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So who has been driving in the snow ?????

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So who has been driving in the snow ?????

Post by m44rrt » Thu Nov 25, 2010 11:47 pm

Its in the UK
Have you been driving through it yet?
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Re: So who has driving in the snow ?????

Post by ksher » Thu Nov 25, 2010 11:59 pm

Better staying at home. I was nearly hit by a truck on a B-road last year.
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Post by daveg » Fri Nov 26, 2010 12:12 am

ksher is wise, would rather not get stuck again like last year.
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Re: So who has driving in the snow ?????

Post by Taz » Fri Nov 26, 2010 7:31 am

z4's should come with an old 4x4 for winter

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Post by Blue » Fri Nov 26, 2010 8:02 am

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! My car is in the garage complete with it's Wintrac tyres, I'm driving an Eos with rubbish summer tyres :evil:

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Re: So who has driving in the snow ?????

Post by NikB » Fri Nov 26, 2010 9:24 am

I've been to work but it's not so bad yet. Our estate proved entertaining this morning and some of the roads are lighting up the traction control icon but it's not that bad if you just drive slower.

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Re: So who has driving in the snow ?????

Post by aquazi » Fri Nov 26, 2010 9:45 am

I drove my Z earlier this year in 2in of snow; with the stock run flats.

TC off, Sport mode on and the accelerator to the floor...... and the car moved about 1cm forwards! :lol:

Taking it slow and steady certainly wins the race in the snow!

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Post by Woots » Fri Nov 26, 2010 9:56 am

try driving the blueflash in anything other than perfectly dry roads...

its how id imagine a tvr to be driving on ice. bloomin LAIRY :lol: :wink:
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Post by chrismann85 » Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:11 am

Haven't experienced the snow in my Zed yet. As it's currently my only car, I will post pics of the wreckage later in the year :D
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Re: So who has driving in the snow ?????

Post by F1ADAM » Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:30 am

Any (sensible) tips for driving the Z in snow and/or icy conditions?
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Post by chrismann85 » Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:34 am

F1ADAM wrote:Any (sensible) tips for driving the Z in snow and/or icy conditions?
Same as any other car, drive slow and stay in a high gear, low revs.
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Post by Z4 Beemer » Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:42 am

All this talk of snow... its 2C here, blue skies and the sun is shining. :D Marvellous :thumbsup:
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Post by a11y » Fri Nov 26, 2010 12:53 pm

Z4 Beemer wrote:All this talk of snow... its 2C here, blue skies and the sun is shining. :D Marvellous :thumbsup:
2deg? I wish! It's struggling o get above zero here although the sun is out which meant the roof was down earlier 8)
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Post by Z4 Beemer » Fri Nov 26, 2010 1:29 pm

F1ADAM wrote:Any (sensible) tips for driving the Z in snow and/or icy conditions?
Try going full lock and full throttle - that should pretty much get the car moving in any direction you want. :P
a11y wrote: 2deg? I wish! It's struggling o get above zero here although the sun is out which meant the roof was down earlier 8)
My house is right on the coast, so it's usually a few degrees higher. :poke: Not even a drop of frost on the car this morning, but yes, definitley 2C when I left the house at 7:15am :D
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Re: So who has driving in the snow ?????

Post by F1ADAM » Fri Nov 26, 2010 1:37 pm

Z4 Beemer wrote:
F1ADAM wrote:Any (sensible) tips for driving the Z in snow and/or icy conditions?
Try going full lock and full throttle - that should pretty much get the car moving in any direction you want. :P
Thank you for all the helpful tips so far! I was hoping for some useful hints on using DTC and perhaps help with the automatic gear shift as I imagine getting into a high gear moving off could pose a problem...
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