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Post by johnc on Feb 10, 2021 8:32:11 GMT
Oh dear! They will be telling all their friends that snow chains are useless.
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Post by racingteatray on Feb 15, 2021 22:31:04 GMT
Well, I ended up having to spend the weekend in very snowy Suffolk after my mother had a fall and cracked a couple of ribs, and that would have been tricky without winter tyres. The side road to her house was absolutely sheet ice and the drifting snow meant you'd be driving down an otherwise clear road and go round a corner and encounter full-on Narnia.  The back road from her village to the nearest Waitrose in Saxmundham was particularly bad. However, the car coped fine, much I think to the dismay of the two Farmer Giles-types in the double-cab behind me who clearly thought that the fancy BMW was going to get very stuck indeed, particularly each time I had to pull over into the heaped slush at the side when passing on-coming traffic. 
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Post by Roadrunner on Feb 16, 2021 9:54:30 GMT
Wishing your mother a speedy recovery. That must be very sore. We also have been on a mother visit this past few days (support bubble) but not a single snow flake to be seen in Worcestershire. Not yet got any winter tyres for this Benz and will wait until next year now. 8 degrees here right now.  |
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Post by Martin on Feb 16, 2021 10:02:57 GMT
Good to get some decent use out of the winters. Hope your mum makes a good recovery.
The weather at the moment is why AS tyres are a good option for the UK. We've had snow / very cold weather over the last week and now it's into double figures with 14-16c forecast for the next 7 days, not good conditions for winters.
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Post by PG on Feb 16, 2021 10:59:26 GMT
Hope you mum is OK after the fall.
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Post by Boxer6 on Feb 16, 2021 11:37:58 GMT
Adding my wishes for your mums speedy recovery.
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Post by racingteatray on Feb 16, 2021 16:10:21 GMT
Thanks all. Neither she nor we are part of any other support bubble, so we decided we now are one.
She should be ok, but obviously can't drive, nor walk very far. So is going to reliant on deliveries. We did a massive shop for her and cooked a few things, and then her cleaner will do another for her at the end of the week, and we'll try to get down again at the end of next week (can't this weekend).
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2021 20:20:09 GMT
I hope your mum gets over it fairly quickly, difficult healers at that age. The old girl upstairs had a similar fal some time ago but is starting to heal properly now. A hot water bottle on the affected area (Not too hot) can help.
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Post by Andy C on Aug 9, 2021 17:31:29 GMT
Had these fitted today as the mismatched summers on the RAV were down to bare bones on the front. The rears were still 5mm so they will be going on ebay later. They were much cheaper than all the other all seasons thanks to an offer Pirelli are doing at the minute so it was a no brainer - Harry M rates them on his RR, and I think Land Rover fit them as OEM so worth a shot. Although you can get Scorpion Verde summer and all season which is a bit confusing as I thought Scorpion Verde was their all season tyre. Anyway, bring on the snow!   |
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Post by Martin on Aug 9, 2021 17:52:02 GMT
Had these fitted today as the mismatched summers on the RAV were down to bare bones on the front. The rears were still 5mm so they will be going on ebay later. They were much cheaper than all the other all seasons thanks to an offer Pirelli are doing at the minute so it was a no brainer - Harry M rates them on his RR, and I think Land Rover fit them as OEM so worth a shot. Although you can get Scorpion Verde summer and all season which is a bit confusing as I thought Scorpion Verde was their all season tyre. Anyway, bring on the snow! Yes, my car has the same tyre, but with the foam inserts to reduce noise and I don't know if there are any differences in the JLR marked tyre or not. If the compound is the same, they'll last forever! They are a bit more expensive (£294 vs £274) but if/when I need new tyres I think I'll give the Scorpion Zero All Season tyre a go, as that's a JLR marked tyre but a bit better rated. |
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Post by racingteatray on Oct 6, 2021 13:30:06 GMT
Peskily, it seems that BMW have issued a diktat that they will no longer offer seasonal wheel storage. I had an apologetic call from BMW Battersea to break the bad news that when the car goes in for its winter wheel change at the end of next month, I will need to take the summer wheels away with me and find somewhere else to sote them.
Fortunately one of our neighbours has kindly agreed to find some space for them in her garage.
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Post by Roadsterstu on Oct 6, 2021 17:55:35 GMT
Peskily, it seems that BMW have issued a diktat that they will no longer offer seasonal wheel storage. I had an apologetic call from BMW Battersea to break the bad news that when the car goes in for its winter wheel change at the end of next month, I will need to take the summer wheels away with me and find somewhere else to sote them. Fortunately one of our neighbours has kindly agreed to find some space for them in her garage. That's down to Brexit.  |
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Oct 6, 2021 18:07:29 GMT
Peskily, it seems that BMW have issued a diktat that they will no longer offer seasonal wheel storage. I had an apologetic call from BMW Battersea to break the bad news that when the car goes in for its winter wheel change at the end of next month, I will need to take the summer wheels away with me and find somewhere else to sote them. Fortunately one of our neighbours has kindly agreed to find some space for them in her garage. That's down to Brexit. Correct. Shortage of Romanians to stack them in the warehouse racks. |
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Post by johnc on Nov 1, 2021 13:23:11 GMT
I had a look at the forecast for the next few weeks which says it is either pouring or cold, so on Saturday I got the winter wheels back on the car. The size of the brakes never cease to amaze me when I take off the wheels and the rear ones are nearly as big. The glove in the photo is 9 inches long!   and now it looks like this:  The ride is so much better on the 19" wheels and I think it just feels even more connected to the road from a driver's perspective. There is no doubt the summer 20"s provide enormous grip but I quite like the extra playability provided by the 19"s. |
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Post by Big Blue on Nov 1, 2021 14:47:31 GMT
I must say that the 19” ride on Eva is like a water bed compared to the 20” of the Gorilla. That’s also down to the dampers working differently in Eva as whereas the Gorilla was always in Sport, the new set up won’t allow Sport dampers with Hybrid or Electric running as it assumes Sport means ICE. I can get it in Adaptive but that means I need to put every journey in the Nav: to the country club and back, to stage school and to the Supermarket don’t really warrant it to be honest plus being Adaptive I would barely get any Sport set-up journey time in those trips.
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Post by Tim on Nov 4, 2021 12:41:29 GMT
I've had a few moments recently on greasy roads - usually coming off a roundabout when the grippy bit ends (so at higher speeds) so I've just ordered a set of Continental TS860 tyres.
Fingers crossed they're not shite!
£856 all in from Kwik Fit mobile.
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Post by Martin on Nov 4, 2021 12:49:49 GMT
I've had a few moments recently on greasy roads - usually coming off a roundabout when the grippy bit ends (so at higher speeds) so I've just ordered a set of Continental TS860 tyres. Fingers crossed they're not shite! £856 all in from Kwik Fit mobile. Not shite www.tyrereviews.com/Tyre/Continental/WinterContact-TS-860.htm |
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Post by Tim on Nov 4, 2021 12:58:54 GMT
Thanks Martin.
The standard fit Bridgestones have been really struggling when the roads are shiny, even when the temps were above 10 degrees.
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Post by johnc on Nov 4, 2021 13:01:40 GMT
Thanks Martin. The standard fit Bridgestones have been really struggling when the roads are shiny, even when the temps were above 10 degrees. Which Bridgestones do you have Tim? |
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Post by Tim on Nov 4, 2021 13:04:31 GMT
Thanks Martin. The standard fit Bridgestones have been really struggling when the roads are shiny, even when the temps were above 10 degrees. Which Bridgestones do you have Tim? Good question. Whatever was on it when I bought it but presumably BMW approved ones since it came from John Clarks, although as I've said before JC aren't particularly impressive. The car is 10 minutes walk away so I'm not going to go and check! |
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Post by johnc on Nov 4, 2021 13:08:55 GMT
I found the Bridgestone S001's to be pretty good but the RE050 whilst good in summer, went rock hard in winter and also had a very hard ride.
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Post by Tim on Nov 4, 2021 13:23:16 GMT
From the feel of the car I think it might be the RE050s then.
I'll try to remember to look when I go back to the car later.
I do intend to ditch the runflats in favour of, say, Michelins next year
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Post by racingteatray on Nov 4, 2021 14:06:39 GMT
I am guessing I might have RE050s as the normal/summer tyres on my car, but I've not found the ride materially different on the 18" winter wheels (Pirelli Sottozeros) than on the standard 19" summer wheels.
My tyres are definitely slippery when wet at this time of year. I don't have to use much hoof coming off, say a roundabout on a wet dual carriageway, to feel the back end twerk momentarily before the DSC steps in. Happened the other day exiting Heathrow T5 to join the M25.
Mind you, the Pirellis aren't much cop either unless it's really cold. They are excellent in actual snow and ice. But in merely wet and cold conditions, I'm not convinced they are significantly better than the Bridgestones.
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Post by Tim on Nov 4, 2021 14:11:19 GMT
I've always found Pirellis to 'enhance' an already hard ride so maybe that applies to their winter tyres as well?
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Post by racingteatray on Nov 4, 2021 14:12:58 GMT
My car doesn't have a hard ride - I have adaptive suspension and it's five years old next month which has probably softened things up as well.
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Post by Tim on Nov 4, 2021 14:16:22 GMT
Righto. You should try one without the adaptive!
I put Pirellis on the back of the 370 and noticed the ride got harder.
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Post by johnc on Nov 4, 2021 14:17:09 GMT
From the feel of the car I think it might be the RE050s then. I'll try to remember to look when I go back to the car later. I do intend to ditch the runflats in favour of, say, Michelins next year You should have a look on the BMW owners Scotland Facebook page - they also have a buy and sell section and there are lots of winter wheels and tyres that come up. It might save hassle if you had separate wheels for the winter tyres. |
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Post by Tim on Nov 4, 2021 14:34:56 GMT
Ah but it's Facebook.....
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Post by Martin on Nov 4, 2021 14:46:17 GMT
Ah but it's Facebook..... There will be loads on eBay. |
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Post by johnc on Nov 4, 2021 15:37:34 GMT
Ah but it's Facebook..... But you just contact them and they are all in Scotland which makes life easier. They have to register to be able to post or access the site so they aren't all dodgy. |
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