Winter tyres vol 2

[Kolbenkopp]

B'stard Child said:

Winters on



Last wash of the year - I hate cleaning cars in winter

That just looks *ace* if I may say so! Well done. Large silver steelies, propper BMW caps and on an E82 without gangster glass. Nice!

[Kolbenkopp]

jon- said:

They won the Auto Bild SUV test too, they're doing really well this year

Yup, lots of good tests for them currently. Brand seems to move upmarket nicely but still fairly priced.

[Ninja59]

Still not got mine on or down from the garage loft.

Still slightly warm I think, but it is getting closer to the time to change.

[Carbon Sasquatch]

I did mine today.

I normally do it when the clocks change, but couldn't be bothered

[Davie]

Fair play to Camskill. Ordered 4 x tyres Thursday afternoon and they arrived Saturday morning. Granted the driver seemingly was unwilling or unable to bring said tyres from the van without having a coronary so my old father-in-law did it for him.

[B'stard Child]

Kolbenkopp said:

B'stard Child said:

Winters on



Last wash of the year - I hate cleaning cars in winter

That just looks *ace* if I may say so! Well done. Large silver steelies, propper BMW caps and on an E82 without gangster glass. Nice!

Thank you sir - I do like the “poverty” look on 17 inch steels (caps are from a BMW mini) and I’m with you on the tints aspect I like the murdered out look as a general point but without smoked windows) Mrs BC doesn’t like the steels but for winter they are perfect in my book

[idealstandard]

B'stard Child said:

Thank you sir - I do like the “poverty” look on 17 inch steels (caps are from a BMW mini) and I’m with you on the tints aspect I like the murdered out look as a general point but without smoked windows) Mrs BC doesn’t like the steels but for winter they are perfect in my book

Looks excellent. Always love seeing all the cars in Germany during winter season - either these or black steelies on the VAG group cars.

[d_a_n1979]

B'stard Child said:

Winters on



Last wash of the year - I hate cleaning cars in winter

It looks awesome on them, big fan

Mine was given its last hand wash of the year last weekend too, followed by a good wax.

It’ll get a contactless wash now weekly (as long as it’s not lashing it down, like it is currently). It’ll be Autoglym Polar Blast snowfoamed, Autoglym Polar Wash washed and then rinsed, glass will be towel dried and treated and the alloys will be dried and tyres treated with Autoglym Tyre Dressing, but that’s it (obviously the interior will always be kept spotless).

Have to say I was out and about yesterday in heavy rain doing the local farm shop veg shopping and the Avon WV7s are superb in the wet, feel really planted, even with the temps around 10-11°C currently...

[Pica-Pica]

B'stard Child said:

Kolbenkopp said:

B'stard Child said:

Winters on



Last wash of the year - I hate cleaning cars in winter

That just looks *ace* if I may say so! Well done. Large silver steelies, propper BMW caps and on an E82 without gangster glass. Nice!

Thank you sir - I do like the “poverty” look on 17 inch steels (caps are from a BMW mini) and I’m with you on the tints aspect I like the murdered out look as a general point but without smoked windows) Mrs BC doesn’t like the steels but for winter they are perfect in my book

Nothing ‘poverty-look’ about steel wheels at all.

[B'stard Child]

Pica-Pica said:

Nothing ‘poverty-look’ about steel wheels at all.

I think I'm probably a bit older than you and come from an era where only the top of the range cars had alloy wheels - everything below got various grades of wheel trims on steel wheels to keep the pecking order correct

[Pica-Pica]

B'stard Child said:

Pica-Pica said:

Nothing ‘poverty-look’ about steel wheels at all.

I think I'm probably a bit older than you and come from an era where only the top of the range cars had alloy wheels - everything below got various grades of wheel trims on steel wheels to keep the pecking order correct

I very, very much doubt you are older than me. Let’s just say I passed my test in 1966. I recall when alloy wheels would often crack (I’ve seen them on development test), so when steels were available, I would order them. Steels are lighter, more durable, can be hammered back into shape, and of course cheaper. Alloy wheels are an absolute con.

[mygoldfishbowl]

Pica-Pica said:

I very, very much doubt you are older than me. Let’s just say I passed my test in 1966. I recall when alloy wheels would often crack (I’ve seen them on development test), so when steels were available, I would order them. Steels are lighter, more durable, can be hammered back into shape, and of course cheaper. Alloy wheels are an absolute con.

I could not agree more.

[B'stard Child]

Pica-Pica said:

B'stard Child said:

Pica-Pica said:

Nothing ‘poverty-look’ about steel wheels at all.

I think I'm probably a bit older than you and come from an era where only the top of the range cars had alloy wheels - everything below got various grades of wheel trims on steel wheels to keep the pecking order correct

I very, very much doubt you are older than me. Let’s just say I passed my test in 1966.

Snap - I was driving too in 1966



Concedes point

Pica-Pica said:

I recall when alloy wheels would often crack (I’ve seen them on development test), so when steels were available, I would order them. Steels are lighter, more durable, can be hammered back into shape, and of course cheaper. Alloy wheels are an absolute con.

I like steels as winters for this very reason

[8bit]

8bit said:

I know this is not the all-season tyres thread (and I'm assuming there isn't one of those) but does anyone know of a decent all-season tyre available in 255/35/R20? We've just bought a Jaguar XF estate and I'd hoped to put a set of Vredestein Quatrac 5's on it but they're not available. The only all-season tyre I can find in that size are the Quatrac Pro and they're nearly £300/corner...

Just had another look at the Quatrac Pro in 255/35/R20 are now at £188 each so roughly in line with other sizes. Will be fitting a set of these to the XF soon.

[eltawater]

B'stard Child said:

Pica-Pica said:

B'stard Child said:

Pica-Pica said:

Nothing ‘poverty-look’ about steel wheels at all.

I think I'm probably a bit older than you and come from an era where only the top of the range cars had alloy wheels - everything below got various grades of wheel trims on steel wheels to keep the pecking order correct

I very, very much doubt you are older than me. Let’s just say I passed my test in 1966.

Snap - I was driving too in 1966



Concedes point

Pica-Pica said:

I recall when alloy wheels would often crack (I’ve seen them on development test), so when steels were available, I would order them. Steels are lighter, more durable, can be hammered back into shape, and of course cheaper. Alloy wheels are an absolute con.

I like steels as winters for this very reason

[bolidemichael]

Kolbenkopp said:

B'stard Child said:

Winters on



Last wash of the year - I hate cleaning cars in winter

That just looks *ace* if I may say so! Well done. Large silver steelies, propper BMW caps and on an E82 without gangster glass. Nice!

Still looking good BC.

No need for winters yet here in SW London. 17°C forecast for Thursday!

[B'stard Child]

bolidemichael said:

Still looking good BC.

Thanks - I've really grown to like the hot wash BMW - just need to sort the exhaust out now - job for the winter I think

bolidemichael said:

No need for winters yet here in SW London. 17°C forecast for Thursday!

It's been unseasonably mild here in the middle of Norfolk (albeit wet!!) but the sugar beet harvesting has started and there is a lot of crap on the roads

[B'stard Child]

eltawater said:

Not a great meme - Old Man shouts at Older Man would have been better

[eltawater]

B'stard Child said:

eltawater said:

Not a great meme - Old Man shouts at Older Man would have been better

Maybe History Today would be more appropriate for these parts

[Ron99]

B'stard Child said:

It's been unseasonably mild here in the middle of Norfolk (albeit wet!!) but the sugar beet harvesting has started and there is a lot of crap on the roads

Do you find winters help on those roads? I've used all-seasons (CC+ and Vector2) and I think they help.