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Offline Paul81

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Winter tyres
« on: 09 October 2011, 09:58 »
Do any of you guys use them for the snow?

How effective are they?
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Re: Winter tyres
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Offline Paul81

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Re: Winter tyres
« Reply #2 on: 09 October 2011, 19:08 »
Cheers Mikester, that thread is interesting for the 1st few pages, then it just gets silly.

Can understand people from the south not thinking they're necessary but we had a ridiculous amount of snow in the north last winter.

Would anyone from the north recommend winter tyres or should I be ok with my pirellis & 16" montes?
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Re: Winter tyres
« Reply #3 on: 09 October 2011, 19:14 »
If you can afford to, then do it, if you can't just be sensible and don't go out in the snow/icy roads :smiley:
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Re: Winter tyres
« Reply #4 on: 09 October 2011, 21:05 »
Worth it living where you do  :smiley:
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Re: Winter tyres
« Reply #5 on: 09 October 2011, 21:18 »
A couple of people ran winter's just on the fronts last year and got about fine (in Scotland no less!)

Have a look on Ebay for part worn's as that will be the cheapest way to pick them up  :smiley:

I've got my set ready to go on; by the time I had bought a spare set of wheels and the tyres we didn't have any more snow.......
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Re: Winter tyres
« Reply #6 on: 10 October 2011, 09:44 »
 Very interesting Rhyso, i was gonna ask if it was just the driving wheels that needed the winter tyres.

Found a few listings on eBay for part worn, would between 4-5 mm of tread be suitable?
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Re: Winter tyres
« Reply #7 on: 11 October 2011, 09:11 »
Quote from: Paul81 on 10 October 2011, 09:44
Very interesting Rhyso, i was gonna ask if it was just the driving wheels that needed the winter tyres.

Found a few listings on eBay for part worn, would between 4-5 mm of tread be suitable?

Look in the MK6 section for posts by Rolfe.  She had winters fitted to just the fronts and got about just fine and she lives up in Scotland

4-5mm should be fine  :smiley:
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Re: Winter tyres
« Reply #8 on: 13 October 2011, 07:41 »
I don't know mate, continental (among others) recommend a minimum of 4mm on winter tyres, without this the blocks just won't dig in  :sad:

FYI Mrs doc has 11mm on her new winters  :wink:
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Re: Winter tyres
« Reply #9 on: 13 October 2011, 08:24 »
Quote from: The Doc on 13 October 2011, 07:41
I don't know mate, continental (among others) recommend a minimum of 4mm on winter tyres, without this the blocks just won't dig in  :sad:

FYI Mrs doc has 11mm on her new winters  :wink:

Hmmm I best be sticking the Nokian's on the front then........or getting some new boots  :undecided:
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