I’ve got an xc90 awd fitted with winter tyres and they get me everywhere even in the deep snow early this year. Snow chains are no good on icy tarmac as you can’t use them as you would trash them. That’s where winter tyres come in. I drove through foot deep drifts last year with them with no hassle whatsoever. Think chains are only needed in really deep snow. We are driving to Italy Abruzzo at Christmas and have got to drive through Switzerland so I’m glad I’ve got my winter tyres on. Taking a set of chains as it’s compulsory in the mountainous regions of Italy which is where we are going. Two years ago they had 2 metres of snow so even chains won’t make a difference in that depth haha
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