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Offline GeorgeJoshington

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Re: Mk4's In The Snow
« Reply #10 on: 20 December 2009, 20:14 »
Mine is currently in the middle of the road stuck on ice after having to stop behind a car that had crashed and was blocking the road. Only route is backwards but there's 300 metres (uphill) of black ice and parked cars either side on a narrow single-lane road so that's not an option. Police can't/won't do anything and neither will the RAC. Just gotta leave it there til the morning and hope the ice melts a bit or someone comes and moves the car in front of mine so i can skid down the hill onto the main road. To say I'm a little upset is an understatement... :cry:

The car's basically a sitting duck, so hopefully no-one else will come down the road and skid into mine. Not gonna be a nice 12 hours.

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Re: Mk4's In The Snow
« Reply #11 on: 20 December 2009, 20:17 »
Mine is currently in the middle of the road stuck on ice after having to stop behind a car that had crashed and was blocking the road. Only route is backwards but there's 300 metres (uphill) of black ice and parked cars either side on a narrow single-lane road so that's not an option. Police can't/won't do anything and neither will the RAC. Just gotta leave it there til the morning and hope the ice melts a bit or someone comes and moves the car in front of mine so i can skid down the hill onto the main road. To say I'm a little upset is an understatement... :cry:

The car's basically a sitting duck, so hopefully no-one else will come down the road and skid into mine. Not gonna be a nice 12 hours.

where abouts in the world are ya mate.

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Re: Mk4's In The Snow
« Reply #12 on: 20 December 2009, 20:18 »
Mine is currently in the middle of the road stuck on ice after having to stop behind a car that had crashed and was blocking the road. Only route is backwards but there's 300 metres (uphill) of black ice and parked cars either side on a narrow single-lane road so that's not an option. Police can't/won't do anything and neither will the RAC. Just gotta leave it there til the morning and hope the ice melts a bit or someone comes and moves the car in front of mine so i can skid down the hill onto the main road. To say I'm a little upset is an understatement... :cry:

The car's basically a sitting duck, so hopefully no-one else will come down the road and skid into mine. Not gonna be a nice 12 hours.

where abouts in the world are ya mate.

I'm in Brighton. Most of the roads are sound but I'd come to my girlfriend's house to pick some stuff up for her and got stuck.

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Re: Mk4's In The Snow
« Reply #13 on: 20 December 2009, 21:29 »
ive had soooo much fun in my car today, how bad are the mk4s in the snow??? they dont grip at all and the back end has a mind of its own!! Im sorry to admit it chaps but ive been driving like a t w a t today has anyone seen a golf mk4 sideways round some bends and round abouts??? hehehe it looks mint gunna try n get some videos on youtube later!!

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Re: Mk4's In The Snow
« Reply #14 on: 20 December 2009, 21:34 »
has anyone seen a golf mk4 sideways round some bends and round abouts??? hehehe it looks mint gunna try n get some videos on youtube later!!

I can do that in the dry,just ask Nick.28mm rear arb ftw.

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Re: Mk4's In The Snow
« Reply #15 on: 20 December 2009, 21:43 »
has anyone seen a golf mk4 sideways round some bends and round abouts??? hehehe it looks mint gunna try n get some videos on youtube later!!

I can do that in the dry,just ask Nick.28mm rear arb ftw.

yea but in my defence mine is a 90bhp oil burner lol, i was just impressed with the silky smooth slides!! hehehe

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Re: Mk4's In The Snow
« Reply #16 on: 20 December 2009, 21:46 »
My car had about 2 inches of snow on it because I hadn't used it for a week!  Luckily I covered the windows in some old curtains though, took 10 seconds to clear them :afro:

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Re: Mk4's In The Snow
« Reply #17 on: 20 December 2009, 21:52 »
has anyone seen a golf mk4 sideways round some bends and round abouts??? hehehe it looks mint gunna try n get some videos on youtube later!!

I can do that in the dry,just ask Nick.28mm rear arb ftw.

yea but in my defence mine is a 90bhp oil burner lol, i was just impressed with the silky smooth slides!! hehehe

You don't need power,it's all about the arb :wink:

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Re: Mk4's In The Snow
« Reply #18 on: 20 December 2009, 22:20 »
Had a fair bit of snow around my way today aswell, using the car all day  :drool:
Sooo fun to drive in.
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Re: Mk4's In The Snow
« Reply #19 on: 20 December 2009, 23:33 »
wanted to do some little things done on it this weekend . . but  SNOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW lol




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