Quinster Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Yay! Maybe I'll get to use my snow button (for real this time). Bring it on man.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 To get out my town theirs a long hill up to the motorway, I've survived since 2012... mind you I've also got stuck, nearly spun round, had to turn back after putting autosocks on etc but...yeah survived haha. *TOUCH WOOD* Its been ok and when we did get a decent bit of snow it was the weekend and I didn't need to work and the rain took it away again before I had to go back However... its Friday tomorrow and its to snow from the time I go to work, I'll be up nice and early,get the bloody ice off it and hopefully get into work before that happens haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valy Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 (edited) I think is fair to say the TC blinks to most of us daily with this weather Edited January 14, 2016 by valy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spunkehmunkey Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I got some serious wiggly bottom just accelerating briskly on a dual carriageway, I think it was mostly due to surface water rather than ice but definitely a little nod not to push it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsexr Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I'll end up in a ditch next week now, you wait and see. But will you tell us if you did...?! He did last time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraziekatz1 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 25 min commute......if only Icy weather = tight bum cheeks lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Nearly died today! Let's just say that a road on which you can spin the wheels up in 4th at 30mph isn't a very fun road at all 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Well you will buy these crap tyres... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 I can only imagine how lethal it would've been on either rubbish tyres or if I'd taken the MR2 on 888s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairyman68 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Just put my winter tyres on following a scare yesterday in the snow and ice... hope they, and a bit less right boot will keep me safe..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyflo Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Reading this makes me glad mine is tucked away in the garage at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT4 Zed Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Ice what ice👀. I still have so much grip on R888s and now hoping for some snow so I could have really have cheap low friction responsible fun out there.😎😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 ^^^ That's the attitude, well played sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Bradders- Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I'm jelous of you all! my 350 aint on the road otherwise i'd have drove to watford yesterday to go play in the snow lol, had nothing in east london, not even a drizzle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Driver Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) I had a little scare back last summer... it hadn't rained properly in about a week and a half and we had a good bit of sunshine during that time. Then, one Sunday morning it started lashing. I was on my way heading to Cars & Coffee and stopped off to pick up another Z owner. We were stopped at a red light and once green and I made a right 90 degree turn onto a dual carriage way. I was doing probably 15-20 mph and as I was applying the throttle slowly coming out of the turn and the back end stepped out... very much so....it just kept going and going... Quick countersteer stopped me going towards the barrier. The roads were incredibly greasy - like ice The best thing was that right behind me at the lights looking out on to the junction was a Police traffic corps car... they saw it all.... they caught up to me further down the road alongside me... had a good look... laughed... then kept going. It clearly didn't look like an intentional drift! Edited January 18, 2016 by GT Driver 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillomaster Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Had a fun drive yesterday... 5:30am, gentle snow falling, 370lbft of torque in the beemer, summer tyres. Just moderate acceleration is enough to get the tcs light blinking, let alone trying to corner. still, on the plus side nice to know that the stability systems are all working nicely, car is cutting power and braking individual wheels well before I've needed to deploy oversteer protocol. Really should get the new car on a trackday at some point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rook Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I dunno, I have to say I'd rather be driving through the snow in a reasonably heavy, wide car with fat tyres and a low centre of gravity than other half's Megane that understeers on a warm dry day at 15mph! I'll be short shifting though, my bum's not ready for four wheel drifts haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowhereboy Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I got stuck on a hill in the first day of snow, traffic waiting to come past me and now way of getting up the hill. The hill was inclined too so the car slid into the curb and the only way of getting it out was to curb the sh*t out of one of the wheels by reversing back down. Gutted. Add that to the roadworks incident and someone rear ending me recently and it makes for a rather unsuccessful winter this year. Probably should have bought a daily, hey ho...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowhereboy Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) Can't wait for the summer to pamper the car, it's crying out for a proper detail but it's pointless right now. Edit - wheey just hit 1000 posts Edited January 18, 2016 by nowhereboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I dunno, I have to say I'd rather be driving through the snow in a reasonably heavy, wide car with fat tyres and a low centre of gravity than other half's Megane that understeers on a warm dry day at 15mph! I'll be short shifting though, my bum's not ready for four wheel drifts haha. FWD trumps RWD in the snow easily. Also those fat tyres are worse for grip in the snow than skinny ones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 ickle J reg Sunny is paying dividends in these conditions, 350z you stay in bed and rest up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillomaster Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 best car in the snow is my wifes Peugeot 206 1.1. that is, when the battery isn't flat! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarmoZ Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 (edited) Out the house this morning to go to work looked at the frosted Zed, looked at the frosted Focus, looked at the frosted ground. I bottled it and hopped in the Focus. Iv'e already written off one Zed and i aint gonna write off another lol even if it does have MPSS on them, I think i'm scared for life haha Edited January 19, 2016 by DarmoZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lance350 Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 ha I'm exactly the same been driving the 1.0l polo to work every day this week. On the upside I have saved about £20 on fuel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H1979 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Unfortunately I don't have a little run around so unless there's a good amount of snow put down the z gets used or I just work from home. You guys do know the loud pedal isn't binary right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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