franky
|
| posted on 30/11/10 at 11:50 PM |
|
|
a cheap a4 2.8 quattro, you can get them cheap and they're good to drive in all weather.
|
|
|
|
|
Volvorsport
|
| posted on 1/12/10 at 08:24 AM |
|
|
most people in sweden still have 2wd cars...........
they just fit good tyres (legal requirement). the government also put crushed granite on the roads too .
how many people in this country are prepared every winter to buy winter tyres ?
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
|
|
|
sdh2903
|
| posted on 1/12/10 at 09:24 AM |
|
|
Coozer - that looks too good /pricey for me but I would have thought people would have been pestering you to buy that round your neck of the
woods!!
Nash - what is that a trooper? Looks a hell of a nice car for 800 notes.
With regards to suzuki's etc they would be great for the immediate snow. However not so great for my secondary use as a general crap mover and
for towing my kit about, so they're out.
I have looked at getting winter tyres however for my tintop your looking at around £600 for a set.
|
|
|
Volvorsport
|
| posted on 1/12/10 at 10:15 AM |
|
|
dont overlook the 850/v70 AWD , very underated and cheap altho not permanently 4wd .
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
|
|
|
l0rd
|
| posted on 1/12/10 at 11:04 AM |
|
|
what about a reliable Renault Laguna.
You can get mine which has 195-65-15 and a set of alloys with 205-55-16
All that for £900.
|
|
|
sdh2903
|
| posted on 1/12/10 at 01:50 PM |
|
|
quote:
Originally posted by l0rd
what about a reliable Renault Laguna.
You can get mine which has 195-65-15 and a set of alloys with 205-55-16
All that for £900.
Sorry but I've had my fill with renaults, i've never been able to use reliable as an accurate description
|
|
|
meany
|
| posted on 1/12/10 at 03:05 PM |
|
|
just for reference...in the snow...and its hilly around here. (Rossendale)
My Dad (65) has a 1998 Freelander 1.8, he runs all year round with M+S tyres, i think they are ...lol.
He says" i dont know what everyones problem is" with a big grin.
I run a 2006 Impreza WRX, 215/45/17 bridgestone potenza's, it does ok but can fishtail a bit.
My mum has a 2003 Freelander TD4,,,complete bag of poo, it wont even get off her drive, its crap in the snow
i dont feel safe in it to be honest and it has hill decent, traction control and apparently an open open diff on the back...that explains a
lot..tut.
[Edited on 1/12/10 by meany]
|
|
|
Nash
|
| posted on 1/12/10 at 10:07 PM |
|
|
quote:
Originally posted by sdh2903
Coozer - that looks too good /pricey for me but I would have thought people would have been pestering you to buy that round your neck of the
woods!!
Nash - what is that a trooper? Looks a hell of a nice car for 800 notes.
With regards to suzuki's etc they would be great for the immediate snow. However not so great for my secondary use as a general crap mover and
for towing my kit about, so they're out.
I have looked at getting winter tyres however for my tintop your looking at around £600 for a set.
It is a Isuzu Trooper BIGHORN (Japanese Import). 3.1 TD 7 seats, leather, Climate, Auto, Auto Lock hubs, Electric heated seats, Handling pack by
LOTUS, Electric windows and wing mirrors (heated and retractable), Hi-Lo ratios...... oh and a hole in the rad  . Its a great tow car and it has been
all over the country.
I can also recommend the General Grabber AT2's as an all round tyre. For £90 each they are the dogs dangles.
I bought it off a mate of a mate from the North East (in Hutton Henry. Thats the place not the bloke  ). He was running it on 50% chip fat and it was
cheap as.... no I won't say that to run. I don't bother as I don't do enough miles per annum to worry (with three cars in the
family, wifes, the Indy and this the mileage is spread out).
I'll stop waffling now. Suffice to say the best utility all rounder I've ever owned.
Hope that helps.................... Neil
It's What You Do Next That Counts.
Build It, Buy It, Drive It:
Southern Kit Car Club
|
|
|
JoelP
|
| posted on 1/12/10 at 10:48 PM |
|
|
you're on form neil, two laughs in one post It must be that smug feeling of unstopablility ah, except its been stopped  lol
|
|
|
Nash
|
| posted on 2/12/10 at 07:22 PM |
|
|
good point well put.
Theres three laughs as I couldn't get to work today because my stead was indispossed. Always look on the bright side of life.
.............Neil
It's What You Do Next That Counts.
Build It, Buy It, Drive It:
Southern Kit Car Club
|
|
|
Ninehigh
|
| posted on 3/12/10 at 01:26 AM |
|
|
quote:
Originally posted by sdh2903
I have looked at getting winter tyres however for my tintop your looking at around £600 for a set.
It's beginning to look like if you're planning on keeping it for a few more years it might be worth buying a set on separate rims just for
winter
|
|
|
Nash
|
| posted on 3/12/10 at 09:23 PM |
|
|
quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
you're on form neil, two laughs in one post It must be that smug feeling of unstopablility ah, except its been stopped lol
Radiator in, Trooper back on the road. I no longer resemble the last part of your statement but do resemble the former. and theres one for good
luck
....... Neil
It's What You Do Next That Counts.
Build It, Buy It, Drive It:
Southern Kit Car Club
|
|
|
