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Old 01-16-2013, 09:03 AM
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My English coworker swears by them for his A4 Avant. Apparently they're the hot thing in Europe.

http://www.autosock.us/

The only time I see snow is if we drive 4 hours to go skiing - so these seem easier to keep and store long term than chains.
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I've never seen anyone on the Audi boards use these. Mostly cause our cars are capable w/out this crap as long as you get an awesome set of Winter tires.
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um, ok chief.

So for someone who doesn't live in snow, and would want an emergency option if they went on a winter vacation....
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ECS sells something similar.

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Thank you so much for this post. I am in this same boat. If you had to pick one Zchain or Autosock which would it be? I have a 2019 Q7 with 285/35-22 wheels and trying to figure out which snow chains or equivalent to go with. A bit scared to use the Z chain in case of rubbing on the rim and damaging the finish. Hence the Autosock seems like a better play. Any thoughts and or pictures would be greatly appreciated.
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