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myfirstrrs Member Since: 20 Jan 2014 Location: Lancashire Posts: 433 |
Can anyone help me with this please? |
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Tue Sep 23 2014 3:51pm |
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Michael calvert Member Since: 09 Feb 2014 Location: near leeds Posts: 219 |
Also looking for some
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Tue Sep 23 2014 8:00pm |
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AJS4X4 Member Since: 28 May 2008 Location: Surrey Posts: 286 |
Give us a call, we have options and happy to talk rubber. Please call us 01737 241370 for the quickest response
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Wed Sep 24 2014 6:26am |
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nestu Member Since: 13 Jun 2012 Location: Lancashire Posts: 24 |
Michael you have a PM |
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Fri Sep 26 2014 6:48pm |
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myfirstrrs Member Since: 20 Jan 2014 Location: Lancashire Posts: 433 |
Has no one got any 19's for sale? Cash waiting. |
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Sat Sep 27 2014 7:12am |
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fkarim Member Since: 14 Apr 2012 Location: London Posts: 2216 |
I was looking for 20" winters a few weeks ago but had no luck here. If like me you decide to give up waiting and go for new tyres instead, I found best price for Vredesteins at www.tyreleader.co.uk . Beat everyone else by a decent margin (even cheaper now ). Very good service too. Responded to my questions about tyre age etc. quickly.
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Sat Sep 27 2014 7:34am |
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myfirstrrs Member Since: 20 Jan 2014 Location: Lancashire Posts: 433 |
Thanks fkarim, that is a great recommendation and I am about to give up. I really appreciate this as the price of news tyres here is not so bad. |
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Sat Sep 27 2014 8:19am |
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RRSTDV8 Member Since: 12 Aug 2011 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 8964 |
If I was looking for a purely road tyre I'd just go for the Pirelli Scorpion Verde AllSeason. No need for two sets of wheels/tyres and performance in winter conditions that would be good enough for most road users.
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Sat Sep 27 2014 8:56am |
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myfirstrrs Member Since: 20 Jan 2014 Location: Lancashire Posts: 433 |
This was triggered mainly by my insurance company that insist on us having the snowflake symbol on the tyres for a trip to the Alps this winter. I convinced myself, rightly or wrongly, that the extra costs I am incurring now are offset by my eight tyres lasting longer. I will also have 20" for summer and 19" for winter as I have two sets of wheels and I know from my farm upbringing that the more tyre the better for softer conditions. |
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Sat Sep 27 2014 9:18am |
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fkarim Member Since: 14 Apr 2012 Location: London Posts: 2216 |
myfirstrrs have you sorted snow chains if you're off to the Alps? I believe you are still required to carry them despite having winter tyres and a 4x4. If the weather is too snowy going up the mountains, I have read the French Police stop cars and check if they are carrying snow chains. For this reason I am also looking for snow chains. The type that is suitable for SUVs with limited suspension/brake clearance like ours seems good. Again, tyreleader has the best price for such chains compared to eBay and everywhere else. Haven't bought them yet though. |
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Sat Sep 27 2014 10:37am |
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myfirstrrs Member Since: 20 Jan 2014 Location: Lancashire Posts: 433 |
Hell no but I must check this out. Do you need four or just on one axle and if so which one? I will start by asking around if I can borrow or hire them. Tyreleader has them from £63 and upwards. This is going to be an expensive ski holiday. |
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Sat Sep 27 2014 10:49am |
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fkarim Member Since: 14 Apr 2012 Location: London Posts: 2216 |
Think front axle only but I'm no expert and haven't properly explored this one yet. Tyreleader has the "limited clearance, automatic tensioner" ones for 275/40/20 tyres for £232 per axle. I haven't made up my mind about getting the cheapest ones if they are just for satisfying the police or getting the more expensive chains that won't damage any brake/suspension components if I actually need to use them. I'm hoping Vredesteins and terrain response should be enough to keep me going but you never know. |
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Sat Sep 27 2014 11:08am |
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G2 Member Since: 29 Aug 2012 Location: Surrey Posts: 9 |
Myfirstrrs..... went through this a couple of years back, I had a tdv8 with non-winter 20" tyres.....bought second hand 19"s with wintracs off a forum member to simplify changes etc......the 19"s have never had any issue with grip on snow and ice covered mountain roads on the way up or down from any of the resorts (even without chains, terrain response truly is witchcraft !). Done about 15kmiles......still well legal and still very grippy (braking and moving off) at the end of the last winter season....remember that they are not going to help if you drive like a nob as physics cannot bend to keep a weighty truck on the road if you take an off-camber hairpin at 40 on sheet ice...wear levels will increase if you leave them on in warmer months...
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Fri Oct 03 2014 12:05am |
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myfirstrrs Member Since: 20 Jan 2014 Location: Lancashire Posts: 433 |
Many thanks fkarim and G2 for your constructive comments. After checking the AA and RAC websites for the rules regarding driving in the Alps, and taking into account that this car cost me a small furtune I decided that I would get some snow chains. It just turned out that just two hours later the below chains were finishing on ebay:
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Sat Oct 04 2014 11:23am |
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