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Offline am1w

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What do you think of: All Weather/Winter Tyres?
« on: 23 October 2010, 19:32 »
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Re: What do you think of: All Weather Tyres?
« Reply #1 on: 23 October 2010, 19:37 »
http://www.tirerack.com/videos/index.jsp?video=26&tab=winter
I think that shows the difference in tyre types better than i can put in words  :smiley:
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Re: What do you think of: All Weather Tyres?
« Reply #2 on: 23 October 2010, 19:42 »
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Re: What do you think of: All Weather Tyres?
« Reply #3 on: 23 October 2010, 19:46 »
Sorry can't offer you any info on the tyre but, Wow £265 per tyre?! You'd be cheaper and safer buying a second car for really bad weather  :wink:
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Re: What do you think of: All Weather Tyres?
« Reply #4 on: 23 October 2010, 19:47 »
Funnily enough I looked at exactly the same this afternoon on that site - the price made me wince somewhat!  :shocked:
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Re: What do you think of: All Weather Tyres?
« Reply #5 on: 23 October 2010, 20:30 »
I will be fitting them in a week or two and ditching the Bridgestones. :smiley:

Might as well go the whole 9 miles!
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Re: What do you think of: All Weather Tyres?
« Reply #6 on: 23 October 2010, 20:41 »
Quote from: Doddy1976 on 23 October 2010, 19:47
Funnily enough I looked at exactly the same this afternoon on that site - the price made me wince somewhat!  :shocked:

Great men think alike. :smiley:

Anybody want to buy Bridgestones? Only done 2500 gentle miles.
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Re: What do you think of: All Weather Tyres?
« Reply #7 on: 23 October 2010, 20:50 »
£265 each ouch. iirc i paid ~£300 for a set of 17" GTI alloys + ~£150 each for Vredestein tyres so ~£900 £160 cheeper than these tyres alone eek
Quote from: p3asa on 23 October 2010, 19:46
You'd be cheaper and safer buying a second car for really bad weather  :wink:
:wink: I did that too for the deep snow. If i smash the front end of the £1K car with new winter tyres into a snow bank trying to get back into the street i won't care ( I did that last year and it acted like a ramp!), but the low front end of the mk6 is a bit scary for winter use. I will use the mk6 when its clearish and light covering when the snow starts to build up its into the sh!tsu.
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Re: What do you think of: All Weather Tyres?
« Reply #8 on: 23 October 2010, 21:09 »
Oh well. I love good shoes, so I might as well treat Wolfgang to the best. :smiley:

Don't want to sit in a cheapish car just for the weather. I feel this is the best solution for me.

Don't think it is that expensive IMO. It is equivalent to six very good meals for two in a top London restaurant :lipsrsealed:
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Re: What do you think of: All Weather Tyres?
« Reply #9 on: 23 October 2010, 21:17 »
The dunlop ones are not bad either its whats on sh!tsu. But i had to have the sexy ones for the golf. :grin:
I pinched Neils photo as mines in the garage and he takes a far better photo than me anyway.  :cool:



Im more worried in winter about the ability of other drivers rather than my car and my ability which is why in bad snow conditions i use sh!tsu as im less worried of someone hitting me then as most people panic and have no clue how to drive anymore in snow. I shout alot in the car at other drivers in the winter  :grin: :embarassed:
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