M+S doesn't mean anything. You could legally slap the stamp on any tire if you wanted.
In fact, from a legal point of view, winter tires simply don't exist :p
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M+S doesn't mean anything. You could legally slap the stamp on any tire if you wanted.
In fact, from a legal point of view, winter tires simply don't exist :p
Interesting. It was something I read on another forum so wasn't sure :pQuote:
Originally Posted by donKey jote
My head just exploded :p I have winter tyres in the shed :mark: :pQuote:
Originally Posted by donKey jote
I have a set of proper winter ti(y)res. Never checked for any markings although they do have a deep aggressive thread and make a world of a difference in snow/ice conditions. I just like to mount them as late as possible in the fall and remove them as early as I can in the spring, basically to minimize the mileage I put on them to eke out as many winter seasons as possible before having to purchase a new set (yes, I'm a cheapo :rolleyes: ).
It's not being cheap, there's no sense in putting your tyres on too early and wearing them unnecessarily. When I started work in March at the place I'm working at now, I noticed a car on the very same winter tyres as my 500 was wearing. I took mine off early April and it's had them on the whole year and you can see that they've worn a fair bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by schmenke
I've done about 2 and a half thousand miles on my winters so far and they've got around 7-8mm tread left and 16 thousand miles on my summers and they've got 6mm tread left. I'm pretty happy with that :) one thing to consider is that if you've got a set of low profile summer tyres and a set of chunky winters is that the winter tyres will generally be cheaper. My winters were £52 each and the summer ones are more like £60-75 for decent ones so even if the winters do wear a little quicker if there's a bit of warmth, it's still fine from a money POV :)
It makes sense to manage your tyres, I mean what's the point in just throwing away money for no reason?
19 deg. C yesterday but today it is 3 C and snowing :dozey:
nice one :laugh: :laugh:
Intermediates?Quote:
Originally Posted by schmenke
The answer today is definitely yes :) Trip to work was uber fun today being able to overtake the slowpokes with summer tyres :D
Couple of inches of snow here at work and I'm glad I brought the Fiat and not the Subaru.
I'd like winter three but it's the praticalties that put me off! What do you do with your summer tyres in the winter and vice versa.