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MissBint37 
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Post subject: Autosocks
 Posted: Nov 23, 2010 - 12:20 PM
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Anyone got any?
Can't be doing with the hassle of chans and it taking me 4hours to get them on and off, so I just ordered some, just wondered how people have got on with them. Reviews seem pretty positive. |
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FunkyMunky
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Post subject: RE: Autosocks
Posted: Nov 23, 2010 - 01:51 PM
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Guy at work bought some for his wife as she found it tricky getting chains on and off.
Recons they're OK. Not sure how long they'd last though, compared to hard steel |
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MissBint37
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Posted: Nov 23, 2010 - 03:43 PM
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| Well usually you change car and end up with different tyres so you need new chains and you change every couple of years so if they last me 2 years thats OK. I will report back when I have used them!!! |
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Posted: Nov 23, 2010 - 04:27 PM
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I helped push a van up a hill with snow socks on as they just did not grip like chains do, so as much as i wanted to get them for ease of use over chains i decided to learn how to chain up rather than get stuck half way up a hill in the snow.
Having said that I have seen cars arrive in Tignes with socks on - i guess it all depends on what the snow is like and how much is falling when you are trying to get up a hill |
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MissBint37
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Posted: Nov 23, 2010 - 04:41 PM
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| Yer its difficult with vans as bulk of the weight is often over the wrong weels making it a total pain in the a$$! Same issue with rear wheel drive cars. Hopefully with my front wheel drive and the load of stuff I usually cart about on the passenger seat it will be OK! |
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charlie
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Posted: Nov 23, 2010 - 04:55 PM
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| You're right, chains are a PITA especially when it's very very cold. They take forever to get on if you can't feel your fingers. |
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Posted: Nov 24, 2010 - 10:50 AM
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| that's why we've got a pair of leather work gloves in the box that the chains are in. |
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Mac83
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Posted: Nov 24, 2010 - 05:04 PM
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Aren't socks supposed to be better for soft snow and chains better for hard ice? So you picks your choice either way I guess... I'm just glad that I hardly ever use the car anyway. I would not be looking forward to navigating Sheffield's hills in the snow!
Although, anybody know where I can get 10" snow socks/chains? I'll not need them this winter, but possibly next year!  |
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Elfman
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Posted: Nov 24, 2010 - 06:03 PM
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i'm still tempted by these for my 350. i reackon a blanket and some cable ties will do the same trick?  |
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Post subject: Re: Autosocks
Posted: Nov 25, 2010 - 04:29 PM
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MissBint37 wrote:
Anyone got any?
Can't be doing with the hassle of chans and it taking me 4hours to get them on and off, so I just ordered some, just wondered how people have got on with them. Reviews seem pretty positive.
PPL Should learn how to drive properly in snow , as soon as it snows im out sideways every where IN TOTAL CONTROL , and i dont even have a degree or any debts too ...... time spent learning life skills far out wey going to uni |
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Post subject: RE: Re: Autosocks
Posted: Nov 25, 2010 - 10:15 PM
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haha WFM it took me 30 min to get up a 50m hill today, was fun though.
i love sideways in the snow so much fun! |
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TaskMaster
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Posted: Nov 25, 2010 - 11:06 PM
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Elfman wrote:
i'm still tempted by these for my 350. i reackon a blanket and some cable ties will do the same trick?
Christ i couldn't get my 350 off the drive last year! Nightmare in the wet let alone snow ice lol. Miss it now though  |
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Posted: Nov 26, 2010 - 08:47 AM
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| Ah well, nearly a metre of snow here now, no-ones going anywhere, except into either a snowdrift, or a ditch. |
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Elfman
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Posted: Nov 26, 2010 - 12:27 PM
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TaskMaster wrote:
Elfman wrote:
i'm still tempted by these for my 350. i reackon a blanket and some cable ties will do the same trick?
Christ i couldn't get my 350 off the drive last year! Nightmare in the wet let alone snow ice lol. Miss it now though
it was struggle mate! god dam summer tyres  |
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Posted: Dec 14, 2010 - 11:26 AM
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First post: May 12, 2006
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| have you had to use them yet? are they any good? |
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