Lara Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Busy here at work.................... Playing on my Quad!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was "made" for snow and I just love it Lara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason110 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 im a bit peeved really, ive made it halfway across the country (pembs to soton) only to find out college in warsash is closed!!!! for 1/2 of snow. however i did drive down with no hiccups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 am I alone in preferring to drive the 'road' car in the usual sort of icy/snow conditions that we usually get on main roads.Land Rover is just too heavy in the ice and with a locked LT230 is pretty hard work - the racer with its Borg Warner is OK, but I only really want to drive that sideways like we did on the recent snowy Borders event! H Nope, you are bang on the money! In Canada they have a saying that the first sign of winter is a 4x4 in the ditch!! The best vehicle for driving on snowy roads is a light weight 4x4 car, like a Subaru. (No, not the turbo nutter person I'm not that keen on version!) Failing that, a front wheel drive car. So many people seem to forget that a 4x4 might be the first away from the lights, but 2+ tonnes of steel doesn't corner or stop particularly well!! In my 5 years in Montreal the only "Moment" I had in snow was in my Range Rover!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wozza35 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 No snow here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy511 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Weve got about 4'' here in west yorkshire which by now should equate to a foot up at holme moss/yate holme and scamonden. i was out untill 4:20 am playing, nearly stuffed the ibex, had a big tank slapper at 5mph and ended up in the middle of the road, then my mate did the same, very funny! then proceded to make a ice rink in a resovoir car park, and played landrover drifting fo about an hour or so. i now feel all dirty and chav like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 The best vehicle for driving on snowy roads is a light weight 4x4 car, like a Subaru. (No, not the turbo nutter person I'm not that keen on version!) Failing that, a front wheel drive car.So many people seem to forget that a 4x4 might be the first away from the lights, but 2+ tonnes of steel doesn't corner or stop particularly well!! Last night around midnight in Surrey an MX5 was the wrong choice. Accelerating at all, in any gear caused wheelspin and the car then went sideways. My trip home was exciting (and very, very slow) to say the least. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lansalot Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Odd Here in Inverness, there isn't a drop of snow. And yet I clearly overheard one of the girls in the office - who I know lives locally - whisper to a friend that she had had a good 7 inches last night. Can anyone explain this meterological anomally please ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Perhaps if you sat in the middle of the car the tendancies to go sideways would be reduced Chris....? :D Ahem, on a serious note, I would much rather be trying to move on a snowy road than be trying to stop!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GARY4115 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Never seen it this bad in London about 4" out there.Now leaving for my 65 mile journey to work Got about 11.5 inches here, and still snowing hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 We have studded snow tyres for most of our classic rally cars!!! And slippy difs!! GREAT FUN Lara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinny Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 we have got 2/3 inches in colchester and its snowing again now maybe another day off work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1G UP Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 We got some at last. 3"? panic stations. Just had to save my car from the wife / wall interface! Went up there a treat...traction control. She's Safer with 3 wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Freelanders are good in snow. working on the light 4x4 thing several years ago last time we had some heavy snow I drove in my old Camal Freelander from Sothampton leaving at 5am up to south end on sea only to slide into the back of one of the company vans well gave it a little nudge in the site car park when I got there apart from that it was a grate drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco_al Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Been snowing here off n on all morning, most of it has melted away now though just started with some big fluffy flakes again now though, so fingers crossed for some proper 80's style snow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 This is a back road of Crawley industrial estate half an hour ago. Not that exiting really. The car park full on a normal day - extreme weather my a**e... Took me five minutes longer to get to work, I was following a plod van that was doing 15mph most of the way, no other traffic about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ1 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 We got abour 4inches in durham and stillcoming down hard! Had to take the wife to work the look on peoples faces when i pulled up outside her office in a challange preped 90!!!! Priceless!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger90 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 7inches in cambridge.. getting higher still coming down hard.. plenty of people been ditching ther cars my 90's rearing to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewy1984 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 not a thing on the north east coast!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 about 8" of snow at home, and yet just 10 mins up the road towards Cambridge, just about 4" on local lanes there.. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRecklessEngineer Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 OddHere in Inverness, there isn't a drop of snow. And yet I clearly overheard one of the girls in the office - who I know lives locally - whisper to a friend that she had had a good 7 inches last night. Can anyone explain this meterological anomally please ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 I live at the top of one of the highest hills in Kent (I know, not that high..) Pulled off drive, and immediately had to pull two cars and a van up the hill just so I could get by (single lanes here). There were a few more cars looking at me hopefully, but I have a job to do too so left them to it, or I could have been there for hours! Drove 190 miles to Luton and back, passing all the cars stuffed into the armco or up the banks, various vehicles abandoned in lay bys. Truck took me all the way there and back and I'm sure she was talking to me saying what fun she was having. Top day at work. Smug mode all the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revor Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 To read the media it sounds as if the whole island is sinking under the weight of the snow and everyone will need to be ferried off to France! Glad to hear you guys are having a good time of it! Snow is afterall natures excuse to get sideways on the roadway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 about 1 inch in my part of west cornwall, took almost 1 hour to do the 15 miles from work & a bit sliipy coming down the hill to the rail station, other cars were having problems & slidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1G UP Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 To read the media it sounds as if the whole island is sinking under the weight of the snow and everyone will need to be ferried off to France!Glad to hear you guys are having a good time of it! Snow is afterall natures excuse to get sideways on the roadway. Your not wrong! 100" wheel base would be the premium length for drifting 93 a little snappy but hedges are soft and i do sport a roll cage or 3. Back out after din dins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espen Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 We got 40 inches of snow hehe and 20-c no problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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