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At the moment there seems to be a campaign by the motor trade to inform drivers about the benefits of fitting winter tyres. My question is: if they are so much better than normal tyres, even in dry...
I have a MINI Countryman D All4, I'm going to drive it to the Alps for skiing and am having difficulty finding winter tyres or chains that fit - it has size 205/55/R17 on at present, any ideas? Should...
Can I use 205/55 R16 winter tyres on 16" rims in place of current set up - 225/40 R18 tyres on 18" alloys?
I don't do much winter driving around the home counties, and my service place says that they are not necessary. However, is it worth spending £900 on winter tyres for a Volvo S80, it has 225/50/17 fitment...
My 102,000 mile vRS has run its entire life on 205/45/R16 tyres - these are usually rated 83W (all year round use). I am struggling to find identically specified Winter/Snow Tyres. A number of internet...
I have taken your and others advice about fitting winter tyres (Federal Himalaya SUV 225 55 18). I have found that they have affected the handling of my truck. It now tends to follow the contours of...
My Hyundai dealer is unable to answer my query about the appropriate winter tyre to fit to my 2007 Tucson, but alarmingly has advised me that Hyundai will only recommend fitting the original alloy rims...
I don't feel that I need winter tyres as the car has coped well with the snow we've had in the last couple of years. The roads where I live (Kent) haven't been too bad. But there have been one or two...
(1) You recently gave specific information on running in a new engine to reduce oil consumption, giving RPM relative to mileage. But how would you be able to control rpm in an automatic car? (2) Also...
Are winter tyres subject to any extra speed limits?