[F31-340i]

....is October or November....don't wait until its freezing and your drive is covered in snow.... D'Oh!

[seanblee]

Hehe oops! At least your car fits in your garage with enough room to change the wheels; if I put my E92 in my garage, I'd have to get out of the car Dukes of Hazzard-style!

[Subzero2003]

The 1st October 2011 was 25-30c.

The best, and only time winters should be fitted is when the conditions call for it. People who have fitted them in the last couple of weeks have made the right call IMO. People who fitted them in October and November absolutely didn't.

[wayne71]

Originally Posted by Subzero2003

The 1st October 2011 was 25-30c.

The best, and only time winters should be fitted is when the conditions call for it. People who have fitted them in the last couple of weeks have made the right call IMO. People who fitted them in October and November absolutely didn't.

My summers where verging on being bald so I can quite confidently say made the right call fitting them in Nov.

[F31-340i]

Originally Posted by Subzero2003

The 1st October 2011 was 25-30c.

The best, and only time winters should be fitted is when the conditions call for it. People who have fitted them in the last couple of weeks have made the right call IMO. People who fitted them in October and November absolutely didn't.

Not sure I'd agree, I fitted them today but wished I'd done it earlier when it the weather was better. The only reason I didn't is because I was lazy - not a good reason!

[rich1068]

Originally Posted by Subzero2003

The 1st October 2011 was 25-30c.

The best, and only time winters should be fitted is when the conditions call for it. People who have fitted them in the last couple of weeks have made the right call IMO. People who fitted them in October and November absolutely didn't.

Where the fuck was it 25 - 30c on the 1st of October? Barbados?

[Subzero2003]

Originally Posted by rich1068

Where the fuck was it 25 - 30c on the 1st of October? Barbados?

?!

Is there reallu any need to start swearing. In Gravesend, Kent it was 29.9c on 1st October 2011. Most other places in the country were very warm too.

[parapaul]

October was ridiculously warm to be fair. As was a lot of November.

[rich1068]

Well I apologise for my language. It was meant as surprise rather than an insult. And I can assure you it wasn't 25 - 30c in Sheffield. I thought my mind might have been playing tricks but Met Office stats say a high of 15.9 and a low of 9.2 That may be higher than average, I don't know. But hardly the balmy weather you experienced.

[bmwak]

It was quite hilarious to see how many BMWs (3 series and 1 Series') were abandoned on a dual carriageway last night as they simply wouldn't move. One was trying to pull away, with the rear wheels producing a lot of smoke! I must have seen at least 8 in just a 2 mile road! Luckily mine stayed at home!

[m@rk]

Originally Posted by rich1068

Well I apologise for my language. It was meant as surprise rather than an insult. And I can assure you it wasn't 25 - 30c in Sheffield. I thought my mind might have been playing tricks but Met Office stats say a high of 15.9 and a low of 9.2 That may be higher than average, I don't know. But hardly the balmy weather you experienced.

I can assure you it was.

The figures you post are the mean average not the peak.

On the 1st of October I picked up my new car.

It was a stunningly hot day which saw me drop my son off at cub camp, pick up the new car and then head up to Sheffield (High Green).

It may not have hit 30 in Sheffield but it was certainly high 20s all weekend.

[Jules59]

Originally Posted by bmwak

It was quite hilarious to see how many BMWs (3 series and 1 Series') were abandoned on a dual carriageway last night as they simply wouldn't move. One was trying to pull away, with the rear wheels producing a lot of smoke! I must have seen at least 8 in just a 2 mile road! Luckily mine stayed at home!

They dont call them summer tyres for nothing. Ofcourse in Germany those drivers would be on illegal tyres now. Plus these days so many people simply dont have the driving skills to go out out on the roads even in a couple of inches of snow. These two factors (tyres & ability) conspire to block up all the roads for those who do have the resources and determination to get to where they want to go, which is quite annoying sometimes and amusing at others.
Our Freelander is ace in the snow, better than the Discoverys we've had in the past , which were hard to stop due to their weight. But the E91 with winter tyres has been pretty good too.

[rich1068]

Originally Posted by m@rk

I can assure you it was.

The figures you post are the mean average not the peak.

On the 1st of October I picked up my new car.

It was a stunningly hot day which saw me drop my son off at cub camp, pick up the new car and then head up to Sheffield (High Green).

It may not have hit 30 in Sheffield but it was certainly high 20s all weekend.

Fair play. I have trouble remembering what I had for breakfast so I'll go with that.

[no_ball]

I drove home Saturday evening from Camberely to Solihull on the M40. Winters fitted on 9th Dec last year; did me proud. Steady 30-40mph, passed dozens of abandoned cars, including Audi Quattros. With the somewhat regular snow we seem to get, it just does not make sense anymore not to fit winters.

Son was the most pissde off, he slept through most of the journey, only the video the wife took of some of the journey as proof. Long live the Vredesteins's...One happy owner!

[creepy coupe]

I'd say fitting them as close to the point of needing them is correct. Otherwise you'll wear them out sooner and have a drive with less than perfect steering feel until such times.

[F31-340i]

Turns out the winter tyres alone were not enough to get up the 6" of snow up the 200m 1:6 steep slope from our house. Not helped by a sharp bends which made a good run up impossible (though plenty of oversteer trying. I was surprised as the winters were otherwise very good in the deep snow - but to be fair it's a very difficult hill in these conditions....(but good for sledging yesterday)

This is just the start of it.....it gets worse....



So it was out to the snow chain shop at lunchtime for a set of these bad boys. Fair to say business for chains was brisk!

[davyk31]

Who actually would have had winter tyres fitted on 1 October, not many I imagine. Most would have fitted end of Oct at earliest and many were into Nov.

Like I said before its a 3 or 4 year investment, I reckon over that timescale there will be plenty of times I'm very glad of them.

[HighlandPete]

Originally Posted by creepy coupe

I'd say fitting them as close to the point of needing them is correct. Otherwise you'll wear them out sooner and have a drive with less than perfect steering feel until such times.

I held off as the weather was still too warm up here, until early December. Had them on a few days before we got hit with over 6" of snow.

Got caught out last winter, as we had a snow fall in early Novenber and I was out in it, 60 miles from home on summer tyres. Was only just able to keep moving, as it came down so thick and fast.

HighlandPete

[225_AB]

But when do you take them off?

[creepy coupe]

Originally Posted by doc_ab

But when do you take them off?

When Great Tits start nesting

[Statler]

On - when your runflats run flat...
Off - when you can afford a new set ;-)

[kaishang]

Originally Posted by ///ajd

....is October or November....don't wait until its freezing and your drive is covered in snow.... D'Oh!

I was about to comment that you must be the only person in England who puts their car in their garage. Usually the garage is full of junk and the car is outside.

Then I realised, you have moved to France