Anyone else get stuck?! i did =(

[320Touring]

Simon, you hero!

open diff drifting, you show that davenotouring what its all about!

as for the bint in the 4x4, I'd just tell her where to get off then go sit in my house. no loss if you have to walk 500yards to the car tomorrow, eh...

Auto's are the best in snow, cos you can slick the lever between d&r to "slip" ther rear wheels free of snow. my 735i was ace in the snow, apart from the £25 of fuel to 8 miles incident....

[Geeman]

of course how can i forget how soft we are down south? and how we can't drive, thanks for pointing that out i had forgotton

I thought you were all taught that at school and had to recite it in every assembly in the mornings... "We stand here, as sourthern softies, fresh in the knowledge that we will never be able to drive properly, let alone want to get in a car when the weather turns slightly cloudy"

Well done kids... you can sit back down now

[320Touring]

of course how can i forget how soft we are down south? and how we can't drive, thanks for pointing that out i had forgotton

I thought you were all taught that at school and had to recite it in every assembly in the mornings... "We stand here, as sourthern softies, fresh in the knowledge that we will never be able to drive properly, let alone want to get in a car when the weather turns slightly cloudy"

Well done kids.

Its true though

Mind you, even us Hard nosed, hard b@stards from the North get a showing up from the bloody Norwegians.

they park by aiming the car at the kerb and letting it slide!

Last time I was in Oslo, there was a dude puttering about in a jag XJS (supercharged 4.2, much like chris's micra engine) with the traction control off total hero

[Simon13]

yeah i turned the traction off too, my missus phoned me stuck in the snow and crying, she loves a good sob over nothing. i cheered her up by saying i can't help as i am stuck myself!

You lot are so tough up north, you always look 'ard up at Gaydon each year. I stand in fear the whole day!

[Geeman]

You lot are so tough up north, you always look 'ard up at Gaydon each year. I stand in fear the whole day!

And that's without even sucking my stomach in and blowing my chest out... you should see me then! I'm well 'ard!

And Gaydon is 'down' for us double 'ard b@stards!

[320Touring]

You lot are so tough up north, you always look 'ard up at Gaydon each year. I stand in fear the whole day!

I dont go DOWN to Gaydon cos the polis down there couldnt handle such a hardman

Last I heard you didnt stand in fear, more cowered....

[E30Mark]

& the micra could be worse... I just can't think of how at the moment!

Your name could be on the V5

[billgatese30]

is that a 1.0 valver Chris?! they are fast as, my missus used to drive her mum's one it was so basic it didn't even have a clock inside!

stopped snowing now and is melting a bit, but it's going to be -2 tonight and i really can't see me getting out of the road if it freezes too! ho well 4 day weekend!

i have no intention of finding out how many valves it has. all i know is i could push it faster than the little 1 litre (must be the size of the rodents water bottle) hamster wheel under the bonnet can.

and ziggy, believe me, it really really can't get any worse

[billgatese30]

& the micra could be worse... I just can't think of how at the moment!

Your name could be on the V5

true, although i'm not on the V5, i am on the insurance policy

[320Touring]

& the micra could be worse... I just can't think of how at the moment!

Your name could be on the V5

true, although i'm not on the V5, i am on the insurance policy

chris, quit moaning and get out there and cane it. those lil "tractors" (due to HUUUGE gearlever) can do ok if you have a size 12 to the wilton.

practice conserving mometum round corners in anticipation of getting the sport back

[Simon13]

they are 16valve! about 45bhp i think not to be laughed at, serious. Giles you look harder with no hair, is this still the case?

Neil i was scared that stevetigger might turn up, or worse the twigster from Stoke! This year be in fear Northerners......of the be-atch that is royalratshite making an appearance in his sisters golf

No more lies Chris you stacked the sport and the insurance won't payout? or the rust under the kit finished it off?

OR

Is C76jon rubbing his bottom all over it via a washmitt a zaino "touch up stick" in a sick sort of sandwich of bottom,cloth and red paint.

[billgatese30]

Is C76jon rubbing his bottom all over it via a washmitt a zaino "touch up stick" in a sick sort of sandwich of bottom,cloth and red paint.

nah, its all good, just getting some of the rust from under the kit sorted before it gets bad so i have the micra for a week or two while my amte sorts the arches, wings etc

[Simon13]

Good man another getting the proper treatment

This months Feb E30zone tip is check under those M-tech kits!

and for March..............

[320Touring]

Good man another getting the proper treatment

This months Feb E30zone tip is check under those M-tech kits!

and for March..............

check your coolant/oil mayo situ if you have an 885 head

chris-nice to see you treating her kind

[billgatese30]

yeah well, she's worth it.........i think, plus my mate is oing it quite cheap, so i can't complain

the micra has a whopping 55bhp, although i feel many of those have escaped in the last ten years or so

it really really is slow, and not just comared to the bm, even compared to other small shitty cars, its still dog slow

and FWD when its snowing

[320Touring]

and FWD when its snowing

its got a reverse, right?

[DanThe]

Ive just done a 100 mile round trip to work and back, I pull into my road, drive round the corner, accross the other side of the road to where I park................. and my 5 day old re-furbed wheel straight into the kerb

Im just off to put the old bottle tops back on and remove the tyre etc for another dose

[Pal318is]

Simon,

Class picture bud Looks like the front lip spoiler has become a makeshift snow plough

I got stuck this morning, while taking the kids to school, had only just got round the corner, before becoming stuck for about 15mins the turd just span like a good'un....I got back home, but couldn't park the car, got bloody stuck again

Ive just done a 100 mile round trip to work and back, I pull into my road, drive round the corner, accross the other side of the road to where I park................. and my 5 day old re-furbed wheel straight into the kerb

Im just off to put the old bottle tops back on and remove the tyre etc for another dose

What a shitter...Unlucky Fella.

Pal

[E30BeemerLad]

FWD + Snow = handbrake action

[billgatese30]

FWD + Snow = handbrake action

its still not the same though

[bmpaul]

i did not even make it to work 20 mins from my house and i swapped ends hit a kerb bent suspension and mashed my front wing and bumper!!!! i even ad my ASC on. not even speeding

[Geeman]

Giles you look harder with no hair, is this still the case?

I've got hair now, and stylish with it too. Some would even mistake me for a southern softy at a quick glance. Solicitors on Monday, then a court appearance to get divorce sorted, so I need hair to look respectable and not like the violent wife beater as she's described me in her divorce paper response! The incriminating picture of me in fetching 'wife-beater' holding a can of Stella and scratching me arse didn't help matters. Well... she's got to try and make herself look like the injured party somehow to hide both the little boy living with her (to protect her from me of course) and the pregnancy that popped into bloom 4 weeks after I booted her out to live with afore-mentioned little boy. Anyway, I digress... for a change.

Is C76jon rubbing his bottom all over it via a washmitt and zaino "touch up stick" in a sick sort of sandwich of bottom/cloth/red paint?

Class!

[Geeman]

i did not even make it to work 20 mins from my house and i swapped ends hit a kerb bent suspension and mashed my front wing and bumper!!!! i even ad my ASC on. not even speeding

You from 'The South'...?

[Simon13]

Giles i hope it's sorted properly for you!

[casper8r]

"Heavy snow causes traffic problems" to quote BBC's website. Have I missed something, is a few inches that heavy?

Somebody with a degree in engineering please enlighten me how this applies to trains for example? Ok, cars I can understand, people not used to driving in snow, no winter tires, steep hills.... but trains? Give me a break, where I come from there's 4-5 months of snow every year and NEVER in my life have I heard of trains not running because of a snowfall. Either BBC have no other worthy news to report (something really important, like color of some celebrity's underwear, someone passing a fart on Big Brother, that type of thing) or someone, somewhere is just using the snow for slacking off.

I tell you what, I'd be very surprised if Clarkson doesn't mention this on one of the upcoming Top Gear's. I liked how they did the roadworks in a day instead of a week just to prove it can be done

[Splondike]

Nice one Si, very public spirited mate. There was some fun to be had round here this morning and so many clueless tossers going too fast... although it has pretty much all gone now

[Morat]

What makes me giggle is the way 4x4 owners think their cayenne/disco/X5/Range is going to be be SUPERB in snow. Then they find out that with 3 tons of plastic roo-bars, autobox, all kinds of traction control and road tyres they may as well just fucking walk.

[Geoff]

What makes me giggle is the way 4x4 owners think their cayenne/disco/X5/Range is going to be be SUPERB in snow. Then they find out that with 3 tons of plastic roo-bars, autobox, all kinds of traction control and road tyres they may as well just ******* walk.

Afternoon gents.

Woke up this morning and a god 3 inches of snow around my roads. Went to pick my mate up, got to the top of his private road and low and behold the road is blocked with a City Link Long Wheel base van.

So i skid to a hault the ABS pinging a lovely tune, get out and see whats up. Some kid who looked no older than 18 got out and said yeah mate it wont shift, everytime i move back it spins up and the front drags round and onto the kerb.

So i pinch a bit of rope (sorry more like string) and attatch it to the front of his van, and then onto my tow bar. Im running road tyres so i drop the pressures down so they have a nice flat spot on them and get back into the disco nearly stacking it, it was that icey.

Now my diff lock isnt working at the mo, the mechanism is stuck, so all i had was low range 4x4. Take up the slack, and start pulling slowley. Well that had no effect so gave it some beans! And low and behold it started pulling it round..with some help from him driving it out too. Woo Hoo i love 4x4 action! Got him a good distance up the road and left him too it!

So to react to your comment about 4x4 owners, some are actually pretty good in the snow, even when they arnt fully working. Oh and mines an auto too. But it does have a nice V8.

Disco 1 - City Link 0

If i had A/T tyres or even mud tyres, it would be amazing.

[DRIFTBOY]

A guy in my office at work was over 2 hours late today - he has a Range Rover!

Reckon he had a nice lie-in!

[Davenotouring]

Poor old Dan325iSport had he touring mauled by a van today, so he tells me.

I spent the drive to work (took the back roads of course) mostly on opposite lock.

Someone please tell me where there is proper snow still, cos I'm going to head there tonight!!

[Ant]

Trip in was a dream, no traffic, good 4-5" of snow and lots of sideways stylee, took me less time than ususal from home to the workshop

Passed a few 4x4 types nursing them along, idiots think 18" alloys and road tyres are good in all weather- NOT

If the weather gets worse tonight ( doubtful its thawing here ) I may dig out my illegal studded snow tyres, and really pi$$ a few peeps off

Lets be careful out there folks !!

[maxfield]

Plenty round here dude altho if you want to keep your wheels it's a good idea to keep clear

[Herrity]

Severly damaged my lip spoiler today on GS, was gutted There's not much snow left now though here in Liverpool think the little tw@ts have robbed it all ! Looking forward to the M6 home tonight !!!

[Davenotouring]

Tell me where there is proper snow!!!

Wanna go drift!

[Geoff]

Forgot to say found a nice patch of virgin snow and decided to yank the handbrake and put the disco into a doughnut. AWESOME!