winter tyres

[Bellend]

Copied from another thread.
Any cars I drive are on summer tyres and I still can't resist having the car diagonally going down the lane. 

Personally I can see both sides. The driving I've been doing doesn't warrant winter tyres. I've only got stuck once with a BMW and that was in the yard at work. Even if I had the best tyres in the world, I'd still stick to 15/20 down the fairly tight, ungritted roads around work, despite the Range Rover up my arse.

However, where we're moving to is on a hill both sides and none of it is gritted. FAIRLY remote and NEED a car living there, me dad and mum. Not being horrible or whatever but really think my mum would benefit from a set and I reckon if I can get some decent price, I will too if we move there.

[Wayne]

Winter tyres in Southern England are for those lacking any form of driving skill, or common sense, and the over-cautious.

tell that to the chap in the MK6 section who just spent £1500 on winter wheels and tyres!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry but that is nuts, for £1500 you could buy a winter car and park the mk6 in the garage.

[Steve_PD]

as if he'd lower himself down to drive a £1500 car

[Bellend]

Winter tyres in Southern England are for those lacking any form of driving skill, or common sense, and the over-cautious.

tell that to the chap in the MK6 section who just spent £1500 on winter wheels and tyres!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry but that is nuts, for £1500 you could buy a winter car and park the mk6 in the garage.

Get a Rover 216.

Honda engine and box, reliable and would have a MK3 GTI 8v.

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING in the snow, no idea how or why but it stops well, gets grip (until you beach it in the yard) and most importantly you don't care too much about it.

[Wayne]

as if he'd lower himself down to drive a £1500 car

Fair point but still makes more sense than paying £1500 for a set of wheels and tyres.

[dom]

as if he'd lower himself down to drive a £1500 car

Fair point but still makes more sense than paying £1500 for a set of wheels and tyres.

Wheels that he has admitted he is scared to damage 

[The Doc]

The tyres are still en route BTW 

[thatwillis]

The tyres are still en route BTW 

 

For 1500 he could buy himself a mk3 for the winter rag the sh!t out of it then post it up as mint =p

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=175943.0

[Wayne]

as if he'd lower himself down to drive a £1500 car

Fair point but still makes more sense than paying £1500 for a set of wheels and tyres.

Wheels that he has admitted he is scared to damage 

So what is the point in fitting them then 

[Bellend]

as if he'd lower himself down to drive a £1500 car

Fair point but still makes more sense than paying £1500 for a set of wheels and tyres.

Wheels that he has admitted he is scared to damage 

So what is the point in fitting them then 

He has a Mk6 mate..........