Here comes the snow

[scrapchallenge]

Dirty girl!

you see I knew, I just KNEW that someone would turn that into a double entendre, I had actually gone as far as going into "edit post" immediately after posting to add the words "by the way none of the above is a euphemism", then thought it would only encourage you so deleted it and left the post as it was. dirty boy!

I thought Matt had changed his username then till i realised.

Just looked out window and nothing yet in Aycliffe.

Well I'm not really in Bishop, I'm actually up on the moors between Bishop and Staindrop over towards Butterknowle area. Don't need to go anywhere tomorrow but even if I did it wouldn't bother me really, I've driven in Colorado snow so nothing the UK can possibly throw at me will even be noticed really - it's just the other idiots on the road who consider 1" of snow to be "treacherous!! " that are the danger. So long as I can keep away from the other numpties then I'm just fine.

Don't know if I would be in a RWD 200SX though, but that lives down south with Matt and I mostly drive it when we're on roadtrips in Holland and he's too drunk/hungover to drive (as I am in the signature picture, that's Ken's wife Deb in the passenger seat with a camera taking a photo of Matt & Ken in Ken's S14, while Matt took a photo of us.) Matt did have the same pic for a while but he's changed it now to show off his flares

Kirsty.

[Johnny]

If i don't end up having to spend loads on my upcoming MOT, what's the best way to prepare for the snow for no more than £300? Anyone have experience with chains?

Chains are fooking awesom in proper snow .... Drove around Northen California all winter a couple of years back, and that literally would not have been possible with out chains ... they work beautifully. However that is in deep proper snow.

In the UK, where you get 1 day max of decent snow, just on the backroads .... you would spend more time taking them on and off then driving with them.

I wouldnt bother in the UK.


For 300 ... get winter tyres. ..... or for £15 buy a couple of bags of sand and a spade from b&q and leave it in your boot ..... its amazing what weight over the rears and a spade to get you going can do

[Teggers]

^^^ Wouldn't bother with chains in the uk unless winters start getting really bad. Even then I'd rather have a set of stock wheels with snow tyres fitted. I have chains but never needed to use them, even in the alps.

If it snows anything like last year round here I wont be able to get into work, which will be funny as I work at the Met Office

Wuss I went to work every day it snowed. Drove the 200 and had a lot of fun. Last year was a piss-poor dusting of the white stuff. Nothing like a decent amount

As long as you take it easy and remember the throttle is analogue not digital you'll be fine.

[SidewaysThough]

I imagine it'll be a Mitsu Challenger, aka a Shogun Sport

Your not wrong there!! For £250, for a 2.8td, can you really go wrong?

[Orkney]

I had spare wheels with snow chains on the diesel 205 last winter, its absolutely astonishing where the car will go with them on!

As said above you only see an improvement when your driving on a depth of snow or slush and they are noisey and juddery on tarmac, work fine between 25 and 30mph where you hit a sweet spot.

[pdh 14a]

you see I knew, I just KNEW that someone would turn that into a double entendre, I had actually gone as far as going into "edit post" immediately after posting to add the words "by the way none of the above is a euphemism", then thought it would only encourage you so deleted it and left the post as it was. dirty boy!


Kirsty.

You know me,couldn't resist!

[Aitch]

It's just started here in Cheshire

I don't think there will be enough for sledging this weekend though

[SX Sam]

It's just started here in Cheshire

I'm so glad, especially as I have to ride home on my Motorbike in the bloody snow

[Aitch]

I'm so glad, especially as I have to ride home on my Motorbike in the bloody snow

I don't think it will even cover the ground Sam - you'll be fine

[Teggers]

Just spoke to someone in Darlington who said theres loads up there Offered to swap houses as I have clear blue skies and bright warm sunshine. Not even cold enough for a jacket! But he didn't want to move down south. Oh well...

[Aitch]

But he didn't want to move down south.

Normally I could understand that sentiment, but I've been to Darlington

[Ralz]

I have clear blue skies and bright warm sunshine. Not even cold enough for a jacket!

It was bloody freezing this morning in Dawlish, it took me half an hour to build up the courage to get out of bed! Then had to scrape all the ice from my windscreen which made my hands hurt

[Teggers]

Really?! I wandered out in a short sleeve shirt, got the hose out and squirted the windscreen till the frost had gone, rolled it back up and trundled off to work

[marko14a]

It's crap here hardly a flake

Although, I am driving to near Dusseldorf on Sunday so that's probably a good thing!

[Aitch]

Dusseldorf, yesterday*:










*Not really

[Dare]

Would love to have a play on that in my 200 if it was lined with balloons for when i'd inevitably spin out.

[SX_BIG]

Would love to have a play on that in my 200 if it was lined with balloons for when i'd inevitably spin out.

hahaha awesome.. like the safety barriers at bowling!

[The Artist]

We have a fair bit snow (not loads) but its still snowing

[scrapchallenge]

Just spoke to someone in Darlington who said theres loads up there Offered to swap houses as I have clear blue skies and bright warm sunshine. Not even cold enough for a jacket! But he didn't want to move down south. Oh well...

if you're within commuting distance of London then I'll swap with you plenty of snow up here

I don't think there will be enough for sledging this weekend though

got plenty for sledging here, and plenty of hills to play on too


Kirsty

[marko14a]

Dusseldorf, yesterday*:





*Not really

Git

How does the Monaro compare to an SX in the snow? More or less useless?