snow socks

[Ibiza 09]

where can i get these from for the ibiza?

 

[MarkWales]

vauxhall dealers

 

[Ibiza 09]

not bad, thought they would have the vauxhall logo on but the picture doesnt show it but then again it could be any picture, £50 there the cheapest ive seen for a pair

is there a minimum amount of snow that has to be on the ground before you use them?
are snow socks any good in general

 

[jc_boc]

I was looking into these last year and they do seem to be really good. Better than snow chains inho which would be overkill for our conditions here.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Snow-Socks,-F...834515&cguid=3752997912c0a0aa16e74e67ffddeda0

 

[Chris_a_73]

Saw a VW estate using them today. Not an extreme amounts of snow like up north, but 2-3 inches or so and slush on the roads.

 

[Ibiza 09]

its trying to get the right balance though because with us (me and jc boc) are in the south and wont get as much snow as the northern people and when we do get snow we dont get that much realistically but even then we cant always garentee getting it every year. in the long run for £50 it could stop us kerbing the wheels and paying £60+ for refurb

 

[Chris_a_73]

Yeah I guess so. I'm in Surrey (South West of London), so I'm in the same boat as you.

Good point about the cost of refurbs etc. Snow socks are usually front end, and wouldn't necessarily stop skidding/sliding, as back ends will not be stopped from sliding out unless you bought 2 pairs (one for back as well....)

 

[jc_boc]

Good point and tbh a set of them socs would have done me the world of good. London came to a complete standstill today, cars sliding all over the place like this:

http://s339.photobucket.com/albums/n456/Mk2_Cupra/Videos/?action=view&current=VIDEO0005-1.mp4

 

[Ibiza 09]

could get 2 pairs for both front and rear, not exactly hard to fit and would only take 5 mins to remove and fit

 

[splinter26]

Could have done with them today, took me 9 hours to drive from Birmingham to South Wales a journey that usually takes me 3 hours!

 

[LoOn]

could have done with them yesterday slid down a hill into a truck waiting to hear from my insurance bad times. have found the tyres on my fr to be very poor in the slippery conditions

 

[Ibiza 09]

could have done with them yesterday slid down a hill into a truck waiting to hear from my insurance bad times. have found the tyres on my fr to be very poor in the slippery conditions

was it bad the damage

 

[LoOn]

front wing all dented wing mirror completely off and door has some dents scratch on window from the mirror hitting it. No paint damage though as it was a soft impact just hit an underrun bar prob a couple of grand to put right. First at fault accident in 16 years of legal driving gutted

 

[Chris_a_73]

Surely you have a protected no-claims policy then?

I'm personally not bothering to drive anywhere in my beeza in this snow... just getting a lift from my dad in his defender.. Went to a large, open, snow-filled car park yesterday and spent 20 minutes drifting. So epic

With these, do you have to take them off, the second you reach tarmac?

 

[LoOn]

yeah got protected no claims but still hurts the pride

 

[GlanzaV]

With these, do you have to take them off, the second you reach tarmac?

Yep - That's the annoying thing, if it's only light patchy stuff you need to take them off or the tarmac shreds them to bits! Might buy a pair in the summer when there's no "snow-tax" on them! Sure I saw them for just unr £30 last year.

 

[Ibiza 09]

are you able to use them in slush?

 

[m0rk]

are you able to use them in slush?

Why would you need to? If it's slush you can contact the tarmac

 

[Ibiza 09]

Why would you need to? If it's slush you can contact the tarmac

good point silly question

 

[jc_boc]

My overly cautious missus has banned me from driving till this crap melts outside hahahahahahahaha