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thats the whole point of them....even a dick flooring it in the snow will still get up...
Anyone tried Auto socks
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Anyone tried Auto socks
there is a review of these from a member that uses them in one of the other threads
I only put them on when its not going any further in normal conditions i.e. stuck or the road is covered, take them straight back off if the road is cleared.
There is a point to them, I got stuck put them on, and lo and behold i'm unstuck with no digging whatsoever while everybody else is putting there backs out.
There is a point to them, I got stuck put them on, and lo and behold i'm unstuck with no digging whatsoever while everybody else is putting there backs out.
Mine are now 4 years old and absolutely fantastic. Last year I had no end of people asking me about them as I sailled around Tesco car park whilst eveyone else was slipping & sliding all over the place. They are rated for 30mph and can be left on the car over tarmac (whereas chains aren't allowed on tarmac). A set of chains will be very heavy to lug around - and when you need them, there is a good chance they might be rusty, and if one were to break it could do serious damage to your motor.
Of course, they aren't the 'be all and end all' as you still need an idea about how to drive in snow but they did get me into places where even the forbys were struggling.
Of course, they aren't the 'be all and end all' as you still need an idea about how to drive in snow but they did get me into places where even the forbys were struggling.
garlicbread22
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i can't see the point in them, find out how to drive properly in the snow and you're sorted, i've driven 3 different cars in this weather all very different, one being an automatic RWD car which is probably the worst combo for getting stuck in the snow! (most fun though!) and in all of them i've driven past at least 3 other cars stuck in the snow. i actually drove past a passat stuck on a hill and overtook a corsa that was barely moving on saturday night!
it seems people think the best way to get anywhere is floor it
cars get stuck in the snow, no matter how good a driver you are. snow socks are meant to stop this and making driving in snowy and icy conditions safer. thats what the point of them is.
That said, It's also the point of chains.
I can't see that they are any better or worse than chains, apart from that they are lighter to carry around and they can be used on tarmac - but if the roads are clear enough for the road to be classed as "tarmac" you don't need "Snow Socks" either.
Overall, disappointed that they're no good for more than 30 mph.
Seems like the best solution is to not drive like a nob and have good tyres.
housing estates, carparks and such places are often full of snow in the UK when the main foads are clear, so socks are handy for them, if i lived where my dad lives and needed to go to my little sisters i would have to get out of his estate full of snow, then drive 1 mile on tarmac, then get into my sisters estate full of snow, socks would be handy
Fair point, in that instance they would be. Shame that they're not good for more than 30 though...
But the huge majority of instances where socks are needed tend to be in 30 zones anyway - as in the example given. Same around here, I put the socks on to get out of my estate & last year they even came in handy along the main roads which had been gritted but then froze shortly after.
And to be honest, I learnt to drive in snow and ice (being a northerner) and I have also had training on various skid pans so I'm no stranger to handling the car in severe weather but the socks really do give a distinct edge - in much the same way as we used to wear our wooly socks over our wellies.
Realistically, though, if conditions are quite bad, is it a good idea to be going over 30mph anyway because it is impossible to tell just what the road is like?
Last year a local bypass saw a number of accidents where people believed they could safely travel at national speed limit because the road was clear, what they completely failled to take into account was that although the road had been gritted, (they were also using a new mix which included spraying brine), the extremely cold temps meant the snow/ice turned to water then quickly froze - any grit was frozen under the surface of the ice. Of course, from the comfort of the car, the roads looked fine.
Even on ice, the snowsocks do provide an advantage over good tyres.
Around here if the Motorway/Highway is that Icy you dont get chance to more than 50mph. Its the B roads that they are needed and they do look very interesting. I think i may have to get myself some.
WHat's the cheapest you can buy them? Working on side streets all day they would be good. Tried asking work to provide them but I was more liley to get a raise!
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lol good luck trying to get them....i told my boss at work about them, and he was going to buy some for the company cars.....un-supprisingly everywhere is out of stock....*sigh* you would've thought they would've got more in anticipation of the bad weather....
At least you got something!
I just got laughed at!
I don't think my work really care if we crash because they don't insure us. We have to sort our own insurance out.
Luckily I have a new job lined up for march
I just got laughed at!
I don't think my work really care if we crash because they don't insure us. We have to sort our own insurance out.
Luckily I have a new job lined up for march
I can highly recommend michelin easy grip's, bit pricey though
garlicbread22
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Vauxhall dealers are meant to stock them so that would be the best place at the moment. They only other places you can buy them from are
http://www.roofbox.co.uk/car-snow-socks/
and
http://www.snowchainshop.co.uk/
But beware, when i tried to get them from the second link they tried to give me the wrong size, 540, rather than 580. so check the autosocks website first for what size you need first
http://www.roofbox.co.uk/car-snow-socks/
and
http://www.snowchainshop.co.uk/
But beware, when i tried to get them from the second link they tried to give me the wrong size, 540, rather than 580. so check the autosocks website first for what size you need first
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Both those websites are not taking orders ATM due to being inundated with orders....and Vaux dealers near by are fresh out (one of the company cars is a vectra).....there are a few sets on ebay for auction, and a few sets on amazon....but not in the sizes we need...
:-( Ill check Vauxhall in the morning then. Luckily there is one on my way to work.
I'm very tempted to give these a go after trying to get to work this morning, my Punto Evo Sporting is proving to be not much use in the white stuff! (big tyres on a small car I guess) These are going to be cheaper than the cost of clipping a curb or worse, a car. A few places on ebay have a version in stock.
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according to the websites, they should be back in stock by the end of this week....so get ordering lol
