Snow tyres
Snow tyres
The snow was 2 to 3 feed deep in places so the shovel supplied with the car came in handy!! we stopped on a motorway as the road was blocked and in only 45 mins the snow was falling so hard and blowing around so much the snow was up to the windows, not touching the car it left a gap- must be the way the wind was blowing................. Great fun but so dangerous looking back.
Out there every shop was open, taxis were operating as normal. The only thing to watch out for was the marble shop steps - slipperier than skating rinks :ohmy:
Pretty cold -5 in the day and -16 at night, still trying to warm up!!
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
FirebirdPhil
10-12-2016, 09:40 AM #1Well I have just got back from 4 days in the mountains of Bulgaria, I hired a BMW 5 series, with winter tyres fitted as it is winter!! the car drove perfectly, never slipped, skidded etc nothing that you associate with RWD cars in snow, I am 100% converted to winter tyres now, you have to try them to see, well worth the investment if you want to avoid a crash. I even had to reverse up a steep hill to give way to a truck - no slipping unbelievable.
The snow was 2 to 3 feed deep in places so the shovel supplied with the car came in handy!! we stopped on a motorway as the road was blocked and in only 45 mins the snow was falling so hard and blowing around so much the snow was up to the windows, not touching the car it left a gap- must be the way the wind was blowing................. Great fun but so dangerous looking back.
Out there every shop was open, taxis were operating as normal. The only thing to watch out for was the marble shop steps - slipperier than skating rinks :ohmy:
Pretty cold -5 in the day and -16 at night, still trying to warm up!!
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
FirebirdPhil
10-12-2016, 10:19 AM #3Long way to go for a set of tyres!! Maybe next year...................
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
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IS200 Turbo project now just about complete ! See my thread here and leave your comments.
Now running standalone Syvecs ECU and no stock ECU !
steviewevie
10-12-2016, 10:21 AM #4Winter tyres are great, but how often are you going to use them in Southern England ?
IS200 Turbo project now just about complete ! See my thread here and leave your comments.
Now running standalone Syvecs ECU and no stock ECU !
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
FirebirdPhil
10-12-2016, 10:25 AM #5When the temp drops below 7C they are required in Bulgaria, even on dry non-snow covered roads winter tires are required, they are not just for snow the softer rubber compound grips better than summer tyres in cold temps. Common misconception is snow/winter tyres are for snow only - they are for cold weather.
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
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can even send them over to you guys..... and you can get them up to 18"
jay_russell
10-12-2016, 10:26 AM #6but you can get ones like we have in the south of sweden that are 50% winter and 50% summer so you can use them all year round, there a bit harder than normal winter tires but they dont wear down as fast when the roads are hot.
can even send them over to you guys..... and you can get them up to 18"
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
FirebirdPhil
10-12-2016, 10:30 AM #7Thats what was on the BMW - I didn't say because all I could think of was "Hancock" the old comedian - really showing my age now....................
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
jay_russell
10-12-2016, 10:32 AM #8i run 225/40/18 but have the w300 because i drive up to 200kph in the winter so must have some fast tires.
2tongues When the temp drops below 7C they are required in Bulgaria, even on dry non-snow covered roads winter tires are required, they are not just for snow the softer rubber compound grips better than summer tyres in cold temps. Common misconception is snow/winter tyres are for snow only - they are for cold weather.
Yeah but for how long of the year does the temperature stay below 7 degrees for the times when you're driving in it ?
I'm suggesting that they'd be poor economy in Southern Britain - they'd be very useful on a very small number of ocassions, if ever, in a year - and for the rest of the time you probably wouldn't notice much difference, and you'd start wearing them out a lot quicker than you should be at the times when the temperature was a bit milder.
IS200 Turbo project now just about complete ! See my thread here and leave your comments.
Now running standalone Syvecs ECU and no stock ECU !
steviewevie
10-12-2016, 10:33 AM #92tongues When the temp drops below 7C they are required in Bulgaria, even on dry non-snow covered roads winter tires are required, they are not just for snow the softer rubber compound grips better than summer tyres in cold temps. Common misconception is snow/winter tyres are for snow only - they are for cold weather.
Yeah but for how long of the year does the temperature stay below 7 degrees for the times when you're driving in it ?
I'm suggesting that they'd be poor economy in Southern Britain - they'd be very useful on a very small number of ocassions, if ever, in a year - and for the rest of the time you probably wouldn't notice much difference, and you'd start wearing them out a lot quicker than you should be at the times when the temperature was a bit milder.
IS200 Turbo project now just about complete ! See my thread here and leave your comments.
Now running standalone Syvecs ECU and no stock ECU !
jay_russell
10-12-2016, 10:38 AM #10the ones in the picture are summer tires but they have the extra tread cuts to help them grip in the snow. i can find out all the info for you guys... but maybe the only people who would benifit would be those who live in the north
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