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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: omegod on 14 October 2015, 18:47:58
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HAHA my first tyre thread ;D
Mrs Omegod does a fair old run to work which includes covers some untreated country roads, I'm considering throwing a couple of winter tyres on 2 spare rims I have for the front end of her Fiesta. Why not 4 ? I'm a tightarse and the rears are pretty much brand new ;)
Any thoughts? is it worth the bother?
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Oooo where's me popcorn! ;D
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Im sure I saw a test on tv that 2 were worse than none for stability
Not sure on the logic as you would only put chains on 2....although that is normally only briefly
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Just do it and let us know how she gets on. ;D
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I ran a vectra c estate for about 3 years with just winters on the front with no issues.
John.
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I ran a vectra c estate for about 3 years with just winters on the front with no issues.
John.
Did it snow at all?
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Just do it and let us know how she gets on. ;D
;D She's well insured
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Rear needs as much grip as front, although for different reasons :y
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Did it snow at all?
nope! but plenty of mileage around the wet and muddy back lanes of Shropshire.
John.
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I ran a vectra c estate for about 3 years with just winters on the front with no issues.
John.
You're brave :o
Crap tyres on the back with tired shocks and they become so tail happy that they make a Crappy look civilised :D
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I ran a vectra c estate for about 3 years with just winters on the front with no issues.
John.
You're brave :o
Crap tyres on the back with tired shocks and they become so tail happy that they make a Crappy look civilised :D
Crappies are perfectly civilised if you know how to drive them ;)
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I ran a vectra c estate for about 3 years with just winters on the front with no issues.
John.
You're brave :o
Crap tyres on the back with tired shocks and they become so tail happy that they make a Crappy look civilised :D
Crappies are perfectly civilised if you know how to drive them ;)
Sideways, through some boxes, with a bad perm? Am I right?
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I ran a vectra c estate for about 3 years with just winters on the front with no issues.
John.
You're brave :o
Crap tyres on the back with tired shocks and they become so tail happy that they make a Crappy look civilised :D
Back follows the front, on a fiesta. If you make it stiffer at the rear, will help with lift off oversteer.
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Crappies are perfectly civilised if you know how to drive them ;)
Sideways, through some boxes, with a bad perm? Am I right?
I'm more the really short hair and leather jacket type, but that's the general idea 8)
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I ran a vectra c estate for about 3 years with just winters on the front with no issues.
John.
You're brave :o
Crap tyres on the back with tired shocks and they become so tail happy that they make a Crappy look civilised :D
Crappies are perfectly civilised if you know how to drive them ;)
Sideways, through some boxes, with a bad perm? Am I right?
You forgot the bit about being hot on the tails of "some slag" in a Mk.II Jag. :y
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Im sure I saw a test on tv that 2 were worse than none for stability
Not sure on the logic as you would only put chains on 2....although that is normally only briefly
I saw this video a while back, talks about 2 vs 4 winters, seems to back up what you were saying. Although it is sponsored by a tyre site so its clearly in their interest to get 4 winters on your car rather than 2!
Click here for the video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7xXDMkVFlE)
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I ran a vectra c estate for about 3 years with just winters on the front with no issues.
John.
You're brave :o
Crap tyres on the back with tired shocks and they become so tail happy that they make a Crappy look civilised :D
Crappies are perfectly civilised if you know how to drive them ;)
Sideways, through some boxes, with a bad perm? Am I right?
You forgot the bit about being hot on the tails of "some slag" in a Mk.II Jag. :y
I think you're confusing The Professionals with The Sweeney
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HAHA my first tyre thread ;D
Mrs Omegod does a fair old run to work which includes covers some untreated country roads, I'm considering throwing a couple of winter tyres on 2 spare rims I have for the front end of her Fiesta. Why not 4 ? I'm a tightarse and the rears are pretty much brand new ;)
Any thoughts? is it worth the bother?
Bad timing, just as you need advice on winter tyres, the OOF Reading East expert is on extended gardening leave. ::) ::) ::) ::)
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Having watched the video I'll give it some more thought, what about just putting one on the nearside front ? ;D