winter tyres

[The Doc]

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..........

 

[RandomJord]

Ah well tis his money, if he feels like he's getting the value out of them then allow it.

Last year inwent with the buy a £1000 Disco for snow duties.... Worked well an now iv stuck with 4x4!

[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 

So what is the point in fitting them then 

My mistake, I misread the thread when I skim read it! He's too scared to damage his original wheels, hence spending £1500 on alternative ones. How much is the cost of a refurb? 

[Bellend]

Ah well tis his money, if he feels like he's getting the value out of them then allow it.

SOMEONE ELSE THAT SAYS IT! 

[Ess_Three]

Lots of talk from people who've never used winter tyres...those that have, know.
I'll not be without after using them for the last 7-8 winters....but then again, I'm not some shandy drinker that lives on the south coast and things anything under 10 degrees C is cold.

As for the cost...if you've dropped £30k into a new Mk6 GTi...what's £1500?
Fcuk all, that's what.

Winter car = good idea...if you have the space to park it.
Some don't...with on street parking etc.

Just because it seems sensible to you, doesn't mean it'll work for everyone. 
Personally, i'd rather be able to drive the car I've just spent so much money on, every day, regardless of the weather.

I have 18" BBS CHs with winter tyres on...over £2000 worth. Does that make me insane?
When I was running the Mk3 daily, I ran 16" BBS RXIIs with winter tyres on - nearly £2000 worth if bought new.
Clearly I'm bonkers.

Or maybe I just want to get to where I'm going safely?

Maybe I should be running my £1500 Mk3 instead of my Mk6?
Er, no...I'd rather bend the white goods Mk6 and keep my Mk3 safely in the garage...but each to their own I guess.

I'll get back to the Mk6 forum now...and continue worrying about my winter tyres/bluefin/boughtandpaidforGTI/nice5beddetatchedinthesuburbswithdoublegarage!

[swf7y]

^^^^^^
30k for a new MK6 GTI? Why not buy a Golf R? 

[Ess_Three]

^^^^^^
30k for a new MK6 GTI? Why not buy a Golf R? 

Because it wasn't available when I ordered my GTI (had an 8 month wait for that) and when I was given the option to move my deposit to an R, the spec I wanted came to £38k.
I'm daft...but I'm not that daft.

[RandomJord]

Cheer up Essthree! And don't worry so much about your bluefin/tyres/boughtandpaidforGTI/nice5beddetatchedinthesuburbswithgarage .... They'll be just fine in the cold too!

[Ess_Three]

Could have bought a garage
Fair enough though, each to their own.
Could of bought a snow plow if your that worried.

I'm not worried...I have my winter tyres on which means I can actually go places. 

If VW didn't follow the fashion of fitting overly large, wide wheels to their cars (and owners fitting even larger ones..like me! Doh!) then the cars would be better in the snow, and may not need winter tyres.

As it is, a 2.0T Golf wearing 225 wide summer tyres won't get out of the driveway in the snow...no matter how good a driver you think you are. You can't use the force to find traction.

[Ess_Three]

Cheer up Essthree! And don't worry so much about your bluefin/tyres/boughtandpaidforGTI/nice5beddetatchedinthesuburbswithgarage .... They'll be just fine in the cold too!

I hope so...it's tucked up in my lovely heated garage/workshop next to the Mk3.
As long as the roof doesn't fall in due to the weight of snow...
...and if it does, please only hit the Mk6. I can get another of them.
The Mk3 I'd struggle to replace.