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Originally Posted by TogMogX3
I am so sorry to take exception to your reasoning for NOT fitting winter tyres to an X3 (or any other vehicle) unless one complies with any of your serials 1 - 4.
The well proven facts are that all vehicles operating in countries with an ambient temperature below 7 degrees C, benefit from the implementation of Winter Tyres.  |
He's comparing winters with all seasons not with summer tyres. Although I can see the benefits of winter tyres in the snow, the 7C marker is misleading IMO. If you look at the stats at 5C the winters make only about 5% difference to stopping distance on wet roads. You'd get much more benefit by simply driving more conservatively. They actually increase stopping distance at 5C on dry roads. Get them if you see a lot of snow annually and get regular temperatures in and around freezing. If you don't, the benefits are negligible.