Winter tyres vol 2
Discussion
SAS Tom said:
Will that go against you? He was flying and clearly out of control.
The only thing I guess could be said is that you were going too fast to stop but even if you had he would still have hit you.
Not sure yet, have submitted the footage to our insurance company, the recording we have has great detail (unlike once uploaded to youtube, speed was 22mph at impact). The only the rear of his hit ours as he lost control of it, he then stuck the van into a hedge damaging his front N/S wheel and bumper. Other driver is claiming 50/50. Real shame car as our car is worth nothing really but has been lovingly maintained.The only thing I guess could be said is that you were going too fast to stop but even if you had he would still have hit you.
Edited by lemonslap on Monday 18th December 15:19
Mr2Mike said:
Your speed looks quite a lot slower than that to me; after the actual impact you come to a stop in under 2 seconds on a wet and muddy road.
Was going by the dashcam speed, but maybe it was slow to update? It will be interesting to see which way our insurance company goes with it.
GPS speed values generally lag a bit.lemonslap said:
Mr2Mike said:
Your speed looks quite a lot slower than that to me; after the actual impact you come to a stop in under 2 seconds on a wet and muddy road.
Was going by the dashcam speed, but maybe it was slow to update? It will be interesting to see which way our insurance company goes with it.Good luck.
General driving question for the PH driving gods: any tricks for driving on snow with a DSG box? Of my repertoire of tricks to get going and stop in the snow, most involve greater gear control than the DSG allows. I decided not to risk it in the most recent lot. I'm open to any tips though.
lemonslap said:
Was going by the dashcam speed, but maybe it was slow to update? It will be interesting to see which way our insurance company goes with it.
Do the insurance company even give a F? As long as they're not getting bummed by one of those accident specialists they just see it as a paperwork exercise below some threshold of say a grand or 2 and therefore not worth investing any time in.ATM said:
lemonslap said:
Was going by the dashcam speed, but maybe it was slow to update? It will be interesting to see which way our insurance company goes with it.
Do the insurance company even give a F? As long as they're not getting bummed by one of those accident specialists they just see it as a paperwork exercise below some threshold of say a grand or 2 and therefore not worth investing any time in.tenohfive said:
General driving question for the PH driving gods: any tricks for driving on snow with a DSG box? Of my repertoire of tricks to get going and stop in the snow, most involve greater gear control than the DSG allows. I decided not to risk it in the most recent lot. I'm open to any tips though.
A DSG box is just a manual box with twin automated clutch packs. Use of gears is no different - if anything, the DSG clutches will operate much more smoothly than any person could operate one.Nine-Eighty-Six said:
tenohfive said:
General driving question for the PH driving gods: any tricks for driving on snow with a DSG box? Of my repertoire of tricks to get going and stop in the snow, most involve greater gear control than the DSG allows. I decided not to risk it in the most recent lot. I'm open to any tips though.
A DSG box is just a manual box with twin automated clutch packs. Use of gears is no different - if anything, the DSG clutches will operate much more smoothly than any person could operate one.tenohfive said:
Well you can't pull away in second for a start (I've tried, it won't let you select it.) And I'm not sure how I'd replicate using the biting point of first gear as a fairly dramatic engine braking tool, although I'm game to give that a go next time I take it out.
I had a Mk6 Golf with the dry clutch DSG box - that would pull away in 2nd more often than not.Nine-Eighty-Six said:
tenohfive said:
Well you can't pull away in second for a start (I've tried, it won't let you select it.) And I'm not sure how I'd replicate using the biting point of first gear as a fairly dramatic engine braking tool, although I'm game to give that a go next time I take it out.
I had a Mk6 Golf with the dry clutch DSG box - that would pull away in 2nd more often than not.Thinking a bit more, all the ones I have tried were wet clutch, if the dry clutch versions don't permit it yet another reason to avoid.
tenohfive said:
Nine-Eighty-Six said:
tenohfive said:
General driving question for the PH driving gods: any tricks for driving on snow with a DSG box? Of my repertoire of tricks to get going and stop in the snow, most involve greater gear control than the DSG allows. I decided not to risk it in the most recent lot. I'm open to any tips though.
A DSG box is just a manual box with twin automated clutch packs. Use of gears is no different - if anything, the DSG clutches will operate much more smoothly than any person could operate one.Wills2 said:
tenohfive said:
Nine-Eighty-Six said:
tenohfive said:
General driving question for the PH driving gods: any tricks for driving on snow with a DSG box? Of my repertoire of tricks to get going and stop in the snow, most involve greater gear control than the DSG allows. I decided not to risk it in the most recent lot. I'm open to any tips though.
A DSG box is just a manual box with twin automated clutch packs. Use of gears is no different - if anything, the DSG clutches will operate much more smoothly than any person could operate one.lemonslap said:
ATM said:
lemonslap said:
Was going by the dashcam speed, but maybe it was slow to update? It will be interesting to see which way our insurance company goes with it.
Do the insurance company even give a F? As long as they're not getting bummed by one of those accident specialists they just see it as a paperwork exercise below some threshold of say a grand or 2 and therefore not worth investing any time in.For those with vans
Mighty impressed with the Falken Eurowinters I stuck on my Boxer campervan before my trip up into the Cairngorms/Glencoe/Trossachs last week with all that snow. No problems at all on all the snow routes & backroads with many inches in places. I did not find a hill steep enough it could not manage without any bother at all. I thought 3 ton of fwd might struggle a bit but nothing of the sort.
On its previous ditchfinders it struggled to get out of our almost flat car park at home!
This was in Glencoe after it dumped, ski'd to the door
Mighty impressed with the Falken Eurowinters I stuck on my Boxer campervan before my trip up into the Cairngorms/Glencoe/Trossachs last week with all that snow. No problems at all on all the snow routes & backroads with many inches in places. I did not find a hill steep enough it could not manage without any bother at all. I thought 3 ton of fwd might struggle a bit but nothing of the sort.
On its previous ditchfinders it struggled to get out of our almost flat car park at home!
This was in Glencoe after it dumped, ski'd to the door
Eurowinters are good on cars too. This is my second winter with them on my Fabia. They are nicer than the Dunlop Sportmaxx’s that are used in summer. Quieter, more comfortable and plenty of grip. They are pretty understeery above 10 degrees but below they grip really well. No real fuel economy penalty either.
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