ready for winter?

[slipstream 1985]

just had a trial run fitting these






took 30 minutes the first go to get right but after a few efforts i could whack them on and off in 5 minutes.
come on snow!!!

[sherman]

Now your all kitted out the worst weather there will be this winter is some rain.

[a11y_m]

sherman said:

Now your all kitted out the worst weather there will be this winter is some rain.

I'm fully expecting there to be sweet FA snow this year: I've just ordered winter tyres for the Z4 as it was effing useless last winter. Mind you, it's that low that clearance then becomes the issues...

[6C4GTS]

Here's how I get through the snow and ice..



Winter tyres - compulsory in Germany and very handy in Scotland now that we have global warming!!

[flipflop1]

Yer all puffs, ask any regular and they'll confirm I would regularly be seen ragging the 911 ( on track tyres) to glenshee with snowboard jammed inback.

Prepare for winter? Buy a beanie hat, a snowboard and a how to powerslide DVD and get out n play.

Prepare for winter? What's the world coming too?

Ps for all the boarders there was snow at aviemore on sat ohh yesss!!

Edited by flipflop1 on Wednesday 29th September 20:56

[6C4GTS]

flipflop1 said:

Yer all puffs, ask any regular and they'll confirm I would regularly be seen ragging the 911 ( on track tyres) to glenshee with snowboard jammed inback.

Prepare for winter? Buy a beanie hat, a snowboard and a how to powerslide DVD and get out n play.

Prepare for winter? What's the world coming too?

Ps for all the boarders there was snow at aviemore on sat ohh yesss!!

Edited by flipflop1 on Wednesday 29th September 20:56

Hmmm I smell ste - thought you sold your rear drive merc cos you couldn't drive it in snow.

[flipflop1]

Half correct my good man, sold the rear wheel drive merc because it was crap in the snow and the wife couldn't drive it.

As any petrolhead will know slk's are really bad in the snow, she lost faith in it so she now has a cayenne to ferry her to uni.

Comments on 911 are genuine baz, fav days of last winter, Porking it upto glenshee for the day and back. Got me an extra 15 mins in bed over taking the van.

[sherman]

flipflop1 said:

Half correct my good man, sold the rear wheel drive merc because it was crap in the snow and the wife couldn't drive it.

As any petrolhead will know slk's are really bad in the snow, she lost faith in it so she now has a cayenne to ferry her to uni.

Comments on 911 are genuine baz, fav days of last winter, Porking it upto glenshee for the day and back. Got me an extra 15 mins in bed over taking the van.

Is your Porsche not 4wd though?

[flipflop1]

The 911 was 4wd mate, they really are tremendous, driving normally in the snow they are actually very capable, in 6inches of snow I was the only one that could get out my street. Not bed when the merc never moved off the drive for 12 weeks.

Beauty of the 911 is that the spread of power to the wheels and balance meant that they are also hugely controllable when hooning in the snow, even for my very limited driving capabilities.

Am guessing I'm in for a very rude awakening with the exige in the snow.

[A.J.M]

Ive new tyres, brakes and about to get a service and EGR blanking on the freeby.

Im looking forward to it, new tow rope is getting ordered as well.

No paul, im not testing it with you and your cars.

[ALY77]

Snow & Ice = Take the st car out instead of the decent one!

Snow chains indeed!

[shambolic]

Thought the Slk was bad in snow until I bought the E 89. Ffs took 20 mins to try and park at Manchester airport in February after driving from Glasgow no botherthewhole road,but car couldn't cope with 3" of white stuff

[6C4GTS]

flipflop1 said:

Comments on 911 are genuine baz, fav days of last winter, Porking it upto glenshee for the day and back. Got me an extra 15 mins in bed over taking the van.

Agreed my friend - you will notice there are winter tyres for the merc but not the C4S!!

If you still have the R888s on the exige and it snows I'll come and get your progress on video..that's a promise.

Edited by 6C4GTS on Thursday 30th September 11:42

[Ian974]

I'm ready, roof will be off once the snow arrives!

[istoo]

Do i recall the OP taking his Noble up to the Lecht to go skiing?!

Never had any issues in the snow last year personally, should be better now the car is higher off the ground. Even looking forward to another PH snowy carpark session and see how many folk i can make sick.

[klimakool]

car looking a little dirty or want to protect the paint over the winter months all
AUTOGLYM products at FWR Garage Services are now BUY ONE GET SECOND HALF PRICE over the full range!!

bit of free plug for my new garage, if anyone from piston heads fancys a treat for there loved one

[subsea99]

flipflop1 said:

Yer all puffs, ask any regular and they'll confirm I would regularly be seen ragging the 911 ( on track tyres) to glenshee with snowboard jammed inback.

Prepare for winter? Buy a beanie hat, a snowboard and a how to powerslide DVD and get out n play.

Prepare for winter? What's the world coming too?

Ps for all the boarders there was snow at aviemore on sat ohh yesss!!

Edited by flipflop1 on Wednesday 29th September 20:56

magic on the snow front, and flipflop i had the board wedged in back of db9 for trip to aviemore and confirm it will take upto a 152cm board haha

[slipstream 1985]

subsea99 said:

flipflop1 said:

Yer all puffs, ask any regular and they'll confirm I would regularly be seen ragging the 911 ( on track tyres) to glenshee with snowboard jammed inback.

Prepare for winter? Buy a beanie hat, a snowboard and a how to powerslide DVD and get out n play.

Prepare for winter? What's the world coming too?

Ps for all the boarders there was snow at aviemore on sat ohh yesss!!

Edited by flipflop1 on Wednesday 29th September 20:56

magic on the snow front, and flipflop i had the board wedged in back of db9 for trip to aviemore and confirm it will take upto a 152cm board haha

wet alcantara reeks though!!!

[archangeldk]

Well I'm getting prepared by buying an older car aka escort or sumthing just to keep the good car good and hidden away from all the st of the day that they put on the roads. And whatever you say it ain't grit. Just lots of little shifty stones that kick up an ruin your paint an crack your windshield. s !
Christ that came from no where haha
x

[endo]

I did the wise thing and moved back into town :P

that way i can walk to work and break my back falling on the skating rink pavements.