URGENT HELP REQUEST!

[schmalex]

Folks,

Long story short. Were driving to the Alps tomorrow in my wife's Touareg. However, it's just developed a sticking front caliper, which means a last minute change of plan and we'll have to take our Audi S4 cab instead.

Does anyone around the Basingstoke / Newbury area have a set of snow chains that would fit 255/45/18 that they could lend / rent me from tonight until 7th April?

Alex

[poshboy]

can't help with the chains and if you have driven to the alps sorry for telling you how to suck eggs but I went last year in an Evo, with you having 4wd the same in the S4 you'll be fine. We had a really big snowfall the day and night before we left and apart from fun in the car park we got out without a problem. Enjoy the skiing anyway!

[rallycross]

Can't your local garage just free off the calliper ?
Replace it when you geT back

[wheedler]

A bit of hammering will fix the caliper temporarily

[wheedler]

Liddl and Halfords have them in stock

[Fastra]

poshboy said:

can't help with the chains and if you have driven to the alps sorry for telling you how to suck eggs but I went last year in an Evo, with you having 4wd the same in the S4 you'll be fine. We had a really big snowfall the day and night before we left and apart from fun in the car park we got out without a problem. Enjoy the skiing anyway!

Is it not a legal requirement to have chains for the Alps?

[schmalex]

Legal requirement to carry them, not to fit them. 4WD will be fine, but it's to keep the gendarmes happy just in case!