Monday, November 28, 2011

On winter tires and thorns

In terms of global warming, many motorists are asking themselves the question: Do I need to do winter tires? Maybe restrict vsesezonkoy? Especially that the last two winters are not strained or snow, or sleet. Not an idle question. Rubber - something expensive, and even more expensive out when buying a winter wheels and more wheels. You can certainly change one's shoes twice a year, but seasonal line for tire time-consuming, the prices of services shinomontazhnikov grow, outstripping inflation. One is forced to ask themselves the question: what still profitable? Splurging once on the disc or twice a year to sponsor the "Knights of the mounting shoulder and balancer? Disk drives are different. Greatly save when you buy, you can suffer when riding - heartbeat, an imbalance that is no cure except replacement. Some nice alloy wheels at a reasonable price in a month will be square. Beating on the steering wheel shaking when driving. Rolled or thrown away? That is the question! With tires, the situation is even more interesting. On the surface all the tires are about the same, and if they are the same, why pay more? But they are identical in appearance only. Quality of domestic rubber leaves much to be desired. Do not want to abuse the native producer, but also for the objectivity necessary. Even such famous brands as "White Church" and "Kama", may please the buyer a crooked wheel of the four, while some "Voronezhshiny" indicators are much "more stable" - three is not amenable to the balancing of four tires at best. Very funny behave sellers of such products. A feeling that they have been granted permission to trade in marriage. What should a buyer to return the money for the curves of the tire, or at least change them to normal? If you install a car drove at least a meter - all tires are no longer new, just do not change. Need razbortirovat wheel (at own expense, of course) and issue a marriage to the seller, who will send the rubber on the examination. Term examination - a month. At this time you have one of three possibilities: 1) to ride on the three winter and one summer the wheel (the sensation is guaranteed, well, if all four of the same size), 2) buy another similar wheel (though, guarantees that it will be acceptable quality, of course, no one will), and 3) to move under its own power. I wonder how one can evaluate the quality of tires, not placing it on the car? Would be nice to the developers of the Law on Consumer Rights "to clarify this point. And while only repeat after Alexander Sergeyevich: "Do not chase you could pop for cheapness. Those who do not want to heed the helpful advice of the great Russian poet, or strongly affected by the global financial crisis, the council will give its own: buy domestic rubber in one place and install in another, independent tire changer shop. Most likely, you will be informed about the difficulties of balancing. "The" shinomontazhnik at the store, of course, shamefully silent. Those who have accumulated the required amount of imported winter wheels, despite the collapsed mortgage market in the U.S. probably will ask themselves: what did take? There are winter tires with spikes, there's no. There is still annoying Moscow mayor proposes to introduce a tax on the "spikes". It seems that in similar ways, he is struggling with the Moscow traffic jams. All the time remember the winter of 2000 and the Institute. Sklifosovsky where I got after chemical experiments of the Moscow mayor. It should be noted, I am not alone, people were even in the aisles. Machines became smaller, cleaner air. The whole point is that we have diametrically opposed goals. Do drivers - to keep their lives on the slippery road, the mayor - to unload the city of traffic jams. Increasingly there are calls to use non-studded winter tires, there are promotional articles reputable producers, reported on a new tire tread which works like a pump, pumping out water from the contact patch. True, the tests still show that spiked the braking distance on ice is considerably shorter. Who could doubt it? Winter - this time of year when good idea to frustrate their ambitions drayverskie even owners of sports cars. It would be desirable, of course, to show others all the advantages of a powerful motor and pinpoint handling, but the fee for a demonstration of their superiority in the winter can be prohibitive. In any case, the spike tires increases the stopping distance on the asphalt, but allows you to save at least some control over the car rolled on the ice, which is often found in winter downhill / uphill junctions Ring Road and TTK. Never pay attention to the traffic jam at the exit from the Moscow ring road, which fed only KAMAZ-trailer trying to climb the slippery "decoupling"? Unsuccessfully hefty polishing wheels clean ice, instead of rising, he slips back, inspire fear in the accumulated behind him cars. One of the thrills you can get when you press the brake pedal and the car continues to travel the same speed, a slight hiss of locked wheels. Thrill - a good thing, but not always and in that capacity. After all, before it may be Bentley, so fashionable nowadays in pathetic representatives of the secular gatherings, or a brick wall, which is 100% will check the security of your beloved car. No need to relax, relying on public utilities and the greenhouse effect is often quite a few meters of pure ice, to lose a car, money and health. So my choice - the thorns. The car is moving and slow only due to one force - the force of friction, if not, will not help any rider skills, nor the four-wheel drive. Maybe someday we will have a climate, both in Europe and utilities will begin to carry out their duties instead of having to create a tube and shell stones paint trying to overtake the cars. In the meantime promised one thing and doing another, is obtained as in all well-known adage: "wanted better, but it turned out like always." So it'll use the spikes to keep their property and health.

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