i bought some chains from autobarn down here in tassie
$150 to buy the set as opposed to $40 for the day renting them plus the $60 deposit
i haven't had to use them yet but there wasn't much snow on the road up to where we went skiing
the c34 handled it fine on 224/45/18's and autobarn had heaps of different sizes to suit different size wheels
i'm pretty sure these chains will scratch the wheels if i have to use them but that doesn't worry me too much
grab some, whack them in the boot, show them to the man when he asks and head up the mountain, you probably wont need to even think about putting them on