waremark wrote:I have had satisfactory experience of having tyres supplied and fitted at home by etyres (including my set if 4 winter tyres). Last time I bought tyres they were cheaper at a different online supplier. My favorite local tyre depot could not match the price but agreed for me to have them delivered to the tyre depot and fitted there for an acceptable fee.
On an ice driving course which I attended several times on frozen Swedish lakes as a joke one exercise was to drive on ice with winters on the front and summers in the back. The cars were completely undrivable - full sideways round every bend at 5 mph. Amazing fun, but don't do it.
By the way, we are always told that winters are better when the temperature is below 8 degrees. I have never felt the need except for snow. Recently I have been driving a rather powerful car in a spirited fashion on slippery looking roads using high performance summer tyres at such temperatures. I have had no shortage of grip. The winters are just so I can keep moving on the few genuinely snowy days.
Hiya, Mark.
OK, that's useful information to add to what Gareth has said, so thanks for that.
Just as a matter of interest, was the ice driving 'joke' using a car with FWD or RWD? Anyhow, I will admit to taking that seriously for when I make my tyre choice.
Your third paragraph is also interesting, as I do sometimes suspect people make too much fuss about the effects of temperature on tyre behaviour, certainly in the context of low temperatures in winter, e.g. "summer tyres don't work at 7 deg. C or below" etc.
Look guys, let's just accept that we're going to make our own judgements about these matters. I mean, listening to some people you'd think that cars with cross ply tyres and drum brakes, let alone a floor mounted dipswitch,
are completely unmanageable. Strangely enough, I didn't find that to be the case.
Oh I accept that long experience doesn't guarantee future immunity from trouble, but it's worth something all the same. Heh, I need to cling onto some basis for optimism.
Best wishes all,
Dave.