Winter tyres or winter car?
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I don't know if the area you live in is hilly, but on a stiff climb, I definitly prefer a front-wheel drive car...
so having a second crap car with winter tyres is the best solution to me.
so having a second crap car with winter tyres is the best solution to me.
Just drive it......and enjoy those sideways moments!
My mate has an S2000 (there's worse afflictions) and he puts a couple of patio slabs in the boot every winter. Is this option 5?!?
My mate has an S2000 (there's worse afflictions) and he puts a couple of patio slabs in the boot every winter. Is this option 5?!?
Thanks for all the replies it's been good to get some more opinions 
To the suggestions about public transport I would normally agree but i'm no where near any public transport at all so it's the car or nothing i'm afraid.
I've spent a bit of time on the trader and it's suprising what you can pick up for little money these days. I just need to work out whether it's more cost efficient to buy a winter car and sell it or a bit better car and keep it.
Obviously there's double tax and insurance but if I went with a diesel i'll make a decent saving? I guess there's less wear and tear on the Z4 as well? Anyone done the sums before before I open Excel and attempt some sort of calulation!
Cheers
Rick
To the suggestions about public transport I would normally agree but i'm no where near any public transport at all so it's the car or nothing i'm afraid.
I've spent a bit of time on the trader and it's suprising what you can pick up for little money these days. I just need to work out whether it's more cost efficient to buy a winter car and sell it or a bit better car and keep it.
Obviously there's double tax and insurance but if I went with a diesel i'll make a decent saving? I guess there's less wear and tear on the Z4 as well? Anyone done the sums before before I open Excel and attempt some sort of calulation!
Cheers
Rick
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I have run bmw's all year round for the last 10+ years and with the exception of the 2 years prior to last have had no problems. Same tyres year round and yes I have had problems in the snow where FWD cars can make it and I cant but thats only small roads. A roads and motorways are fine. If I could afford to run 2 cars I would but it wouldn't be for winter it would be for practicality and would be an estate or suv type car.
So second car if you can afford it, or just be careful. Forget public transport though. 18th December 2 years ago I dug my car out of 18" of snow with a 4" plastic scraper and drove the 520 miles home while my work mates who were reliant on the trains and planes were stuck in the hotel for another 2 days!
So second car if you can afford it, or just be careful. Forget public transport though. 18th December 2 years ago I dug my car out of 18" of snow with a 4" plastic scraper and drove the 520 miles home while my work mates who were reliant on the trains and planes were stuck in the hotel for another 2 days!
CornishRob
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Yes, a second car for practicality makes sense if you can afford it, but not just for winter, unless you need a 4x4 for where you live, but guessing that isn't the case else you wouldn't be asking us.
Yes I should clarify that my second car is a year-round weekday workhorse not just a winter only car. The extra insurance and road tax/MOT/servicing adds up to about £500 a year, but that's offset by a reduction in the M premium for reducing the annual mileage and a big reduction in running/maintenance costs (tyres, fuel, servicing). Since i switched to an Admiral multi-car policy the combined policy cost was actually very little more than for a single policy for the M.
As there are a fair number of new members on here and winter is approaching, I purchased a set of winter tyres last November, one of he best purchases I have made. My car is a workhorse, I drive 500 miles a week to work and back, two cars seems a bit silly just for the week or so of snow.
Remember, summer tyres don't work well when the temperature drops below 7 C, so you buy winter wheels for the cold not just for the snow.
Remember, summer tyres don't work well when the temperature drops below 7 C, so you buy winter wheels for the cold not just for the snow.
pilchardthecat
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With a couple of exceptions, you are all a bunch of big girl's blouses
Nothing better than a frosty/icy morning commute with the roof down, sucking up all that still winter's air. You prefer to start the day on a bus or on some diesel ecoshitbox, more fool you
Nothing better than a frosty/icy morning commute with the roof down, sucking up all that still winter's air. You prefer to start the day on a bus or on some diesel ecoshitbox, more fool you
pilchardthecat said:With a couple of exceptions, you are all a bunch of big girl's blouses
Nothing better than a frosty/icy morning commute with the roof down, sucking up all that still winter's air. You prefer to start the day on a bus or on some diesel ecoshitbox, more fool you
Worth considering that, for many, the second/third/fourth, car will be used so that their P&G stays out of the salt and crap, not so that they do.
original guvnor said:
Figures are approx same here. I'm with Admiral Multi car.
pilchardthecat
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Weird. Why buy a car if you aren't going to use it to its full potential? If the purpose of having the thing is to protect the thing, then you've lost sight of why you bought it in the first place.buzyg said:pilchardthecat said:With a couple of exceptions, you are all a bunch of big girl's blouses
Nothing better than a frosty/icy morning commute with the roof down, sucking up all that still winter's air. You prefer to start the day on a bus or on some diesel ecoshitbox, more fool you
Worth considering that, for many, the second/third/fourth, car will be used so that their P&G stays out of the salt and crap, not so that they do.
(I have more than one car but still use the M on every possible occasion as it's by far the most fun, and never commute in anything else)
sars said:As there are a fair number of new members on here and winter is approaching, I purchased a set of winter tyres last November, one of he best purchases I have made. My car is a workhorse, I drive 500 miles a week to work and back, two cars seems a bit silly just for the week or so of snow.
Remember, summer tyres don't work well when the temperature drops below 7 C, so you buy winter wheels for the cold not just for the snow.
Sars, love this pic!