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Nic Barnes
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29th Oct 10 at 15:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
car size 17's are the biggest ive seen tbh
sc0ott
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people that take public transport are also buying tyres. its that bad
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i hope it does so then its a excuse to buy a cayenne


missus boss has one and he picked her up last winter and got it stuck in the same snow i drove my toyota though 30 mins before.


they obviously cant drive then

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I saw a lexus 4x4 just start going sideways down the a40 last year

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got the escort for the winter now, don't care if i crash it
Nic Barnes
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I saw a lexus 4x4 just start going sideways down the a40 last year



fella near me couldnt get his m3 up this hill on way home. made it in the corsa no problems. people had left ranger rover sports etc parked up down this lane as the ice was that bad.
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these snow tyres are they a bit of a con? someone at work bought some last year and i helped carry them to her car when they arrived, tbh they didnt look a lot different just a little bit more tread
cant see that mking much difference
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i've heard from two sources to expect an equal winter to last year!
Nic Barnes
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these snow tyres are they a bit of a con? someone at work bought some last year and i helped carry them to her car when they arrived, tbh they didnt look a lot different just a little bit more tread
cant see that mking much difference


they work steve.
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all the tests i've seen of them seem to show a big difference, remember some footage from last year.

but i reckon yes, a lot of the cheaper ones are probably no better than decent normal tyres
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What if you cable tied some golf shoes to your wheels instead
Nic Barnes
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
all the tests i've seen of them seem to show a big difference, remember some footage from last year.

but i reckon yes, a lot of the cheaper ones are probably no better than decent normal tyres


the ones i tried were budget things. were amazing.
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i just guessed at that bit tbh, thought it sounded professional of me, i haven't actually got a clue
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i didnt know people used special tyres in winter
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i didnt know people used special tyres in winter


u dont know much really do u
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I've got a set of these that the gf's dad got me http://www.autosock.co.uk/ for this year, waiting to try them out

I have about 5 miles of winding roads and anything to give me a little more grip than I had at the begin of this year is fine by me.
Nic Barnes
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Do you do many winter tyres in 225/40/18 at Gates, Nic?


can get 225 40 18 snow tyres and could get them in yes. depends what brand.
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Nic will be able to correct me if I'm wrong but aren't winter tyres a different compound that work better at lower temperatures?
Nic Barnes
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Nic will be able to correct me if I'm wrong but aren't winter tyres a different compound that work better at lower temperatures?


wouldnt have a clue tbh

theyre designed to push the snow etc away from the tread instead of getting compacted up in the gaps which is what loses you the grip. no idea on the blends of rubber theyre made from though
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Originally posted by john-d
i didnt know people used special tyres in winter


u dont know much really do u


I know how to spell "you"

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