How to be an idiot.

Originally Posted by Bluepete

It made me laugh, just at the stupidity of putting a car in gear and getting out!

+1

haha that made me and the lads in the office laugh. I wonder at which point did she think oh ****

Id say about the point she let go of the car.
I'd bet there was that little bit of her mind which said, "good thinking!" which quickly turned to "what was I thinking!"

lol, to be hoest i wouldnt call the chap an idiot, the woman yes!

Originally Posted by Owenski

Id say about the point she let go of the car.
I'd bet there was that little bit of her mind which said, "good thinking!" which quickly turned to "what was I thinking!"

I think it hit home as it hit the house lol

I will have to remember this top tip, when im out in the works 535 . My mate has it over the xmas holiday maybe i need to show him

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by ophic

The audio track has a comment from a female in the house - something like "my car doesn't get stuck in the snow cos its nice and light"

That'd be why folks put sandbags in their rear wheel drive cars then

Kinda true though, it's a lot easier to get a light car moving than a heavy one.

I have done this befor, last year, but i was going straight up a hill, and i did not push the vehicle from the rear i stayed at the drivers door and pushed the frame, worked a treat .

[G]

Ha what a numpty.

The biggest difference when driving in the snow is technique and tyres.

My BMW has 18" 35 profile runflats which are a bit rubbish in the snow it has to be said and I consider myself to be fairly competent at handling a car, particularly in the snow. I've just hired a BMW out here in Denmark identical to mine in the uk except it has winter tyres fitted and it's honestly the most capable car I've ever driven on solid ice roads like we have out here. There is phenomenal ice/snow grip, feels like it's just wet.

Just wish my work would buy me some winter tyres and wheels for the uk. They look normal, no studs etc and not particularly soft so not sure why the difference us so apparent.

My road is pure ice, but today coming back from a job in little aston, i was down a side street on a bit of a hill that had a mini island at the bottom, going about 15 mph, turned to the left and it carried on in a 45 degree direction like severe understeer.
My ass started to twitch when i started getting closer to a parked car opposite, luckily it gained a bit of traction and i crawled the rest of the road until i got to the main road.

I always thought winter tyres were no different to normal tyres, except the tyre is softer, with a much lower optimal operating temperature. So same grip on the tarmac in cold weather as a normal tyre would have during the summer.

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

I always thought winter tyres were no different to normal tyres, except the tyre is softer, with a much lower optimal operating temperature. So same grip on the tarmac in cold weather as a normal tyre would have during the summer.

Thats how I understood it, the tyre has a higher silica / rubber content, which means it works better when the temperature is colder. Also IIRC the tyre is cut differently has bigger blocks that move around so that the snow / ice gets squeezed out of the tyre so it doesnt get clogged up / become a slick.

I think...