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Old 12-02-2009, 08:58 PM
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a RWD car in the snow with no electrics to wipe the windscreen

took us 2 hours in total, an hour to tow it a mile!!!
Old 12-02-2009, 09:02 PM
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Old 12-02-2009, 09:03 PM
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just now! i just got home!!!

dont wana see that car for a long time after the agro its caused me!!!
Old 12-02-2009, 09:04 PM
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whats happened ??
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Its cearly snowing!

Its not here you see...
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ive just been out with a mate in the snow he's a got a r plate transit recovery truck and of corse there rwd had to go pick up an audi, was proper scary on the way wish i'd of recorded our journey ive never seen a transit so sideways for sooooooooooooo long take bloody ages to get it on the back and get there and back
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Old 12-02-2009, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by MAD EVO 4
whats happened ??
the escort has no power, and needed moving!
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Originally Posted by steveturbocal
ive just been out with a mate in the snow he's a got a r plate transit recovery truck and of corse there rwd had to go pick up an audi, was proper scary on the way wish i'd of recorded our journey ive never seen a transit so sideways for sooooooooooooo long take bloody ages to get it on the back and get there and back

we went ranger drifting after!!

now that was fun! full opposite lock going down the highstreet horizontal!!
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Originally Posted by steveturbocal
ive just been out with a mate in the snow he's a got a r plate transit recovery truck and of corse there rwd had to go pick up an audi, was proper scary on the way wish i'd of recorded our journey ive never seen a transit so sideways for sooooooooooooo long take bloody ages to get it on the back and get there and back
i have a bloody fwd transit, gets stuck in snow every 2 minute lol
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not had any trouble with my fwd transit, but its much more fun going out in the granada...
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We have no snow now only rain
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same here all snow gone
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