slippy roads !!!!
slippy roads !!!!
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Pete B

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180 posts

253 months

Sunday 15th January 2006
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Anyone else out there, thinking the roads this year are a lot more slippery than usual. I've noticed here in yorkshire that even when it's not even freezing there seems to be a smearing of ice accross the roads in certain lights, & I've been experiencing a lot more rear end action than usual. I was lucky to get the cerbera back home in one piece the other week after a drive out on some country roads with a friend in a corvette. Seems Cerbie & Alinton weren't so lucky, sorry to hear & see the pics of your damaged cerbs, at least your both OK & still walking.
I was talking with someone today whos heard they're mixing this years salt / grit with a type of vegatable oil / fatty substance to make it stick to the road, apperently it's being kept hush hush as its causing a fair few accidents.
Seems to be a few cerberas going off for little reason recently, anyone else heard of this or had experience of this?

gazzab

21,633 posts

311 months

Sunday 15th January 2006
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I would agree that I have never found a cerb in winter (when 4 or 5 degrees above fozen) such a problem as this yr ! Seems that I cant go above 3k in 1st or 2nd. I can in 3rd so long as I dont gun it at that point. Back has stepped out quite a few times. Drove out of Reading the other night (last Wed?) and found it to be one of those drives where I was wishing i wasnt in the Cerb. Luckily the next morning I was in my old 5 series as I hit a really icey patch that would probably have ben a lot hairier in the cerb.

dean_ratpac

1,582 posts

307 months

Sunday 15th January 2006
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I concur...
Dropped into 3rd accelerated away (well attempted too from a 590hp turbo), back stepped out around 80-90MPH, more power put down and rear came back in. but a sphincter moment!


>> Edited by dean_ratpac on Monday 16th January 10:25

cerbie

197 posts

256 months

Sunday 15th January 2006
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Have to agree - you've probably seen what happen to my P&J today......

gazzab

21,633 posts

311 months

Sunday 15th January 2006
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cerbie said:
Have to agree - you've probably seen what happen to my P&J today......

Sorry to see your car pics! Glad you are ok. It is good to see that a cerb stands up so well in a roll.