I bought snowsocks last year as a safety as my C220 Merc estate is s***t in the snow with it's 245 tyres.
This year I spent £900 for snow tyres with alloys. I have winter tyres when I lived in Bavaria & they make a big difference
It can be worth checking on any offers going with main dealers. Last year when I equipped the Mini with winter rubber, having shopped around on t'web, I happened to be in the local BMW/Mini garage buying a new radio aerial and asked him what he could do for me. They had an offer on with 4 pirelli winter tyres mounted on steels for €570 the set, which he let me have for €500 after a bit of negotiation. This was over €100 less than the best deal I'd found elsewhere, and he swapped them over for me into the bargain, so I didn't even have to get my hands dirty. Result.
