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i have a set of winter tyres they have A/T on the side and there attached to the 4x4 used the monaro in the snow 2 years a go and although i got where i wanted to go i decided never to do it again as it was just not fun second guessing the way the car will fishtail or slide or worse yet what plonker is gonna try an run in to you.
I run them on my s type r jag 265 35 18 , they are amazing not just better in the snow but work very well in cold temps it as much about how the Tyres made as the tread pattern , the don't need to be very knobbly to work some work by filling with snow then use it to grip , just take them off as soon as it warms a bit or you will kill them
There is another option - snow socks!
I have a pair for the rear of my R8 that live in the boot just in case. They're only designed to be used for very short distances, just enough to get you un-stuck. Have to take them off as soon as you're able to else they'll fall off anyway. For me that means I can get the car out of the estate and onto the main road, or vice versa. Once on the main road it's all gravy, baby!
I thought for £70 for a pair I would try them rather than many hundreds of pounds on new rubber.
At the end of the day, if we choose to drive these cars in the worst of British conditions then like the previous poster says, there's nothing we can do about the other numpties that choose to drive into us.
I have a pair for the rear of my R8 that live in the boot just in case. They're only designed to be used for very short distances, just enough to get you un-stuck. Have to take them off as soon as you're able to else they'll fall off anyway. For me that means I can get the car out of the estate and onto the main road, or vice versa. Once on the main road it's all gravy, baby!
I thought for £70 for a pair I would try them rather than many hundreds of pounds on new rubber.
At the end of the day, if we choose to drive these cars in the worst of British conditions then like the previous poster says, there's nothing we can do about the other numpties that choose to drive into us.
It would be a brave man to use a heavy and torquey rear wheel drive motor in snowy conditions!...winter tyres will certainly help a lot, particularly in wet & cold conditions. If you have no choice other than to use the Monaro/R8 as a DD in the winter, i would say good quality winter tyres are a 'Must'
Ideally though, buy a Subaru for this winter, they are phenomenal with good winter tyres on
ps. people who knock winter tyres are generally those that have never used them in the conditions they were designed for!
Ideally though, buy a Subaru for this winter, they are phenomenal with good winter tyres on
ps. people who knock winter tyres are generally those that have never used them in the conditions they were designed for!
If you have to use your pride and joy in the winter please look after it, more and more of my customers are using winter tyres on 4x4's but can't get my head round how many people are buying for their cars.
The difference is night and day with a proper winter tyre fitted once the temp is 7c and below especially in the wet and in snow and ice you will not catch your breath.
We keep most of the 4x4 and SUV fitments in stock but have to order in other car sizes.
Take a look at Vredestein winter tyres.
The difference is night and day with a proper winter tyre fitted once the temp is 7c and below especially in the wet and in snow and ice you will not catch your breath.
We keep most of the 4x4 and SUV fitments in stock but have to order in other car sizes.
Take a look at Vredestein winter tyres.
Fitted winter tyres to the R8 last winter and used it as a daily driver, I also live on a very steep hill.
They didn't really get tested to much though, as it was quite mild and we didn't get much snow. But I never failed to get up the hill and home.
It was quite an outlay for the winter rubber, but while they're fitted my other tyres are taking a holiday for a few months.
Well worth the initial outlay IMO.
They didn't really get tested to much though, as it was quite mild and we didn't get much snow. But I never failed to get up the hill and home.
It was quite an outlay for the winter rubber, but while they're fitted my other tyres are taking a holiday for a few months.
Well worth the initial outlay IMO.
I have got the very good (IMO) Hankook iCept Evo's on my motor at the moment, a high performance, Xtra Load winter tyre.
Well worth a look...although i did struggle to find them last year, they eventually came from a very good outfit (great customer service) called 'GoodGrip'...they sourced the tyres i wanted in Sweden and they arrived within 10 days
here.. http://www.goodgrip.co.uk/tyres/hankook/hankook_w3...
Well worth a look...although i did struggle to find them last year, they eventually came from a very good outfit (great customer service) called 'GoodGrip'...they sourced the tyres i wanted in Sweden and they arrived within 10 days
here.. http://www.goodgrip.co.uk/tyres/hankook/hankook_w3...
fildigger said:
I have got the very good (IMO) Hankook iCept Evo's on my motor at the moment, a high performance, Xtra Load winter tyre.
Well worth a look...although i did struggle to find them last year, they eventually came from a very good outfit (great customer service) called 'GoodGrip'...they sourced the tyres i wanted in Sweden and they arrived within 10 days
here.. http://www.goodgrip.co.uk/tyres/hankook/hankook_w3...
You've got winter tyres on already? Well worth a look...although i did struggle to find them last year, they eventually came from a very good outfit (great customer service) called 'GoodGrip'...they sourced the tyres i wanted in Sweden and they arrived within 10 days
here.. http://www.goodgrip.co.uk/tyres/hankook/hankook_w3...
Cliftonite said:
Thread reincarnation alert!
Sign seen outside a garage in St Peter's Way, Northampton this weekend:
Get ready for Winter! Winter tyres available HERE!
Well, the nights DO start drawing in after this week!
(Doesn't seem five minutes since I took my winter tyres off!)
They've probably only just received their full order for last winter. It did go on. Sign seen outside a garage in St Peter's Way, Northampton this weekend:
Get ready for Winter! Winter tyres available HERE!
Well, the nights DO start drawing in after this week!
(Doesn't seem five minutes since I took my winter tyres off!)
I can't believe how many false starts there were to Spring, this year. I think I changed them over 3 or 4 times.
MatrixXXx said:
It says in the R8 manual that you must not fit winter tyres.
It may only be a problem if you need to make a claim and the insurance company find out. i don't think there is a technical reason other than the speed rating etc?
Yep. Non-sensical statement. Speed rating is the only rationale, but this affects lots of cars.....It may only be a problem if you need to make a claim and the insurance company find out. i don't think there is a technical reason other than the speed rating etc?
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