Ben Rose
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I fitted my winters to my standard alloys, a replacement set of 18s didn't seem cost effective and I didn't want to make the car look rubbish by fitting 16s or something. (apologies to those on 16s)
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It knows you want to sell it...cars are like that as soon as you advertise them. If the air-con also doesn't work, my dad had the same fault on his 06 300, they fixed it under warranty as it was apparently a known issue with something or other.
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If I was buying for an SUV, I would hesitate about buying some Vredestein Wintrac 4 xtreme - they're like the ones I fitted, only specifically designed for 4WD vehicles.
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My other car is actually a Toyota Urban Cruiser AWD which I used to get about in the snow last winter. In the middle of the ice and snow this time around, I actually chose to go out in the Lexus. Overall it's safer. The 4WD gets going OK, after a bit of diff-locking etc. but it's cornering and stopping abilities just can't compare to the Lexus on the winter tyres...even though it's 4WD. Some more interesting info from Evo mag, here -> http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/248524/winter_tyres_tested.html?CMP=NLC-Newsletters&uid=21c509ebe0c2b48d0fa5eb1823fd5580
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Thought I'd register to share my experiences of my GS in the snow with premium winter tyres. I've written numerous articles on the subject on my website - feel free to have a read. Choosing a winter tyre - http://www.jaffacake.net/dx/winter-tyres First Drive - Vredestein Wintrac xtreme Winter Tyres http://www.jaffacake.net/dx/vredestein-winter-tyres Winter tyres - it's not cold yet http://www.jaffacake.net/dx/winter-tyres-2 RWD, Winter tyres & Snow - http://www.jaffacake.net/dx/rwd-in-the-snow In summary, winter tyres rock and I will drive on them for 6mths a year from now on.