Aberdeen snow!
Discussion
MGZRod said:
Fairly fresh toyos and rwd, fun times ahead hopefully!
Be careful with the MX-5 in snow and ice, they are very light at the back-end and traction disappears very quick. The other winter(remember, the cold, icy, snowy one as opposed to the dreich one last year) I wouldn't let my daughter out in hers even if she could have got it out the drive. Still great wee cars(I sneaked out in it a few times mind, just keeping the battery topped up you understand 
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tonytifoso said:
Be careful with the MX-5 in snow and ice, they are very light at the back-end and traction disappears very quick. The other winter(remember, the cold, icy, snowy one as opposed to the dreich one last year) I wouldn't let my daughter out in hers even if she could have got it out the drive. Still great wee cars(I sneaked out in it a few times mind, just keeping the battery topped up you understand )
Such is the fun! )tonytifoso said:
Be careful with the MX-5 in snow and ice, they are very light at the back-end and traction disappears very quick. The other winter(remember, the cold, icy, snowy one as opposed to the dreich one last year) I wouldn't let my daughter out in hers even if she could have got it out the drive. Still great wee cars(I sneaked out in it a few times mind, just keeping the battery topped up you understand )
nonsense, I drove my mx5 in the thick snow last year and no problems whatsoever, was a good couple of inches and the only cars about were my little eunos and police 4x4's. It's not about the car it's how you drive it. also fill up the tank with petrol for added weight on the rear and put some stuff in the boot. Only issue I had was that my car was lowered so I was scraping through the snow rather than driving over it. )Kaiser Damz said:
tonytifoso said:
Be careful with the MX-5 in snow and ice, they are very light at the back-end and traction disappears very quick. The other winter(remember, the cold, icy, snowy one as opposed to the dreich one last year) I wouldn't let my daughter out in hers even if she could have got it out the drive. Still great wee cars(I sneaked out in it a few times mind, just keeping the battery topped up you understand )
nonsense, I drove my mx5 in the thick snow last year and no problems whatsoever, was a good couple of inches and the only cars about were my little eunos and police 4x4's. It's not about the car it's how you drive it. also fill up the tank with petrol for added weight on the rear and put some stuff in the boot. Only issue I had was that my car was lowered so I was scraping through the snow rather than driving over it. )Townies :roll eyes:
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Kaiser Damz said:
couple as in quite a few inches, not two exactly, it was an estimate, as stated it was higher than the ground clearance of bottom of the bumper of my car, sadly the car is sold so can not go out an measure it.
Ground clearance will definitely be an issue for me... 
It's a bit lower than that now though! But I have my 15" BBS 'winter' wheels on now with good tyres.
Was out last night and it was smooth enough, got a large socket set and few other bits in the boot which are quite heavy. May find a concrete slab or something to just line the bottom of the boot with.
Kaiser Damz said:
It's not about the car it's how you drive it.
Said the boy with the RX-7 with the old cripple in the Focus automatic following up to Arrochar on a run I only said go careful to our Aberdonian friend since the change in characteristics from the MG fwd hatch to the MX-5 is substantial. Age, wisdom, made all the mistakes myself years ago, etc.
MGZRod said:
May find a concrete slab or something to just line the bottom of the boot with.
We used to put a bag of cement in the front of our Imps when I was young and daft for similar reasons(except in an Imp it's an all year-round accessory) 
Edited by tonytifoso on Saturday 27th October 18:58
Edited by tonytifoso on Saturday 27th October 18:59
Fortunately I learnt my lesson in the MG with oversteer, lifted off and tapped a fence
First year of RWD in snow but have learnt the characteristics of the car quite well (lots of wet weather play, bad tyres, good tyres etc) but I'm no Senna so drive according to the conditions
Sliding will be left to large open areas until I learn it better.
Currently looking for a 200SX though which would be, interesting, I imagine.
First year of RWD in snow but have learnt the characteristics of the car quite well (lots of wet weather play, bad tyres, good tyres etc) but I'm no Senna so drive according to the conditions
Sliding will be left to large open areas until I learn it better.Currently looking for a 200SX though which would be, interesting, I imagine.
MGZRod said:
Ground clearance will definitely be an issue for me...
It's a bit lower than that now though! But I have my 15" BBS 'winter' wheels on now with good tyres.
Was out last night and it was smooth enough, got a large socket set and few other bits in the boot which are quite heavy. May find a concrete slab or something to just line the bottom of the boot with.
I guess there's the obvious point that once it starts going with a lot of weight in the back it will be harder to stop. I used my MX-5 as a all year round car here in Trondheim. There was only a few days that were really bad in regards to not being able to take the car out. A few times due to the depth of the snow (I actually took it out the day the picture was taken below), and 1 time where it was crazy ice and I got stuck on a slope. Saying that I avoided the worst hills. I didn't have too much weight in the back - snow spade, some sand, sleeping bag and a few small bits and pieces.It's a bit lower than that now though! But I have my 15" BBS 'winter' wheels on now with good tyres.
Was out last night and it was smooth enough, got a large socket set and few other bits in the boot which are quite heavy. May find a concrete slab or something to just line the bottom of the boot with.
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