Z4 needs a winch

[cj10jeeper]

I had a right old laugh this morning.I`m staying in a small village with UNGRITTED roads. I reversed my car and drove it to the end of the graveled drive and stopped briefly to observe the road I had to drive on - so I`m facing downhill slightly. I had to drive down this little slope then along a REAL icy short flat piece of road before going up a decent sized climb that I thought I wouldn`t make it up. As I observed the road a couple looked over at me shaking their heads while smiling which I took at them trying to indicate to me 'forget it'. The woman`s Load Road Discovery (??I think) was stuck on the flat piece of road and the guy had a shovel and some sand with him. I indicated to them the direction I would take because it was a junction also and I was going to drive right past the Land Rover, so they kindly stood by the road to watch me have a go. I headed off slowly and waved at the couple with a big cheesey smile on my face as I drove past the STUCK 4x4 Land Rover and up the hill I went - all done in 2nd gear at low RPM`s and minimal wheel spin - Of course the little bit of momentum helped

Nice - Watch the body language of such observers. Folder arms, cheesy grin and if you do make something they thought you'd fail then and inability to be able to look any longer and 'witness' it....lol

 

[rabman5]

Don't get confused with "snow tyres" as opposed to winter tyres.

Winter tyres have much better performance at lower temperatures than "summer" tyres, and even run of the mill car tyres must be better in lower temps than Bridgestone or Continental tyres.

This is very true.

 

[Smokin]

I find it a bit amusing you guys are having such trouble. I learned years ago not to take my car out in snowy weather. It just doesn't work. Now maybe I won't be ridiculed fo putting it away every November. The snow you've have the past few days, i've seen 10 times already this season. On the bright side, when you do store your Z4 away for a time, the first drive afterward is incredible! It really makes you appreciate it.

I think our problem is that we never really have this weather!!! Therefore a second car for bad weather just wouldn't ever get used, maybe one day a year at the very most. This years weather is in the headlines because it hasn't been this bad for 18 years...

It's a bit like the news in California when there is bad rain... (I've been there when it happens, people just aren't prepared for it!)

That's the way it is here in the SE-USA. We're supposed to have snow again tonight and be almost 70F this weekend! Even the weatherman on the local TV station called our 7 day forecast "bizarre".

 

[paddy wright]

had mine out for the first time today and it was usless in the snow- slight hills and burnouts! ah well- the sun will return!