awd man wrote:

You missed my sarcasm Beancounter

Maybe I should have put after my last post but I don't like to patronise

awd man - don't worry I got the sarcasm

Didn't mean you with the rolly eyes , more the insurance companies. ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
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awd man wrote:

*big hug*

Right back at ya ....or did I mean ....only kidding mate, all good

I do like these smilies....  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
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GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

awd man wrote:

Like the alloys Rud

They Tboner's old ones?

Yes but I've put my diamond turned 20s back on for winter with some chunky Leon coopers.

I've informed the insurance company about my 22s they charged me £25 quid for it and said that the wheels wouldn't be insured do I now need to tell them I've gone back to my 20s and get stung again  Now gone Orkney grey SDV6 HSE with body style kit contrast stitch ebony leather, privacy, black piano, 22" Lowenharts for summer, 20" with Leon LTZ for winter.
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Robbing 's all of them

Mine are the same... alloys are not covered for damage/theft RRS gone
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DrRick wrote:

So, having taken on a new car with a replacement set of 20" MY10 wheels with brand new Conti tyres, I'm loathed to chuck them but am being niggled by the thought of lack of capability in the winter.

Two options: swap out the tyres for 20" AT tyres and keep the Contis for the summer, or spend more and get a set of 19" wheels and put some ATs on them and I can just swp when I'm ready.

Choices over rubber, I've narrowed it to either:

A set of Cooper Zeon LTZ 275-45-R20:



or,

A set of General Grabber AT 275-40-R20:


But for the 19's, I'm limited to:

A set of A set of General Grabber AT 255-55-R19:


or,

A set of Pirelli Scorpion Ica and Snow 255/55/R19:


The latter two also need an eBay scour for a set of alloys, which is an additional expense I'd rather do without.

Can you fit 55 profile tyres on 20's in the arches, or am I limited to 45 profile as the max depth?

Dr Rick

Don't really know any tyres that are any good in ice apart from studded ones which you can't use in the uk.  Now gone Orkney grey SDV6 HSE with body style kit contrast stitch ebony leather, privacy, black piano, 22" Lowenharts for summer, 20" with Leon LTZ for winter.
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The grabbers I had on my D3 were stupidly good in the snow... in fact I drove around 5 miles (un-reg'd roads) to drop off something for a friend in the snow 2 years ago.
Then popped back to swap cars and take the Impreza out for a play.... well I made it to the end of our lane....and gave up...

As for Ice, nothing grips ice..whatever the compound..  RRS gone
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Rudskibaliblu wrote:

Don't really know any tyres that are any good in ice apart from studded ones which you can't use in the uk.

That's all well and good on the flat and slight hills but not one car got up the road past our lane end on snow and ice tyres last year in fact most ended up going backwards, once the momentum and the weight of the car took hold it was see you later.

I had 20s on with contis not then best combo but sailed past everything That's why I went for the offroaders cause if the contis could do it these babies definitely will  Now gone Orkney grey SDV6 HSE with body style kit contrast stitch ebony leather, privacy, black piano, 22" Lowenharts for summer, 20" with Leon LTZ for winter.
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Rudskibaliblu wrote:

That's all well and good on the flat and slight hills but not one car got up the road past our lane end on snow and ice tyres last year in fact most ended up going backwards, once the momentum and the weight of the car took hold it was see you later.

I had 20s on with contis not then best combo but sailed past everything That's why I went for the offroaders cause if the contis could do it these babies definitely will

I live .5 mile north of the south downs (which is quite a big hill ) and the Boxster had no problems at all.. Good luck on your off roaders.. Just makes me wonder why most european countrys which suffer from harsh winters insist on winter tyres - even for 4x4s????

this could run and run so I guess we'll have to agree to disagree .

Cheers,
J

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Rudskibaliblu wrote:

That's all well and good on the flat and slight hills but not one car got up the road past our lane end on snow and ice tyres last year in fact most ended up going backwards, once the momentum and the weight of the car took hold it was see you later.

I had 20s on with contis not then best combo but sailed past everything That's why I went for the offroaders cause if the contis could do it these babies definitely will

+1 on the contis. These are fitted to our Volvo xc90 and came from the vehicle supplier. During the really bad snow we had I was able to take all the back lanes in our local area to avoid traffic on the cleared routes, hills and all.

There was never even the slightest feeling of being out of control or that we would get stuck.

With respect, I think some of this talk of winter tyres could be slightly overstated. Just IMHO, we don't live in nova scotia after all  Have i got the busted controller?!?!!?

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Rudskibaliblu wrote:

Got the 245/45/20 coopers on mine they look good and there is no issue with the size of the tire at all

peanutbob wrote:

Rudskibaliblu wrote:

Got the 245/45/20 coopers on mine they look good and there is no issue with the size of the tire at all

I was intending to do exactly the same, but is the speedo reading unaffected? Also, have you had it in a dealer for service etc with these tyres on? I was just wondering if there had been any reaction!

Not been serviced with these on. Had my 22 inch lowenharts on nothing was mentioned.  Now gone Orkney grey SDV6 HSE with body style kit contrast stitch ebony leather, privacy, black piano, 22" Lowenharts for summer, 20" with Leon LTZ for winter.
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