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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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22nd Dec 09 at 18:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I know over in Europe winter tyres are the norm, but does anyone in the UK run them?

Are they even available here?
am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
Location: South Ayrshire Drives: Corsa Sport
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22nd Dec 09 at 18:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yes they are available
Nic Barnes
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22nd Dec 09 at 19:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah sold loads oddly the last few weeks. available in most common sizes not your low profile stuff. kuhmo make good winter tyres.
antnee
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22nd Dec 09 at 19:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Whats different about them? Different compound?

Are they any good in snow/ice and rain?
Nic Barnes
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22nd Dec 09 at 19:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
tread pattern is designed to push push away snow etc instead of having it compact up in the gaps.
Nic Barnes
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22nd Dec 09 at 19:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


kumho winter tread. they have won awards in foreign snowy countries etc. for the actual amount of snow we get, id not bother tbh unless you live in highlands and that.
Warren G
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22nd Dec 09 at 19:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just let you tyres pressures down
antnee
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quote:
Originally posted by Warren G
just let you tyres pressures down


Mine seem to go down on their own anyway
jungle
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Registered: 22nd Nov 07
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22nd Dec 09 at 21:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
our tyres are nearing the legal limit acording to the mot station the other week and i can keep the vectra going on the road better than most of the plonkers infront of me
DaveyLC
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22nd Dec 09 at 22:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The problem with running Winter/M+S tyres in this country is they get torn to shreds when its not snowing..

One of the Falken Ziex summer tyres is brilliant in the snow.. Can't remember which one but google will help you.

I'm running Kenda KR20's on the zaf and I've been driving down some pretty shitty lanes on a regular basis.

[Edited on 22-12-2009 by DaveyLC]

 
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