Timborelli
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i got caught out (stuck) in snow last March, so keen to get some socks or chains for my car. My rear tyres are 275/35r19 any advice or suggestions?
.... in winter is I have narrower rims and tyres on the rear. ....
Nope*Are there not insurance implications .....
Summer set up is:-Put winter tyres on it, get some gravel in bags and put it in the boot with a small folding shovel.
The weight helps with traction and can be used to spread if you still get stuck.
John Laidlaw, what size tyres do you use on the rear, same as the summer tyre size?
One of the reasons I like a wheel change in winter is I have narrower rims and tyres on the rear. Your rear tyres will be a lot wider than mine.
Exactly this......Nope*
*assuming you're fitting the sizes as stated in the fuel filler cap
If it’s in the manual as an alternative then no....Are there not insurance implications .....
Are there not insurance implications .....
Thank you for your reply. I do not have any experience with snowsocks either. However I've recently changed from Touareg V6 with a full winter set of wheels and tyres, to a very slippery Merc! I was just trying to be 'prepared' I only generally do UK driving but quite extensivley year round. Maybe a set of winters would be the way to go, and forget the sock ideaWhere are you planning to drive?
Just in the UK you could go snow socks although I've no personal experience of them (I change to winter wheels and tyres) I know 2 people who used them and ripped off their brake pipes when the socks became entangled so it's not something I'd be looking at. Chains are a bit extreme for the UK and a PITA
Thanks - I'm beginning to get that impression!Snow socks are a waste of space except in a very very temporary fashion.
As above if it’s UK, get some winters or all weathers
I just get winters for my existing rims, but some folk prefer a second set of wheels with winters on
Rear wheel drive Mercedes can be very poor in the ice and snow especially with an empty boot and wide rear tyres. Yours at 275 are particularly wide so will sit on top of the snow and not go anywhere. When I first moved to West Yorkshire my E320 at the time decided it wasn't safe to go anywhere one winter, the traction control system just said "No". Winter tyres fitted and it would stop and go like there was nothing there.Thank you for your reply. I do not have any experience with snowsocks either. However I've recently changed from Touareg V6 with a full winter set of wheels and tyres, to a very slippery Merc! I was just trying to be 'prepared' I only generally do UK driving but quite extensivley year round. Maybe a set of winters would be the way to go, and forget the sock idea
which is why I just left mine at home and used my FWD AstraRear wheel driveMercedesautomatics can be very poor in the ice and snow .....