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Precisely, being confident about ones ability to drive does not make one ignorant. If winter tyres help one's confidence then so be it. If they were necessary in the UK they would have been the law. End of story. :) I agree. Some of us were lucky to have learnt to drive in days when instructors taught you about the relationship between the engine speed and the road speed in adverse conditions. As I understand it, learners these days are simply told to use the brakes to slow down and miss gears on the change down as the car comes to a halt. There is no way that a driver can be in full control on snow with that method but you will see younger drivers getting into trouble with it every day while this bad weather is on. I'm far from a brilliant driver, just fortunate enough to have be taught properly. Ahh... Something I can happily relate to. I mean I couldn't count the number of times I have got myself out of a mess just because of gearing down to assist in decelerating rather than jamming the brakes. It's true but sad how little they teach drivers these days about technique. Something else to relate to - for years those old cars were on narrow cross-ply tyres. On snow and slush those tyres with their more rigid side walls would cut their own track and not follow the ruts so you could keep the front & rear wheels better aligned and reduced skid risk. Radials are better on sheer ice but not much, even soft winter tyres won't help a lot on that. The low profiles on my 250 have decent tread and grip well but I'm always conscious that they are going over the snow rather than through it. The bloke down the road has a lot more bother with his BMW than I do with the Lexus but that is more down to his heavy right clog than the car or the tyres! Desmond, I really appreciate your intellect. It was a pleasure reading your post. ++ 1 :D Looks like you've been a victim too. lol

This is frustration. Your posts lack content of any value. You are keen to reply just because it helps make you feel better about yourself. I've checked your profile out and seen some of the posts you've made in other threads and am convinced that you've got a habit of trolling. Wish I had seen your profile earlier so that I wouldn't have bothered wasting time on you.

Precisely, being confident about ones ability to drive does not make one ignorant. If winter tyres help one's confidence then so be it. If they were necessary in the UK they would have been the law. End of story. :) I agree. Some of us were lucky to have learnt to drive in days when instructors taught you about the relationship between the engine speed and the road speed in adverse conditions. As I understand it, learners these days are simply told to use the brakes to slow down and miss gears on the change down as the car comes to a halt. There is no way that a driver can be in full control on snow with that method but you will see younger drivers getting into trouble with it every day while this bad weather is on. I'm far from a brilliant driver, just fortunate enough to have be taught properly. Ahh... Something I can happily relate to. I mean I couldn't count the number of times I have got myself out of a mess just because of gearing down to assist in decelerating rather than jamming the brakes. It's true but sad how little they teach drivers these days about technique.

Really? Sounds deep.. I am assuming you are referring to this. Well it's the only question I can see in your post. We have already established that it doesn't snow enough and as often in the UK. I don't see myself carrying a baby in the snow at all. I mean what's the need? Snow spells are brief here and it's not the end of the world if the baby waits a day or two till it clears before it can be taken out. In case you haven't figured it out, this is the point where you start regretting your 'hypothetical situations' that you use 'to work things out and make decisions.' Lets refer to the 'hypothetical situation' you are referring to. Here's a full quote to re jog your memory. Fair enough your magical winter tyres helped you stop in time and avoid running a child over. Unfortunately in doing so you got 'hit up the arse' by a motorcyclist. I mean after all we are talking hypothetically. It could be anyone. Since you are a bit sensitive to terminology used lets just say that the accident was fatal for the motorcyclist. Are you pleased with yourself? Do you feel like a hero? The child was saved after all. I am not contradicting this. The following is my very first post in this thread. I want you to read it and read it again till it makes sense. Let me know if you need a hint. To wind things up I would just urge you to go back and read through my posts. At no point have I called winter tyres inefficient or anything similiar. I have always referred to them as unnecessary because the greatest benefit you can reap off them is in the snow and it doesn't snow enough. Their benefit in the wet over summer tyres is not that impressive. Certainly not something that good skills and technique could not overcome.

It's a bit worrying how you are just creating silly situations in your head and pushing them across the board. First it's running over a child, than it's your trainers. Wait that's probably not dramatic enough so you've moved to carrying a baby wearing flip flops. Go easy on the negativity. You are just shooting blanks. When s hit happens it happens. If you are destined to hit a child or slip in the snow than I am sorry neither your winter tyres or your boots will prevent that from happening. Sure they might make you feel better about your ability to avoid such incidents. Some might suggest even make you over-confident enough to do something stupid that you wouldn't do if you were driving/walking cautiously because you had less faith in your tyres or shoes. Does that make sense? Am i getting through at all? We've already covered this but here it goes again. Just because you slipped in your trainers does not mean everybody else will. The rest of us may be a lot more sure footed than you are, more skilled at snow walking than you are, more observant of the pathway than you are. The list could go on... You get the point.

You are not putting others at risk if you are wearing trainers rather than boots. It's a matter of your own comfort. On the other hand with cars, it could be a matter of damaging other vehicles or hurting other road users; the community. I am sure you are aware that the purpose of law is to safeguard the..... community. Anyhow I am not up for this trolling game you are trying to play. Good day to you sir.

Precisely, being confident about ones ability to drive does not make one ignorant. If winter tyres help one's confidence then so be it. If they were necessary in the UK they would have been the law. End of story. :)

Depends on what kind of a tracker it is. One's there for security and the other to observe driver behavior. You certainly don't want the driver behavior one in an ISF.

Fair enough. So what's your setup like? Did you get spare alloys or just replaced the tyres..

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Thanks for the advice. I was asking about the percentage of the tint. Do you know what it is? It looks like 35%.

Very elegant. Do you know how much the tint % is?

I am pretty convinced about the performance of winter tyres in the snow but like I said before it barely snows here and they are not worth the hassle in my opinion. As far as an improvement in the wet is concerned that you and Silver Arrow have pointed out, I wonder if a similar result could be achieved by getting a summer tyre that has an excellent reputation in the wet such as the Good Year Asymmetric 2. I think the way you drive and where you drive can make a difference too. For instance a person who cruises in the city will probably not notice the difference between a summer tyre and a winter tyre apart from in the snow. On the other hand a person who drives in a spirited manner on curvy country side roads will probably be like WOW!

I went to work today. 8 miles journey and return on the summer Dunlop SP Sport 01. I drove in snow mode too most of the time and felt confident in the cars ability to stick to the ground. I had the VSC light come on once but that was me getting a little excited.

Press and hold the TRC button till you see the light on the dash.

Don't forget to turn VSC off too and hit that ECT PWR button!

It's normal for RWD cars. Ask your fellow 3 series drivers. RWD + Summer tires = A big NO in the snow I really don't think it's worth having winter tyres for the tiny amount of snow we get on a yearly basis. Relax and have a lay in.

Getting IS250 and IS300h as per the UK Lexus blog. I think they will have a tough time turning over the 2.5 V6. Replacing the IS250 with IS350 could have been a better gamble.

You need Vaistech if you want your Iphone interface on the touchscreen.

Here's the first on the road video. No sound though. I think it looks a lot better on the road in comparison to those studio shots. Folding seats were a nice surprise too.

haha. Your car is certainly cool enough. If people are not replying, chances are they don't have any advice for you. The demographics are certainly not in your favour. The population of England is 11 times that of Scotland. :)

He means that he shifts the car into neutral when slowing down on a set of lights. This doesn't hurt the transmission per se but is unnecessary wear for the transmission. But say an instance occurs where he shifts into neutral anticipating a stop but the lights go green and he changes to D without stopping. This is called popping and this is what kills your transmission. Automatic transmissions are complex and if broken very expensive to fix. @spacemonkey: Since you mention it's your first automatic car, another thing you might be doing it shifting from R to D and D to R without stopping when doing your low-speed parking maneuvers. This is bad for your transmission and you need to get in the habit of stopping before shifting. PS: Don't be upset that you may have caused damage not knowing these things. These cars are pretty much bullet proof and can take the beating in the short-term.

I think 225 is going to be really stretched in the back. The IS250 has staggered alloys. Rear is wider than front.

If it's barely audible and not annoying than I think the sound you are referring to is normal. If you leave your car switched off and move out of Park using the Shift Lock, you should be able to hear the sweet sound of the transmission box. Hopefully this is exactly what you have been hearing.

Thanks for that. What's the drive like?