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My CLK 2005 currently has 225/45/17 on the front and a slightly wider tyre 245/40/17 on the back, I am being sold snow tyres which are all 225/45/17s (all four tyres), will they fit and work just as effectively?
Is it worth investing in a proper trolley or bottle jack and a torque wrench for swapping between winter and summer wheels? Or is the mini jack and tyre lever that comes with the car sufficient? I ask...
I own a 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML500. I tried to get a set of alloys plus winter tyres in November 2010 from a Mercedes dealer but they could not supply, and the same seems to be happening this year. Last...
Following the press coverage of the importance of winter tyres I have researched the options for my BMW 520d efficiency dynamics (F10 2010). BMW offer wheels and tyres starting at £1800. Kwik fit offer...
Have Michelin Primacy 215/50/R17 95W fitted - what winter tyres would you recommend - would you also recommend new alloys?
Pease can you tell me if there is a site where I can discover the correct pressures for my Hyundai ix35 4WD. As recommended by your good self, I bought a spare set of steel wheels (17 inch instead of...
Comment is made on the advantage of winter tyres over standard tyres. I have a Honda CR-V fitted with M & S ( mud and snow). How do these fit in the equation?
I have, as you suggested, just bought and had fitted a set of winter tyres on my Mercedes Benz C220 Estate. Can you let me know how to store the summer set? Should they be stored inflated or should I...
I took your advice and bought a Nissan Juke that I am very pleased with. I have been looking at winter tyres. Do I just buy tyres? You mentioned rims. Do I have to buy those as well? I found Mytyres people...
Perhaps you can help clarify something that Phillip Hammond, the Transport Secretary, said in the House of Commons? He was asked why winter tyres were not made compulsory, or at least encouraged, in this...
 

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