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How's eveyrone getting on....
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2003 9:17 am
by mole
...in the snow?
Not been out in mine yet, the lanes are terrible round by me, cars in ditches everywhere I'm told, time to put the snow tyres on?
Sweden in 27 days!!!
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2003 11:07 am
by polo2k
a little light at times but then again we havent been above -2 for 3 days and im running my summer tyres (not out of choise, ask me why)
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2003 12:45 pm
by des_pd_ tdi
It's millitant in London. Not looking forward to the drive home.
Not Good!!
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2003 12:16 pm
by tdisport
Snowed here last night and i skidded off road into curb.
Luckily no major damage. only scrubbed tyres. ooops.
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2003 1:57 pm
by mole
polo2k, do you normally change tyres for the winter then? Why not this winter?
des_pd_tdi, how was the drive home then?
tdisport, ooops! not good lol.... i did something similar, no damage tho
I've been out playing! Went out with my 17s with normal tyres on, took about half hour to brake with ABS going mental, and came round a bend at 10mph and slid straight into a bank, luckily no major damage.
Went home, put my old 14s on, with mud and snow tyres, and they made a HUGE improvement, I never thought they would. Breaking is greatly improved but the biggest difference is in grip in a straight line and cornering, I did the same bend I stacked it on earlier at 20mph easy!
Bring on Sweden!
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2003 9:02 am
by des_pd_ tdi
Stacked my car into a load of bushes outside work, highly embarrassing. No damage apart from my pride. Thankgod I'd put two coats of Zymol Titanium on before winter.
Had to laugh though.
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2003 6:19 pm
by polo2k
i would have changed them when i was doing the brakes the other day but i found out that cos id stored them on their backs outside the rim had filled with water and frozen therfore absolutly killing the balencing and also one one wheel the wheel trim was frozen into the ice
so now im rolling around on my summer tyres which makes for fun ... ill put some pics up later
(ps josh youve already seen the pics last night)
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2003 11:20 pm
by Nelson_Wilbury
Only a t**t (ahem) that hit me on the A12 'claiming' to be ice. Other than that with the 15 inch Melborne I've had no grip problems whatsoever apart from in the odd car park (where snow hasn't cleared). Thinking of buying the winter pack with my next Polo though
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2003 11:13 pm
by mole
des - oops!
polo2k - never good! Summer tyres make it all good fun though, must admit, never use winter tyres normally but therse snow ones were superb!
Nelson - ouch!