Snow Tyres
It has been snowing all morning and now we have a good 2 inch of snow, over sub-zero ground.
As I live in a farm house, we park our cars at the rear of the house. The "yard" is concrete and becomes very slippery with any snow or ice. It is also uphill to get out (first snow and we move to parking at the front of the house).
The silly schoolboy in me came out this morning and I decided to go "test" the tyres.
It drove round from the back of the house without any wheel-spin. I then set off down into the valley. After a couple of hundred yards it was clear that all the cars coming up the hill were really struggling. Common sense took over and at the next junction I turned round.
I drove back up the hill without incident, though having to overtake 2 cars that were stationary with their wheels spinning. I then turned off the road and back down the track.
I have no vested interest in selling winter tyres at all. But, I will say they are the best investment I have ever made for my car. The greatest frustration is that the road gets blocked by people that have not the slightest idea how to drive in snow.
It has been snowing all morning and now we have a good 2 inch of snow, over sub-zero ground.
As I live in a farm house, we park our cars at the rear of the house. The "yard" is concrete and becomes very slippery with any snow or ice. It is also uphill to get out (first snow and we move to parking at the front of the house).
The silly schoolboy in me came out this morning and I decided to go "test" the tyres.
It drove round from the back of the house without any wheel-spin. I then set off down into the valley. After a couple of hundred yards it was clear that all the cars coming up the hill were really struggling. Common sense took over and at the next junction I turned round.
I drove back up the hill without incident, though having to overtake 2 cars that were stationary with their wheels spinning. I then turned off the road and back down the track.
I have no vested interest in selling winter tyres at all. But, I will say they are the best investment I have ever made for my car. The greatest frustration is that the road gets blocked by people that have not the slightest idea how to drive in snow.