snow socks

[sawman]

Having accidentally bought a winter barge with RWD, (I was looking at FWD or 4x4, but got carried away with an old merc!) I thought I might invest in some snowsocks. I notice Halfords stock some, and looking on the web there does seem to be a few brands about at varying price points.

Would anyone have any personal recommendations regarding the relative merits of the various brands?

[toddler]

sawman said:

Having accidentally bought a winter barge with RWD, (I was looking at FWD or 4x4, but got carried away with an old merc!) I thought I might invest in some snowsocks. I notice Halfords stock some, and looking on the web there does seem to be a few brands about at varying price points.

Would anyone have any personal recommendations regarding the relative merits of the various brands?

Autoexpress compared snow tyres, chains, socks and spray recently. They said that socks "proved a match for the winter tyres in our traction tests." Not sure if it helps you, but the brand they tested was AutoSock ( http://www.roofbox.co.uk/car-snow-socks/).

[Eighteeteewhy]

RWD?

Perfect, that's what they're made for.

[Tunku]

sawman said:

Having accidentally bought a winter barge with RWD, (I was looking at FWD or 4x4, but got carried away with an old merc!) I thought I might invest in some snowsocks. I notice Halfords stock some, and looking on the web there does seem to be a few brands about at varying price points.

Would anyone have any personal recommendations regarding the relative merits of the various brands?

Unless you have somewhere safe to take them off again after getting out of the bad bit, I would be wary of using them. This country does not seem to be sympathetic to being held up by what they consider an idiosyncrasy.

[kevin63]

I used some Snow Socks I bought off eBay last year and they were brilliant, they were "Fast Grip Snow Ice Socks"

[bertieg]

Eighteeteewhy said:

RWD?

Perfect, that's what they're made for.

whats wrong with wanting grip at the front to turn and brake?

[Cupramax]

bertieg said:

whats wrong with wanting grip at the front to turn and brake?

Turning and braking tend to require forward motion in the first place

[Mr Viking]

remember my dad taking his XJ6 out in the snow. Quick pirouette 10 yards from the driveway and he decided to leave it there and take our old 406