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David

Member Since: 15 Oct 2010
Location: Murcia
Posts: 301

2007 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Zermatt Silver

Gonna drive up to the SNOW !!!!!

Im gonna drive up to the Snow in Sierra Navarra. I wont be fitting winter tyres as i only get a little Rain where i am. My question is what is the difference between snow socks and chains ? what is the cross over point, and did i read in the manual you cant fit chans when running 20" ??????

John

7th Dec 2010 9:16am

dan_uk_1984

Member Since: 12 Nov 2008
Location: Bude, Cornwall
Posts: 4014

2006 Range Rover Supercharged 4.2 SC V8 Tonga Green

I think these look funky, they are for 20" front wheels only. They look a lot easier to fit than chains. The rear doesnt need them I presume?

Click image to enlarge

Snow Traction System
Part No: LR005737

EDIT: Although having just seen the price around £450-£500 you'd be better off buying a full set of winter tyres!

You can also rent snow chains: http://www.snowchains.co.uk/main/rentals_4x4.htm

7th Dec 2010 10:18am

David

Member Since: 15 Oct 2010
Location: Murcia
Posts: 301

Id love to know where you get your tyres, im getting quoted that PER tyre !!!

7th Dec 2010 11:27am

Fox

Member Since: 02 Apr 2010
Location: Essex
Posts: 2313

What about these:

http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?pli...55/50_R_20

SPECIAL OFFER £140.90 inc.VAT each

7th Dec 2010 11:33am

David

Member Since: 15 Oct 2010
Location: Murcia
Posts: 301

Fox wrote:
What about these:

http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?pli...55/50_R_20

SPECIAL OFFER £140.90 inc.VAT each

God there cheap !!!!

Thing is as i live here in spain i dont want full blown winter tyres !!!

What do you guys recomend for summer tyres ??????????????????

Ill get them from the UK !!!

7th Dec 2010 11:40am

joanne

Member Since: 19 Nov 2010
Location: uk
Posts: 427

Re: Gonna drive up to the SNOW !!!!!

David wrote:
Im gonna drive up to the Snow in Sierra Navarra. I wont be fitting winter tyres as i only get a little Rain where i am. My question is what is the difference between snow socks and chains ? what is the cross over point, and did i read in the manual you cant fit chans when running 20" ??????

John

I asked my dealer if i could fit chains to my 20's and he sad yes you could.And apparently you need to fit chains to all four wheels. As if you have a 2 wheel drive vehicle then two would be fine. Hence the term 4 X 4..... you need 4!

Also have a look at these...

[/url]http://www.autosock.co.uk

7th Dec 2010 11:57am

Dolphinboy

Member Since: 07 Dec 2009
Location: Bristol
Posts: 3196

Fox, nice thought but like everywhere else they are out of stock.

Anyone know of any internet suppliers who can still make deliveries of any winter tyres at all (or just M+S)?

7th Dec 2010 1:02pm

Fox

Member Since: 02 Apr 2010
Location: Essex
Posts: 2313

I ordered all season tyres that meet the snowflake symbol for the germal winter tyres rules last Friday, they are coming this Friday.
But they are for our Skoda, the FFRR is fine on standard rubber in this part of the UK.

It's the size that's the problem.
But at that price it's tempting to order some for the future...

7th Dec 2010 1:04pm

Gazellio @ Prestige Cars

Member Since: 22 Jan 2010
Location: Chilterns, UK
Posts: 11309

Not cheap but good quality and available:

Search Results: 255/50 R20 H Winter / cold weather tyres

Search by Size: ( 1 Results )
Pirelli Scorpion ICE + SNOW
255/50 R20 109V XL M+S marking RBL *
only £ 306.20

Prices include postage, packing and VAT within mainland UK.
You'll find the prices i.e. the online shops for other countries here.

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco...;s_p=Tyres

7th Dec 2010 1:08pm

Fox

Member Since: 02 Apr 2010
Location: Essex
Posts: 2313

Gazellio wrote:
Pirelli Scorpion ICE + SNOW
255/50 R20 109V XL M+S marking RBL *
only £ 306.20

Living in the South-East is starting to look cheaper.

7th Dec 2010 1:11pm

dantheman

Member Since: 02 Feb 2009
Location: North: Lancs
Posts: 477

Re: Gonna drive up to the SNOW !!!!!

David wrote:
My question is what is the difference between snow socks and chains?

Socks are more of a quick fix/temporary measure, designed to fit quicher than chains and to be lighter/more compact. They do however wear in time apparently, so not as robust as conventional chains.

A friend of mine has them for his car though and swears by them.

7th Dec 2010 10:02pm

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