep them in the garage between end of March and mid November.
I too was a non-believer until I actually tried a car fitted with them in snow. It wasn't so much the traction improvements, but the difference under braking and cornering that opened my eyes. A 4WD car may have twice as much traction, but on snow and ice, two times nothing isn't much more than nothing and there is no benefit under braking.
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The only car that I have ever got stuck in was my BMW 328i.
This was 3 or 4 years ago when we all got a stupid amount of snow very quickly one evening at 5pm.
I was in a queue heading towards a hump back bridge.
The only two clowns that needed help was me and the guy in front, who was also in a BMW.
Try pushing 1.5 tonnes in the snow whilst wearing loafer, with no grip.
If that didn't provide a much needed laugh to the queueing traffic behind, I don't know what else would.
This was 3 or 4 years ago when we all got a stupid amount of snow very quickly one evening at 5pm.
I was in a queue heading towards a hump back bridge.
The only two clowns that needed help was me and the guy in front, who was also in a BMW.
Try pushing 1.5 tonnes in the snow whilst wearing loafer, with no grip.
If that didn't provide a much needed laugh to the queueing traffic behind, I don't know what else would.
BTW depsite all this talk of how good they are I am not really advocating they should be made law... think that may be a step too far.
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A simpler way to impliment this would be via your insurance. If you have an accident when the road conditions are covered in snow/ice/slush etc., and you don't have winter tyres fitted, then you have a minimum £1,000 excess. That way those who don't see the benefit of winter tyres don't need to buy a set, but if they do venture out and cause an accident, then they are held responsible and have to pay.
I've been using winter tyres for 9 years now on my current and previous Impreza. The same set !! Admittedly this will be their last winter as they are down to about 3.5mm tread all round now. I bought a cheap set of kerbed 2nd hand alloys to fit them onto, and just keep them in the garage between end of March and mid November.
I too was a non-believer until I actually tried a car fitted with them in snow. It wasn't so much the traction improvements, but the difference under braking and cornering that opened my eyes. A 4WD car may have twice as much traction, but on snow and ice, two times nothing isn't much more than nothing and there is no benefit under braking.
John
I've been using winter tyres for 9 years now on my current and previous Impreza. The same set !! Admittedly this will be their last winter as they are down to about 3.5mm tread all round now. I bought a cheap set of kerbed 2nd hand alloys to fit them onto, and just keep them in the garage between end of March and mid November.
I too was a non-believer until I actually tried a car fitted with them in snow. It wasn't so much the traction improvements, but the difference under braking and cornering that opened my eyes. A 4WD car may have twice as much traction, but on snow and ice, two times nothing isn't much more than nothing and there is no benefit under braking.
John
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Well, 'sources in Government' are fully behind the legal requirement to have Winter Tyres fitted, could be Law by 2014.
As someone above said, these tyres are good between October and March - so, you would get value for money.
The biggest cost would be a new set of alloys/steel wheels ... but, these can be sourced quite cheaply at the moment.
But, watch the price of wheels in the scrapyards suddenly get very expensive all of a sudden!!
As someone above said, these tyres are good between October and March - so, you would get value for money.
The biggest cost would be a new set of alloys/steel wheels ... but, these can be sourced quite cheaply at the moment.
But, watch the price of wheels in the scrapyards suddenly get very expensive all of a sudden!!