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Of course I suspect I would only see an issue with front / rear grip imbalance in extremis - I very much enjoyed an off-road driving course some years ago where I learned to steer the car on the throttle. I also had loads of fun in a (closed and snow covered) local supermarket car park with a RWD 3.0 V6 Lexus learning how to handle the car in poor conditions.

Costco have a policy of only fitting new tyres to the rear axle.

Car is 6 months old (12k miles). OEM tyres had date codes of 39:22. 4-5 mm tread remains and all seem to be wearing evenly, although the car required a new steering rack (under warranty) and underwent tracking adjustment thereafter. Incidentally Asda tyres were a bit dearer than my local independent for Cross Climates

The OEM Bridgestone tyres were OK - hadn't noticed they were especially poor in the cold / wet in the 6 months /12k miles since we collected it (23 plate).

Headed out with a Tripod this evening- absolutely freezing 🥶

Now debating whether to change change the rear tyres to match the fronts 🤔 The rears are the original Bridgestones (on the front axle for 11k miles, but recently rotated to the rear). 4-5mm tread remains, but unmatched tyres triggers my OCD tendencies and I noticed the Michelins are considerably quieter than the OEM Bridgestones. First World decisions!!

Very clear sky tonight .. ......

Side wall is damaged - presumably pothole damage😠 A replacement Bridgestone Turanza is £186, so going for 2 Michelin Cross Climates (just over £150 each). My excellent local tyre place effectively price matched Costco 👌 Crazy tyre size on the SE-L Karoq!

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Final evening of the light show at Rufford Park this evening.......

Glorious earlier today......

My Bike carrier.......

My latest acquisition......

My CLK (which I now realise has an ill fitting front wing / bumper (😬) .......

My first and current Jaguars. Whilst the XJ is lovely the S type was surprisingly decent (and extremely cheap 😀

Trees are turning rather late this year 🍃🍂

Moon is 95% full this evening

Couple more from the local reservoir...

Very foggy at Rufford Park this evening............

Local reservoir this evening..........

Reckon we came across the skeleton crew!

Sorry to hear you have fallen victim - a leaking pan roof was the reason I parted with my most recent Yeti. Possibly worth talking to these guys? https://www.thevehiclerepairspecialist.co.uk/sunroof-repair.html

Not sure if it's the same colour as my SEAT Mii? If so I sourced a VW touch-up stick (Costa Azul Met. LST OM2 W5M), as bizarrely SEAT couldn't supply one🤷‍♀️

A couple from this evening...........

Attenborough nature reserve this afternoon.............