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Old Dec 10th, 2017, 19:38   #14
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Last year I bought a used set of 940 alloys for my 940 automatic and bought a set of 4 new goodyear ultragrip 9 winter tyres. Last year had a temporary slight covering but today I found the steepest hills around me and I have to say I'm well impressed with grip, cornering and braking response. Dunstall hills, Scotch Hills lane and around the general area. It was a lane with up and down hills like a big dipper!

There was snow deep enough in places to hit the front spoiler/splitter under the bumper and general thickness of lying snow 3-5 inches and more in drifts. I and a land rover county 90 the only ones using the lane.

I could even stop on the hill and pull away. You got a bit of spin and could feel the tyres biting into the snow. I went back much later and it had tracks in it that were compacted and starting to get icy. A bit more slip but still went up and down no issues. If solid ice no snow tyre would help, probably need studded. I highly rate winter tyres.

James
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