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Post by rodge on Nov 29, 2019 18:57:26 GMT
In California ‘tires’ are rated differently.
When I shod the RX a few years ago, the standard tyres they offer are rated M&S- Mud and Snow, not the place that does good food.
It’s useful because on a car like it, summer tyres don’t make a lot of sense and they are great in snowy conditions.
Not full snow tyres, but unstudded ones that grip well for the occasional trip to the mountains or a bit of offroading.
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Post by Blarno on Nov 29, 2019 19:14:32 GMT
These Kumhos are M+S, but also say studless snow on the sidewalls.
Should things get really nasty, I have a big bag full of studs....
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Post by Roadrunner on Nov 29, 2019 19:16:38 GMT
These Kumhos are M+S, but also say studless snow on the sidewalls. Should things get really nasty, I have a big bag full of studs.... If they are anything like the Kumho winters I have for the Benz you will get up a steep snowy hill like you are on mildly moist tarmac. |
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Post by rodge on Nov 29, 2019 20:17:27 GMT
These Kumhos are M+S, but also say studless snow on the sidewalls. Should things get really nasty, I have a big bag full of studs.... Buy a large bag of long cable ties. Wrap them around the tyres and they make a big difference. |
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Post by Martin on Nov 29, 2019 21:25:05 GMT
OK, but you did have to buy the wheels! Good man maths  |
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Post by Blarno on Nov 29, 2019 21:28:48 GMT
The wheels were only £140, some of which I should get back from the sale of the tyres already on them. Plus, a second set of alloys can always be sold on at a later date.
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Post by Martin on Nov 29, 2019 22:27:34 GMT
The wheels were only £140, some of which I should get back from the sale of the tyres already on them. Plus, a second set of alloys can always be sold on at a later date. No need to convince me, I was converted years ago! Even paying more for the wheels and tyres, I don’t think there’s much extra cost vs sticking with summers thanks to reduced wear and the residual value of the wheels. |
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Post by PG on Dec 1, 2019 19:08:43 GMT
I am currently doing the man maths on winters for the Mini. JCW's need one of only a few wheel designs (in 17 inch) to fit over the brakes. And they all seem to be rather expensive on eBay. On the other hand, winter tyres for the 18 inch rims I have are £260 each.
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Post by Martin on Dec 1, 2019 22:34:11 GMT
I am currently doing the man maths on winters for the Mini. JCW's need one of only a few wheel designs (in 17 inch) to fit over the brakes. And they all seem to be rather expensive on eBay. On the other hand, winter tyres for the 18 inch rims I have are £260 each. Won’t the 17” Paceman Cooper S alloys fit? There are a few sets for sale at a surprisingly low price. If they’re not right there are a few 18” JCW sets from Germany at just over £1,000, which isn’t bad, cheapest are £900 inc postage. |
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Post by johnc on Dec 2, 2019 7:48:07 GMT
We have just had a week of -4/-5 temperatures and maximums of just over freezing in the day time and I am so pleased I have the winters on with no dramas at all and a feeling of being really connected to the road.
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Post by Tim on Dec 2, 2019 9:13:24 GMT
These Kumhos are M+S, but also say studless snow on the sidewalls. Should things get really nasty, I have a big bag full of studs.... If they are anything like the Kumho winters I have for the Benz you will get up a steep snowy hill like you are on mildly moist tarmac. I had Nankang SV3s on my white 320d and they were fantastic. One morning I left the house, set off up the hill, had to stop to watch a neighbour fail to get their Corsa up the hill and then set off from a standing start on a steep bit with frozen snow on top of ice. All done with zero wheelspin. If you say you've needed to fit studs I'll assume you've emigrated to Sweden! |
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Post by PG on Dec 2, 2019 9:44:39 GMT
I am currently doing the man maths on winters for the Mini. JCW's need one of only a few wheel designs (in 17 inch) to fit over the brakes. And they all seem to be rather expensive on eBay. On the other hand, winter tyres for the 18 inch rims I have are £260 each. Won’t the 17” Paceman Cooper S alloys fit? There are a few sets for sale at a surprisingly low price. If they’re not right there are a few 18” JCW sets from Germany at just over £1,000, which isn’t bad, cheapest are £900 inc postage. The Cooper S alloys don't fit. Sadly. The brakes fit inside a 17 inch wheel with no problem, it is that the JCW calipers are wider, so foule the wheel that way. For example there are two types of Track Spoke alloys - only the 501 spec fit the JCW. Yes, I guess that £1000 is what I'm going to have to spend. But as we have the Shogun plus winter tyres on the Jag, can I justify that cost..... |
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Post by Martin on Dec 2, 2019 9:51:05 GMT
Won’t the 17” Paceman Cooper S alloys fit? There are a few sets for sale at a surprisingly low price. If they’re not right there are a few 18” JCW sets from Germany at just over £1,000, which isn’t bad, cheapest are £900 inc postage. The Cooper S alloys don't fit. Sadly. The brakes fit inside a 17 inch wheel with no problem, it is that the JCW calipers are wider, so foule the wheel that way. For example there are two types of Track Spoke alloys - only the 501 spec fit the JCW. Yes, I guess that £1000 is what I'm going to have to spend. But as we have the Shogun plus winter tyres on the Jag, can I justify that cost..... Ahh, so that’s why the wheel bows out so much in the middle (what ever the term is for opposite of dished!). I think you can, that’s what man maths is for! You’ll always get your money back on JCW alloys I’d have thought. Depends on how long you’re planning to keep it? If it’s any longer than a couple of years it’s even easier to justify, |
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Post by Blarno on Dec 4, 2019 8:38:31 GMT
I love having access to a workshop and a tyre machine, makes jobs like this so much easier.
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Post by Roadsterstu on Dec 4, 2019 9:13:27 GMT
Have you got access to a bucket and sponge....?
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Post by racingteatray on Dec 4, 2019 9:23:51 GMT
To be fair, I've just dropped off the GC for its MoT, winter wheel swap and a brake fluid change, and it was no cleaner than that, having not been washed for a couple of months. But Battersea BMW always give it a good clean inside and out.
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Post by Tim on Dec 4, 2019 9:33:02 GMT
It takes real commitment to get a silver car that dirty. I expect the tailgate is actually a lot worse than the sides. |
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Post by racingteatray on Dec 4, 2019 9:57:45 GMT
When I arrived at the service centre this morning, there was a twin of my car there already (Carbon Black 440i GC with sunroof) and it was even grubbier than mine - it was basically mud-coloured from about the doorhandles down. Lord only knows where it had been.
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Post by Blarno on Dec 4, 2019 10:21:47 GMT
I don't wash my car between October and March, the effort is simply not worth it.
And yes, the tailgate is a single shade of brown.
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Post by Tim on Dec 4, 2019 10:25:44 GMT
When I arrived at the service centre this morning, there was a twin of my car there already (Carbon Black 440i GC with sunroof) and it was even grubbier than mine - it was basically mud-coloured from about the doorhandles down. Lord only knows where it had been. North East Fife |
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Dec 4, 2019 10:41:22 GMT
I don't wash my car between October and March, the effort is simply not worth it. And yes, the tailgate is a single shade of brown. On a foggy morning last week I followed a car up the A19 that was such a shade of brown that the rear lights were nigh on invisible. I nearly ran into him. I suppose from his point of view no speed camera could have identified him either as the numberplate was illegible. |
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Post by Blarno on Dec 4, 2019 12:19:55 GMT
I clean my lights and windows, the rest gets left.
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Post by Martin on Dec 4, 2019 13:08:15 GMT
I’ve got the kit to give mine a fairly quick wash, which doesn’t require a bucket and sponge and saves it getting a gritty rag dragged over it at a car wash. So I do that every couple of weeks at this time of year. If you leave it any longer then the salt and general crap on the roads make a mess of the wheels and bodywork, which is hard work to put right.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Dec 4, 2019 13:27:07 GMT
It's crusty salt build up underneath and in the crevices that concern me so I like to give it a bit a blast with the powerwasher to clean those areas. Then I do the car.
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Post by ChrisM on Dec 4, 2019 13:40:41 GMT
Have you got access to a bucket and sponge....? I thought that was my job....... |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2019 14:38:05 GMT
Have had the same professional valeter for more than twenty years, and the car gets away with a monthly as mileage is so low. Never regretted it - it'd take me hours to do what he does, and I'd never be doing it as well.
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Post by johnc on Dec 4, 2019 18:52:17 GMT
Washing the car and golf (at separate times) are the things that allow me to forget work or any other issues and just immerse myself in what I am doing. It's very therapeutic.
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Post by LandieMark on Dec 4, 2019 19:21:45 GMT
Washing the car and golf (at separate times) are the things that allow me to forget work or any other issues and just immerse myself in what I am doing. It's very therapeutic. Today I changed the black Land Rover's "p" gasket (rear water pump gasket) due to a steadily worsening cooling leak. I found that therapeutic. I detest washing cars these days and I used to be a serious polisher! |
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Post by Roadrunner on Dec 4, 2019 20:19:49 GMT
I was picking up the MD of our German manufacturer from Manchester airport on the crack of dawn on Tuesday for a trip up to Penrith , then on to Lanark, so I thought I had better get the car cleaned at a place just before the airport. It looked decent for the meet and greet, a bit grubby at Penrith and filthy at Lanark. Having since gone via Prestwick, Dundonald and Dumfries on my way back home it is now absolutely disgusting, but will probably stay like that for a while now.
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Post by Roadsterstu on Dec 5, 2019 8:23:28 GMT
I don't wash my car between October and March, the effort is simply not worth it. And yes, the tailgate is a single shade of brown. On a foggy morning last week I followed a car up the A19 that was such a shade of brown that the rear lights were nigh on invisible. I nearly ran into him. I suppose from his point of view no speed camera could have identified him either as the numberplate was illegible. Those traffic cops not washing their cars, eh? |
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