Despise the winter

[TitanTim]

http://zroadster.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2316

Glad the Z4 is tucked away but this is the first winter I'm using the Z3 with immaculate paintwork lovingly waxed over the past 4 years, just hope I don't meet a gritter.

Its about time winter tyres were made compulsory then maybe we wouldn't need sh**ty salt and crap thrown all over the roads :x

Tim.

 

[aquazi]

I didnt think winter tyres helped with ice though :?

On hard acceleration, even in 3rd gear My winter tyres (falkens) are always tripping the traction control lights, much more then my summer vreds.

 

[envy]

narrowly avoided a gritter a couple of nights ago. luckily it was in the inside of three lanes and i was able to dash around it in the third lane. dont think the chips would show up that well on white anyhow

 

[TitanTim]

I didnt think winter tyres helped with ice though :?

On hard acceleration, even in 3rd gear My winter tyres (falkens) are always tripping the traction control lights, much more then my summer vreds.

True I didn't think of that then I think all roads should have under floor heating

I will be interested to see how my Vredesteins perform in the snow.

Tim.

 

[TitanTim]

narrowly avoided a gritter a couple of nights ago. luckily it was in the inside of three lanes and i was able to dash around it in the third lane. dont think the chips would show up that well on white anyhow

On the whites the primer is black, on the blacks its white

Tim.

 

[aquazi]

I didnt think winter tyres helped with ice though :?

On hard acceleration, even in 3rd gear My winter tyres (falkens) are always tripping the traction control lights, much more then my summer vreds.

True I didn't think of that then I think all roads should have under floor heating

I will be interested to see how my Vredesteins perform in the snow.

Tim.

Are they summer vreds? If so they will have the same fait as mine last summer... Abandoned in a car park off the A40! Absolutly hopeless in snow.

 

[TitanTim]

I didnt think winter tyres helped with ice though :?

On hard acceleration, even in 3rd gear My winter tyres (falkens) are always tripping the traction control lights, much more then my summer vreds.

True I didn't think of that then I think all roads should have under floor heating

I will be interested to see how my Vredesteins perform in the snow.

Tim.

Are they summer vreds? If so they will have the same fait as mine last summer... Abandoned in a car park off the A40! Absolutly hopeless in snow.

No, after alot of deliberation I went for the Quatrac 3s all season. I was chatting to a few 3 series owners who have fitted these with no probs in the snow. They have the M&S snow flake symbol so are winter rated so hoping they will do the job OK. I didn't go for full winters as thought the all season are a decent compromise, will see.

Tim.