Winter Tyres or 4x4: which is best? - Auto Express
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Date: 2022-04-17
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fatwalletboy2
Interesting video. I run a banger on budget tyres and during the snow 2018 managed to extricate myself from a snow infested retail park but had to sit and watch some numpty in his awd Kuga next to me make a right fool of himself. He was going back and forth spinning up and you saw the look of frustration. Man i wish id been running some winters at the front to really rub his nose in it. I could have driven straight off.
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Interesting video. I run a banger on budget tyres and during the snow 2018 managed to extricate myself from a snow infested retail park but had to sit and watch some numpty in his awd Kuga next to me make a right fool of himself. He was going back and forth spinning up and you saw the look of frustration. Man i wish id been running some winters at the front to really rub his nose in it. I could have driven straight off.
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Rigger
I'm not denying that winter tyres make a massive difference! But that comment of -But without the right rubber, an AWD car is just as useless as a 2WD car. - is a bit false. My friend couldn't get anywhere going up a hill near where we live last winter, but I went straight up not problems in my car. Both on Summer Tyres, he actually had Michelins and I was using some cheapo Chinese brand at the time!
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I'm not denying that winter tyres make a massive difference! But that comment of -But without the right rubber, an AWD car is just as useless as a 2WD car. - is a bit false. My friend couldn't get anywhere going up a hill near where we live last winter, but I went straight up not problems in my car. Both on Summer Tyres, he actually had Michelins and I was using some cheapo Chinese brand at the time!
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Keyboard
For most drivers, the considerable extra expense (purchase and maintenance) of a 4x4 or AWD car is a total waste of money. You're much better off buying a set of wheels shod with winter tyres and storing them in the garage. If you've ever driven a FWD or RWD car in the snow with winter tyres you'll know how amazingly well they grip on the snow.
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For most drivers, the considerable extra expense (purchase and maintenance) of a 4x4 or AWD car is a total waste of money. You're much better off buying a set of wheels shod with winter tyres and storing them in the garage. If you've ever driven a FWD or RWD car in the snow with winter tyres you'll know how amazingly well they grip on the snow.
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Laine
Not a fair test of the 4x4 having it in auto where the rear wheels don't kick in until the front wheels start spinning. It's already toast once that happens. 4x4 needed to be locked in from the moment you put it in drive to be fair. It would've done much better in full time all wheel drive or locked in 4x4.
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Not a fair test of the 4x4 having it in auto where the rear wheels don't kick in until the front wheels start spinning. It's already toast once that happens. 4x4 needed to be locked in from the moment you put it in drive to be fair. It would've done much better in full time all wheel drive or locked in 4x4.
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Elevated
The trouble with the UK is that most cars use summer tyres and there is no mandated time of year to switch. When we do get snow the place grinds to a halt with 2wd cars on the wrong rubber. Even those like me who drive a 4x4 on snow rated tyres get stuck in the queues when the others can't get up a hill
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The trouble with the UK is that most cars use summer tyres and there is no mandated time of year to switch. When we do get snow the place grinds to a halt with 2wd cars on the wrong rubber. Even those like me who drive a 4x4 on snow rated tyres get stuck in the queues when the others can't get up a hill
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dashcammer
Embrace the power of AND. Winter tires AND AWD/4x4. These OR comparisons purposely omit the best of 3 options:
1. AWD/4x4 with all season tires.
2. FWD/RWD with winter tires.
But they almost never mention this one:
3. AWD/4x4 with winter tires.
Why is that?
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Embrace the power of AND. Winter tires AND AWD/4x4. These OR comparisons purposely omit the best of 3 options:
1. AWD/4x4 with all season tires.
2. FWD/RWD with winter tires.
But they almost never mention this one:
3. AWD/4x4 with winter tires.
Why is that?
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clansome
When we had our old 55 plate Kia Sorento we had no problems in snow. Mind it had PERMANENT 4x4 and the killer option of changing into low ratio. Made all the difference when everyone else was slipping around.
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When we had our old 55 plate Kia Sorento we had no problems in snow. Mind it had PERMANENT 4x4 and the killer option of changing into low ratio. Made all the difference when everyone else was slipping around.
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Pascal
You would go up with the frontweel drive on winter tires - but not on 1st gear - use 2nd or 3rd. Thats one of the most failure that poeple do when does not used to drive in snwo. Greetings from Switzerland
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You would go up with the frontweel drive on winter tires - but not on 1st gear - use 2nd or 3rd. Thats one of the most failure that poeple do when does not used to drive in snwo. Greetings from Switzerland
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DAWID
Not arguing, just saying: This winter both my Impreza and Forester were on summer tires. Never got stuck, not once. In fact I helped several people tow their cars up a hill on my way back from work.
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Not arguing, just saying: This winter both my Impreza and Forester were on summer tires. Never got stuck, not once. In fact I helped several people tow their cars up a hill on my way back from work.
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