snow!!

[bmpaul]

so, whos had fun in the snow then..........RWD+snow=bl**dy hell!

[town325i]

all i no is a e36 compact is sh1t in the snow it just gets stuck every where

[Alex]

all i no is a e36 compact is sh1t in the snow it just gets stuck every where

my mum has one and its shit in the ice and snow, it got stuck in a frozen puddle

[ImysE30]

I was out playing the FWD wrongness

[Alex]

I was out playing the FWD wrongness

i got my corsa wheel spinning in 5th the speedo was reading 75mph

that was on an ungritted road it was pure ice / snow

btw what happened to that thread last night

[ImysE30]

I was out playing the FWD wrongness

i got my corsa wheel spinning in 5th the speedo was reading 75mph

that was on an ungritted road it was pure ice / snow

btw what happened to that thread last night

I got upto 60mph and then had to stop

I dare take the E30 out

It got locked and then dissapeared

[Alex]

damn

i was only doing 20mph but the speedo was reading 75mph in 5th

i need a wide open space coverd in snow to try and get it wheelspinning at 100mph might need to use handbrake

[ImysE30]

I nominated it for Zone Gold though

I'd love to do that, no place like that round here though

[Alex]

i did it on the road behind college it never getts gritted and it was snow that had been compacted to like ice

they should never grit the roads, just give everyone snow chains

[ImysE30]

Damn, i bet that was fun. E30 or Corsa?

That's what they do in Russia

[Alex]

corsa i cannot drive e30 till the 21st of this month

nearly here

fook ive just looked outside and its throwing it down with snow

met office has severe wether warnings for the north east

[ImysE30]

Counting down the days, don't think i would be driving an e30 in this weather anyway

It just stopped snowing here about 30 mins ago, must be 4-5 inches of snow

[Morat]

I wimped out and took the Fiat, it just loves the snow.
Maybe if I had an LSD on the touring....

[ImysE30]

Even with an LSD it would still be difficult to control

[Alex]

we have just had a load all the roads were like slush before, now there a few inches deep of snow

ive just been out and went round a corner at 10mph and started to slide towards the pavement

good job i can control it

[ImysE30]

It's started to chuck it down again and i need to go home for lunch

[hubble]

It's started to chuck it down again and i need to go home for lunch

Don't be driving home like your avatar....

[aj_mckay]

I saw some fool driving along with snow chains on the back wheels of his E46 - on a road that had ZERO snow on it, just water

[Alex]

I saw some fool driving along with snow chains on the back wheels of his E46 - on a road that had ZERO snow on it, just water

[Morat]

Mind you, an E46 is horrific in snow!

[hubble]

Mind you, an E46 is horrific in snow!

I'll second that.

[Jon_Bmw]

Mind you, an E46 is horrific in snow!

Has yours got MV? wide wheels? Anything with over 195 width in snow is not going to be that great IMO.

[hubble]

Mind you, an E46 is horrific in snow!

Has yours got MV? wide wheels? Anything with over 195 width in snow is not going to be that great IMO.

The chap who pitched up in his E46 had MV alloys and believe me he was all over the place. Most of the problem was that he simply couldn't drive in snow.

[ImysE30]

Come back in one piece, roads are getting clearer now

[bss325i]

I went out in a p reg micra auto earlier and it was great with its skiny 175 tyres. Plent of mercs and BMW's dumped at the side of the road.

[rmt]

I left the touring in the garage and took the NSU Prinz to work today. Rear engined so no probelms! We have approximatley 8 inches of snow here!

[RM2186]

I have been out in wifeys E36 328i Sport today, she returned home after 10 minutes in it this morning and refused to drive to work in it. I had to lend her my Volvo V70 to go while I went in the E36.

I had forgotten how much fun driving rwd rightness in snow can be... woo hoo.

Mind you, the E30 stayed home all snugly

[ricey46]

I've been out driving about in at all day, it's ace, got panned with snow balls down at Niddrie though so we had to make a swift exit!!lol. The Transit is great in the snow....

[GTXcess]

Took the day off today to go sledging but it's back to work tomorrow in the 325 Cab. At -4c tonight that'll be fun

[GrindCulture]

I've never driven in snow before today... Luckilly it was completely mishap free!

[Cook318IS]

We havent had snow in aaages! Oh and those sideways marks by my house - not me i swear! the iS in the carpark at work :

[jamie323i]

Didnt dare drive the E30 today,although it would of been fun going to work sideways,i am sure the local plod wouldn't have been quite so impressed!

[schnaarf]

took mine out to the new forest today. Pulled off the carriage way (Rufus Stone exit, the one before Stoney Cross if driving from Southampton) thought 'quality, nice bit of snowy road' bit further around a bend 'shit this is steep, stop car stop!' sliiiiiiide... finally came to a stop to watch a focus in front all over the place trying to make it down. Thought 'hmm not such a good idea this'. Brakes on (thanks **** for ABS), car in reverse just easing it to the biting point, rolled down the hill no problem. Couldn't believe it as the Focus in front made a proper hash of it!

Great fun, recommended to all... if you have ABS! Most of the roads were compacted snow which is bloody slippy

snaps:

[Alex]

well its raining here now washing it all away

[Ilkorin]

went to work in the 120d (courtesy car)... I think I must be pretty useless at driving in snow or something, but even trying to launch with no revs just by raising the clutch would trip out the traction control... I don't think I touched the accelerator on the way home....

also managed to get stuck at work if it wasn't for a nice guy who helped shove me out of the icy patch I had created... I want my E30 back ....