DrSlackBladder
Well-known member
david1972 said:Anyone with moderate or better driving ability shouldn't need winter tyres.
If you don't have the ability to drive in the snow in 2wd, 4wd probably won't help you that much though.
Sorry David, but that's a ridiculous statement!!! Of course there are clowns who ditch 4WDs in a little snow, and there are experienced sensible drivers who negotiate most UK snow and ice in 2WDs, but I experienced countless situations in the harsh winter of 2012/13 where having winter tyres on a 2WD consistently allowed me to get up the roads to my estate, whereas before having winter tyres I just could not get the traction. I make this comparison and conclusion using the same cars (BMW 520s over the last 6 years), and I don't expect my snow driving ability suddenly improved coincidentally at the same time that I first got winter tyres!!! In your defence, I assume you have never used winter tyres, so you cannot really make the comparison. I was also sceptical at first, thinking that the winter tyres wouldn't make much difference. But the difference really is staggering. And not to mention the stopping performance of the softer rubber at lower temperatures…….!