whats your car like in the snow ?
20-12-2010, 12:55 AM
#83
I've been driving mine and my brother's Evos around.
Great in a straight line, and you can step the back out a little with a touch of the throttle which can help cure the understeering into hedge situations that can creep up
Fairly rubbish when it comes to stopping abruptly or cornering without understeer at slower speeds - really need winter tyres and then they'd be awesome
Great in a straight line, and you can step the back out a little with a touch of the throttle which can help cure the understeering into hedge situations that can creep up
Fairly rubbish when it comes to stopping abruptly or cornering without understeer at slower speeds - really need winter tyres and then they'd be awesome
20-12-2010, 02:59 AM
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AWD Jag X-type 2.5 v6, with some nice vredestein wintrac extremes on all 4 corners has been outstanding, its done everything ive asked it to do, its my dads but im thinking of getting one for next year for myself, they can be had nice and cheap aswell, 
my M3 is utter utter shite, but then its on summer tyres, but its good fun going sideways
My mums 1.6 Astra G, on some winter tyres has been outstanding aswell,
my M3 is utter utter shite, but then its on summer tyres, but its good fun going sideways
My mums 1.6 Astra G, on some winter tyres has been outstanding aswell,
20-12-2010, 05:16 AM
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20-12-2010, 07:21 AM
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Thats your driving fella in the focus
LOLIm on my 3rd focus over the years for kicking about in and every one has been no trouble at all in proper snow
This is when you get called a nonce
20-12-2010, 07:31 AM
#90
E39 M5 is the best car I have ever driven in the snow yet, although I have gone to the extra effort of installling smaller alloys and snow tyres to assist.
I have tried to get it stuck and haven't managed, some cars are better than others but the beemer is FAR exceeded anything i thought it could ever do in the snow.
I have tried to get it stuck and haven't managed, some cars are better than others but the beemer is FAR exceeded anything i thought it could ever do in the snow.
20-12-2010, 07:37 AM
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1.8 Focus, 35 profile tyres and its been excellent! Not been stuck at all!
Oh, and please allow whoever invented the heated windscreen to be knighted...
Oh, and please allow whoever invented the heated windscreen to be knighted...
20-12-2010, 09:16 AM
#94
SNAP!
I really thought I could move it on sat. My M3 was in middle at back of drive(room for 6 cars, 2*3) and the x5 was in front to left and quashqai front right so i was going to go bewteen them. I moved a foot and the arse started sliding from side to side as the diff tried to grip. Shat it and reversed back the foot and left it
20-12-2010, 09:18 AM
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Wife's old Alfa 156 v6 was great in the snow,although the bodywork wasn't too keen on it,driving a 17 puma and that's okay too........
20-12-2010, 10:22 AM
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I'm using a 2.5 V6 Auto Omega and i've only been stuck once so far...
Had a 56reg Vectra C 1.8 last year/beginning of this year however and that was absolute crap in the snow. My Ł500 Rover 600 ended up being the car of choice (which has been used a couple of times this time around as well and once again has been faultless, although the Omega hasn't been as much of a nightmare as expected (touch wood!!)
Had a 56reg Vectra C 1.8 last year/beginning of this year however and that was absolute crap in the snow. My Ł500 Rover 600 ended up being the car of choice (which has been used a couple of times this time around as well and once again has been faultless, although the Omega hasn't been as much of a nightmare as expected (touch wood!!)
20-12-2010, 10:39 AM
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Corsa - minted, not been stuck once..
BM - will be shite, i've not even attempted to move it on ice/snow....255 summer tyres, sais it all....
RS turbo, minted...haven't used it this year in the snow but previously no prob at all, LSD helps a lot!
BM - will be shite, i've not even attempted to move it on ice/snow....255 summer tyres, sais it all....
RS turbo, minted...haven't used it this year in the snow but previously no prob at all, LSD helps a lot!
20-12-2010, 12:23 PM
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20-12-2010, 12:51 PM
#104
The ladies love it French
I've got a 1L Corsa for running round in through the winter, it's been everywhere I've pointed it, don't care if it gets twatted or anything, takes all the worry out of driving in these conditions.
Hired a lwb rwd transit on saturday to move house though, and that thing was a nightmare
Hired a lwb rwd transit on saturday to move house though, and that thing was a nightmare
20-12-2010, 01:02 PM
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mine was ok last year, but ive lowered it this year, and once i get it moving, it drives ok, with the TC turned off anyway, but my front bumper is like a snow plough, i snapped a side skirt clip, and my exhaust was catching on the snow/ice in the middle of the tyre tracks. so i parked the cunt up and walked everywhere.
20-12-2010, 01:10 PM
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Yes i agree alot if it, if not most, is down to the driver with the majority of cars, but sometimes it IS the car's fault.
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20-12-2010, 01:11 PM
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20-12-2010, 01:30 PM
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Am I the only one that fails to see the point in this thread!? It doesn't matter a dam what car everyone is saying they are in if they dont state the tyres and size for reference.
I am running around in a cupra tdi with 225/45/17 summer tyres on and surprise surprise it is totally usless in the snow i have up here in scotland just now, only been stuck once but sliding everywhere the rest of the time.
If i actually stuck all season or winter tyres on the situation would be totall different and the car would be great but as got x4 new tyres last month and didnt think about winter tyres at the time i am in no financial state to fork out now.
Appart from that.......thread win!
I am running around in a cupra tdi with 225/45/17 summer tyres on and surprise surprise it is totally usless in the snow i have up here in scotland just now, only been stuck once but sliding everywhere the rest of the time.
If i actually stuck all season or winter tyres on the situation would be totall different and the car would be great but as got x4 new tyres last month and didnt think about winter tyres at the time i am in no financial state to fork out now.
Appart from that.......thread win!
20-12-2010, 02:26 PM
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Am I the only one that fails to see the point in this thread!? It doesn't matter a dam what car everyone is saying they are in if they dont state the tyres and size for reference.
I am running around in a cupra tdi with 225/45/17 summer tyres on and surprise surprise it is totally usless in the snow i have up here in scotland just now, only been stuck once but sliding everywhere the rest of the time.
If i actually stuck all season or winter tyres on the situation would be totall different and the car would be great but as got x4 new tyres last month and didnt think about winter tyres at the time i am in no financial state to fork out now.
Appart from that.......thread win!
I am running around in a cupra tdi with 225/45/17 summer tyres on and surprise surprise it is totally usless in the snow i have up here in scotland just now, only been stuck once but sliding everywhere the rest of the time.
If i actually stuck all season or winter tyres on the situation would be totall different and the car would be great but as got x4 new tyres last month and didnt think about winter tyres at the time i am in no financial state to fork out now.
Appart from that.......thread win!
20-12-2010, 02:38 PM
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Driving my old Audi A3 that now belongs to my dad and its not bad in the snow, only problem is the ABS ruins your fun when your just out for a wee slosh about in the snow in your car.
20-12-2010, 06:30 PM
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Little work Ka has been great. not got stuck once. The other half's TT as been faultless. Even the work transit and sprinters have been spot on.
Don't fancy getting the bike out though
Don't fancy getting the bike out though
20-12-2010, 06:41 PM
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20-12-2010, 06:43 PM
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20-12-2010, 07:57 PM
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