nathy_87
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hey folks, where is the best/cheapest place to get proper winter tyres from? Kwik fit or places alike? I'm only after 14's, as i dont want to bodge my 16's up on the ice. 
thank you.
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IvIarkgraham
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you dont need proper winter tyres in the uk
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nathy_87
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so just basic brand new ones then? .
becuase i go driving in the snow/or at least i will be, so i could also get chains.
[Edited on 15-10-2009 by 5dr corsa-3dr_polo]
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Mobby
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quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
you dont need proper winter tyres in the uk
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nathy_87
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 Mobby.
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IvIarkgraham
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you wont need chains either
snow doesnt get deep enough in this country
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Mobby
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Originally posted by 5dr corsa-3dr_polo
Mobby.
sorry but chains 
If you lived right at the top of scotland i would probably understand wanting winter tyres but..
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nathy_87
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So if write my car off/buckle wheels I'm blaming you two.  .
Cheers.
edit: I just don't want to go spining off on a roundabout when it comes to these horrible nights.
[Edited on 15-10-2009 by 5dr corsa-3dr_polo]
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Liam
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Just take more care, and don't go thraping it around corners....
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nathy_87
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liam- even if I touch the gas pedal of coming off a roundabout it gets nasty.
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IvIarkgraham
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dont drive like a sozzer then!
get some winter wheels with all round tyres, no need for snow tyres or chains
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Dione J
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quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
you dont need proper winter tyres in the uk
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Liam
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Originally posted by 5dr corsa-3dr_polo
liam- even if I touch the gas pedal of coming off a roundabout it gets nasty.
Stay in a higher gear then, instead of going into 2nd or 3rd, stay in 4th? So the revs arn't high up the range where the power is. 
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John
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If it's nasty coming off a roundabout in whatever polo you've got you need driving lessons.
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DizzyRebel
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Originally posted by John
If it's nasty coming off a roundabout in whatever polo you've got you need driving lessons.
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AndyKent
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quote:
Originally posted by John
If it's nasty coming off a roundabout in whatever polo you've got you need driving lessons.
And no one in this country needs chains
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Ste
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Bollocks. Have you seen the news each winter when hundreds of cars are stranded due to a slight flutter of snow. I'm buying winter tyres. Go to your local part worn tyre place as they get loads in from Germany. You'll pay about Ł15 each for them and they use a softer compound rubber/silicon mix that also means you reduce stopping distances in cold weather.
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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Ste
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P.S. Most of the replies here have clearly come from the townies who enjoy gritted roads on their commutes. Once you start getting into deeper countryside, Scottish highlands or not, the snow is something to contend with.
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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John
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The hundreds of cars stranded due to a slight flutter all need driving lessons.
He's talking about roundabouts, you don't see many of them in the deepest countryside and he has a small engined polo, it's just a lack of skill/experience.
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nathy_87
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quote:
Originally posted by Ste W
P.S. Most of the replies here have clearly come from the townies who enjoy gritted roads on their commutes. Once you start getting into deeper countryside, Scottish highlands or not, the snow is something to contend with.
Thankyou, and yes I live in the countryside too. So i'll have a look around for my nearestparts centre. 
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Baskey
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Surley driving a v dub your bad boy camber should cut through the snow like ski's
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DannyB
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Chains
Unless you live somewhere where it gets about 2 feet of snow you won't need anything, where I live we get it really bad, our village is set in a valley so we get everything worse as it just blows through, I honestly wouldn't worry. Drive more cautiously if anything.
[Edited on 15-10-2009 by DannyB]
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Markyc
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quote:
Originally posted by 5dr corsa-3dr_polo
edit: I just don't want to go spining off on a roundabout when it comes to these horrible nights.
[Edited on 15-10-2009 by 5dr corsa-3dr_polo]
drive like a t w a t and you will otherwise u will b fine mite even enjoy a snow covered car park!!
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nathy_87
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quote:
Originally posted by Baskey
Surley driving a v dub your bad boy camber should cut through the snow like ski's
If you look in snap day, my car is normal thankyou.
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Dom
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i never had problems last year with my cacky michelin's and i was plowing around the hills (homley etc) near Huddersfield where there was a foot or two of snow. Ice is a different matter though.....
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