I hear you, just depends where you live. I'm semi rural and have a 7 mile run on a filthy b road that's covered in mud, is generally untreated and covered in wash off the farmers fields in winter, to get me to the motorway. Generally between midnight and 3am. I'll take all the help I can get.
Winter Driving
Last edited by Wdf76 on Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:30 pm, edited 1 time in total.
I'm not a fan of all season tyres. They're not as good as summer tyres in the summer, or winter tyres in the winter! Once the temps get below 7 you want full winter tyres imho. I use a local fitter who charges £10/corner for tyre swaps. So £80/year and I'm on the right rubber. Oh, and any front wheel drive car, on winter tyres, in deep snow, is an absolute scream Leave traction control on and let the computer control the wheel slips and keep you pointing in the right direction.
Deep snow....Haven't seen that in a few years, If, by some freak of nature we get two or three days of it, the Puma will stay on the drive and I'll stay in the houseChocky wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:27 pm I'm not a fan of all season tyres. They're not as good as summer tyres in the summer, or winter tyres in the winter! Once the temps get below 7 you want full winter tyres imho. I use a local fitter who charges £10/corner for tyre swaps. So £80/year and I'm on the right rubber. Oh, and any front wheel drive car, on winter tyres, in deep snow, is an absolute scream Leave traction control on and let the computer control the wheel slips and keep you pointing in the right direction.
Seriously though, it depends where you live, us city slickers have little to worry about....
Ford Puma ST-Line Vignale 155 Automatic.
Driver Assistance Pack. Power Tailgate etc. etc....Frozen White.
Wireless Android Auto.
Previous Puma ST-Line X First Edition.
Driver Assistance Pack. Power Tailgate etc. etc....Frozen White.
Wireless Android Auto.
Previous Puma ST-Line X First Edition.
Update... If you plan in having a complete set of winter wheels and tyres as I understand you will require a sensor and valve which comes in at just under £22 a corner if sourced from Ford.
Also, ContiWinterContact TS 850 (my preference) tyres are still on back order and I can only find one tyre centre which has them available/can get them in 3 days. Which makes me wonder if these are old stock that has been sitting about...
Also, ContiWinterContact TS 850 (my preference) tyres are still on back order and I can only find one tyre centre which has them available/can get them in 3 days. Which makes me wonder if these are old stock that has been sitting about...
Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) is now an automatic MOT fail on cars registered after 1 January 2012. So if your car came with them, they must be fully working.
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Good to know. Thanks. Shows how long since I've had an old motor. So you've got 3yrs grace before first m.o.t
Some basic information here:- https://www.mrwinterwheels.co.uk/inform ... heels.html
Ford Puma ST-Line Vignale 155 Automatic.
Driver Assistance Pack. Power Tailgate etc. etc....Frozen White.
Wireless Android Auto.
Previous Puma ST-Line X First Edition.
Driver Assistance Pack. Power Tailgate etc. etc....Frozen White.
Wireless Android Auto.
Previous Puma ST-Line X First Edition.
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By the way, I bought them from Camskill.
2020 Puma ST - Line X First Edition - 125 mHEV - Race Red - (Released back into the wild)
2023 Puma ST - Frozen White - Driver Assistance Pack & Powered Tailgate - Machined Magnetite Wheels
2023 Puma ST - Frozen White - Driver Assistance Pack & Powered Tailgate - Machined Magnetite Wheels