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Offline mac7

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Re: ABS in the snow
« Reply #80 on: 14 December 2010, 23:15 »
It's a fair question.  As far as I know, you put the chains, snow socks, whatever, on the drive wheels.  Front or back.  Then, if you have a RWD, you'll find you can't steer it.

So what do you do?

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Exercise your freedom of choice and put them wherever you feel is best for what you want to achieve (don't tell Ben though)  :grin:
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Re: ABS in the snow
« Reply #81 on: 15 December 2010, 20:06 »
Actually, if only had two tyres, socks, etc...  how about...  putting one one the front and one on the rear?   :laugh:
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Re: ABS in the snow
« Reply #82 on: 15 December 2010, 20:20 »
Actually, if only had two tyres, socks, etc...  how about...  putting one one the front and one on the rear?   :laugh:

that may make some of our dizzy members even more dizzy i suspect!

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Re: ABS in the snow
« Reply #83 on: 15 December 2010, 20:59 »
I just love this lateral thinking.

But then you have to decide if you want to go sideways to the right or to the left, in circular motion clockwise or anti-clockwise or any-which-way. Hang on, I think it's best to fit.....? HEALP!!!

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Re: ABS in the snow
« Reply #84 on: 15 December 2010, 21:45 »
Just use good old common sense rather than taking the advice of Ben idiots. :grin:
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Re: ABS in the snow
« Reply #85 on: 15 December 2010, 22:07 »
Yep, I'm the idiot, me along with the rest of the world.

Keep up the "good tyres up front" advice, I'm sure that will work out really well for you ;)

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Re: ABS in the snow
« Reply #86 on: 15 December 2010, 22:27 »
Working just peachy, I have to say.

If I'd had the winter tyres on the back, I wouldn't have moved for several days.  And no doubt sitting in the garage is the safest place for a car at any time, but it kind of defeats the purpose, as I see it.

I'm still waiting for the accident statistics showing that winter tyres on the front drive wheels only makes a car more likely to be involved in an accident.  Or the country which has banned the practice as unsafe.

You know, that pesky evidence part.

Rolfe.

Oh yes, and quit with the "good tyres" part.  I haven't heard anyone arguing against that basic piece of advice, for what it's worth.  Your mistake seems to have been to think you can translate that to the fitting of winter tyres without actually thinking about it.  It doesn't work that way when the purpose of the exercise is entirely different.

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Re: ABS in the snow
« Reply #87 on: 15 December 2010, 22:33 »
Hi Rolfe

He's wrong, he knows it but is a wind up merchant looking for an argument.

Best to ignore.










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Re: ABS in the snow
« Reply #88 on: 15 December 2010, 22:42 »
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Re: ABS in the snow
« Reply #89 on: 15 December 2010, 22:49 »
OK, OK, I'm sorry.  I won't do it again.   :embarassed:

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