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alex_pescaru Member Since: 12 Mar 2009 Location: RO Posts: 4642 |
Did you expected that that pure summer, almost slick, Bridgestone Potenza to cope with ice ??? |
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11th Feb 2012 6:12 pm |
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MartynB Member Since: 08 Aug 2011 Location: Currently Rootless ! Posts: 1777 |
No Alex not a chance, but my BMW is supplied by my employer and they do not have a winter tyre policy, anyway every year I have the fun of of being caught at home , turning the traction control off, and spinning up the rear as I try to burn out of the yard. That's why every house around here has a 4x4 as a second car. The road down the hill was so bad yesterday that a D4 that stopped for a stalled Mini could not get forward traction and was sliding backwards! Once on the roads the Beemer was fine the local council are on top of things this morning and the gritters have done a fantastic job. The Freelander was just as good for the tow as the Defender it replaced so i'm well impressed 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership
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11th Feb 2012 6:22 pm |
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WarriorBez Member Since: 29 Jan 2012 Location: rugby Posts: 539 |
Great result for the Freelander
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11th Feb 2012 6:40 pm |
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Pedro Member Since: 01 Apr 2010 Location: Very near Pig Hill Posts: 449 |
Was that bit a joke ?! I find them horrendously noisey and for that reason alone I will not buy them next time. Others on here have said the same thing as well. |
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11th Feb 2012 7:20 pm |
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s7gpt Member Since: 21 May 2010 Location: Leeds Posts: 315 |
Scorpion ATRs
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11th Feb 2012 7:28 pm |
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Mona Geeza Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 1293 |
Depends how far youve got your hearing aid turned up I guess |
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11th Feb 2012 7:29 pm |
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MartynB Member Since: 08 Aug 2011 Location: Currently Rootless ! Posts: 1777 |
No it's not a joke, why would I say they were quiet if they were not ?. 4 brand new tyres, on 4 brand new wheels, all balanced on the inner rim with stick on weights,( the car is not used off road) auto transmission and they are a very very quiet tyre for an ATR , Pirelli blurb I read somewhere even quoted them somewhere as being "quieter" than the equivalent Scorpion Zero. These are the newer version ATR with the "scorpion tail" tread pattern not the older AT/R. the car is an auto I had the radio off, and I'm used to driving my own beemer on £200 quid a corner road tyres, They indeed are quiet and drive very nicely within the limits of the Freelander however if they don't float your boat buy something else 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership 2016 Subaru Outback SE 2.0 diesel SE Premium Lineartronic Sold 2024 after 8 years and 80k miles . Best Car I ever owned ! 2023 Toyota Hilux invincible X 2.8 Auto . Last edited by MartynB on 11th Feb 2012 7:49 pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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11th Feb 2012 7:46 pm |
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taztastic Member Since: 03 Feb 2011 Location: North West Posts: 8652 |
Scorpions on mine are quiet, never intrusive, a little noise increase on wet roads but nothing I disagree with.
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11th Feb 2012 7:47 pm |
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landy19840 Member Since: 13 Mar 2011 Location: Non Posts: 1817 |
Prob a different scorpion you have there taz |
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11th Feb 2012 7:57 pm |
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Pedro Member Since: 01 Apr 2010 Location: Very near Pig Hill Posts: 449 |
Well, sorry but sometimes peope on here say things that they don't really mean !! Anyway, just checked and mine are the scorpion zeros. Undoubtedly, the noisest tyres I have ever ownned and, like u say, I will def be buying something else next time. FL2 HSE Auto Galway Green Evoque SD4 Auto Blue. FL1 HSE TD4 Manual Black - Gone. RR Classic V8 EFI - Gone |
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11th Feb 2012 8:28 pm |
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Pedro Member Since: 01 Apr 2010 Location: Very near Pig Hill Posts: 449 |
Well, thankfully I don't need one but maybe when I am as old as you I will and then I will try to remember to turn it down !! FL2 HSE Auto Galway Green Evoque SD4 Auto Blue. FL1 HSE TD4 Manual Black - Gone. RR Classic V8 EFI - Gone |
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11th Feb 2012 8:38 pm |
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alex_pescaru Member Since: 12 Mar 2009 Location: RO Posts: 4642 |
- Who's that german guy that keeps hiding my things around the house?... - Alzheimer, mother, Alzheimer... |
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11th Feb 2012 10:18 pm |
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