Bloody icey roads
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After spending the last couple of days being really carefull driving in the snow and ice ive just gone and curbed myself. Was pulling into my drive, slowed down, a slide into a curb damaging my front drivers tyre and rim plus some bodywork underneath. As soon as I put my foot on the break I knew it wasn't going to stop. Bring on summer.
Athlon said:
I am driving my new Chim home on Saturday for Rugby(ish) to Manchester 
all this salt and the roads here are terrible, the lexus semmes to be permanantly on traction control (apart from when I turn it off 
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Just be very carefull and enjoy the engine burbling dont try the grunt out a few long time owners have been caught out recently all this salt and the roads here are terrible, the lexus semmes to be permanantly on traction control (apart from when I turn it off )pinchmeimdreamin said:
Athlon said:
I am driving my new Chim home on Saturday for Rugby(ish) to Manchester all this salt and the roads here are terrible, the lexus semmes to be permanantly on traction control (apart from when I turn it off )
Just be very carefull and enjoy the engine burbling dont try the grunt out a few long time owners have been caught out recently all this salt and the roads here are terrible, the lexus semmes to be permanantly on traction control (apart from when I turn it off )Ozmira said:
After spending the last couple of days being really carefull driving in the snow and ice ive just gone and curbed myself. Was pulling into my drive, slowed down, a slide into a curb damaging my front drivers tyre and rim plus some bodywork underneath. As soon as I put my foot on the break I knew it wasn't going to stop. Bring on summer.
Nightmare - is it bad? Can you just get the wheel refurbed or is it bent?
Park it up and buy a snotter,driving these cars in these conditions is likely to end in tears the car is just to light with to much rubber on the road gritted roads is OK but hit some black ice and your in for a suprise,me personally couldent be arsed 
i know you need to use em but i dont want to kill it.
i know you need to use em but i dont want to kill it.Edited by That Daddy on Tuesday 6th January 20:12
VerySideways said:
Ozmira said:
After spending the last couple of days being really carefull driving in the snow and ice ive just gone and curbed myself. Was pulling into my drive, slowed down, a slide into a curb damaging my front drivers tyre and rim plus some bodywork underneath. As soon as I put my foot on the break I knew it wasn't going to stop. Bring on summer.
Nightmare - is it bad? Can you just get the wheel refurbed or is it bent?
VerySideways said:
Worrying part is that i have more grip from the back of the Chim than from the back of my "snotter" in conditions like this...
You want a FWD non-turbo diesel mate 
dont loose traction cos it dont make any power 
no i aint got one.............mines got a Turbo 
that dont make much either 
Edited by That Daddy on Tuesday 6th January 21:42
I'll take the wheel into a tyre shop and get them to have a look at it properly, there's a 10 cm scuff, a small cut in the side of the tyre and I think my tracking out as well. I don't expect it's bent but I'll find out tomorrow. It's just a pain in the arse that I have to shell out for some stupid repairs. Everyone be carefull out there, it's Kent to be worse tomorrow.
Ozmira said:
Everyone be carefull out there, it's Kent to be worse tomorrow.
Shaun, it really boils down to how the driver adapts to driving these cars to the conditions. Much as I appreciate your warning, there are many of us on here who use (and enjoy) their TVRs as daily drivers, ensuring that their tyres are sufficiently treaded and inflated, avoiding ungritted roads etc.Its currently -10 here in north London but me and my TVR shall venture forth the 8 Miles to work tomorrow morning
but naturally expecting to take a bit longer to get there.kenny Chim 4 said:
Ozmira said:
Everyone be carefull out there, it's Kent to be worse tomorrow.
Shaun, it really boils down to how the driver adapts to driving these cars to the conditions. Much as I appreciate your warning, there are many of us on here who use (and enjoy) their TVRs as daily drivers, ensuring that their tyres are sufficiently treaded and inflated, avoiding ungritted roads etc.Its currently -10 here in north London but me and my TVR shall venture forth the 8 Miles to work tomorrow morning
but naturally expecting to take a bit longer to get there. that applies to all cars.f@-pots said:
Wise words 'That Daddy' all take heed for he speaks the truth!
Course I'm still using mine daily. 
: But joking aside , the ol' black ice is a b
r and sooner or later I know it's going to catch one of us out, I just hope its not in a big way!!
Yes,i did not what to become Doctor Doom but the threat is present all the same Course I'm still using mine daily. : But joking aside , the ol' black ice is a br and sooner or later I know it's going to catch one of us out, I just hope its not in a big way!! just take it easy out there guys & gals still the sooner we get it over and done with the quicker spring will be here and i can get bach behind the wheel of my trusty steed 
Edited by That Daddy on Wednesday 7th January 13:10
TVR Pablo said:
Great roof off weather
Totally aggree...but i leave my house at 7am and finish work at about 5ish so it is dark...i have now taken to going for a lunch time hoon to make sure i get the roof off at least a couple of times a week...but today it was raining Read somewhere above that it was -10 in london???
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