You certainly do need winter tyres , that’s the correct term not “snow tyres “They are made of a different compound which below 8 degrees outperforms regular summer tyre grip .
This is on top of better water / slush dispersal .
If there is snow in the UK btw the seeps in the tread blocks grips .
They work actually do better on ice too if you are sensible with cornering speeds .

The OEM Pirelli P Zeros B spec are totally inadequate in winter conditions imho .

 

Yes I agree winter tyres are very different than summer ones, don't know about Switzerland but here in the UK we get something called black ice, and no matter what tyre ones has it ant going to stop any car from preforming its own thing, even the siltiest of gradient you ant gong up, going down now thats another thing ... I don't disagree not changing ones tyres from winter to summer and vice versa ...

 

We won't even talk about the 67 blizzard.

 

Is that 1967, I was 2 saying that tho winters aren't the same as they used to be ...

 

I remember the ‘67 storm. 21” of snow. A friend of mine and I decided to see how bad it was to close the toll road. So we set off in his 1960 Corvette with a couple hundred pounds of weight and shovels in the trunk. We had a ball and didn’t need the shovels. Obviously we were much younger and foolish in our younger days. Now I have three cars in the collection that have never even seen rain. Got to love Florida don’t have to worry about snow anymore.

 

Well what can I say, no rain, no snow, we have the lot in winter the roads are full of salt so every week got to jet wash under the car/s get it all off before rust starts doesn't do the alloy wheels any favours to. it rains most of the time come summer or winter, it could be sunny in the morning and raining in the afternoon or even sunny but -5 and snowing a few hours later thats England and my friend Mr BWings wants to come live here ... no mate visiting is much nicer, believe me if I wasn't ill id be the first one out of here ...

 

If I moved there, the most expensive city in the world, I think I would just give up my car hobby (tears and wailing), because the move would be to immerse myself in the culture. Instead, I'd probably live right in the city (in one of those $80M condos, {about twice the cost of one in New York}), commute using the Underground....and go back to piloting Sailplanes, Gliders and Kites.

I'd have Cornish Pasties for breakfast every morning, fish and chips for lunch...every day, and Sunday Roast at Hawksmoor, Seven Dials....EVERY SUNDAY....LOL...I'd weigh 375 lbs, and work hard at my English accent....all the time I wasn't eating.....hahaha....

 

Greeting Mr Steve ... Yah you got it all worked out ... Its a fine city love it when am out there, next trip Thursday and Friday next week ... I'll send you some pics ...

 

PLEASE, my friend! Do take some pics.

BTW, I've published this before, but here again, I don't even sport windscreen wipers on my car. No need for them as it NEVER rains here. I removed them as they are useless accessories!

 

Yes you have Sir, & I commented if my memory serves me right that thats the first car I've seen with no wipers which sounds crazy as we can't do without them infact its raining right now ... ...

 

As promised Steve (BWings) its 7.30am breakfast time at my favourite breakfast restaurant in Mayfair...

 

NICE!....Very classy!

 

I'm sure you mentioned you want to eat fish & chips ...

 

Bag O Nails, Westminster one of my favorite Fish Chips pubs. Spent WAY to many lunches there:

 

Time for lunch ...