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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: grain.ben on 26 November 2012, 21:27:04
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LiDL selling snow chain sets as from today, £19.99
* Extra strong rhombus-shaped chain mesh
* Compulsory in many European countries
* Choose from size 70, 80, 90 or 100 (see packaging for details)
* Includes 4 replacement chain elements, safety gloves and assembly instructions
* 3 year manufacturers warranty
Bargain £19.99 at Lidl's, i will be buying mine on Wednesday if they fit the miggy
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I bought a set when they were doing them last year.Ive now fitted bigger wheels to the Omega so I doubt they will fit,and I will almost certainly use the Cavalier in snowy weather anyway,and they certainly wont fit that. :( ;D
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Grabbed a set last year for one of my vans and another today for the second :y
If I pull my finger out I'll grab another couple of sets and a set for the winter wheels I've got but I doubt I'll be that organised :-[ ::)
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I was in lidls today and seen them , old bloke was looking at them then said to me ... surely they cant sell these as they are illegal , cops stopped him last year and told him to take them off ::) :(
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I was in lidls today and seen them , old bloke was looking at them then said to me ... surely they cant sell these as they are illegal , cops stopped him last year and told him to take them off ::) :(
Quite correct, they can only be used on snow/ice contaminated surfaces .. once you are on the "black stuff" you MUST remove them. They will damage the road surface and your tyres if you don't .. :)
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Yeah he never did say if he was on snow or not when stopped , just assumed he was ;D He was an old bloke in his 70's i would say and seemed to be very knowledgeable type but then you never know :-\
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TBH, I see them as a "Just in case" item for getting out of trouble in an emergency :y
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Snowchains are awesome, I bought some from the Halfords bargain bin for £5 about 4 years ago, and literally 2 days later we had massive snow!
I had the Vectra at the time so I put them on the night before and used them to get to work the next morning. Being self employed, it takes a lot to stop me working!
I was unstoppable! All the main roads were slush and gridlocked so I took the uncleared country route to work and it was the best fun! They gripped incredibly well and also worked for braking. Had some plonker behind me in a BMW X3 who thought he was the king of the road and was all up in my mirror to begin with, but even he was struggling. I left him miles behind sliding all over the place.
I even managed to get down a steep hill near work (next to the John Nike Ice Rink for anyone that knows Bracknell) that was in the process of being closed to traffic even as I descended. The workman guys were very impressed as my little Vectra made it down the hill under total control!
One note of caution though - mind your alloys, the chains can rub the face of them if the metal comes into contact with your wheel. My alloys were knackered anyway, but the marks the chains left were always there after that. I would consider making some plastic discs to put under the chains to prevent scuffing.
Trouble where I live is the roads are cleared so quickly they don't stay on long. :(
I've just now put them in the boot in case of emergency.
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They are an emergency device to get you out of where you are stuck, not for permenent use.
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