Frankfurt the last 3 days

Yorkshire GOC · 20th January 2019, 16:59

Really surprised at the number of Mercs with steel wheels i saw when in Frankfurt - i thought they only did alloys - also some of the wheel arches on the beige merc taxis where a sight to behold - probably an MOT fail here.

trikey · 20th January 2019, 17:18

Rusty mercs! Surely not

Tracker · 20th January 2019, 17:23

They've all got their winter tyres on. I was told by the guy I bought my ZT from (who was Polish and had driven the ZT to Poland and back through Germany) that because the rules on having winter tyres are so strict in Germany, people fit them with steel wheels so the police can see that they've got them on and don't stop them to check! It's obviously also cheaper than forking out for a full set of extra alloys.

ratchet · 20th January 2019, 18:22

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Originally Posted by Tracker

They've all got their winter tyres on. I was told by the guy I bought my ZT from (who was Polish and had driven the ZT to Poland and back through Germany) that because the rules on having winter tyres are so strict in Germany, people fit them with steel wheels so the police can see that they've got them on and don't stop them to check! It's obviously also cheaper than forking out for a full set of extra alloys.

Spot on. In the event of an accident in wintry weather your insurance will be invalidated if you do not have winter or all season tyres fitted.

slovcan · 20th January 2019, 20:36

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Originally Posted by ratchet

Spot on. In the event of an accident in wintry weather your insurance will be invalidated if you do not have winter or all season tyres fitted.

Also, steels are cheaper than alloys. Most people buy the snow tires as a package mounted on the steel wheels. Then they can do the spring and fall wheel changes themselves.

Actually, it is common for tire businesses to offer storage for the set you are not using for a small flat rate charge when they do the spring and fall changes for you.

selwol · 21st January 2019, 11:45

I had a vw Passat in Slovakia in October and the hire company had already put on winter rubber... the friends we were visiting all had steels with winter tyres in their garages..

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Tracker Loves to post MG ZT Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Dunmow Posts: 350 Thanks: 139 Thanked 83 Times in 72 Posts	They've all got their winter tyres on. I was told by the guy I bought my ZT from (who was Polish and had driven the ZT to Poland and back through Germany) that because the rules on having winter tyres are so strict in Germany, people fit them with steel wheels so the police can see that they've got them on and don't stop them to check! It's obviously also cheaper than forking out for a full set of extra alloys.

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selwol Regular poster exrover75 saloon owner gone to a good home Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rainford Posts: 71 Thanks: 6 Thanked 26 Times in 22 Posts	I had a vw Passat in Slovakia in October and the hire company had already put on winter rubber... the friends we were visiting all had steels with winter tyres in their garages..