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[dave the builder]

Took the Zafira A tractor juice edition for it's yearly prod and poke by the MOT tester .
It passed , no advisories 
21 years old ,140K 43MPG (according to the trip computer)
obviously I'd checked it over ,serviced it prior to MOT (with some of the goodies TB kindly supplied  thanks again 
Picked the worst day of the year to take it  with the snow 
got back up the steep hill and parked it on the steep drive (as TB will remember)
got out and the bloody thing slid down th drive in the snow 
fortunately stopping when it reached the curb 

Glad i have the snow and ice tyres on the front of my omega ,though I should have had the rears on too 
based on the slip sliding the arse end was doing 

[Doctor Gollum]

I would put that tyre combination in the almost dangerous box

[dave the builder]

I would put that tyre combination in the almost dangerous box

codswallop 
75% of braking is the front wheels , and most of the steering 
I had a flat tyre and swapped out as a pair (axle set ) snow is nearly over now ,
so I just need to decide if i fit all snow and ice  ,or all wet grip , some call them "summer tyres" 
NOT because of "dangerous box" tripe , the rims are different 

[Doctor Gollum]

Whichever end they're on it makes the car inherently unstable because one end or the other will have better adhesion than the other.

My issue wasn't so much with which end you fitted them to, but rather the mixture. 

[dave the builder]

Whichever end they're on it makes the car inherently unstable because one end or the other will have better adhesion than the other.

My issue wasn't so much with which end you fitted them to, but rather the mixture. 

both ends need constant "adhesion" for best results 
the rears have 7mm of tread ,fronts 6mm
the Omega performed well under the circumstances .
In an ideal world ,i'd have had S&I front and back for TODAY's conditions ,but that couldn't happen today .
It may have been "less slippy" with ALL snow and ice tyres, but i coped.
I've been driving mostly RWD all my driving history ,including tractors on a farm as a kid 

many people drive with crap, nearly bald tyres ,wrongly inflated 

My original comment pointed to the benefits of "winter" snow and ice tyres in snow and ice conditions .
my "summer" tyres  have good wet grip (B rated) and now it's raining 

[Doctor Gollum]

No issues with the summer tyres on the Alabama Mumsybus either, although gravity and permanent four wheel drive help

[countrywoman]

Fitted the clutch slave and put the gearbox back on the engine , must have got the clutch centred okay as it went straight on.
Hoped to fit it back in but need some Tex screws to hold some covers in place before. 

[countrywoman]

Engine and box fitted back in the Austin, started connecting stuff up properly (not in build it mode) with new fasteners, washers and all.   

[STEMO]

Engine and box fitted back in the Austin, started connecting stuff up properly (not in build it mode) with new fasteners, washers and all.

Looking forward to plenty of pics and, possibly, a video of the finished project 

[biggriffin]

Saab and Micra pizza car,  passed mot 

[countrywoman]

I would post pics but Imgur wont load my pics any more, gets 3/4 way through and sticks. Build thread on Rods and Sods in Garage section if anyone wants to look.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I would post pics but Imgur wont load my pics any more, gets 3/4 way through and sticks. Build thread on Rods and Sods in Garage section if anyone wants to look.

No excuses.   

https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=137219.0

[TheBoy]

Not put any fuel in it for weeks, but have had to top it up with electricity again.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Finally got the correct discs from ECP for the rear of my sons Civic. Managed to fit disc / pads / caliper to one rear whel today when the rain stopped at 3.30pm.
No idea when I and his car will both be available to do the other three corners. 

On the bright side. ECP mispriced front Discs for the Boxster yesterday to ordered and paid for a pair at £23 instead of approx. £200. 

[BazaJT]

Stripped,cleaned and adjusted handbrake on step daughters Volvo C70.