Winter tyres

thetyreman · 20-12-2010 10:07am

<snip> IN Kildare still have very good Second Hand Winter Tyres

<snip contact details - please PM the poster for information>

bbam · 20-12-2010 11:01am

bbam wrote: »

Finally got some part worn Semperit winters, €35 a corner fitted,, about half worn tyres, happy out, the only others I could source were €115 a corner ... I'm interested to see how much better than the all-weather's I had on the Zafira cos it's a bit light in the snow..

Winter's are great as expected, our lane is quite steep and accumalates snow... Unfortunitely herself left the handbreak on and it's frozen solid, now I can drag the frozen wheels up/down the hill where last week I couldn't get up with the handbreak off!!! Parked it up in the sun running so hopefully it'll thaw soon but it's still -12 here so I wouldn't hold out much hope....

Tabnabs · 20-12-2010 1:12pm

It's not quite this bad here yet, but here is a video of a convoy driving over the mountains in Norway. The guy in front had broken down and had to be towed. Then his windscreen froze over, then he couldn't find his hat...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgs6zJsKBlw

Mossir · 20-12-2010 2:55pm

Hi, I wonder were can "snow socks" for tyres be bought near Donegal Town?

daRobot · 20-12-2010 7:22pm

Anyone got any advice on where to get part-worn winters in the Sandyford area?

Matt Simis · 20-12-2010 7:59pm

daRobot wrote: »

Anyone got any advice on where to get part-worn winters in the Sandyford area?

Drive to Tallaght (Autodepot)?

Ronan|Raven · 20-12-2010 8:14pm

I'm about to undertake my first real test for my winters I got from autodepot.

Kimmage - Stepaside in icey snowy hell... should be fun!

kennyb3 · 20-12-2010 8:26pm

I bet this thread will get even busier now.

Got home handy driving backroads tonight with no bother on the winters. Was able to drive all the way up to my apartment unlike 2 weeks ago. Couple of 4 by 4's in front of me skidding but i was fine! loving them

Töpher · 20-12-2010 9:41pm

Really looking forward to early tomorrow morning now, rather sadly!

SV · 20-12-2010 9:51pm

bbk wrote: »

So much for that! I was looking forward to some heavy snow and some excuses to go out driving in it but there has been feck all in the east midlands.

I know.
srs disappointment here

arctictree · 20-12-2010 10:00pm

Anyone know where I can get winter tyres for a 4x4?

Have searched:

tyreshop.ie
eiretyres.com

but they seem to be out. Size is 265/65 R 17

Anyone know any other websites?!

Cheers

A

JJJJNR · 20-12-2010 10:06pm

http://www.camskill.co.uk/

Absurdum · 20-12-2010 10:15pm

Camskill are out of almost everything :eek:

Glad I got mine in time! I saw a minor crash this morning, car with windscreen covered in ice slid onto a roundabout, hit a car that was already on it, then got hit by another car that couldn't stop in time. It looked as if they sprayed water onto the windscreen and it froze but obviously didn't feel the need to pull over and clear it :rolleyes:

I decided not to bother going out in the car, for all the good winter tyres are on my car, there's no point in making unnecessary journeys when there are plenty of idiots about.

arctictree · 20-12-2010 10:19pm

JJJJNR wrote: »

http://www.camskill.co.uk/

Thanks but they seem to be out of them too!

Biglad · 20-12-2010 10:21pm

arctictree wrote: »

Thanks but they seem to be out of them too!

Are you looking for alternative sizes to suit your vehicle as well? Might give you more options.

Absurdum · 20-12-2010 10:21pm

arctictree wrote: »

Thanks but they seem to be out of them too!

I'd say your best bet would be to try and get some used ones somewhere, or else try different sizes. I doubt that anywhere will be getting new stock in anytime soon.

Ronan|Raven · 20-12-2010 10:50pm

Well I have to say I'm amazed. Made it up hills... past stranded vehicles on the m50 and up the backroads to stepaside in my Ferrari .. er 206 van

had great grip 90% of the way.

contiwinter contact I love you!

(I drove similar conditions 2 weeks ago on summers and nearly died several times!)

GTE · 20-12-2010 10:55pm

Ronan|Raven wrote: »

Well I have to say I'm amazed. Made it up hills... past stranded vehicles on the m50 and up the backroads to stepaside in my Ferrari .. er 206 van

had great grip 90% of the way.

contiwinter contact I love you!

(I drove similar conditions 2 weeks ago on summers and nearly died several times!)

Glad to have another person gaining the benefits of Winter specers!
Im looking forward to my next excuse to go driving

EDIT:

SV wrote: »

I know.
srs disappointment here

Some snow now, slightly threatening!
I may go out to get a sliced pan in an hour.

JJJJNR · 20-12-2010 11:03pm

Any chance of some video's of peoples cars driving with their winter tires on.

Biglad · 20-12-2010 11:15pm

JJJJNR wrote: »

Any chance of some video's of peoples cars driving with their winter tires on.

Why? You not believe us

Absurdum · 20-12-2010 11:17pm

JJJJNR wrote: »

Any chance of some video's of peoples cars driving with their winter tires on.

far too busy making progress to be doing that!

peasant · 20-12-2010 11:21pm

JJJJNR wrote: »

Any chance of some video's of peoples cars driving with their winter tires on.

videos of cars driving around without a hitch are kinda booooring

Matt Simis · 20-12-2010 11:27pm

peasant wrote: »

videos of cars driving around without a hitch are kinda booooring

Yeah I took some people out to demo them.. nothing happened and everyone quietly murmured and left to skid home.

JJJJNR · 20-12-2010 11:30pm

Driving up hills past neighbors who laughed at you getting winter tires.. ahem.. is the most exciting thing you can do with your car.. in this weather.

GTE · 20-12-2010 11:41pm

JJJJNR wrote: »

Driving up hills past neighbors who laughed at you getting winter tires.. ahem.. is the most exciting thing you can do with your car.. in this weather.

Defo!

The neighbours in the estate are quaking in embarrassment as I switch my car around in the driveway with ease :cool:

A pity I have no daycent roads near me!

JJJJNR · 20-12-2010 11:52pm

peasant wrote: »

videos of cars driving around without a hitch are kinda booooring

Tut tut, wheres that video of you going around sligo in your T25..

opinion guy · 21-12-2010 1:20am

JJJJNR wrote: »

Any chance of some video's of peoples cars driving with their winter tires on.

Here, here. Also, what about some videos of paint drying ? That would be awesome!!

johnos1984 · 21-12-2010 1:23am

I got winter tyres (part worns) and VW alloys fitted yesterday for €100 in Newry in Kings tyre centre.

They have already proved their worth.

Ronan|Raven · 21-12-2010 1:23am

Just had to rescue herself.. Her car died on the N11 fun times indeed. However it was sortof cool to go flying up hills without the worry of spinning out or going down snowy roads.

Stealthirl · 21-12-2010 5:57am

I went out to the airport at 2am.Then went thro town and out to Dundrum.
Wasant to bad till i got near Dundrum town center and
decided to venture into an estate.The octavia became a plough

must have been about 5" of snow

WARNING to any one planing on hiting the M50 its bad south of the redcow and very bad south of the Knocklyon juction.

north of the redcow is quite good and north of the west-link is clear

more snow due

heres a few pics

A cold Octavia

An estate just off Ballinteer Road

Dundrum slip north bound

Winter tyres

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