Who's feeling smug then?

[golf-sib]

smug for one day's use out of 365? its a sunday so its not even like you saved a day's wages  

It's even worse than that, there are 366 days this year!

I drove yesterday and today, no problem even though snow was about 10" deep, I drive a rear wheel drive bmw 3 series compact, all tyres are low on tread and I haven't got stuck, my mate wasn't so lucky in his M5 though, he covered quarter of a mile got stuck diagonally across the road with one of the rear wheels in the gutter, he called me at work to come and push him out.

Then today took it to his yard and it took 40 minutes to get it about 300 feet, I got fed up shovelling snow from in front of the tyres using a dustbin so I drove round the block drove all the way up to his car and reversed back, not a problem for me, told him to follow my tracks, it still needed pushing to do that, so now he's left it there and I've got to take him to work at 03:00.

Loads of idiots getting stuck though, stopping in a deep bit of snow instead of stopping 10 foot further back where there is clear tarmac, then just putting their foot down when they get stuck, like that will solve the problem of not having any traction, and the amount of people who have just gone off the road is scary, they still try to drive like the road conditions are normal.

But by far the worst thing is how people have been parking, if you can call it parking that is, I call it skidding to a stop in a random place either half way up the path or closer to the centre of the road than the curb and abandoning the vehicle. I love how there is a bit of snow and peoples brains stop working and everyone panics.

So many BMW's stuck today on my drive to the airport to pick my parents up, funny stuff, the quattro boys in the rs4's s4's etc where doing some nice speed though. What cracked me up was the dartford crossing, they closed it two cars in front at 6:30ish to wipe and grit it on the entrance to the tunnel, then let us go through only to see the otherside wasn't cleaned and everyone sliding all over the place as they came out 

Had to dig myself out though in the airport car park as the snow was really deep and it pulled my valance off on a few clips, lucky I bought the shovel along, but then again a mouse could pull my valance off.

[bunj]

No winter tyres for me, I live in the fen's which is pretty flat...... Had no probs on my conti's.

[R32UK]

Cant say I had major problems in the GTI on 19" wheels running eagle f1's... but the difference in running winter tyres and summer in the snow or even cold for that matter is immense. There is simply no comparisson

[dom]

Good work on spending all that money for one days use (on a Sunday).

I'd feel smug

Not really....they cost me less than £30 a tyre back in October. By mid-november I needed 2 new Pirelli's which would have cost me more than the £110 I spent on my Toyo winter tyres.

I've already had nearly 3 months use out of them, they have been exceptional in cold weather and meant I could get out and about yesterday

[dom]

I drove yesterday and today, no problem even though snow was about 10" deep, I drive a rear wheel drive bmw 3 series compact, all tyres are low on tread and I haven't got stuck, my mate wasn't so lucky in his M5 though, he covered quarter of a mile got stuck diagonally across the road with one of the rear wheels in the gutter, he called me at work to come and push him out.

Let me get this right....you drove through 10inches of snow in a 3series beemer with worn tyres?

[dubber36]

10 inches or 10mm? You're talking to us now, not your wife. 

For all the winter tyre sceptics, it's not all about the snow. Winter tyres are much, much better than normal tyres at lower temperatures even on dry roads. I needed 4 new tyres in November, so thought I'd give a set a go. The difference on cold, leafy, slimey, wet roads is so noticable. Having been driving for 24 years and "managed" without feeling the need for winters for all that time, I really wish I'd fitted them years ago. The extra cost is also negligable, as you can only wear out one set of tyres at a time.

[Dan_GTi8v]

depends if you work weekends... which I do.

gutted 

How you finding work today while us shift workers are at home on the sofa with a brew 

[R32UK]

depends if you work weekends... which I do.

gutted 

How you finding work today while us shift workers are at home on the sofa with a brew 

Great.. I work from my office during the week. Which is located across the hall from my bedroom. Although sometimes i just sit in bed with sky sports on in the back ground on my 3D Sony LED TV. Occasionally I may listen to some background music on my B&W speakers powered by a muscial fidelity stereo.

Hard work pays 

p.s. I have brews brough to my desk... dont deal with manual labour where possible 

[Dan_GTi8v]

sorry that wasn't directed towards you, I meant they guy who commented about not getting paid on Sundays only weekdays. 1pm on Monday and I'm still in my PJ's watching various car programs on disc turbo 

[VeeDubGTI16v]

depends if you work weekends... which I do.

gutted 

How you finding work today while us shift workers are at home on the sofa with a brew 

Good thanks, i'd only be sat around doing nothing if i had today off so might as well work. Looking forward to the weekend though, you?