bugglet Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 Did a 180 mile round trip to visit the in-laws yesterday and this is the result... ...now waiting for a break in the weather that's long enough for me to get it back to looking how it should! By the way is there something about gritting lorries I don't know that everyone else does? I had to get past a gritter on the run home up the motorway last night, something I never like doing especially with Nissan's soft paint, (it also scared the living daylights out of my wife who was sleeping in the passenger seat! ), and there was a nice queue of cars behind it. Were they just too scared to overtake, or is there some bit of knowledge about gritting that I'm missing? Like do they only grit as far as the next junction, or turn the grit off every now and then? Just wondered as I often see people happy to crawl along behind them. Quote
Ebized Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 You should submit one of those pics for next years calendar Quote
martinmac Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 Nice one bud, hang on to the pics Gritting wagon scare the hell out of me for the same reason, stone chip hell Definatley get past them if there isnt too much snow. Quote
bugglet Posted March 22, 2008 Author Posted March 22, 2008 I enjoy driving the car too much to limit it to sunshine use only, and you can have lots of fun at safe speeds with the traction control off on a wet day, so it often has a used look about it. Sounds like there could be a "B Sides" calendar on the way then. I'll hang on to the pictures just in case. Quote
Ebized Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 Looks kinda nice dirty Look out everyone where this thread is going, Beavis has just hit the wrong 'favorites' button Quote
davetstan Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 I think people hang back just to avoud getting pelted as you drive passed, They never switch them off so its a case of get passed as quick as poss or sit at 50 mph til you reach your junction.... either way they are a pain in the bottom. Quote
Beavis Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 Looks kinda nice dirty Look out everyone where this thread is going, Beavis has just hit the wrong 'favorites' button Sorry Ebi i don't need a favourites button, i have a dirty girl for real. Quote
AndySpak Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 I never overtake them anymore. I did it once in a metallic dark blue 200sx a few years back and I needed to get the bonnet resprayed afterwards. Ever since then, I just hang back and wince as people like you cruise past wrecking your nice cars. Quote
bugglet Posted March 22, 2008 Author Posted March 22, 2008 What do you do on an A road when one comes the other way? Quote
AndySpak Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 What do you do on an A road when one comes the other way? Pull across into the oncoming traffic and stop it of course. Would have thought that was obvious? Quote
bugglet Posted March 22, 2008 Author Posted March 22, 2008 You're not trying hard enough! Pull across into the oncoming traffic and stop it of course. Would have thought that was obvious? Quote
Chris`I Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 Just wait until the next junction and see if you can come off and back on again in front of it Quote
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