On 11/02/2021 12:11, newshound wrote:
On 10/02/2021 22:04, thescullster wrote:
thescullster Wrote in message:
Hi GuysI have had a difficult two days, largely trying to get home
from rather than to work.Our house is at the top of a hill and,
although the gradients to travel home are not excessive, my Focus has
been seriously struggling on the icy roads.I don't want to go to the
expense of winter wheels/tyres.So the questions are....How effective
are snow socks on ice (they seem to be marketed more for snow)Are
snow chains difficult to fit in this cold weather?Is it expected that

Tyres, tyres, tyres.
In our 2wd Yeti on Michelin 4 season tyres I drove straight past a
couple of fancy 2wd SUVs that were unable to get up a slight hill into a
local housing development :-)

Me smug...

Mike