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So who has been driving in the snow ?????
- m44rrt
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So who has been driving in the snow ?????
Its in the UK
Have you been driving through it yet?
Have you been driving through it yet?
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- ksher
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Re: So who has driving in the snow ?????
Better staying at home. I was nearly hit by a truck on a B-road last year.
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Re: So who has driving in the snow ?????
ksher is wise, would rather not get stuck again like last year.
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Re: So who has driving in the snow ?????
z4's should come with an old 4x4 for winter
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Re: So who has driving in the snow ?????
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! My car is in the garage complete with it's Wintrac tyres, I'm driving an Eos with rubbish summer tyres
- NikB
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Re: So who has driving in the snow ?????
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 ?????
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!
Taking it slow and steady certainly wins the race in the snow!
TC off, Sport mode on and the accelerator to the floor...... and the car moved about 1cm forwards!
Taking it slow and steady certainly wins the race in the snow!
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Re: So who has driving in the snow ?????
try driving the blueflash in anything other than perfectly dry roads...
its how id imagine a tvr to be driving on ice. bloomin LAIRY
its how id imagine a tvr to be driving on ice. bloomin LAIRY
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Re: So who has driving in the snow ?????
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
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Re: So who has driving in the snow ?????
Any (sensible) tips for driving the Z in snow and/or icy conditions?
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Re: So who has driving in the snow ?????
Same as any other car, drive slow and stay in a high gear, low revs.F1ADAM wrote:Any (sensible) tips for driving the Z in snow and/or icy conditions?
Chris
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Re: So who has driving in the snow ?????
All this talk of snow... its 2C here, blue skies and the sun is shining. Marvellous
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Re: So who has driving in the snow ?????
2deg? I wish! It's struggling o get above zero here although the sun is out which meant the roof was down earlierZ4 Beemer wrote:All this talk of snow... its 2C here, blue skies and the sun is shining. Marvellous
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Re: So who has driving in the snow ?????
Try going full lock and full throttle - that should pretty much get the car moving in any direction you want.F1ADAM wrote:Any (sensible) tips for driving the Z in snow and/or icy conditions?
My house is right on the coast, so it's usually a few degrees higher. Not even a drop of frost on the car this morning, but yes, definitley 2C when I left the house at 7:15ama11y wrote: 2deg? I wish! It's struggling o get above zero here although the sun is out which meant the roof was down earlier
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Re: So who has driving in the snow ?????
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...Z4 Beemer wrote:Try going full lock and full throttle - that should pretty much get the car moving in any direction you want.F1ADAM wrote:Any (sensible) tips for driving the Z in snow and/or icy conditions?