RE: Ringside Seat: winter tyred
Discussion
pSyCoSiS said:
It's worth having winter wheels / tyres as a spare set as long as you can get them cheap enough (buy them in summer when they don't command as much of a premium!).
Otherwise, they can be pretty expensive just to use for a few weeks of the year...
...but you don't just use them for 2 weeks of the year. Swap at the end of October, swap back end of March.Otherwise, they can be pretty expensive just to use for a few weeks of the year...
g3org3y said:
zygalski said:
LewisR said:
...but you don't just use them for 2 weeks of the year. Swap at the end of October, swap back end of March.
Is it ok to drive them in 15 degrees in the middle of November?I keep a set of winter tyres for my BMW's it's the difference between getting totally stuck to easily a little smugly passing Q7's, RR Sports and the like on low profile summer rubber sitting on hills spinning one wheel, then the other. The right rubber makes a huge difference. You can even go rally mad on the empty roads, drifting around islands, Scandinavian flicks a plenty!
V8 TEJ said:
No winter tyres for me either. 300 miles covered every week come rain/shine or snow
No ABS or T/C either :-)
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Firstly - lovely looking example.No ABS or T/C either :-)
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What size/profile are those tyres? Been reading recently that the increase of over-wheeled cars and rubber band tyres makes things worse.
Interestingly, my Chimaera (15/16 wheels with 50/55 profile tyres) was far better in the snow than my current Mondeo with 18 wheels on 40 profile tyres.
zygalski said:
Forecast says 0-5 degrees for most of the week, then 10 or so at the weekend.
This winter tyre malarky is tough work on your hands!
Still, looking on the bright side, at least I'll only get smashed into & shouldn't do any smashing into anyone else
You are not seriously suggesting that you will change your wheels or tyres this weekend just because the maximum temperature will hit 10 degrees?This winter tyre malarky is tough work on your hands!
Still, looking on the bright side, at least I'll only get smashed into & shouldn't do any smashing into anyone else
Podie said:
Firstly - lovely looking example.
What size/profile are those tyres? Been reading recently that the increase of over-wheeled cars and rubber band tyres makes things worse.
Interestingly, my Chimaera (15/16 wheels with 50/55 profile tyres) was far better in the snow than my current Mondeo with 18 wheels on 40 profile tyres.
Thanks :-)What size/profile are those tyres? Been reading recently that the increase of over-wheeled cars and rubber band tyres makes things worse.
Interestingly, my Chimaera (15/16 wheels with 50/55 profile tyres) was far better in the snow than my current Mondeo with 18 wheels on 40 profile tyres.
Yes I too agree that the big wheels/low profiles that cars have now seem to make winter/snow driving more difficult. My tyres are 195/70/R14! Yes 70 profile tyres! but I love them and will not be changing to 17" BBS style wheels which was the original plan. A pic of the car without snow on it.
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All the potholes/cracked roads that have been caused as a result of the ice also make low profiles (imo) a bad idea. You can find yourself coming round a blind corner only to find a sharp edge of damaged tarmac right inline with your wheel and BANG! not so the case with high profiles which I have gone back to after years of fitting bigger wheels. I think they do help in the snow for sure.
This is also evident in the pic below that my Wife's much more modern car on 225/40/R18 parked alongside, is snowed under while the old shed ploughs on regardless.
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