Love the concaveness of those alloys. But how on gods earth have you managed to fit a 9j et35 upfront? I thought the limits were:
Front: 9J 40+ OR 8.5J et 35
Rear: 9.5J et:29+
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Old set of a4 15" alloys (bought on gumtree for a tasty price) wrapped in Nokian WRD3 winter tyres 195/65R15.
Not the prettiest alloys admittedly and missing my 17's for the look but will serve their purpose if and when the snow comes. Don't want to go flying into a kerb and destroy my good alloys like last year in my old car!
Yeah mines just standard at the moment so the 15's have exactly the same rolling distance as my 17's so was just a logical choice for me.
Only had the car a few months but I HATE the back without the s-line spoiler or similar! As soon as I find one that's a good price I'll be snapping it up and getting it fitted! Refuse to spend the £300 or whatever audi want but I need it in my life at the same time!!
I don't mean to come across as ignorant, I'm actually interested to know what the actual point of a winter set up is in the uk? What's wrong with running the same wheels and tyres in the summer and winter? Does it really make much difference? I've never had any problems running the same all year round that's all.
I'll answer that.
Firstly, I do circa 16k per year and umpteen trips from Glasgow to Inverness and further north. Also quite a few journeys from Glasgow up the west coast, over Glencoe, Fort William and then on to Skye, a lot of the time through the Winter and sometimes you can get caught in some extreme weather, there's no avoiding it at times. Good winter tyres will allow you to go on and on the difference they make in snow is something you have to experience for yourself to appreciate, I cant tell you how good they are, they just are.
It's not just snow either, the difference winter tyres make to your stopping distances in sub 5 degree temperatures or even just plain old wet weather is astonishing, go watch some comparisons on youtube if you doubt me.
It's actually a really good investment, a full set of good winter tyres will last me 3 winters easily, this allows me to rotate my summer tyres so in turn they also last a lot longer, you're not losing out on anything and gaining a huge advantage in terms of safety and reliability.
£500 worth of tyres that will last 3 years and near double the life of my summer tyres, when driving a £20,000 S3, often with my toddler son and mrs in it (so safety is paramount) is a no brainer for me.
I'll never go another winter without having a set of winter tyres to hand.
In proper snow or icy conditions,and not the swampy conditions we have down in the softy South, it makes a big difference to have a tyre compound that actually works in sub-zero situations.
I'll answer that.
Firstly, I do circa 16k per year and umpteen trips from Glasgow to Inverness and further north. Also quite a few journeys from Glasgow up the west coast, over Glencoe, Fort William and then on to Skye, a lot of the time through the Winter and sometimes you can get caught in some extreme weather, there's no avoiding it at times. Good winter tyres will allow you to go on and on the difference they make in snow is something you have to experience for yourself to appreciate, I cant tell you how good they are, they just are.
It's not just snow either, the difference winter tyres make to your stopping distances in sub 5 degree temperatures or even just plain old wet weather is astonishing, go watch some comparisons on youtube if you doubt me.
It's actually a really good investment, a full set of good winter tyres will last me 3 winters easily, this allows me to rotate my summer tyres so in turn they also last a lot longer, you're not losing out on anything and gaining a huge advantage in terms of safety and reliability.
£500 worth of tyres that will last 3 years and near double the life of my summer tyres, when driving a £20,000 S3, often with my toddler son and mrs in it (so safety is paramount) is a no brainer for me.
I'll never go another winter without having a set of winter tyres to hand.
Speak for yourself - down in the Garden of England (the real SE) the amount of A and B roads that got closed on the way back to my house was ridiculous. Over 200 cars abandoned at the bottom of the main hill to the village I live in... (pic 16)
Folkestone and Hythe snow chaos: pictures | This is Kent
Lakeside is usually very well gritted though- especially around the Ikea area ;-)
Also note- using the incorrect tyres in conditions will also increase the wear and tear....e.g using summers in winter or winter tyres in summer.
Here's mine...
Same as my summer setup.
Michelin Supersports 245x18x9 and TC off.