I certainly don't disagree that winter tyres are a good idea but I wonder what is classed as "shouldn't be too expensive"? I might just be a skinflint but I did a quick quote for steel wheels with winter tyres yesterday and it came out at about £1000 and the tyres were probably not classed as the best available. I Know, it's a £30k car and tyres are a very important safety item, so what's another £1k? I have a Life model that has no jack, so changing the wheels will be something else I would have to pay for. And what about tracking? I also seem to remember when I lived in Germany, that there were "warehouses" that stored your wheels when you needed to change them. Is that available in the UK?gailjon wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 9:25 am Issue with any car in snow and ice is tyres. Best option if snow and ice cause issues is to buy a second set of wheels (steels shouldn't be too expensive) and get a set of winter tyres fitted. Change March/October and away you go.
previous cars we had would see me head to the bay for a used set of wheels with winter tyres already fitted. Germany is a good source for this but since the B word many sellers aren't posting to us unfortunately.
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Hard to get a set of used winter wheels with tyres for the ID3 right now. Something like a Golf should be no problem, but the ID3 has a niche tyre size and rolling diameter. That'll be your biggest problem.gailjon wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 9:25 am Issue with any car in snow and ice is tyres. Best option if snow and ice cause issues is to buy a second set of wheels (steels shouldn't be too expensive) and get a set of winter tyres fitted. Change March/October and away you go.
previous cars we had would see me head to the bay for a used set of wheels with winter tyres already fitted. Germany is a good source for this but since the B word many sellers aren't posting to us unfortunately.
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We dont get much snow nowadays East of London in Essex. We have only just had our first heavy frost. Sadly its evidence of climate change.
Despite that I follow this thread as I have 2 RWD cars both autos. I wondered whether if conditions did get bad if its best to drive in D or B. Is B breaking sufficient to cause the rear to slip or would the cars software deal with that?
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Despite that I follow this thread as I have 2 RWD cars both autos. I wondered whether if conditions did get bad if its best to drive in D or B. Is B breaking sufficient to cause the rear to slip or would the cars software deal with that?
Dave
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Normally I would get Kwik fit to change the wheels over - about 40 pounds normally. if they don't do it for free. (Which they have occasionally done). Tracking is not needed to be done when swapping the wheels over. Kwik Fit and others do have wheel 'hotels' when ere they will store them for you over summer/winter periods as required. Oor local Audi dealer used to do it but I don't know if the local VW dealer does. We just used to keep the wheels in our garage.so changing the wheels will be something else I would have to pay for. And what about tracking? I also seem to remember when I lived in Germany, that there were "warehouses" that stored your wheels when you needed to change them. Is that available in the UK?
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