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woody
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by woody » Tue Jan 05, 2016 11:29 am
Dominic wrote:pshanks76 wrote:captain wrote:I've got Toyo s953 on my Elise and it's very surefooted on these cold wet roads.
I know quite a few people with SUV's who proudly claim they don't need winter tyres because they've got 4x4. Does anyone here know the brindy hill between Premnay and Keig? I passed three 4x4's (amongst some other cars and a bus!) stuck in a few inches of snow a few weeks back in my elise.
I used to pass many a 4x4 in my ST220 with winter rubber on heading up to the Lecht.
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I may have mentioned this previously on this thread - I took great pleasure in passing a stuck Merc M class on a snowy/ icy hill in my Fiesta ST on winters. It is amazing the difference winters make - in those conditions.
& I think I've mentioned passing a mini stuck in snow on a gentle hill in the Elise shod with AD06's.
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Stephen
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by Stephen » Tue Jan 05, 2016 11:31 am
It's like the difference between going out in your hiking boots v your smooth soled dancing shoes!
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by j2 lot » Tue Jan 05, 2016 11:47 am
you have dancing shoes??!!
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Stephen
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by Stephen » Tue Jan 05, 2016 11:49 am
If you're not living on the edge you're wasting too much space!
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Stephen
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by Stephen » Sat Jan 09, 2016 10:42 am
Well the snow tyres are getting a workout today. 3" of snow here. Just away to build an igloo. Yay!
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by Dominic » Sat Jan 09, 2016 2:53 pm
Stephen wrote:Well the snow tyres are getting a workout today. 3" of snow here. Just away to build an igloo. Yay!
no snow here in the weegie
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by j2 lot » Sat Jan 09, 2016 4:03 pm
3 hours to get from Glasgow or Strathaven last night as the roads were gridlocked with twatbadgers that can't drive in snow
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BiggestNizzy
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by BiggestNizzy » Sat Jan 09, 2016 5:58 pm
Couple of inches last night in Kilmarnock. Winters were ace. However everyone else drove like a twat.
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by Mike Scib » Sat Jan 16, 2016 6:34 pm
Winter tyres working well on my Elise.
alicrozier wrote:As Robin said, need to be comfortable and confident to push right up to the limit - sometimes you only find the limit by going beyond it...
(that's why I think Mike will do fine, that and his lack of imagination).
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Stephen
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by Stephen » Sat Jan 16, 2016 6:35 pm
Good good
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by BigD » Sat Jan 16, 2016 8:45 pm
Like it.
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by jj » Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:42 pm
Fitted a set of OEM 18s with Pirelli Sottozeros on our CLS Shooting Brake this morning, and they got a fair test today with about 3 or 4 inches around these parts. I was passing wheel spinning 5 series and stuck cars like it wasn't even snowing. I was deliberately stopping on inclines and pulling away to see how it was and they just found grip and away it went.
The ride is also a lot better than on the AMG 19s.
Absolutely amazed to be honest, never used snow tyres before but I'm converted now.
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Dominic
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by Dominic » Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:42 pm
Very cool.
My elise was all over the place in the snow today.... Not complaining though
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by campbell » Sat Jan 16, 2016 11:17 pm
Couple of jaunty handbrake turns in the Octy this eve. Mental!!
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by Sanjøy » Sat Jan 16, 2016 11:18 pm
Yup dsc off and handbrake used in the car park when sledging today.
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