snow driving !

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snow driving !

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meant to snow over the next 3 days people and on the off chance that the english weatherman is right... be carefull driving we had a few scrapes and accidents last year !
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snow !!!! .... i love snow but it costs me twice as much to get any where :(
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lol, true, i should get my car back on the road monday i found a 6n2 near here that was written off from the back so i can have all its front panels goona pick em up friday im gonna fit it all saturday then party ready for sunday :-) then i will probablky have it all resprayed mid january friends going to do it all for 200 quid... result ! :D :D :D
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I love the snow - had great fun in my Polo getting to work through 13-inches of snow in February. My route also takes me down a very steep and twisty country lane... All I can say is thank God for ABS breaks ;)

Here I am after dropping by my parents:
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woo-hoo for the snow as its xmas :lol: , but boo for the car as their getting new toyo threads :shock:
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My Toyo proxies weren't too bad in that snow but this year I've got snow tyres on for the winter ;)
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Try to separate your steering, braking, gear changes and acceleration as much as you can when you're driving in the snow. Doing it all at once increases the chance of putting the car in to a slide.
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crap! my tires don't work at the moment (brand new firestones). 1st and 2nd gears just spin! should be interesting tomorrow - i'll still be going the back roads like :P
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It was snowing here today (Crawley) but it has stopped now and its melting away :(
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Here we go again... he he!

This was this morning in Crawley.

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The snow mega killed my gti, ripped off my spliter lcr, ruined my lower strut all scrathed up and my decat pipe came loose and to top it off, all my engine bay is coverd in crap from the roads as i have no under tray due to my lower strut brace!

Had misfiring issues all over xmas as it had corroded all my leas and spark plugs n my coilpack, not fun at all in essex!!!!
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i dont really post on here much other than in the for sale section but here is a pic of my bora

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Nice!
We've had lots of snow in Crawley again. It was 8-inches in my garden and it didn't really stop all day yesterday.
Got a couple more pics of the polo in the snow so I'll post up later.
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Polo not been out in the snow. Spent 4 hours clearing the stuff today though ...

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Joniboy wrote:Here I am after dropping by my parents:
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Love it how they are just watching you push yourself out the snow! :lol:
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