Ninehigh
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posted on 11/1/10 at 08:20 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by stevebubs
quote: Originally posted by DAN-MNR-ZX12R
My mercs toss in the snow, not helped by the fact that I cant turn my interfering traction controll or stbility control off compleatly.
As soon as I start to loose traction the car reduces the power to the wheels untill they stop spinning (which is wheels stopped compleatly) then the
stability control assumes that if my back end is spinning I must be in a slide and applies the front brakes to compensate.
So to summeries the car stops the rear wheels from turning and puts the front brakes on and leaves me in the missuses corsa. ACE!!
Try turning it off, perhaps?
Winter driving should be part of the test. I know they can't always do the practical side but they should make sure you have a decent grounding
on it.
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bigfoot4616
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posted on 11/1/10 at 09:03 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by Mr Whippy
just put down as much power as your grip can take and you'll keep going.
generally i would agree but there has been a few occasions where bringing the clutch up at idle has starting spinning the wheels and no movement but
giving it more revs and spinning them faster has got me going.
thats in an empty RWD transit, i should of put some weight in it as i'm sick of getting my shovel out the back
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Simon
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posted on 13/1/10 at 12:26 AM |
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quote: Originally posted by cd.thomson
no point me making yet another snow related thread but is anybody cycling about still?
Not for commuting, just for fun, tis was me at Bedgebury on Sunday
ATB
Simon
[Edited on 13/1/10 by Simon]
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locostbuyer83
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posted on 13/1/10 at 04:43 PM |
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that looks like hard work
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MikeRJ
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posted on 13/1/10 at 06:54 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by Danozeman
There are some right nutters about in this weather. Iv had no problems at all in my bmw apart from lack of grip
I think that is pretty much the main problem most people have in ice and snow
[Edited on 13/1/10 by MikeRJ]
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Schrodinger
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posted on 13/1/10 at 08:28 PM |
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What is bugging me atm is that all of the roads around here that have been cleared have had the snow ploughed onto the footpaths at the side of the
road so any pedestrian has to walk on the road and then gets showered in the sh!te from the middle of the road as well as some gestures.
Keith
Aviemore
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:{THC}:YosamiteSam
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posted on 13/1/10 at 08:32 PM |
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no prolems up here in the north east - snows all gone now.. was even thinking of getting the busa out for a run soon.. blow some cobwebs off ![](/images//smilies/bigsmile.gif)
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JoelP
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posted on 13/1/10 at 08:41 PM |
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well its settling again in leeds, and moving north!
I went ar5e over tit this morning, lunch all over the lawn!
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02GF74
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posted on 20/1/10 at 09:40 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by scootz
Was her face pressed against the windscreen cos she'd only cleared at 10cm2 of ice?
was it this one?
[Edited on 20/1/10 by 02GF74]
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