First snow

Corranga · Post by **Corranga** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 9:11 pm

kevham wrote:Bad here in Livi - worst snow I've ever seen.

campbell wrote:A colleague from Livingston was snowed in on Monday, so clearly not getting any better since!

Was in Livi in the VX on Monday, that was an adventure. New Bridgestones seem to be doing their job though!

Chris

Mike Scib · Post by **Mike Scib** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 10:59 pm

mckeann wrote:Instead of 195/45/16, i'm thinking of some 185/60/14's on a set of steel wheels.

Will 14's fit mate with yours being a "Sport" Ka? Bigger brakes and wider arches?

I had that plan for Lynda's as its on 17" wheels with the standard wheels lying in the garage being 16"....still £80 a corner!

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 6:23 pm

Will look into it first obviously, but i think it should be ok. I think the brakes are still pretty tiny, but no idea about wheel arches. cheers though

kevham · Post by **kevham** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:32 pm

Corranga wrote:
kevham wrote:Bad here in Livi - worst snow I've ever seen.

campbell wrote:A colleague from Livingston was snowed in on Monday, so clearly not getting any better since!
Was in Livi in the VX on Monday, that was an adventure. New Bridgestones seem to be doing their job though!

Chris

I still can't get my VX out of the garage! And I'm supposed to be taking it to Kames on Sunday. This was my driveway on Wednesday:

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 7:30 pm

Walked up to Hillend today. When was the last time your saw off piste skiing in Edinburgh?!

Lazydonkey · Post by **Lazydonkey** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 8:13 pm

How's livi looking just now? What are the chances of me having to "work from home" on my first day back ?

mikeyb13 · Post by **mikeyb13** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 11:00 pm

Lazydonkey wrote:How's livi looking just now? What are the chances of me having to "work from home" on my first day back ?

The main roads are not great but driveable. The streets are crazy it took me more than an hour to get from the end of my street to my driveway earlier

Post by **campbell** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:25 am

Sanjoy wrote:Walked up to Hillend today. When was the last time your saw off piste skiing in Edinburgh?!

Apparently the 14th hole was skiing well!

see http://www.winterhighland.info for full reports

Was tempted to head over there today with the family, but too busy prepping for a week away at Strathyre Cabins. Might try to hit Glencoe one day through the week though.

neil · Post by **neil** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:00 am

Thats me now fully equipped for the conditions. Tried out the autosocks the other day and they work incredibly well

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:52 am

Was looking at a set of these for the merc today as I prep it post holidays for the commute as read we might have another two weeks of this.

Lazydonkey · Post by **Lazydonkey** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:33 am

mikeyb13 wrote:
Lazydonkey wrote:How's livi looking just now? What are the chances of me having to "work from home" on my first day back ?
The main roads are not great but driveable. The streets are crazy it took me more than an hour to get from the end of my street to my driveway earlier

The car park in my office is interesting

neil · Post by **neil** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 3:38 pm

Sanjoy wrote:Was looking at a set of these for the merc today as I prep it post holidays for the commute as read we might have another two weeks of this.

Snow tyres are probably a better option as these are speed limited to 50kph and will be quickly torn to shreds on tarmac. They're good to have in the car as an insurance policy though in case you get stuck - hasn't happened to me yet but is probably only a matter of time....

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:00 pm

neil wrote:
Sanjoy wrote:Was looking at a set of these for the merc today as I prep it post holidays for the commute as read we might have another two weeks of this.
Snow tyres are probably a better option as these are speed limited to 50kph and will be quickly torn to shreds on tarmac. They're good to have in the car as an insurance policy though in case you get stuck - hasn't happened to me yet but is probably only a matter of time....

are they? The ones on my hire car seemed happy at 180!

neil · Post by **neil** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:21 am

Sanjoy wrote:
neil wrote:
Sanjoy wrote:Was looking at a set of these for the merc today as I prep it post holidays for the commute as read we might have another two weeks of this.
Snow tyres are probably a better option as these are speed limited to 50kph and will be quickly torn to shreds on tarmac. They're good to have in the car as an insurance policy though in case you get stuck - hasn't happened to me yet but is probably only a matter of time....
are they? The ones on my hire car seemed happy at 180!

ah but hire cars are happy at any speed in any conditions

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:40 am

Some snow in Ayrshire last night but again the Elise made it into work no problem

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