Nicebiscuit 655 Report post Posted March 4, 2016 RWD + snowy car park = fun Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Keethos reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich 378 Report post Posted March 4, 2016 Not settling here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicebiscuit 655 Report post Posted March 4, 2016 Not settling here. PM me your address and I'll post you a boxful... ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich 378 Report post Posted March 4, 2016 There's plenty falling, I could easily get some off the rooftops. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Knighty 29 Report post Posted March 4, 2016 Hardly anything in Nottingham . Kind of glad though, need to get home from work!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Varelco 211 Report post Posted March 4, 2016 Current weather in Kent... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob275 1817 Report post Posted March 4, 2016 Sunny here too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 458 Report post Posted March 4, 2016 Not stopped snowing since I woke up, not sticking on the roads though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicebiscuit 655 Report post Posted March 4, 2016 To be fair I had to go up into the hills a bit to get that shot, but it'd have been rude not to. Plus it was fun watching the disbelief of people in 4x4s as I merrily trundled past. There are still a lot of people who just don't realise that RWD on proper winter rubber is STILL better than 4wd on part worn summer tyres. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted March 4, 2016 Nearly got stuck in a school car park in Manchester. Had to turn everything off and give it some welly to escape. I'm sure the students enjoyed that! 2 rob275 and Mike reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich 378 Report post Posted March 4, 2016 Starting to settle here now, while I'm at work. No doubt it'll all be melted by the time I go home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keethos 842 Report post Posted March 4, 2016 It hammered down for a lil while on Wednesday but then it never settle and you wouldn't have guessed that it had snowed, the snow was pretty big and weirdly a lot of it was floating upwards Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LarmiqGt 49 Report post Posted March 4, 2016 Nothing but rain here unfortunately. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted March 4, 2016 I had to head over to Hyde today and had to re-route the sat nav due to a road closed by snow! Needless to say it was getting to the serious point up there as soon as you left the slush covered main roads. I very nearly got stuck and it took me a good ten minutes to get out and turn the car round and accept that no way could I risk parking in 10cms of snow as I'd never escape. This mean driving back down the road and parking in a load of snow in Asda's and trudging up through the snow to where I was trying to go. Was proper tricky. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicebiscuit 655 Report post Posted March 4, 2016 I love my winter tyres ❤️ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted March 4, 2016 Yes winter tyres would have been useful and I decided not to run them this year as I had done for the previous two years. But for one day, I survived and I'll bet we don't see that much more snow around Manchester. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicebiscuit 655 Report post Posted March 4, 2016 I've just got into the habit - mainly cause of the ski trips. But this is the first year I've had them fitted to both cars. The main bonus isn't so much that I can get around - as you say we don't get that much. The main bonus is that you get to PLAY . I think they work by magic. All the traction you want until you decide you'd rather go sideways . I'll be a bit sad if everyone else catches on - right now people just think I must have epic driving skills as I completely fail to get stuck in a car that everyone knows should be hopeless. The diff doesn't hurt either... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted March 4, 2016 Yeah, I know what you mean, though my only benefit with winters on was doing 70mph down the empty snow covered lane on the Silk Road for a mile and a half last year. It was good for that though! But I really missed having less grip and less feel as soon as the temp was over 9C or so, where they really seemed to suffer. The last two winters have been very mild though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicebiscuit 655 Report post Posted March 4, 2016 Well, certainly the week after mine went on the temp was in the upper teens for about a fortnight... Been a really weird one this year... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Test Drives Unlimited 278 Report post Posted March 4, 2016 Not a chance where I live Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
