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      01-28-2015, 09:51 AM   #441
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Sunny and dry here in Naaarwich!

Oop north does look a bit nasty though!

Heavy snow expected during rush hour
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-31011441
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No...that really doesn't happen. I have the S001 summer tyres on my car and drove last week in -6 and the car really wasn't trying to spit me off the road or had any hugely difficult handling traits.

I am not disputing that winter tyres are better and would love to have them for piece of mind (company car and not our business policy) but all things considered the year round tyres do not suddenly become cotton reels without any grip.

Lol if it did, how did we cope prior to winters being the n thing?


I 100% agree winters make a difference, however it's not like the world ends without them (although it can in the wrong conditions).

Managed fine driving old non powered steering drum brakes and carburettor cars on normal tyres for over 10 years of 80's to 90's Scottish winters up in the north.
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xDrive + Winters = Epic. That is all.

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Sunny and dry here in Naaarwich!

Oop north does look a bit nasty though!

Heavy snow expected during rush hour
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-31011441
Oi!
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Oi!


Yea you is nasty!
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I don't want to patronise you, but do you know that the side wall size is a % of the width of the tyre?

F30 18's are 225/45 or 255/40
Well if I knew I'd forgotten! Just looked and my winter tyres are 235/40 18s on all four (I almost typed all round but realised I might cop some flack for that ) - how does that affect the speedo reading?

Very little snow near Cambridge...
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Well if I knew I'd forgotten! Just looked and my winter tyres are 235/40 18s on all four (I almost typed all round but realised I might cop some flack for that ) - how does that affect the speedo reading?

Very little snow near Cambridge...
Those tyres aren't too far off F30 overall diameter!

Your speedo will read higher than you're actually doing. (Even more so than it does with the factory wheels!)
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