I've been driving for years and never seen the need for winter tyres, this is a subject I can only read and think WTF?
Jim
Were you from? How was the snow.
I have been driving since 89 and before on private roads and never needed them either but the problem nowadays is simple. Its the width of the wheels, tyre compond, weight of the cars and power/tourque of the cars.
I managed to have no problem with the daihatsu with cheap normal tyres on this year but the mk6 just simply would not go. I was infact the only 2 wheel drive car out there a couple of the days as no one else could get out. I was one of very few who made it to work everyday even though i was coming from the highest point with the most snow and non treated or cleared roads. Driving skill and experience has a lot to do with snow driving (I went through the 90s winters etc) but modern cars with hard suspension, low profile summer compond tyres and tread pattern are simply dangerous and a danger to others imo.
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