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    Default Winter tyres. Why?

    Left my winter tyres on but looking at the weather i don't think they will be needed this winter lol.

    Has anyone had snow?

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    I've only driven on snow about two days this winter (November 2011 onwards)

    Winter tyres have two benefits
    The tread pattern
    The compound can cope with lower temperatures

    If the ambient temperature is rarely going to be below 5'C then there is little or no benefit
    The same results can be had with summer / all-weather tyres with at least 5mm of tread

    Hence why around October / November I buy two new front tyres and again in December as the first snow falls
    These will normally then last through the winter, so my next tyre change is around April

    Last winter I didn't bother driving after returning home, I knew there was no point

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    Answering the question in title: why? Well if the winter suddenly came, it would be better to be prepared for following situations

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AfR43uBspo&feature=player_embedded"]TomTom reminds us to drive safely this holiday season - YouTube[/ame]

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    great vid, i hope we get a bit of snow soon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by henryf View Post
    Wow yes you need yours.

    + great video. Didn't get stuck at all last year would be nice to know how much is due to the tyres

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    I drove home one night in the snow on summer tyres and thats it. Snow is forecast up here for the weekend so I wouldn't put your winters away just yet

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    Getting cold here too but cause sea side town it needs to be bad to snow

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    Nice car park near mine where you can always do a few handbrake turns when there is a bit of snow!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ben50n View Post
    Nice car park near mine where you can always do a few handbrake turns when there is a bit of snow!
    What i'm waiting for the only time to drift a fwd

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