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I hope you can give me some advice. I've never been attracted to 4x4s, but living in Scotland and having two severe winters in a row has persuaded me that when I swop my present car I should consider one....
I am due a change of car in September/October as my PCP on my Mazda 3 is up and I don't want to buy it outright. I've had it 3 years. I live in Scotland, we've had harsh cold winters and it was absolutely...
What's the drill with winter tyres? Do I put them on the car on the first of October, and then take them off at the end of March? Supposing we have a very mild winter? Do I keep them on regardless? I was...
I own a Citroen C-Crosser 4-wheel-drive with 18-inch wheels and 225/55 R18 tyres. I will shortly need to replace them. The only criterion is I pull a caravan, off grid, which means we use ordinary fields...
I want to hire a car in German this Christmas. The hire firm is telling me winter tyres are extra. Hasn't the law changed in German making winter tyres compulsory? So if the hire firm gives me a car without...
What winter tyres would you recommend for our Corolla D4D diesel 2.0-litre?
Unfortunately my BMW X3 M Sport came with 234/45 R19 (front) and 255/40 R19 (rear) tyres as standard. It was an ex BMW registered car (1500 miles on clock) loaded with extras and seemed tempting at the...
My Kuga has 18" rims. I would like to fit steel wheels with winter tyres for use between Nov and March each year. Where can I get steel wheels and studs from (your links seem to give just alloys) and...
I have a 2008 BMW 320d saloon and have found water in the boot. It has gathered in the plastic tray sunk in the floor on the left side. I took the tray out to empty it and found more water under boot floor....
I recently bought a C3 Citroen Picasso with 195/55 Michelin Energy saving tyres on 16" alloy wheels. For winter use I intend to buy 16" steel rims and would like advice on which winter tyres to fit.