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s4k1b

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29th Oct 10 at 13:51

...as in.... lots of snow and ice.... ?

adiohead

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29th Oct 10 at 13:55

I think yes.
But we'll see.

P1CK4D

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29th Oct 10 at 13:56

Who knows this weeks winning lottery numbers?

adiohead

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29th Oct 10 at 13:57

I know.

nathy_87

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29th Oct 10 at 13:58

Time to get my snow chains on then**.

**Reffering to a 2009 thread

s4k1b

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29th Oct 10 at 14:01

quote:
Originally posted by P1CK4D
Who knows this weeks winning lottery numbers?

3 19 23 24 35 41

Nic Barnes

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29th Oct 10 at 14:04

We have sold more snow Tyres at work recently than I remember last year. Even 225 45 17 snow Tyres. People getting prepared I guess.

gez bay

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29th Oct 10 at 14:09

are snow tyres the same price as normal tyres?

Kurt

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29th Oct 10 at 14:21

Nope, more expensive, everyone seems to have offers on too, BMW and Audi are doing winter wheels for 2k and they will fit them and store your wheels till spring

j10E W

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29th Oct 10 at 14:32

i hope it does so then its a excuse to buy a range rover

Nic Barnes

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29th Oct 10 at 14:39

quote:
Originally posted by gez bay
are snow tyres the same price as normal tyres?

depends tbh. we got some 225 45 17 insa's in the other day and they werent that badly priced. they are remoulds though.

Tomnova16

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29th Oct 10 at 14:42

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=577655

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter

Ben G

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29th Oct 10 at 14:42

fair enough for up north, it gets bad up there.

i remember last year getting a taxi through glasgow at xmas and the taxi dropped us off 100 yards from the house because the snow was too deep on the road

but down south, no one needs snow tyres. i coped perfectly fine on 225-40-18 all weather tyres last year.

Tomnova16

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29th Oct 10 at 14:42

quote:
Originally posted by j10E W
i hope it does so then its a excuse to buy a cayenne

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter

Nic Barnes

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29th Oct 10 at 14:43

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G

but down south, no one needs snow tyres. i coped perfectly fine on 225-40-18 all weather tyres last year.

i think thats a bit of a daft comment to make.

Ben G

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29th Oct 10 at 14:46

not really. last winter was the worst i've ever known for us and i still drove to work and back every day fine.

if people adjust their driving speed/awareness for the conditions then it's their problem.

mwg

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29th Oct 10 at 14:49

I'm thinking when I changed my front tyres in August I should of had winter tyres put on. I know a few people on another forum I use have had them put on their A3's and say even when its just cold but no snow and ice they are a lot better as they are designed to work at the lower temperatures we get. Mine was awful last year, I couldn't get the thing off the drive. The little bit of driving I did do in the snow it was terrible.

If it snows again my car isn't moving.

[Edited on 29-10-2010 by mwg]

s4k1b

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29th Oct 10 at 14:51

you need quattro :-)

Nic Barnes

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29th Oct 10 at 14:52

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
not really. last winter was the worst i've ever known for us and i still drove to work and back every day fine.

if people adjust their driving speed/awareness for the conditions then it's their problem.

you must live and work within the urban jungle. what about people in the likes of cornwall etc down south? had a bad winter there last year. you cannot get the grip from regular road tyres. its not about adjusting speed and awareness if the grip isnt there to begin with.

mwg

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29th Oct 10 at 14:52

quote:
Originally posted by s4k1b
you need quattro :-)

It'd help but ultimately I'd still have summer tyres on so don't think it'd be a lot better

Ben G

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29th Oct 10 at 14:55

quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
not really. last winter was the worst i've ever known for us and i still drove to work and back every day fine.

if people adjust their driving speed/awareness for the conditions then it's their problem.

you must live and work within the urban jungle. what about people in the likes of cornwall etc down south? had a bad winter there last year. you cannot get the grip from regular road tyres. its not about adjusting speed and awareness if the grip isnt there to begin with.

urban jungle maybe.

but the snow was deep enough to sit above the bottom of my front bumper on the focus in my work and still managed to drive fine.

my work is a huge complex so it's not as if i drove 10 yards in it

cornwall is west.

SportBoy

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29th Oct 10 at 14:57

quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16

quote:
Originally posted by j10E W
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.

Nic Barnes

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29th Oct 10 at 14:59

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G

quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
not really. last winter was the worst i've ever known for us and i still drove to work and back every day fine.

if people adjust their driving speed/awareness for the conditions then it's their problem.

you must live and work within the urban jungle. what about people in the likes of cornwall etc down south? had a bad winter there last year. you cannot get the grip from regular road tyres. its not about adjusting speed and awareness if the grip isnt there to begin with.

urban jungle maybe.

but the snow was deep enough to sit above the bottom of my front bumper on the focus in my work and still managed to drive fine.

my work is a huge complex so it's not as if i drove 10 yards in it

cornwall is west.

cool, i will get some 225 40 18's ordered up then

Ben G

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29th Oct 10 at 14:59

grand.

mwg

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29th Oct 10 at 15:01

Do you do many winter tyres in 225/40/18 at Gates, Nic?

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