I bought myself a new set of Autosocks for last winter because my previous set was getting a bit frayed. Then it didn't snow properly for the first time in five years. Now I've got a new car with different sized tyres. D'oh!
So, I have for trade a pair of never-even-taken-out-of-the-bag, genuine autosocks, size 645. That's medium-ish, my tyres were 205/55 R17 but the socks will fit a range of sizes. See here for sizes: http://www.roofbox.co.uk/car-snow-socks/ASsize.php
They sell for £65 plus postage from the shops, but seem to go around 35-ish on eBay, so swaps around that sort of value. I've no idea what I want though... something sharp or bushie, obviously, or WHY...
A bit of info on the autosocks: They really work very well indeed. I live at the top of a very steep (double chevrons on an OS map), twisty and narrow road, and have been completely snowed in (and even worse, out) several times because the car simply couldn't hold on the slope or get up it, even in reverse. With the socks on, I've only once not managed to get up the hill (snow nearly a foot deep) and getting down it is considerably less terrifying. Driving on the flat in the white stuff with the socks on is easy peasy. Unlike chains, snowsocks don't cause problems if you drive on patches of bare road with them. They're not as good as proper winter rubber of course, but they do work remarkably well.
So, I have for trade a pair of never-even-taken-out-of-the-bag, genuine autosocks, size 645. That's medium-ish, my tyres were 205/55 R17 but the socks will fit a range of sizes. See here for sizes: http://www.roofbox.co.uk/car-snow-socks/ASsize.php
They sell for £65 plus postage from the shops, but seem to go around 35-ish on eBay, so swaps around that sort of value. I've no idea what I want though... something sharp or bushie, obviously, or WHY...
A bit of info on the autosocks: They really work very well indeed. I live at the top of a very steep (double chevrons on an OS map), twisty and narrow road, and have been completely snowed in (and even worse, out) several times because the car simply couldn't hold on the slope or get up it, even in reverse. With the socks on, I've only once not managed to get up the hill (snow nearly a foot deep) and getting down it is considerably less terrifying. Driving on the flat in the white stuff with the socks on is easy peasy. Unlike chains, snowsocks don't cause problems if you drive on patches of bare road with them. They're not as good as proper winter rubber of course, but they do work remarkably well.
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