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Old 29 November 2013, 18:21   #1
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Winter tyres

I'll admit I've made a boo boo. I replaced the tyres on the GL this summer and they are too big for the snow chains so I've bought a spare set of wheels and snow tyres. No idea what to expect, although they've been on a week and are handling ok this week, so what should I expect on cold/wet and snowy conditions?
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Old 29 November 2013, 18:27   #2
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No problems I would guess
Presume we are talking merc
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Winter tyres are the business. They make more difference than would ever imagine. Just pray for snow and inevitable smugness
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Winter tyres are the mutts, got them a couple of years ago and was very sceptical, but they are a huge improvement - just remember the laws of physics still apply when you try to stop in a hurry.
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Old 29 November 2013, 19:34   #5
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Yep merc gl. I've never driven on snow tyres before, except hire cars like astras, and interested in other's views. Got a couple of trips to the alps so need snow chains, which cost £300, and couldn't find any to fit the summer tyres so bought some 19s with winter tyres which will also fit the chains. Bring on winter!
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I once had a trani van and had some studded tyres for it they where awesome the look on peoples faces as I passed them.
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Apparently the Scandinavians say winter tyres first, four wheel drive second.


I put snow tyres on the missus Rav4 and it definitely makes a difference.
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Apparently the Scandinavians say winter tyres first, four wheel drive second.
Four wheel drive is great for the "going" bit, but no help for the "stopping" bit...
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Four wheel drive is great for the "going" bit, but no help for the "stopping" bit...
Got to agree 4 wheel drive is not always the best in snow & ice I liked my rear wheel drive motors best with some extra weight in the back.
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Got to agree 4 wheel drive is not always the best in snow & ice I liked my rear wheel drive motors best with some extra weight in the back.
I once had a BMW 330i and it was SO bad in the snow, even with winter tyres, I decided to sell it when I couldn't get up my driveway one day.

It wasn't from lack of skill, I driven off road most of my working life and would like to think I can handle tricky conditions from greasy mud to snow but the BMW was worse than useless.
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I once had a BMW 330i and it was SO bad in the snow, even with winter tyres, I decided to sell it when I couldn't get up my driveway one day. It wasn't from lack of skill, I driven off road most of my working life and would like to think I can handle tricky conditions from greasy mud to snow but the BMW was worse than useless.
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Sweet! When cars were cars.
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Part of the decision was the GL's appalling handling in the snow. At one stage I thought all the diff locks were on. It had the directional control of an upturned desk with a 300 hp outboard!
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A couple of winters back we had a long cold snowy spell. The country ground to a halt. I had to tow, extract and recover a number of vehicles with the 110. The two most pathetic I encountered were a Beemer and a Merc. Hopeless with normal tyres. The frontwheelers seemed to fare better. The Beemer was being driven by a Latvian, so he had no excuse

The 110 sailed through it with no chains and her normal skinny MTs on.
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A couple of winters back we had a long cold snowy spell. The country ground to a halt. I had to tow, extract and recover a number of vehicles with the 110. The two most pathetic I encountered were a Beemer and a Merc. Hopeless with normal tyres. The frontwheelers seemed to fare better. The Beemer was being driven by a Latvian, so he had no excuse The 110 sailed through it with no chains and her normal skinny MTs on.
Would that be the 7.50 XZLs got a new set might put em on
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Would that be the 7.50 XZLs got a new set might put em on
Actually no, although I believe they're very good. No, mine are a set of cheapo Turkish copies. After six years and a trip across Iceland, I'm beginning to like them
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Got to agree 4 wheel drive is not always the best in snow & ice I liked my rear wheel drive motors best with some extra weight in the back.
Oh yer having the front wheels pulling too just get. In the way,
Leave it to the back and the front to point the way hey
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I have been using winter tyres on my BMW 320 touring for the last few years and have found them great in the snow, I would put extra weight into the boot, 4 no. 600mm x 300mm x 50mm conc slabs, a few years ago during the very bad snow I was the only car that could get in and out if our development without help !!!!!
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Try to remember when braking that the guy behind might not be using winter tyres
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Had a couple of four wheel drive Audis, the first was an Allroad with eventually General Grabbers on, not half bad in the snow. The second Audi is a normal A6 Avant with Pirelli things on, rubbish in the snow. Its the tyres that make the difference
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