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« Reply #30 on: February 04, 2012, 08:42:14 PM » |
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Oh my God!!!
Within 10 seconds I could tell they were worth the money.
The confidence you get is just unbelievable
As a serial slipper, I can say the same about these (for you feet not car obv) | Click to see full-size image. |
 They look good. I remember last year I'd parked my car up in a ridiculously slippery car park and really struggled walking to where I needed to be. I'm pretty stable and had decent walking boots on but it was like being on an ice rink. Some of these things would've been really handy. |
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« Reply #31 on: February 04, 2012, 08:46:11 PM » |
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Honestly I have one bad slip a year and I really think it is because I am too cautious when walking on ice, these are great, you can feel the ice crunching beneath your feet and feel very very safe.
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« Reply #32 on: February 04, 2012, 09:50:11 PM » |
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Wow!! Just drove in to work and it's really bad.
It appears as though Nottingham City Council in their wisdom thought it would be wise to grit absolutely nothing!! Even the main ring road has just been left to the mercy of the elements. I had to detour away from the main road because there were a few cars and a bus stuck and totally blocking the road. Unfortunately winter tyres for all their qualities can't carve a path through snow when everyone else is stuck in it!!
Monday morning could be total chaos if it doesn't thaw out.
Winter tyres have been confirmed as amazing by several car drivers stuck at the bottom of a hill waving me off in to the distance.
Progress was slow and steady but there was constant progress.
Good luck to everyone heading home from DTD. You're going to need it.
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« Reply #33 on: February 04, 2012, 09:57:36 PM » |
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Wow!! Just drove in to work and it's really bad.
It appears as though Nottingham City Council in their wisdom thought it would be wise to grit absolutely nothing!! Even the main ring road has just been left to the mercy of the elements. I had to detour away from the main road because there were a few cars and a bus stuck and totally blocking the road. Unfortunately winter tyres for all their qualities can't carve a path through snow when everyone else is stuck in it!!
Monday morning could be total chaos if it doesn't thaw out.
Winter tyres have been confirmed as amazing by several car drivers stuck at the bottom of a hill waving me off in to the distance.
Progress was slow and steady but there was constant progress.
Good luck to everyone heading home from DTD. You're going to need it.
there is about 4 inches here cant believe the gritters ain't been out how ridiculous is that! |
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« Reply #34 on: February 04, 2012, 10:13:19 PM » |
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was all this just a "I spent £1300 on tyres" brag Matt?  you almost got it through! |
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« Reply #35 on: February 04, 2012, 10:16:00 PM » |
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was all this just a "I spent £1300 on tyres" brag Matt? you almost got it through! he defo got the car through and thats no mean feat in a BMW (nice "i got a bmw brag too") |
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« Reply #36 on: February 04, 2012, 11:17:26 PM » |
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Oh my God!!!
Within 10 seconds I could tell they were worth the money.
The confidence you get is just unbelievable.
I've never felt so comfortable driving in the snow. The car just feels really stable.
Accelerating away is so easy. Obviously there's a bit of slip but then it's away.
The really impressive bit though is the braking and that's obviously the bit where safety comes in the most.
I was able to drive at pretty much my normal speeds everywhere and felt totally at ease.
The biggest problem I can see is possible over confidence but I think I'm sensible enough to give that a swerve.
Snow cleared pretty quick then ! TBF, I definitely know the most about snow on here. The alpine village my wife is from is Leutasch. Amaze to see the roads are just packed snow with a bit of 'rollsplit' rolled in. Winter tyres and off they go - pretty smart things. I should probably get them as had the same problems over the last 2 years, totally unsafe and uncontrollable car which I also had to ditch a few times - don't fancy £1300 for run flats though. I didn't have to ditch mine last year but I came very very close. It took about 5 attempts to get out of a junction which was a slight incline. Luckily I had a shovel in the car or I'd have had no chance. I also got in to a situation where I braked and the car just slid down a hill towards a bus. Luckily there was a grass verge that I knew was hiding under the snow so I headed for that and managed to find some grip. You can get them quite a bit cheaper than £1300 but not for run flats. Only thing is you need to tell your insurance company if you fit normals and your car has run flats fitted as standard. Also you'd need to buy a spare wheel. I know £1300 seems a lot but there's also the benefit that while you're using your winter tyres your summer ones are sat in the garage not wearing out. It's not like you're wearing out 2 sets of tyres at the same time, you're just running 2 sets which will obviously last twice as long between them. Actually, that's a fair point, already spend around £700 for a set of run flats on my car so the delta means if I got these my average cost of a set would become £1000. Still a lot and lucky enough to be in job where if I cant get there I can work from home. Gonna think about it though, it's a couple of mile walk to shops for me and I'm a lazy bast, |
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« Reply #37 on: February 04, 2012, 11:22:26 PM » |
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was all this just a "I spent £1300 on tyres" brag Matt? you almost got it through! Norr. So close. |
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« Reply #38 on: February 04, 2012, 11:24:29 PM » |
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Btw. Nothing beats driving at 40mph in the snow past a range rover struggling along at about 15.
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« Reply #39 on: February 05, 2012, 12:24:25 AM » |
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Btw. Nothing beats driving at 40mph in the snow past a range rover struggling along at about 15.
must of been a woman driving?? |
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« Reply #40 on: February 05, 2012, 10:39:56 AM » |
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Btw. Nothing beats driving at 40mph in the snow past a range rover struggling along at about 15.
must of been a woman driving?? Or a taxi driver |
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« Reply #41 on: February 05, 2012, 11:14:33 AM » |
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Btw. Nothing beats driving at 40mph in the snow past a range rover struggling along at about 15.
must of been a woman driving?? Or a taxi driver Well my boss is a woman and Drives a RR sport so meh guess it could be. Doubtful tho |
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Girgy is a m'fkn machine - Daveshoelace
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« Reply #42 on: February 05, 2012, 02:57:58 PM » |
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Btw. Nothing beats driving at 40mph in the snow past a range rover struggling along at about 15.
must of been a woman driving?? Or a taxi driver unlikely, they were all too scared to go out in the snow |
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« Reply #43 on: February 05, 2012, 03:56:33 PM » |
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my kids having fun in the snow
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« Reply #44 on: February 05, 2012, 05:03:56 PM » |
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