DaveVX
Member Since: 15 Oct 2008
Location: Hampshire
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just been reading about these....not really for the D3 but maybe for your other cars?
http://www.autosock.co.uk/
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ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
Posts: 4866
 
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i've used these on a volvo crosscountry on piste in austria for a magasine test,
they're actually VERY good, they work in the same way skins do on touring ski's.
they'd be good for D3 if you're not using at tyres... one wife.......livid
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| 8th Jan 2010 5:46 pm |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
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They look handy. I'm guessing the safe thing would be to have 4, and would you need to keep taking them on and off, as we certainly havnt got 100% snow cover on all the roads.
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| 8th Jan 2010 5:57 pm |
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heapster
Member Since: 21 Sep 2007
Location: Sussex
Posts: 257
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Got a pair for the Disco and they worked a treat on a steep hill with compacted snow/ice that was a challenge without them. Front tryes only. Easy to get on and off. £60-odd from memory - tried to get a set for the other cars this week but they've all sold out.
Well worth the money.
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| 8th Jan 2010 6:21 pm |
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cold_n_wet
Member Since: 05 May 2009
Location: Bergen
Posts: 1509
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I dont get on with them.
On Mrs CnW car, we binned them and got proper chains.
For deeper snow they were useless. Mind you you might say I should have driven her car in the first place, but we were a two car convoy, 1) had proper chain, we had autosock, guess who struggled alot.
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| 9th Jan 2010 12:30 pm |
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ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
Posts: 4866
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you must take them off as soon as the snow stops, BUT they are so quick and easy to get on/ off that's it's no bother.
coldnwet. did you have them on the right way round?  one wife.......livid
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| 9th Jan 2010 12:46 pm |
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Frodo
Member Since: 25 Oct 2008
Location: Pennsylvania
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I'm very interested in these. I wish I could watch the demo video but my Mac will not play it. I'll have to give it a try on my PC. 2000 Discovery 2 Kent Green (totaled) R.I.P.
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| 9th Jan 2010 4:50 pm |
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ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
Posts: 4866
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that's the standard RRP...  one wife.......livid
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| 9th Jan 2010 10:31 pm |
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90BHP
Member Since: 18 Oct 2006
Location: Half way along the road on the right
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suppose the clue is in the first line then . . . .
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| 9th Jan 2010 10:34 pm |
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ELD70
Member Since: 28 Jan 2008
Location: Romford.
Posts: 901
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You kinda guessed I did not really read the whole thread then Now driving BMW 330d Touring....misses D3...but not when at traffic lights 
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| 9th Jan 2010 10:57 pm |
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