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If it was me I wouldn’t worry re them being Yeti wheels. As long at they are the same size and weight rating then I’d be quite happy to run with them. I’ve already spoken to my Ins Co in case I find a set of wheels that aren’t Karoq and they are happy as long as they are the same spec as the ones on it. I wouldn’t use the tyres on there but that’s something to watch, esp weight rating. It’s worth a phone call to your Ins Co to see what they think, some are co-operative, some not but worth a try.

Not sure misting is an issue for MOTs, as long as the beam pattern is OK then it gets the tick. I think.

Sorry, some of us (like moi) do tend to digress. Looks very .

I started running again in my mid 50s having not run since my Forces days in my mid 20s. Unfortunately I had a major motivation, getting fit to run 10k races in memory of my twin bruv. Not saying I’ve gotten to the stage of liking running after over 1,000kms, and I know I ain’t going to enjoy tomorrow.

We were at the end of 6 months travelling so I blame Aussie portion sizes. It’s hard being on a diet in that country when one breakie would feed me for a couple of days at least. Also had to go on a virtually zero carb diet for a serious medical condition SWMBO developed in the summer which meant a radical change to our diet. If I feel my weight isn’t shifting as it should I find a steak and salad in the evening followed by a 5km run the next morning gets it shifted. Plus no vino for 6 months, though that has fallen by the wayside a little bit but no more than one bottle a week. Haven’t been out running for 2 months due to snow and ice, it’s going to hurt!

@kenfowler3966 Good weight loss. I was 19st when lockdown #1 started, lost 3 1/4st since then and 2st more to go. Unfortunately the ice is all gone from round here so out running tomorrow.

Not sure I’d have bothered trying one even in “normal” times, my IL’s have one and they weren’t complaining about anything, which is most unusual, so it must be good. Also this one came up as pre-registered with £11k discount over list so it was a case of bite quickly before anyone else does.

I’m 6’ and just under 16st (was 18st when I picked up my car in June 20) and find the fit absolutely fine. My last cars were Disco 3s and 4s, so a fair change in size . My longest day’s drive was 600 miles and got out as fresh as a daisy. PS Re trying, I hadn’t even sat in one before I picked mine up. Living life on the ragged edge!

Sales of AllSeason and winter tyres are going to hit the roof this year! And all this snow everywhere else, in our part of the Heelands we’ve had the square route of naff all recently. Roads are all clear, even the ones that haven’t seen a gritter in decades, and even with temps down to -10c through the night the ice is melting with the sun. No fun in the snow on our roads, obviously where allowed.

But be aware the quest for rims becomes addictive. This is my “standard” search screen for the 2 or 3, or 4, more rims for mine. As you can see, there are a lot of ducks to line up. From memory 5x112, ET45 and 7j 17, it all gets a bit overwhelming.

Not much in the way of Karoq rims out there if you’re looking for alloys, but there are lots of other types out there in Fleabay land such as Yeti, Q3 and Tiguan that fit the bill nicely. They’d be cheaper than steel wheels as well. And go for all 4 unless you want to loose the back end when going round a bend, just fitting winters to the front is not a good idea.

Found a little annoyance re the front screen de-misting vent, or in this case de-icing. It’s only one vent and it splits the air left and right, leaving a V in the middle that either gets little or no air. Not normally a problem but there’s an area under the mirror that didn’t de-ice on the inside even though the car was fully up to temp on a several mile drive. The outside had been de-iced/scraped and most of the inside had been squeeqied to get the moisture and what ice I could out (moisture build up is inevitable as we’re in and out of the car with wet/snowy boots and have been since before Chrimbo) but there was an annoying area that wouldn’t even scrape off internally. Screen was cleared enough to see perfectly, no reindeer were harmed on said drive, it was a tad parkie this morning, like -10c.

Bit of an update, car never did get back to “proper” time, it stubbornly stayed one hour ahead. Easy solution, as far as the car is concerned we are now on Azores time.

One of the many advantages to living in the Heelands is that they are very, very good at keeping the roads cleared and gritted, to the extent that a gritter goes in front of the bin lorry on collection day. My town even has its own tractor that ploughs and salts the pavements. Down side of the little tractor is that I have no excuse not to go out running tomorrow, unless it snows tonight. Plus most peeps with whatever type of cars or vans run on winter tyres, some peeps just leave them on all year as we don’t exactly get hot summers.

If that’s the choice that’s not a bad choice. I know it’s not good having to flog or bin perfectly good new(ish) tyres but it’s not a decision you’d regret in winter. I’m on full winters and haven’t seen the gravel of my drive since Chrimbo eve, driving on snow and ice is now the norm, so my need is a bit extreme. My ILs have Michelin Cross Climates on their 2wd Karoq in Surrey and have had no problems with local hills in the little snow they’ve had.

Alternatively if you’re keeping the car long term get a second set of Karoq (rare as unicorn teeth)/Tiguan/Q3/Ateca 17”ers and get proper winters. Much, much, more choice and proper winter tyres available.

At least a couple of all season tyres available in your size:

My entry level SE comes with 17”ers as standard but I come for a long(ish) history of fitting the smallest wheels to cars that normally have larger/blingier rims. For me ride comfort trumps the ability to throw the car round bends at high speed.

You could downgrade to 17” wheels. Not a lot of Karoq 17s out there but plenty of Yeti rims that would fit the bill nicely. I know it’s an expense but cheaper in the long run than getting really annoyed and chopping the car early. I’m on 17s and find the ride perfect.

I thought the vid was from E Europe, not our The North, at the beginning.

They have a habit of getting into your blood. When I sold my Disco 4 in Nov 18 I swore that would be the last LR, and it was faultless. Now I’m drawn back like a moth to a flame. Hey ho, it’s only money and we’ve nothing else to spend it on at the mo.

Where’s the fun in that? It shows it can be done rather than should be done if a bag of salt and cup of tea are available. And less of this over-priced malarkie, I’m slowly but surely working on SWMBO for one in addition to my Karoq. I have the green light for a new Deafner as long as I sell Skippy but I don’t want to do that. I need to polish off my best Man Maths, but it’s a difficult sell as SWMBO is an ex-accountant.

Just a little illustration. I’d doubt those are anything but the standard fit tyres. Keeping well away from the “BUY IT NOW” button as feeling the lure!

Might well be a waste as as my 4x4 doesn’t have the selectable snow mode malarkie and is managing perfectly fine on proper snow and ice on winter tyres. I was going to look into getting the module, fitting it and getting it coded in but now not going to bother. Not saying it’s a gimmick but it’s deffo not essential/important when it comes to winter driving.

Bit of an oversimplification, it depends on the 4x4 and the nut behind the wheel. I’ve driven Disco3s and 4s in deep snow with either mud tyres or AT tyres, deffo not winter tyres, with no problems. Indeed the limiting factor was not the grip, it was whether the car was getting beached as the snow was getting so deep. Not all 4x4s are born equal.