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Re: how bad was your car in the snow?
« Reply #15 on: 05 February 2009, 23:16:07 »
The Tranny van thats in my minds eye had the reg no KGB 893Y.....

Raised a few eyebrows in such a cold war type time as to why the local plod had a 'KGB' regno.....   ;D
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Re: how bad was your car in the snow?
« Reply #16 on: 05 February 2009, 23:18:40 »
Rear wheel drive is great untill it snows
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Re: how bad was your car in the snow?
« Reply #17 on: 05 February 2009, 23:19:15 »
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The Tranny van thats in my minds eye had the reg no KGB 893Y.....

Raised a few eyebrows in such a cold war type time as to why the local plod had a 'KGB' regno.....   ;D
Careful B you'll have the pink one thinking he's Bond next.
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Re: how bad was your car in the snow?
« Reply #18 on: 05 February 2009, 23:19:25 »
when i was a cabbie in hemel in my trusty cortina i stuck 4 paving slabs in the boot which BT had kindly left in a pile whilst laying new cables or something outside the town hall, :),it done wonders as the orions, escorts & cavaliers that the others had all stayed at home cos they couldnt get about ;D
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Re: how bad was your car in the snow?
« Reply #19 on: 05 February 2009, 23:24:21 »
I wonderd where them slabs had gone
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Re: how bad was your car in the snow?
« Reply #20 on: 06 February 2009, 00:08:46 »
what you need is a 2 ton "yank tank" fwd with a effing great v8 over the drive wheels better than the "best 4x4 by far"(or all the ones i passed this morning) ;D...............................................................that should start a ruck with the 4wd brigade
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Re: how bad was your car in the snow?
« Reply #21 on: 06 February 2009, 00:52:42 »
snow modes rubbish. As is tc, far to slow, but it has kept of out of the ditch on a frosty morning.

Not driven a transit yet that had any unladen grip.
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Re: how bad was your car in the snow?
« Reply #22 on: 06 February 2009, 08:38:12 »
RWD will be ok if you have studded tires.. ::)
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Re: how bad was your car in the snow?
« Reply #23 on: 06 February 2009, 08:43:22 »
but I must note that last year miggy behaved very bad in mud..

was stuck until I switched the TC off .. >:(
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Re: how bad was your car in the snow?
« Reply #24 on: 06 February 2009, 08:46:02 »
It was fine, but I had a V8 engine block and a toolbox in the back plus 4-5psi removed from the rear wheels.

Worked really well.....450 miles covered so far this week.

Again, we can complain about the roads but, we should also prepare our cars also!
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Re: how bad was your car in the snow?
« Reply #25 on: 06 February 2009, 08:51:01 »
Thinking Subaru Forrester for the missus when we get to Canada, I will be going muscle car all the way (possibly the new Charger or a classic mustang), and snow tyres and chains ;)

The mig was really low on fuel, which definatly didn't help matters (19 on the range) that went to 4 when I knocked off the TC and gunned it, on the spot ::)
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Re: how bad was your car in the snow?
« Reply #26 on: 06 February 2009, 09:13:01 »
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It was fine, but I had a V8 engine block and a toolbox in the back plus 4-5psi removed from the rear wheels.

Worked really well.....450 miles covered so far this week.

Again, we can complain about the roads but, we should also prepare our cars also!

normally for the season I change all four to winter wheels ( ice type ;D ) and additionally as I hate chains (and never managed to use them properly :-[)  I have two extra wheels which is studded in the back ready to change 8-)

but after clit when there is snow outside no problem..miggy stay clit on the road ;D
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Re: how bad was your car in the snow?
« Reply #27 on: 06 February 2009, 09:16:01 »
Chatting to my collegues in Norway, they have heavy duty COtton socks for the MS tyres which gives a massive grip improvement almost to the same level as Studded tyres!

Perhaps a buisness opportunity.....easy and quick to fit and get you out of trouble!
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Re: how bad was your car in the snow?
« Reply #28 on: 06 February 2009, 09:21:18 »
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Chatting to my collegues in Norway, they have heavy duty COtton socks for the MS tyres which gives a massive grip improvement almost to the same level as Studded tyres!

Perhaps a buisness opportunity.....easy and quick to fit and get you out of trouble!

Like these?

http://courierdirectnews.blogspot.com/2008/03/bless-your-cotton-socks.html
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Re: how bad was your car in the snow?
« Reply #29 on: 06 February 2009, 09:22:27 »
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