Just about to sell and then.............!
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.......It snows and the roads up here get back to their slushy, muddy, leaf covered, icey patched best and I remember why the last 2 winters have been such fun (excluding the heavy snow when you end up with a 4wd un-guided missile sledge type of thingy)
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excluding the heavy snow when you end up with a 4wd un-guided missile sledge type of thingy
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And thats why God invented the knobbly tyre and removable ABS fuse
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so I'm not the only one who think the ABS is lethal in the snow
[Edited by AvalancheS8 - 10/22/2003 10:34:40 AM]
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most of the roads I drive on are very bumpy and did notice the car bouncing around a lot when running on Bridgestone Potenza's - not half as bad now on F1's.
ABS fuse comments are interesting - The scoob is the fist car I've had with ABS, does it really make that much difference when on snow?
ABS fuse comments are interesting - The scoob is the fist car I've had with ABS, does it really make that much difference when on snow?
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Messiah - prepare to be scared crapless when driving on snow, its fecking useless, no infact its worse than useless. Take it easy when it snows proper...
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thanks for the advice guys - but you know I'm going to have to try it with the ABS on before taking the fuse out!!
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you know I'm going to have to try it with the ABS on before taking the fuse out!!
As for corners in the snow - best taken at around 0.5 MPH with opposite lock ready to be wound on
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If only he'd invent some poor sod who could rush out in the morning and change the wheels over when it's chucking it downwith the white stuff
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You mean you don't use it for it's intended purpose
Worn 3 switches out flicking between light and slightly lighter.
Concequence of living in the country I'm afraid.
Street lights in the village then pitch black on the country lanes.
I'm off now to hunt for a 4 way switch, then I'll start a group buy. Anyone know how to wire one so that it works the clock bulb via the ABS sensor etc etc etc
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Had some great fun last winter in the snow.
The Scoob was amazing going up hill & on the flat (tended to use the hand brake for most corners ) BUT going down hill it was just a great big feckin sledge. A combination of the wrong tyres i.e. not snow and ABS
The Scoob was amazing going up hill & on the flat (tended to use the hand brake for most corners ) BUT going down hill it was just a great big feckin sledge. A combination of the wrong tyres i.e. not snow and ABS
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Remind us, somebody. Which fuse to pull??
IIRC there was a knowledgeable and sensible post either on SN or IWOC last year about driving Sccobies in the snow??
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IIRC there was a knowledgeable and sensible post either on SN or IWOC last year about driving Sccobies in the snow??
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messiah - my Audi A6 Quattro's ABS was ****e. It used to come on on stutter type bumps. Once nearly ran a pedestrian over when pulling up an a cobbled street. **** me nearly pushed the pedal through the floor - it just wouldn't stop. Should have seen the geezers face - think he thought I was doing it on purpose for a laugh!
And yes ABS is lethal in snow - seriously is it easy to get a switch fitted jolly or am I being a muppet here
And yes ABS is lethal in snow - seriously is it easy to get a switch fitted jolly or am I being a muppet here
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I did a lot of Winter walking/climbing here in Scotland last year and I still get flashbacks from travelling down some single-track road in the middle of nowhere at 70mph, when some feckin sheep decides to jump the fence and land in front of my car.
I didn't have time to **** bricks or even bother jumping on the brakes in 2" of snow. I just half-shut my eyes, moved the car as far to the left as I dared (without disappearing into the Loch) and prayed. I'm sure there was shiney streak down the length of the car from the sheeps wet nose
My m8 just looked at each me in total disbelief and we both burst out laughing
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I didn't have time to **** bricks or even bother jumping on the brakes in 2" of snow. I just half-shut my eyes, moved the car as far to the left as I dared (without disappearing into the Loch) and prayed. I'm sure there was shiney streak down the length of the car from the sheeps wet nose
My m8 just looked at each me in total disbelief and we both burst out laughing
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