4WD on summer tyres vs 2WD on winter tyres.

James2k

Gloomendoom wrote: »

That said, I don't usually use it in the winter. It's too cold and was built with no consideration for secondary safety.

eh, too cold?

Jackmydad

Gloomendoom wrote: »

If it gets really, really bad. I've got a full set of chains for my 4x4.

That said, I don't usually use it in the winter. It's too cold and was built with no consideration for secondary safety.

What no heated seats or traction control?

Gloomendoom

James2k wrote: »

eh, too cold?

Yes, too cold. HVAC wasn't a priority in the 1950s.

Jackmydad

Gloomendoom wrote: »

Yes, too cold. HVAC wasn't a priority in the 1950s.

I knew you were talking about your Series 1.
No airbags to stop you taking your teeth out on the wiper motor when the fully equipped modern vehicle slides straight into your path!

James2k

Gloomendoom wrote: »

Yes, too cold. HVAC wasn't a priority in the 1950s.

Still have nightmares about them, the one we had had several trees growing in the door moulding.

Gloomendoom

Jackmydad wrote: »

I knew you were talking about your Series 1.
No airbags to stop you taking your teeth out on the wiper motor when the fully equipped modern vehicle slides straight into your path!

Exactly. No seat belts either.

I don't like driving it icy weather. Deep snow is fine.

Jackmydad

Gloomendoom wrote: »

Exactly. No seat belts either.

I don't like driving it icy weather. Deep snow is fine.

Same as our's was then. The trick as you know is not to run into things!
I've driven all ours in snow, as you say, deep snow is best as it keeps most of the [STRIKE]idiots[/STRIKE] rest of the world at home apart from anything else.
I didn't like the S3 I had in slippery conditions. It was a "proper" Safari, and had a brake servo.
Touching the brakes at all seemed to lock them. Caused me to run off into a ditch the first time I drove it in snow. Came around a very sharp bend in a lane, and there was a car stuck there. I hit the anchors and slid. . .
No damage to anything apart from my pride! :cool:

Penelopa.Pitstop

James2k wrote: »

Then you are insane,

4wd drifting in the snow is awesome!

dont bother with winters on my S5, but the jeep has AT tyres which dont care what they are driving through, altogether much fun is had (in scotland)

The rx8 i had was crap though, so i would get them if my car had rwd.. maybe

I mentioned drifting in RWD, not AWD. Anyway, don't enjoy it, when I'm trying to drive straight.

Nasqueron

James2k wrote: »

Careful. remember red means stop.

also, yeah you are comparing your pushbike to a car.. hmm tiny skinny tyres vs much wider ones. hmm yeah i can see thats a good comparison. well they are sitting in nice warm leather not freezing their brass monkeys off

As I recall, as you like to have the last word (even when adding nothing) and resort to ad hom posts instead of answering facts I don't really see the point in responding as I don't read your posts once I have corrected and destroyed your nonsense, however, as you recall the last comment I posted was a clip that showed me stopping sensibly at a red light and a car jumping it 1-2 seconds later.


I have plenty of very good quality cycle clothing and don't get cold... I get home, they sit there burning fuel and taking hours to get anywhere and risk crashing the car on ice.


And no, 35c aren't skinny tyres, going up a hill while a car is stuck is rather obviously me 1 car 0

Nasqueron

James2k wrote: »

Hes talking about his push bike

No I wasn't, hence the mention of chains or snow covers (which are for cars). I just saw that studded tyres are illegal in the UK for cars so obviously don't use those.


Studded tyres for bikes of course are fine