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Snow socks
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24/11/2015 21:54
24/11/2015 21:54
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Slugcatcher1
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...for my wheels, not my feet obviously.
After the air temp dropped a few days ago, and there was the threat of some white stuff, I decided to order some. My 'silknet' snow socks arrived today, and they appear to be a quality item for £40. Just wondered if anyone has had any experience of them - are they any good, easy to fit etc? The sellers website goes on about how easy they are to use, but they would wouldn't they?
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24/11/2015 21:57
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Never had the need for them with the coupe , always been good in the snow even on summer tyres
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25/11/2015 07:54
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They are good, but only use them in "emergency" situations. They wear out very quickly if used on clear roads. I now live down an unmade road so they would just get torn to shreds if I used them on that. I use "winter" tyres all year round these days. They don't wear that badly and are great in the rain, snow, and ice. I would suspect that a coupe, like the old Saab 900's would be pretty good in snow with all that weight over the front wheels even if the back end has a mind of it's own!
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25/11/2015 10:11
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A friend of mine has AutoSocks and swears by them. She is an older lady and never had a problem fitting them and has used the same pair for several years. She lives in an area where there is snow every year and has used them quite a bit. They do wear out and she is looking for another set now. They are cheap enough, easy to use and easy to remove. I have used chains before and they are a real pain to fit.
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25/11/2015 11:05
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Although I have winter wheels for the Punto which I will fit soon, I also have a can of liquid tyre chain left in the car. I first came across it about 40 years ago when it got me moving when stuck going up Goodwood Hill on my way to work. Don't know how it works, but it does. The current can is labelled Catena Liquida and is good back-up for less than a tenner. Should I need to use either of the other cars in snow I would be happy to go out with just that can in them.
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26/11/2015 19:41
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Thanks for everyone's replies.
Not sure about the argument of getting another set of wheels with winter tyres instead though. Buying a set of wheels and 4 tyres (unless you bought 2, which I wouldn't do) could cost between £400 to £500 if you buy decent rubber. I understand that I would need tyres anyway but I can't currently stump up that much until well into next year, by which time I'll get some Summer tyres! For now a pack of £40 snow socks will hopefully do the job in an emergency.
A few years back when we had one of the very bad winters, I didn't make it home one night. After miraculously keeping a 5 series BMW moving forward up a half mile long hill I decided to stop after several warning lights illuminated on the dash board. On realising the issue was simply snow on the ABS sensor, I tried to set off again but the damn thing refused to move forward. I pretty much had to reverse for half a mile in the pitch black. Always thought 'if only I'd had snow socks/chains'.
Let's just see what the weather brings...
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26/11/2015 19:44
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Thought the post on 'liquid tyre chain' was a joke. Can't believe I've never come across it before.
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26/11/2015 20:19
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Andyps - We have a set of Michelin Cross Climate fitted to our Golf. They seem to be grippy, quiet, comfortable, etc. Not had opportunity to test them on ice or snow yet though. The last time I looked they didn't make them to fit the Coupe's standard wheels, sadly.
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26/11/2015 23:50
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Andyps - We have a set of Michelin Cross Climate fitted to our Golf. They seem to be grippy, quiet, comfortable, etc. Not had opportunity to test them on ice or snow yet though. The last time I looked they didn't make them to fit the Coupe's standard wheels, sadly. Not sure I would fit them to the Coupe as they are probably too much of a compromise for spirited driving but on a less sporty car I would certainly use them. The sizes are limited at the moment but I heard the range will increase next year. They already make them to fit my wife's Freelander and are what I will get when it needs the summer tyres replacing, the winters with wheels can then go on ebay. I only have a pair for the Coupe and have pushed it very hard in many conditions to test the balance and haven't had any issues. On snow it was tail happy but not to a dangerous extent, certainly needs to be driven to the conditions but way safer than a full set of summer tyres. On my RWD car I have a set of four winter tyres as that is essential, FWD less so in my view.
Andy
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