So who's preparing for winter this year?

Defcon5 · 23 Sep 2011 at 10:38

paradigm said:
Nothing like buying two generation old tyres.

I didnt realise they suddenly became ditchfinders once a replacement came out.

Im sure they will be well worth the £150 I paid for them

Matt82 · 23 Sep 2011 at 10:43

paradigm said:
Nothing like buying two generation old tyres.

those tyres were perfectly good back then, the only reason they wouldnt be good now is if theyve been on the shelf for 4-5 years

Raymond Lin · 23 Sep 2011 at 10:44

frozennova said:
I might buy an ice scraper this year.

Oh, that's something I got to get!

eidolon · 23 Sep 2011 at 10:46

I've got some cheapo 15" alloys for the Mini just cos it's too much hassle cleaning my Team Dynamics alloys with all those spokes.

Also bought a cheapo Suzuki GS500 for winter motorbike duties so I can keep my ZX6R in the garage (the last thing I want to do is drop it on the snow/ice)

Participant · 23 Sep 2011 at 10:46

lolparadigmtyresnobbery

Matt82 · 23 Sep 2011 at 10:46

Raymond Lin said:
Oh, that's something I got to get!

nah, watering can with tap water works billiantly

paradigm · 23 Sep 2011 at 10:46

Matt82 said:
those tyres were perfectly good back then, the only reason they wouldnt be good now is if theyve been on the shelf for 4-5 years

They'll likely be at least a few years old.

Robbie G said:
lolparadigmtyresnobbery

Snobbery? No. I just think it a bit daft to get something that won't have been manufactured in the last two to three years.

Bill101 · 23 Sep 2011 at 10:48

Velo Rapide said:
Well we have four wheel drive on the XC90 and the tyres are apparently decent in the snow. Fingers crossed!

The trouble is you are still stuck at the back of the queue behind the granny in the Micra, the BMW and the Merc

Fr0dders · 23 Sep 2011 at 10:53

paradigm said:
Or to put it another way, you have prepared by living on the south coast. It's not our fault you live in a snowless dump

agreed

Once you past watford gap its just penguins and polar bears come December. FACT.

Participant · 23 Sep 2011 at 10:57

paradigm said:
Snobbery? No. I just think it a bit daft to get something that won't have been manufactured in the last two to three years.

6 years is the generally accepted shelf life for tyres before they even start to perish / go off...if they're been stored properly, they'll be absolutely fine.

shoes · 23 Sep 2011 at 10:57

frozennova said:
I might buy an ice scraper this year.

Matt82 said:
nah, watering can with tap water works billiantly

Photocard driving licence works remarkably well I have found.

Also - Heated front/read windscreen and mirrors ***

[TW]Fox · 23 Sep 2011 at 10:58

paradigm said:
They'll likely be at least a few years old.

Snobbery? No. I just think it a bit daft to get something that won't have been manufactured in the last two to three years.

Not as daft as making things up on the internet though.

GSD3 remained in production in certain sizes both for oem fit reasons and because the Asymmetric is not made in smaller sizes.

Scrutinize · 23 Sep 2011 at 11:03

i would say my preparation was living in poole but last winter we had so much snow and subsequently ice on our estate, i couldn't get up and down the road that easily. they only grit the main routes which meant no grit on ours so as the snow got compacted and thawed a little then re-froze we had a week of iced up roads.

by the time you got to bournemouth, it was much clearer though.

Mikeyboy · 23 Sep 2011 at 11:06

[TW]Fox;20133329 said:
I have prepared for winter by being in England rather than Canada.

I have prepared by being in Australia for 7 weeks.

Thought I'd rub that in, as I know how much you love the place.

panthro · 23 Sep 2011 at 11:07

I may consider some winter tyres, but as I dont commute and use my car only for social and domestic purposes, I will probably just leave it as is.

The Mad Rapper · 23 Sep 2011 at 11:10

Bill101 said:
The trouble is you are still stuck at the back of the queue behind the granny in the Micra, the BMW and the Merc

Nope - will just drive past them with a smug look on my face

Emjeadea · 23 Sep 2011 at 11:15

wow wish i could afford to go buy tyres just because its winter

phil675 · 23 Sep 2011 at 11:27

I won't be using the car much so I'll just have to bear with it if I do. Its all flat around here so it shouldn't be much trouble, just worried about people crashing in to it.

Princey · 23 Sep 2011 at 11:28

Is it possible to put 235's on a 245 wheel? Just for the winter? I ask as there is a £50 difference between the two.

alx · 23 Sep 2011 at 11:30

I should probably think about it seeing as I'm going to be in Aberdeen for the winter

Although I need to get a new car (not for snow reasons, need to upgrade the student mobile), however I'll most likely be walking to work so prob won't be an issue.