11-20-2014, 07:58 AM | #89 |
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I had cheap winter tyres on my RS2 that became lethal above 10C. At 15C you may as well have been driving on marbles. They transformed below 5C with significant advantages on ice/sleet/snow and I had the luxury of using an RS6 on summers when on warmer days so I had it covered
However. Even just one day in with my winters I can tell you that a proper branded winter tyre is fine - I covered some miles at 11C yesterday. The car was a little squirmy with slightly less traction but certainly safe - just treat it like a well-worn summer tyre in the dry - and it'll only get better when it's scrubbed in. In the evening it was 9C and wet; as far as I'm concerned they may as well have been summers, they were great. With 5C and a damp start at 6am this morning, they felt excellent. |
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Good choice. One of the few (perhaps only) small 4x4s to have a diff lock and a low ratio box. Probably handle some slippery conditions that would trouble a Disco thanks to weighing half as much.
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Indeed. I have a defender too but that has some fairly specific duties to attend to , whereas the shogun is for winter road use ..it has somewhat more comfort than the defender as well as being more than capable of snow/mud and general off road fun with decent rubber on it, a central locking diff, proper low drive box and ok ground clearance.....all for not much more than a good set of winter wheels and tyres in the Beemer.
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11-21-2014, 01:48 PM | #106 |
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Just to feed back on an earlier post where I said the ride was rubbish after changing to smaller winter's.
After a motorway run, it became clear wheels needed rebalanced so they were done and this has made a significant improvement. Sticking with pressures at 2.8 front, 2.6 rear. Was 5 degrees this morning and evening during my wet commutes so think I timed it just right |
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Maybe they had worries about the reliability of the temp sensors, which could have meant warranty work that they'd have to pay for. Maybe they just thought we didn't need to know the temps. Maybe they're holding it back as a new feature for the LCI.
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My winters are being fitted on Monday. Bought them last year - steelies so they look sh$te but I can pretty much ignore potholes and don't have to worry about sliding into kerbs etc.
I am starting to notice my summers are getting skittish now when its cold and wet. The wife was grumbling the other day when she drove my car that it was squirming all over the place. Yep, RWD on summer tyres in cold and wet conditions.
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