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Offline Neil gti

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Winter Tyres
« on: 15 January 2010, 17:33 »
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Offline mac7

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Re: Winter Tyres
« Reply #1 on: 15 January 2010, 17:41 »
Have you tried mytyres.co.uk?
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Re: Winter Tyres
« Reply #2 on: 15 January 2010, 17:58 »
Quote from: mac7 on 15 January 2010, 17:41
Have you tried mytyres.co.uk?

yes tried them and no joy, Thanx :undecided:
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Re: Winter Tyres
« Reply #3 on: 15 January 2010, 18:31 »
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Re: Winter Tyres
« Reply #4 on: 15 January 2010, 18:47 »
They give a pretty good right up on there Snoopy, that has made my mind up now, so will keep looking  :wink: :wink:
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Re: Winter Tyres
« Reply #5 on: 15 January 2010, 19:37 »
Quote from: mac7 on 15 January 2010, 17:41
Have you tried mytyres.co.uk?

Mytyres have taken the order online but mentions that if no stock money will be refunded, so will have to wait til tomorrow to see,
Thanx Mac  :wink:
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Re: Winter Tyres
« Reply #6 on: 18 January 2010, 18:06 »
Just had an email back from Mytyres and i went online to track delivery, they where picked up from Lehrte in Germany at 5.10 today,
 so looks like not a lot of stock in this country for Vredesteins  :smiley:
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Offline mac7

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Re: Winter Tyres
« Reply #7 on: 18 January 2010, 19:21 »
Quote from: Neil gti on 18 January 2010, 18:06
Just had an email back from Mytyres and i went online to track delivery, they where picked up from Lehrte in Germany at 5.10 today,
 so looks like not a lot of stock in this country for Vredesteins  :smiley:

Hope you get them before Wednesday - snow's supposed to be coming back...
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Re: Winter Tyres
« Reply #8 on: 18 January 2010, 21:42 »
How long (time-wise) do tyres last before the rubber perishes?  One argument against winter tyres I saw was that they might perish before you wore them out.

The other was that they're meant to be used at below 7C and winter is generally above that in Britain.  I'd like to invite the writer of that to spend a winter around here.

Preferably in a tent.

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Re: Winter Tyres
« Reply #9 on: 18 January 2010, 22:34 »
Quote from: Rolfe on 18 January 2010, 21:42
How long (time-wise) do tyres last before the rubber perishes?  One argument against winter tyres I saw was that they might perish before you wore them out.

They should last 5 years if you keep them covered when not in use - UV is one of the biggest problems for rubber.

Quote from: Rolfe on 18 January 2010, 21:42
The other was that they're meant to be used at below 7C and winter is generally above that in Britain.

The amount of silica in the tread compounds is optimised for below 7C but they won't fall off the road on warmer days. They might wear  a little more quickly though.
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