Walking in a winter wonderland ......
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portzy
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Errr, not in my Polo I didnt, it dont have it 
. My number one baby is all tucked up beneath her car port .
Portzy.
. My number one baby is all tucked up beneath her car port .Portzy.
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Having an old 190e - I don't have the benefit of traction control but I did have an "interesting" commute...... (Ah - the joys of rear wheel drive....)
Robin
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Interesting is one way of describing it! I have an E220 (AUTO) no traction control - god i was all over the place, the abs seemed to be kicking in at the slightest thing - far too sensitive.
Still snowing here - so the drive home should be even more "interesting"
I have an E220 (AUTO) no traction control - god i was all over the place, the abs seemed to be kicking in at the slightest thing - far too sensitive.Still snowing here - so the drive home should be even more "interesting"
Clear blues skies in Kent as usual. We usually get our 3mm of snow one day in February when we close all Schools, Airports, Roads and Shops and declare a state of emergency until lunch whens its melted and normality returns for another year!
BenzComander
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Why is it, that when most mums are equiped with state of the art 4x4's that at the first sign of snow they close the schools!!
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Nokian WRs or vredestein WINTRACKS on rear. Both high silica multi siped wide grooved tyres . They can be used all year. A bit rumbly at first but you get used to them. they make a big difference in the wet and snow. Probably too intrusive with noise and handling on front as well. A good compromise in Scotland - land of scattered showers and sunny periods with the occasional hurricane force winds or blizzard!!!
Winter wonderland all the way to work! I had to go over the M62 summit this morning - it was fine, did it at about 80mph! Traffic was rubbish but no problems with traction, selected W and courtesy of the failing MAS there was no excess of power to worry about!
I saw a Jeep Grand Cherokee oversteer LOADS going into a school carpark. I'm sure the lady driving it got a shock, I was watching from a queue of stationary cars and it looked pretty amazing. If she intended to do it then well done! If it was an accident then she should realise that not even Jeeps are invincible. I'd say that powering into a snow-covered school carpark at 8:30am is pretty dumb, esp with all the kids about throwing snowballs and not watching the cars.BenzComander said:Why is it, that when most mums are equiped with state of the art 4x4's that at the first sign of snow they close the schools!!
BenzComander
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Shude said:Winter wonderland all the way to work! I had to go over the M62 summit this morning - it was fine, did it at about 80mph! Traffic was rubbish but no problems with traction, selected W and courtesy of the failing MAS there was no excess of power to worry about!
I saw a Jeep Grand Cherokee oversteer LOADS going into a school carpark. I'm sure the lady driving it got a shock, I was watching from a queue of stationary cars and it looked pretty amazing. If she intended to do it then well done! If it was an accident then she should realise that not even Jeeps are invincible. I'd say that powering into a snow-covered school carpark at 8:30am is pretty dumb, esp with all the kids about throwing snowballs and not watching the cars.
Dont have the joy of dropping the kids off at school often
but when I do am always impressed by how fast a lot of the mums arrive at school"Think of the children!!"
!winter wonderland
guys,
between 4-6 inches of snow diving about in my clk cab (w208) traction control never stopped but have to say it was fun never the less but all things considering not bad to drive and i have 18'' wheels on my ride lets see what tomorrow brings saying that still snowing really heavily over here
safe driving guys
later
don
guys,
between 4-6 inches of snow diving about in my clk cab (w208) traction control never stopped but have to say it was fun never the less but all things considering not bad to drive and i have 18'' wheels on my ride lets see what tomorrow brings saying that still snowing really heavily over here
safe driving guys
later
don
We had a dusting in Brampton (nr Carlisle), no trouble as we ferried mum's C220CDi to the stealership to have severe coolant loss investigated . Fortunately, pools under front of car during this last week would indicate it's not the head gasket!!.
Am now looking at a blizzard as I type!
Blizzard stopped, mum's car needs new neater unit & oil cooler lines, about £830 all in
. Fortunately, pools under front of car during this last week would indicate it's not the head gasket!!.Am now looking at a blizzard as I type!
Blizzard stopped, mum's car needs new neater unit & oil cooler lines, about £830 all in
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snow, snow?................. whats that then? Just loads of rain here as usual
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glorious sunshine here - just got back from a walk on the beach
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I didnt have traction control today - I had to come in on the Bike since the missus needed my car.
...and yes, it was a little cold, not to mention hair raisingly slippy in places.
...and yes, it was a little cold, not to mention hair raisingly slippy in places.
AFAIK,mxs said:Winter & Summer selection on the W202 facelift auto box? How does that work?
S = Standard; normal 1-5 operation and standard R
W = Winter; unless you kickdown it's 2-5 and it has a different ratio R, also shifts at earlier RPMs.
PJH
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Female Logic ?BenzComander said:Why is it, that when most mums are equiped with state of the art 4x4's that at the first sign of snow they close the schools!!
