When the snow tyres get down to under 4mm, they're not much better in snow than summer tyres; you may as well enjoy the extra grip for a couple of thousand spring miles...
I've also used the snow socks, but just to get moving; worked, but tricky to fit if you can't move the car at all (in my case the back end turned out to be frozen under six inches of ice, straight through the wheels...) Neil On Oct 25, 4:54 pm, Ian Harrison <[email protected]> wrote: > Because they are designed to work better at low temperatures they tend to > wear quicker in hot conditions. > > From my experience although my tires work well in the snow they are not as > grippy as normal tires in normal conditions. > > This of course may just be that my wobble wagon does not hold the road as > well as the mondeo used to :-) > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 25 Oct 2011, at 12:31, "Chris" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Why can't winter tyres be used all year round? > > Do they wear out quicker when it's not snowy? > > > (I've just found out that my tyres are 'summer only'. That might explain the > > slide-eek-crash moment I had last year.....) > > > Chris G > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Quantum Owners Group" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en > > > IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As > > Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum > > Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or > > in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any > > person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or > > alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained > > within this or related message(s). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s).
