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General => General discussion => Topic started by: maxitrol on 20 September 2011, 20:37
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2039418/UK-weather-Snow-forecast-parts-Britain-early-October.html
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2039418/UK-weather-Snow-forecast-parts-Britain-early-October.html
weve just had a large order of salt at work and the guy that deliverd said that royal mail has just orderd sh!t loads, whether this means the snow is coming so soon however is another story :grin:
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2039418/UK-weather-Snow-forecast-parts-Britain-early-October.html
Meh, whatever they say, expect the opposite! :grin:
Anyway, we haven't had a summer yet!
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Fooking fantastic :angry:
What are Mk4's like in snow :huh:
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Fooking fantastic :angry:
What are Mk4's like in snow :huh:
Not too bad........
At least I'll get to try out my winter tyres. By the time i fitted them we never had any more snow :laugh: :laugh:
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awesome! time to jack the coils up and stick on some monster truck wheels...
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Fooking fantastic :angry:
What are Mk4's like in snow :huh:
i put snow tyres on my brothers golf tdi and he never got stuck once
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I'm sorted, got a 25kg bag in the cupboard my work gave me last year and another 1 tonne of of the bags on a pallet in the store room at work :cool:
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if were expecting longer periods of snow then i'll buy some sh!tbox and swap insurance over to that for couple of months
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haha gti splitter and 13" rims it is then :laugh:
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I'll be doing lots of this!
(http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/162788_10150332835215184_676425183_16019583_2877016_n.jpg)
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:grin:
Nick
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at last, I can use the the excuse of i cant get in due to snow :cool:
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I'll be doing lots of this!
(http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/162788_10150332835215184_676425183_16019583_2877016_n.jpg)
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/58001_10150332835415184_676425183_16019589_5600052_n.jpg)
:grin:
Nick
I thought all it took was a bit of damp tarmac to get you sideways? :lipsrsealed:
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Might have a Micra snow beater by then. :lipsrsealed:
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I'll be doing lots of this!
(http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/162788_10150332835215184_676425183_16019583_2877016_n.jpg)
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/58001_10150332835415184_676425183_16019589_5600052_n.jpg)
:grin:
Nick
anddd this is why i want something rwd. but only to play in. :grin:
mk 4s are fine in snow, they weigh so much they just push the snow out of the way and grip to the road :D
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Dear Mods,
Can we delete any thread that features links to either the daily mail or the sun. The infomation in the thread is no better than Vic Reeves holding up a drawing and stating it as 'proof'.
Good day.
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Dear Mods,
Can we delete any thread that features links to either the daily mail or the sun. The infomation in the thread is no better than Vic Reeves holding up a drawing and stating it as 'proof'.
Good day.
http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/forecasters-warn-of-snow-in-october
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/09/20/britain-s-big-freeze-to-start-with-snow-in-october-115875-23434124/
http://travel.aol.co.uk/2011/09/20/the-big-freeze-britain-set-for-snow-as-early-as-october/
http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/216684/20110920/no-indian-summer-in-sight-as-snow-is-set-hit-the-uk-in-october.htm
That any better for you?
Spot on, the topic now has factual integrity.
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Dear Mods,
Can we delete any thread that features links to either the daily mail or the sun. The infomation in the thread is no better than Vic Reeves holding up a drawing and stating it as 'proof'.
Good day.
http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/forecasters-warn-of-snow-in-october
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/09/20/britain-s-big-freeze-to-start-with-snow-in-october-115875-23434124/
http://travel.aol.co.uk/2011/09/20/the-big-freeze-britain-set-for-snow-as-early-as-october/
http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/216684/20110920/no-indian-summer-in-sight-as-snow-is-set-hit-the-uk-in-october.htm
That any better for you?
Spot on, the topic now has factual integrity.
A fellow daily mail hater, I like it!
mk2s are pretty good in the snow....in my experience anyway
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apparently we were struck by a hurricane last month accordig to one of those links
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Dear Mods,
Can we delete any thread that features links to either the daily mail or the sun. The infomation in the thread is no better than Vic Reeves holding up a drawing and stating it as 'proof'.
Good day.
http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/forecasters-warn-of-snow-in-october
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/09/20/britain-s-big-freeze-to-start-with-snow-in-october-115875-23434124/
http://travel.aol.co.uk/2011/09/20/the-big-freeze-britain-set-for-snow-as-early-as-october/
http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/216684/20110920/no-indian-summer-in-sight-as-snow-is-set-hit-the-uk-in-october.htm
That any better for you?
Spot on, the topic now has factual integrity.
Actually lol'd.
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I'll be doing lots of this!
(http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/162788_10150332835215184_676425183_16019583_2877016_n.jpg)
£10 says you won't get out the car park. Along with the Merc and BMW drivers.
I saw some pathetic bloke trying to get his MX5 moving in the snow last winter. Suggested he just walked before he became a hazard in the middle of the road, rather than in the middle of it.
Unless you've already got winter tyres for it?
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My mk4 was fine in the snow, only problems I had were with clearance. Lower she rides to the ground harder it is to get around. Luckily my cars in an indoor car park now, so absolutely no issues at all :grin:
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i has winter tyres at the ready
but please... the fcukin Daily Mail is just trying to scare the old people as usual :rolleyes:
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Finally, snow, the only time my daily is worth the massive expense to run it all year!
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I'll be doing lots of this!
(http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/162788_10150332835215184_676425183_16019583_2877016_n.jpg)
£10 says you won't get out the car park. Along with the Merc and BMW drivers.
I saw some pathetic bloke trying to get his MX5 moving in the snow last winter. Suggested he just walked before he became a hazard in the middle of the road, rather than in the middle of it.
Unless you've already got winter tyres for it?
I haz snow socks :cool:
nick
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Thought you were getting rid of it, Jord? :huh:
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Snow! I love snow :grin:
At the tip near us, they have the most enormous mountain of grit built up, bigger than the past two years. It's been growing ever since the end of the last snow. I hope the local farmers have their tractors ready, they were brilliant last year, clearing the roads.
I don't take the golf out in winter at all nowadays. In the past I've found driving it in snow etc no problem, does a lot better than these numpties in their three megaton 4x4s who look surprised to find they can't stop so well (I live in a very hilly area). It's these other people that worry me. And the amount of salt too.
I do think the articles are OTT - I really wouldn't be surprised if there was snow somewhere in Britain by October, which is all it seems to be saying, that wouldn't be at all surprising.
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Nah keeping, now ive got a MK2 again im kind of happy with the balance of truck for daily, then hammer about the Mk2 for fun!
Still looking for an economical mileage slag though, 3200 in the warrior last month ..... 300 miles a tank ..... £90 a tank.... :sick:
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Cool, means my disco will go up in value again :wink:
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Anyone else find that little hatchbacks with small engines absolutely own the road in the snow?
Yes a 4x4 is better at driving to the north pole obviously, but with all the hills etc and the snow we get on our roads my little old Rover got about everywhere in the snow, picked up the boss when he abandoned his Range Rover. :grin:
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Anyone else find that little hatchbacks with small engines absolutely own the road in the snow?
Yes a 4x4 is better at driving to the north pole obviously, but with all the hills etc and the snow we get on our roads my little old Rover got about everywhere in the snow, picked up the boss when he abandoned his Range Rover. :grin:
No.
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Anyone else find that little hatchbacks with small engines absolutely own the road in the snow?
Yes a 4x4 is better at driving to the north pole obviously, but with all the hills etc and the snow we get on our roads my little old Rover got about everywhere in the snow, picked up the boss when he abandoned his Range Rover. :grin:
No.
No +1
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Anyone else find that little hatchbacks with small engines absolutely own the road in the snow?
Yes a 4x4 is better at driving to the north pole obviously, but with all the hills etc and the snow we get on our roads my little old Rover got about everywhere in the snow, picked up the boss when he abandoned his Range Rover. :grin:
No.
No +1
4x4xHi5!
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Anyone else find that little hatchbacks with small engines absolutely own the road in the snow?
Yes a 4x4 is better at driving to the north pole obviously, but with all the hills etc and the snow we get on our roads my little old Rover got about everywhere in the snow, picked up the boss when he abandoned his Range Rover. :grin:
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I don't know what you guys are facepalming. I've seen far more stranded 4x4s than other cars when it snowed, and Danny_p gets to places in his saxo with chains that offroaders don't.
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Was gonna say, obviously just Danny then.
Maybe it's because simply you just don't care as much about a £100 Rover?
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Could see this news coming tbh.
Time to find me the mintest low miler mk3 golf gti/vr6 to crash about in the snow with :tongue:
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DannyP has big balls and skills. The average owner of the average soft roader does not!
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‘I expect December, January and February to experience below-average temperatures, with the heaviest snowfall occurring within the time frame of November to January across many parts of the UK.
so basically anywhere in the UK in Winter then... meh... its all balls.
this thread is balls.
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DannyP has big balls and skills. The average owner of the average soft roader does not!
Doesn't explain why I've seen lots of abandoned 4x4s and few abandoned hatchbacks.
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Yeah, work saw a few stuck things. Range Rover, X5's and an L200.
That said a Vitara was amazing, a Ford pick up truck was insane, could sitck it in 2wd mode powerslide, gently lift off the throtle and it would just grip, instantly. Also a Quattro A6 was brilliant.
2wd Audi's are total sh!te though IMO.
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not good, my winter alloys havnt arrived yet :angry:
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Probably because most hatchbacks owned by sensible folks will be at home on ze driveway!
Don't know why an L200 would get stuck, I'd be ashamed if that was me! I drive mine all around the epic snow in Yorkshire, over the hills, around Sheffield, pissed around on some mental country roads an never once felt that 'oh sh!t' feeling
But yes I saw plenty of X5's and RR sports looking f**ked with platinum blonde school run mums at the wheel!
An just to prove a point.... What did Clarkson and May drive to the North pole....
Was it a Yaris?
Or was it a hilux?
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Bring on the snow, I have £500 quid to buy a cheap 4x4 to play with
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Bring on the snow, I have £500 quid to buy a cheap 4x4 to play with
Your taking this seriously then :grin:
I have a little experience with 4x4's but I've only been stuck bad twice.
First time in a swamp in a Suzuki Samurai and had to be rescued the next morning by 4x4's throwing straps off a cliff face to get me unstuck as they couldn't get near me.....
Second thime was in a swap (should have learned :rolleyes:) in my Toyota Landcruiser, I was showing people "how to do it" and hit a fallen tree that stopped me in my tracks - even with locking front and rear diffs I was stuck solid and needed dragging out by no less than 3 4x4's strapped together - dented the rear quarter, passenger door and pride :grin:
I'll take the 4x4 vs saxo challenge please and yes of course I have mud and snow rated tyres, locking centre and rear diff etc - FYI soft roaders tend to have road bias performance tyres fitted and therefore don't get much grip :wink:
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keep looking for something bashed up and ready to wreck, my golf wont be leaving my garage in bad weather, Wife would kill me if i crashed her volvo, and i have always wanted a cheap 4x4
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keep looking for something bashed up and ready to wreck, my golf wont be leaving my garage in bad weather, Wife would kill me if i crashed her volvo, and i have always wanted a cheap 4x4
can you buy a jimny for that money?
samurais are great but if you buy one try to find one with fuel injection as the carbs are :sick: now
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seen a few 4x4 in the trader, and keeping my eye on flee bay, the other reason why i want 1 is my grandad has jst given up his driving license at the grand age of 80 because of ill health, they live in the sticks and when it was crap weather last year i had to leave my car about 3 miles away and walk there (not fun in snow upto yor knees when its freezing), grand parents said they would give me £250 towards something so i only have to put £250 or more towards if i fing something good
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My mk 4 is bloody awful in the snow has no grip what so ever especially where i live in the countryside ! We also have about 2 tons of salt here ready at work as i work in the countryside as well !
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2039418/UK-weather-Snow-forecast-parts-Britain-early-October.html
This is just what i want at the start of a 3 week driving course!! Could be interesting.
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Bring on the snow, I have £500 quid to buy a cheap 4x4 to play with
Your taking this seriously then :grin:
I have a little experience with 4x4's but I've only been stuck bad twice.
First time in a swamp in a Suzuki Samurai and had to be rescued the next morning by 4x4's throwing straps off a cliff face to get me unstuck as they couldn't get near me.....
Second thime was in a swap (should have learned :rolleyes:) in my Toyota Landcruiser, I was showing people "how to do it" and hit a fallen tree that stopped me in my tracks - even with locking front and rear diffs I was stuck solid and needed dragging out by no less than 3 4x4's strapped together - dented the rear quarter, passenger door and pride :grin:
I'll take the 4x4 vs saxo challenge please and yes of course I have mud and snow rated tyres, locking centre and rear diff etc - FYI soft roaders tend to have road bias performance tyres fitted and therefore don't get much grip :wink:
Can I post pics of said damage? :lipsrsealed: :grin:
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think il be keeping my quad for a bit longer then :laugh: :laugh:
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think il be keeping my quad for a bit longer then :laugh: :laugh:
thats the only way i could get to the shops last year :laugh: :laugh:
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‘I expect December, January and February to experience below-average temperatures, with the heaviest snowfall occurring within the time frame of November to January across many parts of the UK.
so basically anywhere in the UK in Winter then... meh... its all balls.
this thread is balls.
Guy likes balls.
i'd rather like balls than have 'wolverine batman & robin the second' on my passport :wink:
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think il be keeping my quad for a bit longer then :laugh: :laugh:
thats the only way i could get to the shops last year :laugh: :laugh:
and its extreme fun on the way :grin: :grin:
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think il be keeping my quad for a bit longer then :laugh: :laugh:
thats the only way i could get to the shops last year :laugh: :laugh:
and its extreme fun on the way :grin: :grin:
extreme fun = this last christmas in Wales
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think il be keeping my quad for a bit longer then :laugh: :laugh:
thats the only way i could get to the shops last year :laugh: :laugh:
and its extreme fun on the way :grin: :grin:
extreme fun = this last christmas in Wales
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that the next best thing i sopose :grin: :grin: :grin:
and tbh wat could the police say ?
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^ they could say whatever they want.... they aint catching you :laugh:
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^ they could say whatever they want.... they aint catching you :laugh:
not a chance are they catchin you if you dont stop :grin: :grin: :grin:
(http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc419/barrym381/Photo0183.jpg)
was my little toy to follow my son about on his
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i want an S3 to have some fun in the snow :(
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^ they could say whatever they want.... they aint catching you :laugh:
not a chance are they catchin you if you dont stop :grin: :grin: :grin:
(http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc419/barrym381/Photo0183.jpg)
was my little toy to follow my son about on his
thats nice m8
heres mine
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Quads? How long before this thread gets deleted? :grin:
Nick
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Quads? How long before this thread gets deleted? :grin:
Nick
:grin: :grin: thought the same thing when i posted :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Yeah man post away - I know where you got those from :grin:
Bring on the snow, I have £500 quid to buy a cheap 4x4 to play with
Your taking this seriously then :grin:
I have a little experience with 4x4's but I've only been stuck bad twice.
First time in a swamp in a Suzuki Samurai and had to be rescued the next morning by 4x4's throwing straps off a cliff face to get me unstuck as they couldn't get near me.....
Second thime was in a swap (should have learned :rolleyes:) in my Toyota Landcruiser, I was showing people "how to do it" and hit a fallen tree that stopped me in my tracks - even with locking front and rear diffs I was stuck solid and needed dragging out by no less than 3 4x4's strapped together - dented the rear quarter, passenger door and pride :grin:
I'll take the 4x4 vs saxo challenge please and yes of course I have mud and snow rated tyres, locking centre and rear diff etc - FYI soft roaders tend to have road bias performance tyres fitted and therefore don't get much grip :wink:
Can I post pics of said damage? :lipsrsealed: :grin:
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Oooo I would Love a quad for the winter! But thats about the only use for them really.
Are snow socks any good? Really worth getting hold off?
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hope so