Just been up on the moors in the snow,what fun,its great,diddent get stuck at all,check out my pics.

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5205,,,Excellent photo

superspark - What tyres did you use and if they where summer tyres how was the traction  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
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Hi all.just had to have a look what tyres i had on there as i didnt have a clue. They are goodyear all weather tyres sat on 18inch wheels with only one third tread left on them

I thought those treads looked a bit wintery!
Well maybe in those situations in the UK the All Weather tyre type may be the best to use considering that you don’t have those snow and minus degree temperatures all and every winter. However All Weather tyres will not be the best for summer motorway driving.

As most here have two sets of boots the AW tyres are not so popular any longer, mainly because they have been slated by the motoring organisations. 2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
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Lucky man! I've been looking over to the moors from home today and wondering if i should head up again like last year in the A3....i wish i had a LR again right now!!!! I appear to be addicted to Landrovers...

TD5 D-Lander hopefully finished soon!
FL2....this year with any luck!

Hi Andy c,well i dont know what it would be like with different tyres on but ive driven up the motorway a few time for about 400 miles a time and the journey went well,very smooth and quite though i did notice the mpg drop off at speed but apart from that no problems

Hi SMO lol well thats just the pits,i had a similar thing happen to me a few years ago when i sold my Discovery2 and baught a bmw then the snow came,i was gutted,i then sold that after two years,got the freelander2 in june last year then snow Im going up on the moores again this weekend,got my shovel with me just in case,look out snow here i come lol

superspark - we made it onto the moor this afternoon for a walk, the audi isnt great in the snow but im certain that my off-road experience allows me to handle the conditions better than many, was great up there! I appear to be addicted to Landrovers...

TD5 D-Lander hopefully finished soon!
FL2....this year with any luck!

Hi SMO its just great fun in the snow,how far did you try to go in the A3? I take it you didnt get stuck then

We went up past haytor, over towards bonehill, stopped for a walk, then went back towards haytor again and round those areas, stopping to push a mondeo up a hill, took some photos of the views and went home again!!! I know better than to go places i will get stuck. I appear to be addicted to Landrovers...

TD5 D-Lander hopefully finished soon!
FL2....this year with any luck!

As I spend a lot of time travelling in Scandinavia I'm sold on the need for Winter tyres. Over the past couple of years my Freel2 SE TD4 has been ok on snow & ice but like any other car on summer tyres it's been edgy especially when braking. A month ago I asked my tyre specialist to order some Vredestein Wintrack 4 Extreme tyres and I had them fitted. There was much mickey taking whilst having them fitted but I'm so glad I did. The difference is tremendous. The steep hill outside my house was impassable for all cars including a number of 4x4's (especially a couple of RR Sports). My car, reverse out, snow mode, traction control off, off we go, without a hint of wheelspin accelerating up the hill. Great for powersliding too as the sipes in the front tyres bite onto the ice on opposite lock making drifting really controllable and enjoyable. Highly recommended!

Hi crespel sounds realy good,What size wheels did you have them fitted and how much was each tyre fitted?Bet the other 4x4 drivers were wondering what you had and they didnt have

Hay SML you know you get them every year,plonkers who have been warned but still do it lol There like flys to a venus flytraps

CRESPEL - good man
Maybe the expence for UK drivers is a high one but well worth it in the end when you do get a bad winter  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
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