It only bloody snowed it Portsmouth...

[willisit]

Which is NEVER does. Ever. Like.. ever.

Which, since I'm still waiting on my Citroen C1 city car, means the VXR is my only transport - and boy - shoulda stayed in bed.

I actually live over the hill (Waterlooville), so spent the first few minutes this morning clenching... anyone else have to use their V8 as their daily? Madness.

[crazy of cookham]

Yep just travelled down hill to Marlow in VXR500 on snow. Just what they were built for!!!
Was more worried about being hit by other cars.

[The Jackel]

Yep - And to be honest any more than an inch and it doesn't go out the garage.

I took mine out last year and never got out the estate where I live.

I ended up putting it in to a kerb (on purpose) to stop me sliding down a hill and into someones front lounge.

Swore I'd never do it again.

So yeah even though only a dusting in Nottingham clenched buttocks this morning.

Edited by The Jackel on Wednesday 24th January 09:57

[V8HSV]

willisit said:

Which is NEVER does. Ever. Like.. ever.

Which, since I'm still waiting on my Citroen C1 city car, means the VXR is my only transport - and boy - shoulda stayed in bed.

I actually live over the hill (Waterlooville), so spent the first few minutes this morning clenching... anyone else have to use their V8 as their daily? Madness.

I know, took Mrs V8HSV's Omega to work for climate control reasons over my smart, would not take the beast out, if it got worse it would only fall off the road on any camber surfaces!

[smiler.]

crazy of cookham said:

Yep just travelled down hill to Marlow in VXR500 on snow. Just what they were built for!!!
Was more worried about being hit by other cars.

Brian, I am not far from Cookham. What colour is you VXR?

[willisit]

Well I'm waiting on a C1 that should have been here 2 weeks ago but weather has prevented it - and my only means of getting anywhere is by road. I did cycle but that was stolen just before Christmas (effing Portsmouth kids) so the VXR is all I have... I'm not impressed!

[wayne marsh]

I am on my way to MOnkfish this afternoon from York. What are my chances?

[FinallyVXRed]

Just done the first half of my 56 mile daily commute on snow covered roads in the VXR. Overall was really impressed at how well it coped. I was almost doing 8 mph at one point

[willisit]

Pah - I got in to 3rd gear for all of 100 yards!

[jimb0]

360'd my CV8 last year. Without damage luckily. This year I've got Toyo Snowprox fitted, but haven't had any snow to try them on yet.

[crazy of cookham]

Smiler Black

[greens vauxhall]

Enjoyed all the benefits of new tyres!! and a 500 (with no t/c) today in the white stuff!!

Best bit was educating the Lotus 'Elsie' driver who tried to keep up!!!

[willisit]

I'd pretty much assumed that all tuned cars went T/C-less?

[GTS 029]

I also enjoyed one of those moments:

Pitch black, wet stretch of empty dual carriageway, big fat snowflakes blowing straight at me.

Supercharged HSV with 500+ horseys doing their thing.

It was like a scene in a sci-fi when they nail the loud pedal and everything goes stripey!!

Much fun...............really wakes you up

Si

[s55shh]

You ever tried driving an elise in the snow? It's like a big sledge....my daily transport at the mo is a duratec engined elise - bad idea!

[SS HSV]

I had a similar experience. I got in all excited then decided to turn on the TC.. then thought about it and turned off again - logic being I would rather feel no traction than have power removed from me when I lost it. Whether or not that is valid logic I have no idea but the run into work was 'interesting'