Arrogant thoughts as I drove back in the snow. . .

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paulgs1000

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 Newcastle upon Tyne
Well the snow came down quite heavily this afternoon and I felt a little superior driving through the large snowflakes with my winter wheels and tyres on. . . :rofl:

Not quite the conditions needed to test out the new rubber but a laugh in any case :D



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I've posted about this earlier londnbmwguy: just fitted them and in 'normal' conditions they let go and slide much more controllably than my usual Goodyear F1s. It was a surprise but as mr wilks pointed out - they're not performance tyres - they are meant to get you through ice and snow more effectively. . .

Was out for a hoon with a couple of the forum regulars last week and after initial anxiety they were ok but not confident inspiring and I did take care but they performed well enough for a wet blustery day.

Hardly a test today though! :D

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you seem to be having what the BBC now call a Winter White Out Weather Bomb of Snow or what STV call a flurry :D

glad they work though
 
ZermattV said:
you seem to be having what the BBC now call a Winter White Out Weather Bomb of Snow or what STV call a flurry :D

glad they work though
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Looks more like a dusting rather than a flurry - a flurry would shut Heathrow etc ;) :D
 
Definitely a flurry. . . . :D

and over quite quickly though we are in the grip of a heavy frost at the moment and with a clear sky looks like it's going to be a heavy freeze over night.


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paulgs1000 said:
Definitely a flurry. . . . :D

and over quite quickly though we are in the grip of a heavy frost at the moment and with a clear sky looks like it's going to be a heavy freeze over night.


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Make sure you pack a shovel, a warm coat and some emergency rations for the morning :thumbsup:
 
I'll make certain Steph gets them together in the morning and takes them with her whilst I head back in the house and turn up the central heating. . . . :D

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I made the mistake of driving with that depth of snow on the roof. All was fine until the car interior warmed up. When I braked, the entire block of snow slid down on to the windscreen rendering me completely blind at around 30mph. The wipers didn't touch it so I had to stop unsighted and scoop it off the screen with my hands.
 
The answer is a rope - trapped in one car door whilst you walk around the car - i later found out. i scooped it off the roof and it took forever.
 
Good luck with the winters Paul - I use some Vredestein WIntrac Extremes on my Audi S4 (quattro) and jolly well needed them last night on a steep twisty section of road near home returning from ( indoor) tennis around 9pm last night.

I passed maybe 4 cars all stuck with wheels spinning and folk shoving - I thought - the right thing to do here is to press ahead and clear a path for following cars - clearly if I had a rope and not wearing tennis gear I might have tried more to help but someone had to clear a path ! :driving:
 
ZermattV said:
The answer is a rope - trapped in one car door whilst you walk around the car - i later found out. i scooped it off the roof and it took forever.
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I cover the car with a couple of old (unused) theatre drapes which I shut in the doors / boot and tuck under the wipers. They are impervious so prevent ice formation on the windscreen and windows and also allow removal of all the snow in one go by simply removing the drape and shaking it. It does require a little forewarning of snow though.
 
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