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| Fergus OMore:
But they don't work on ice! The only thing that works on that is studded tyres- or chains. |
| sparky961:
True, but I'd have to move a few hundred km north for it to be legal. They do a pretty good job of keeping the main roads free of ice here, at the sacrifice of turning our vehicles into piles of reddish-orange dust. I thought about getting studs when I was looking for tires, despite the law, but decided against it because they offer less grip on dry pavement than all seasons. I'm waiting for the day when they make a tire that gives excellent grip in ALL conditions. |
| Fergus OMore:
Off topic a bit but the days of cars actually rusting with salt should have ended before you learned to drive. I think that you have to re-think. My present cars- there are four of them show little or no signs of rust. We used to joke about Toyota Corroders and Fiats and ye Gods, Skodas.There were Minis that had 'little perforations' like tea bags in a year and Vauxhalls that had pinholes -at the factory. It doesn't happen. The last problem that I ever had was a Mercedes C Class Estate with a 2001 registration. It got 4 new alloy wheels, two doors, a tailgate and two front wings, then the engine blew up- in France. Touch wood- or something that doesn't rust. :hammer: Ice spikes- yea man on a road tuned original Mini Cooper. Go on- enjoy a set of 'tinklers' |
| vtsteam:
In Vermont we get skiers up from the cities speeding by us on the snow covered highways during snow storms in 4 wheel drive SUVs. Also piled up off the guard rails, at times. The thing they don't understand about us 2 wheel drive slower bumpkins is that we realize we all have the same number of brakes. I have studs, too. On all 4 wheels. Just like the brakes. |
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