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26 Sep 19, 01:46 PM |
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Join Date: May 13
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Anyone else getting their car ready for winter
So we brought a new car about 3 months ago and daughter last month. Why do car manufacturers only put summer tyres on cars and not all weather ones. If they did this country wouldn’t ground to a standstill when we have a light dusting of snow. Our car is a 4x4 but I am changing the tyres to all weather so when it snows we can start and stop. We are also changing my daughter tyres this will give us peace of mind when it does snow. We will sell the tyres that come off as ours have only done 700 miles. And our daughter as well but they have done 6000 hopefully we will get £250 for all of them to help offset the cost.
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26 Sep 19, 01:49 PM |
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The only car prep I do for winter is ensure I have de-icer in. I have never heard of summer tyres or changing tyres for winter.
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26 Sep 19, 01:49 PM |
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Join Date: Sep 03
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26 Sep 19, 01:52 PM |
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Join Date: Jul 14
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I never even check whats on mine!
God knows what a set of 4 costs on mine, certainly well over a £1K I suspect. Just checked, the rears which are larger are £320 Whats on there stays on there and invariably has loads of life when I sell the car.
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26 Sep 19, 01:57 PM |
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Join Date: May 13
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Tom my tyres our 225/45/r19 I got veredestin quatrac pro for 4 the cost £518 plus fitting my daughter will be 215/55/17 she like cross climate they will cost about the same but the difference good tyres make in cold weather is amazing.
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26 Sep 19, 02:04 PM |
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Join Date: May 13
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The difference between summer tyres and winter or all weather is massive in snow.
Auto express did a test on a snowy lake one of the tests was 0 to 60 the winter and all weather did times the summer couldn’t do it as it couldn’t make 60 so no traction. Then they did 60 to 0 the winter and all weather did respectfully distance, the summer tyres couldn’t do 60 so they took its maximum speed it could do and it took longer to stop. In winter all weather and winter tyres are just better. |
26 Sep 19, 02:07 PM |
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Join Date: Jan 08
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No winter prep, I don’t drive when it snows, well not until the gritter has been around.
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26 Sep 19, 02:13 PM |
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I was not questioning summer versus winter tyres. I have simply never heard of swapping tyres with the seasons, I just have tyres and they are replaced when they need to be due to wear and tear. We currently live in the countryside and often contend with poor, ungritted roads, had the car for nearly five years now and the tyres have been fine.
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26 Sep 19, 03:07 PM |
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I have got a diary note to have my normal tyres changed to winter ones when I get back from holiday. The garage stores them and no charge for change each time.
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26 Sep 19, 03:14 PM |
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