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[Lizzie_Zoom]

Isn't it pretty though

[Vamps]

Had it up here for the last two days.

Made my morning pretty miserable, took 2 hours to 'travel' 1 mile.



Wasn't even that much snow!

Tell me about it.....Fine in Co Durham till I get to the border, noticed this before Cleveland (Stockton, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool and Redcar) too tight to grit properly, Ice under the snow on main roads, took be an hour and a half to get into work, usually 20 to 30 minutes.......

The Omega in the snow, terrible till I found the snow button, could not believe the difference.....

[Shimmy]

Tell me about it.....Fine in Co Durham till I get to the border, noticed this before Cleveland (Stockton, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool and Redcar) too tight to grit properly, Ice under the snow on main roads, took be an hour and a half to get into work, usually 20 to 30 minutes.......

The Omega in the snow, terrible till I found the snow button, could not believe the difference.....

The conditions weren't too bad, just traffic and people incapable of driving really.

Can't tell whether my snow button switches on/off.  So I just stick in 3rd, which I'm told is the same effect.

[geoffr70]

we had between 4-7 inches of snow last nite, was 'interestin' goin to work at 5am this mornin.

this bein my first v6, my first rwd and my first auto everythin was, how can i put it, different. only span out twice,

i have found traction control on snow doesn't really work, just lock it in gear and hoof it lol

It's not meant to keep traction while still putting the power down to wheels with most grip, like a proper traction control. All it does it cut power when it senses a loss of traction (spinning wheel), to stop people who cannot drive properly having a crash

[geoffr70]

Tell me about it.....Fine in Co Durham till I get to the border, noticed this before Cleveland (Stockton, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool and Redcar) too tight to grit properly, Ice under the snow on main roads, took be an hour and a half to get into work, usually 20 to 30 minutes.......

The Omega in the snow, terrible till I found the snow button, could not believe the difference.....

The conditions weren't too bad, just traffic and people incapable of driving really.

Can't tell whether my snow button switches on/off.  So I just stick in 3rd, which I'm told is the same effect.

After waiting for snow to confirm operation of mine, the snow flake on the snow button should become brighter when it is turned on.

[Vamps]

Tell me about it.....Fine in Co Durham till I get to the border, noticed this before Cleveland (Stockton, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool and Redcar) too tight to grit properly, Ice under the snow on main roads, took be an hour and a half to get into work, usually 20 to 30 minutes.......

The Omega in the snow, terrible till I found the snow button, could not believe the difference.....

The conditions weren't too bad, just traffic and people incapable of driving really.

Can't tell whether my snow button switches on/off.  So I just stick in 3rd, which I'm told is the same effect.

After waiting for snow to confirm operation of mine, the snow flake on the snow button should become brighter when it is turned on.

I was amazed at how 'twitchy' the Omega was when taking tight ish turns, even at a dead slow pace...

Be fun in an empty car park though, take me back to my youth.......

[Andy B]

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Can't tell whether my snow button switches on/off.  So I just stick in 3rd, which I'm told is the same effect.

It couldn't be further from the truth.
Snow button will set the car off in 3rd gear and it'll stay there till ....... 25/30mph :-/*. You move the selector to 3 and all you're doing is telling the gear box to go through the gearbox as normal & stop when you get to 3rd gear. Like wise if you stick in 2 than it stops changing at 2nd and stays there. Setting off in 3rd ie snow mode limits torque to driven wheels to help prevent slip.

*or boot it and operate the kick down switch & it'll knock snow mode off.

[Andy B]

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After waiting for snow to confirm operation of mine, the snow flake on the snow button should become brighter when it is turned on.

why wait for snow to confirm it works? You can set off in 3rd/snow mode when ever you want.   

[geoffr70]

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After waiting for snow to confirm operation of mine, the snow flake on the snow button should become brighter when it is turned on.

why wait for snow to confirm it works? You can set off in 3rd/snow mode when ever you want.   

But there's no point in testing the operation if there's no snow

[waspy]

Will you all please stop talking about snow, we don't have any
Your all making me jealous.

[Vamps]

Will you all please stop talking about snow, we don't have any
Your all making me jealous.

You can have ours.............

Looking out the window, with Miss Vamps this morning I was pretending to cry, she was jumping for joy, had the dog out for a snowball fight at 8.00am. 

[PhilRich]

Will you all please stop talking about snow, we don't have any
Your all making me jealous.

There's a lorryload on its way to yours as we speak Pete
I've told the driver to be carefull where he tips it, but I can't promise he'll take any notice 'cos he's a shareholder in Photobucket!

[waspy]

Will you all please stop talking about snow, we don't have any
Your all making me jealous.

There's a lorryload on its way to yours as we speak Pete
I've told the driver to be carefull where he tips it, but I can't promise he'll take any notice 'cos he's a shareholder in Photobucket!

 

[TheBoy]

I want to see more snow pics


And esp for Andy B, I find the combo of snow mode and TC to be quite effective. Won't overcome being daft, but helps non the less.

Post 1998 cars (the ones with the fragile ECUs) attempt to apply the brake to the spinning wheel before cutting 2 cylinders. Pre 1998 just cut power (as it cannot control each rear brake independently).



Either way, I know Andy B will slip on his rose tinted specs, and claim that the Senator never needed it


Joking aside, Andy B, seeing as I seem to have more success with TC than you, if it could be related to the brakes - I eat rear pads like they are going out of fashion (new to metal in less than 2 years normally).  Wondering if it works better with Tradeclub (softer) pads?  Or all the servicing my rear brakes get (due to constant MOT issues)?  I have really abused mine - silly stunts like a 0-80mph standing start on a slippery surface, and its held it).  I was debating this with chrisgixer the other night, but he was too phished to join in

[Andy B]

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Either way, I know Andy B will slip on his rose tinted specs, and claim that the Senator never needed it

It didn't need TC to do over 180 degs, it could do it all by itself 

Joking aside, Andy B, seeing as I seem to have more success with TC than you, if it could be related to the brakes - I eat rear pads like they are going out of fashion (new to metal in less than 2 years normally).  Wondering if it works better with Tradeclub (softer) pads?  Or all the servicing my rear brakes get (due to constant MOT issues)?  I have really abused mine - silly stunts like a 0-80mph standing start on a slippery surface, and its held it).  I was debating this with chrisgixer the other night, but he was too phished to join in

Mine are tradeclub pads  :-/
I just know that TC won't let me get up the slight hill I live at the top of due to nannying & cutting power when it might be better to just let things slip while you're at  least still moving.