Snow Mobiles

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hammo19

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5,658 posts

203 months

Monday 5th March 2018
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Morning all

Now the white stuff is starting to make an exit, I thought it would be good to share hints and tips you have used for getting around the NE during the snowy weather.

We were stuck in Kent for a week and drove home yesterday. We have a Kodiaq Scout 4x4 on all weather tyres that coped fine in snow mode in our village yesterday albeit most of the snow had gone.

What have you been using/doing?

Beamish_Classic

15 posts

81 months

Monday 5th March 2018
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I work on the basis that you cant go far wrong with a Subaru in this weather

jm doc

2,924 posts

239 months

Monday 5th March 2018
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M5 on winters for first time, got everywhere, amazing!

hammo19

Original Poster:

5,658 posts

203 months

Tuesday 6th March 2018
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Good policy on the Subaru front. M5 must be a fun car in the snow too.

SmilerFTM

832 posts

157 months

Tuesday 6th March 2018
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I used my MX-5 on summers to get to and from work all week as I couldn't really afford to do anything else.
Only 2 times I had trouble was getting into my street, one end is an incline and I could only get about five yards up before it would completely lose traction so I had to go back down and drive round to the other end which was far more suited to get along. The other was at work when my car wouldn't move an inch except for the rear wheels spinning up and the rear end sliding side to side trying to get out of my parking space to go home. I ended up having to pretty much dig my way out. I did find because it is lower than most cars I hit loads of snow left down the middle of the road which was annoying as some of it was solid.
Was great fun drifting around at 5/10mph everywhere though, never stopped giggling to myself

jm doc

2,924 posts

239 months

Tuesday 6th March 2018
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hammo19 said:
Good policy on the Subaru front. M5 must be a fun car in the snow too.
Was so easy to do drifting round bends on the estate, just a dab on the throttle, no steering input needed and round would come the back end to order. Not sure about doing it at real speeds though!

Gad-Westy

15,049 posts

220 months

Wednesday 7th March 2018
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Leon Cupra managed okay though I was never on anything too bad.

Used to love the MX5 in the snow. Was such great fun.

hammo19

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5,658 posts

203 months

Thursday 8th March 2018
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I always found Minis both Rover and BMW ones to be good fun too.

soad

33,408 posts

183 months

Thursday 8th March 2018
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YAMAHA RX-1 MTX?