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mtt.tr
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Haha, what are the chances.
Drive home was interesting, offered to pull a load of cars up a hill, they seemed a bit thick and couldn't understand what I was getting at.
Left them pushing thier cars.
Grit hadn't seen enough traffic to work, I think this morning will be like an ice rink.
That's why landy owners can always find their way home.
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Just have to carry enough oil for your journey
pressbrake1
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Winter ‘94 was the last nasty winter I can think of
It’s sticks in my mind as earlier that year I’d bought myself a rgv250 as a 21st birthday present.
It was pretty feisty with that two stroke power band in the snow and packed ice!
It’s sticks in my mind as earlier that year I’d bought myself a rgv250 as a 21st birthday present.
It was pretty feisty with that two stroke power band in the snow and packed ice!
Pigeon_Droppings2
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Unfortunately as you say rwd ain't much use in the snow...the hill outside our house is quite a challenge for the "ultimate driving machine".
At least you are aware of the limitations...one year we had 4 people jumping up and down in the boot of a BMW...while local residents cheered on
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I remember when I was a young kid in North Qld we were traveling home after a cyclone but the roads were closed due to flooding. The train was still running and was common for folk to load the car on the freight train back then so dad loaded the car on the train and we made it home okay in the end. It was darn exciting as a kid but probably just stressful for mum and dad.
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Unfortunately as you say rwd ain't much use in the snow...the hill outside our house is quite a challenge for the "ultimate driving machine".
At least you are aware of the limitations...one year we had 4 people jumping up and down in the boot of a BMW...while local residents cheered on
Eveytime Ive been to Poland in winter, the transit minibuses have all been RWD. None of the drivers would drive a FWD
RWD works very well, and enjoyably so, with the right tyres . . . Dodge Challenger, 400 bhp, winter tyres =Unfortunately as you say rwd ain't much use in the snow...the hill outside our house is quite a challenge for the "ultimate driving machine".
At least you are aware of the limitations...one year we had 4 people jumping up and down in the boot of a BMW...while local residents cheered on
just need a slight clue how to deploy the oomph of the V8 
Alfa Romeo 75, good weight distribution with the rear gearbox, 150 bhp, but crap tyres, even with several Sheffield students in the boot many years ago =
no matter how you used the 2 litre twin spark up front.Dodge is just a bit long, wide and expensive to be out and about with the crap tyred people sliding to the scene of the accident though - hence my use of my old Alfa 159 - the drive to all corners most of the time on winter tyres means just drive pretty much normally, giving a wider gap to all those around - and watching the rear view for some clown who hasn't yet worked out the lack of grip to get going also applies to stopping . . .
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I concur, I just put twobig old heavy paving slabs in the back of my pick up. Its quite happy in the snow. Only switch to 4wd if really badRWD works very well, and enjoyably so, with the right tyres . . . Dodge Challenger, 400 bhp, winter tyres =
Alfa Romeo 75, good weight distribution with the rear gearbox, 150 bhp, but crap tyres, even with several Sheffield students in the boot many years ago =
Dodge is just a bit long, wide and expensive to be out and about with the crap tyred people sliding to the scene of the accident though - hence my use of my old Alfa 159 - the drive to all corners most of the time on winter tyres means just drive pretty much normally, giving a wider gap to all those around - and watching the rear view for some clown who hasn't yet worked out the lack of grip to get going also applies to stopping . . .
Unfortunately as you say rwd ain't much use in the snow...the hill outside our house is quite a challenge for the "ultimate driving machine".
At least you are aware of the limitations...one year we had 4 people jumping up and down in the boot of a BMW...while local residents cheered on
One thing to remember is BMW are designed and built in a country where running dedicated winter tyre is the norm so I would imagine that makes a difference.
I've had a couple colleagues who couldn't even get off their driveway in BMWs in the snow.
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Lightweight vehical, cerntainly compaired to todays cars. Light enough to ride over snow, but not heavy enough to cut through to the top layer of mud
@awemawson common courtesy doesn't seem to be that common these days.
We get people who think it's perfectly acceptable to walk their dogs in our fields. When you ask them why they are there they look at you like you've lost the plot.
Every year we get people helping themselves to apples and mistletoe, not sneaking around, just pull up on the side of the road and go in the orchard.
We get people who think it's perfectly acceptable to walk their dogs in our fields. When you ask them why they are there they look at you like you've lost the plot.
Every year we get people helping themselves to apples and mistletoe, not sneaking around, just pull up on the side of the road and go in the orchard.
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Dont ever stop asking them. They obviously need education on map reading. I usually say are you lost and get the reply no-were going along this path. My response is usually no your not as its not a public foot path and you need togo and learn to-read a map.
The-orchard thing would do my head in. Id be barbed wire and cameras.
Common Courtesy must have got lost along with common sense
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Well we had our first smash on "the hill" yesterday...new (BMW) mini and van written off....seems to be rather a lot of damage given that it's a 20mph zone!
Yea I suspect the drivers in London are pretty clueless about all weather tyres...my xc70 runs all weather and it makes a massive difference when the temperatures drop (even my v70 had no issues in winter with all weathers on it).
Main issue I think is it snows in london very rarely...so some have zero experience of driving in snow. When you combine the lack of experience, RWD and the wrong tyres...and "the hill" ....yea the rest is quite predictable!
Yea I suspect the drivers in London are pretty clueless about all weather tyres...my xc70 runs all weather and it makes a massive difference when the temperatures drop (even my v70 had no issues in winter with all weathers on it).
Main issue I think is it snows in london very rarely...so some have zero experience of driving in snow. When you combine the lack of experience, RWD and the wrong tyres...and "the hill" ....yea the rest is quite predictable!
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My rangers often needed couple bags of sand.
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All my mates in Alberta with pickup trucks used to line the bed with paving slabs in winter. Worked a treat.
