Winter Tires (Not Block Heaters)

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Dec 10th 2010 | 3:28 am

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Re: Winter Tires (Not Block Heaters)

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Originally Posted by Cyan

In winter I'd rather be sitting in a front wheel drive with winter tires than an all-wheel with all-seasons. An all-wheel is not going to stop any quicker than a 2WD in snow/ice/black-ice etc.

This is true- my scooby doo did a lovely pirouette last week before I got the winters on it!

Dec 10th 2010 | 10:12 am

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Re: Winter Tires (Not Block Heaters)

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Originally Posted by The4BellsLondon

This is true- my scooby doo did a lovely pirouette last week before I got the winters on it!

Scary!!

We are now the proud owner of 4 new winter tyres...off to Whistler 6.30am tomorrow!

PS - we got Federal Himalayas...never heard of them. Cost $1000 inc tax

Last edited by ducktastic; Dec 10th 2010 at 11:58 am. Reason: Added tyre brand