Snow causing you any driving problems?
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On the roads I was on, yes.
Not so ninja edit: I have no problem with people going slower than usual, just excessively slow. The 20mph was in my Ka, which is so out of calibration the 20mph was probably more like 13/14mph.
Not so ninja edit: I have no problem with people going slower than usual, just excessively slow. The 20mph was in my Ka, which is so out of calibration the 20mph was probably more like 13/14mph.
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cant get out of my driveway 
This morning i did easially, went to work, roads were a bit slippy.
Everyone decided to go home early, got home parked the car, then when i wanted to go out again the car was slipping all over the place. (dont think gravel and snow mix).
Took me a while to get out, but i'm not driving the car until the weather is nice again.
This morning i did easially, went to work, roads were a bit slippy.
Everyone decided to go home early, got home parked the car, then when i wanted to go out again the car was slipping all over the place. (dont think gravel and snow mix).
Took me a while to get out, but i'm not driving the car until the weather is nice again.
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drove home (from my parents) this morning and had a bit of fun - 6 inch on the drive and local roads wasn't too bad - packing snow yourself actually gives pretty good traction unless you push it (like i would do that)
The majority of the journey was fine but the last strech to my house is like a concrete rollercoaster, and hardly used. I really didn't think i would make it at one point and nearly dumped the car after facing up a hill and just sliding 90 degrees to the way i was facing missing a parked car my inchs
Then tried to turn around on a frozen carpark that was on a slight slope, gave up and had to reverse back out
Reversing sideways is a new one on me
The majority of the journey was fine but the last strech to my house is like a concrete rollercoaster, and hardly used. I really didn't think i would make it at one point and nearly dumped the car after facing up a hill and just sliding 90 degrees to the way i was facing missing a parked car my inchs
Then tried to turn around on a frozen carpark that was on a slight slope, gave up and had to reverse back out
Reversing sideways is a new one on me 
Had a fair bit here today, but I managed to get to work this morning without any problems. Did have the rear end slide out at one point but was going so slow it didn't matter.
But when I left work the car wouldn't damn move.
As the carpark was still covered when I arrived I parked on top of it all, so when I tried to reverse later the wheels just span. Had the dig rear wheels out infront of everyone.
We still have loads on the ground here so unless it warms quickly it's going to be causing problems tomorrow as well.
But when I left work the car wouldn't damn move.
As the carpark was still covered when I arrived I parked on top of it all, so when I tried to reverse later the wheels just span. Had the dig rear wheels out infront of everyone.
We still have loads on the ground here so unless it warms quickly it's going to be causing problems tomorrow as well.
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tomorrow might be more interesting if this sludgy stuff freezes overnight.
I did 65mph in mine up the motorway in thick snow today, fun part was trying to get into works car park (big hill)Serj said:Got about the same snow here as NickXX. Needless to say i'm not taking the MR2 out today
.Then I did some sideways action once in the car park.
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I handbrake turn (spun) my car into a spot today in the local carpark... it was almost executed perfectly but I had to move it again slightly to line it up, ruining the "cool" factor of just getting out like it was no big deal doing it.hardc0re_tid said:i loved driving in the snow last year, handbrakers in car parks woot woot!
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I keep expecting ABS to kick in and then realising.........damn it's an optional extra. So start stamping the brakes
I had a scary moment with a single lane bridge and a steep lane leading. Ended up with me stamping the brakes letting it stall and then wedging myself up a mud embankment.
It was that or hit the X5 on it's way through the bridge
All Hail FWD.........Hip Hip!
I had a scary moment with a single lane bridge and a steep lane leading. Ended up with me stamping the brakes letting it stall and then wedging myself up a mud embankment.
It was that or hit the X5 on it's way through the bridge
All Hail FWD.........Hip Hip!
There's no real snow here but my parents live out in the sticks so drove even as a learner in the snow. Didn't find it particularly problematic just used the gears and tried not to panic when things were not entirely in control! 
