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Title: Snow...Have you had any yet?
Post by: Matto on February 04, 2012, 01:40:55 pm: Just wondering where people are and if its hit you yet. I'm near Burton on Trent and not had any yet. Eager to get out and try these winter tyres :driver:
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Post by: sideshowfred on February 04, 2012, 01:43:31 pm: In Northampton we've had nothing as yet. they've promised us some for today but looking at the BBC it looks like it might be nearer the evening. I just hope it settles :happy2:
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Post by: ILoveTuna on February 04, 2012, 01:45:21 pm: Is coming down heavy in wolverhampton and sticking!! :confused: :confused:
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Post by: Eccie on February 04, 2012, 01:47:32 pm: Not yet in Lancashire. However, we are experiencing some freezing rain :scared: which is making the drive very slippy under foot - the winter boots on the car were fine driving on it, but I nearly ended up on my :booty: trying to walk on it :ashamed:

Me and the 9 yr. old son are desperate for it to snow :sad1:
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Post by: Weston on February 04, 2012, 01:48:11 pm: Coming down in Bath now
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Post by: yin on February 04, 2012, 01:48:15 pm: Quote from: ILoveTuna on February 04, 2012, 01:45:21 pm
Is coming down heavy in wolverhampton and sticking!! :confused: :confused:

Dudley is the same :happy2:
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Post by: richtung on February 04, 2012, 01:48:59 pm: coming down thick and fast in droyslden, near Manchester....and its sticking!!

The novelty will wear off by the morning :P

Rich
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Post by: WhiteGTI on February 04, 2012, 01:49:38 pm: Why do so many people want it to snow?! It causes huge disruption, you can't drive a car properly, and it's freezing cold?! :indifferent:
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Post by: MAT ED30 on February 04, 2012, 01:51:17 pm: You drive an m3 your not going anywhere if it snows :driver:
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Post by: sideshowfred on February 04, 2012, 01:52:07 pm: Because we get it maybe once a year in Northampton. And were usually the last place to get it so it's a novelty.
Title: Re: Snow...Have you had any yet?
Post by: WhiteGTI on February 04, 2012, 01:53:07 pm: Quote from: MAT ED30 on February 04, 2012, 01:51:17 pm
You drive an m3 your not going anywhere if it snows :driver:

Ha! You're right there! :scared: Hence why I'd rather it didn't snow!
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Post by: MAT ED30 on February 04, 2012, 01:55:17 pm: I hate driving in the snow too it's the fact people still drive up your arse while it's snowing :fighting:
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Post by: gulfstream11 on February 04, 2012, 01:55:54 pm: Quote from: WhiteGTI on February 04, 2012, 01:49:38 pm
Why do so many people want it to snow?! It causes huge disruption, you can't drive a car properly, and it's freezing cold?! :indifferent:

Free Boarding.... :party:
Title: Re: Snow...Have you had any yet?
Post by: Matto on February 04, 2012, 01:56:04 pm: Quote from: ILoveTuna on February 04, 2012, 01:45:21 pm
Is coming down heavy in wolverhampton and sticking!! :confused: :confused:

Won't be long before its here then.
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Post by: Andy on February 04, 2012, 02:00:17 pm: snowing like mad near me (scotch corner on the a1)
Title: Re: Snow...Have you had any yet?
Post by: maxload on February 04, 2012, 02:07:13 pm: Nothing in sunny southampton yet.
I hope it dosn't as i have no winter tyres on and I won't be able to move out my driveway :scared:
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Post by: Deako on February 04, 2012, 02:08:09 pm: Nothing in Solihull/Birmingham yet. We are expected to have some by late afternoon though i believe.
Title: Re: Snow...Have you had any yet?
Post by: Matto on February 04, 2012, 02:13:24 pm: Has just started here.
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Post by: GTsport on February 04, 2012, 02:44:43 pm: Just started here too in Ripley.

Went in to the garage earlier to find my snow foam frozen and my sponge rock hard - hope my Karcher is ok! So much for getting the car cleaned this weekend!

:sad1:
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Post by: BeezerDiesel on February 04, 2012, 02:57:33 pm: We had our annual half a millimetre in Exeter this morning, the one place in the UK where it wasn't forecast to snow and just happens to be the home of the Met Office :stupid: :grin:
But it turned to rain by lunchtime and has melted again now. Thankfully it has warmed up quite a bit too which is a relief after several days of hardly getting above freezing.
You lot in the rest of the country are welcome to it now, we've had our bit of excitement for the year even if it only lasted three or four hours!
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Post by: Golfgirl on February 04, 2012, 03:06:31 pm: Chucking it down in Worcestershire. Started with a dusting about 11.30am then stopped for a bit. Quite heavy now and sticking. I've got to go to work later though :sad1:

I went scuba diving in a quarry on Wednesday in temperatures of -2 :stupid:
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Post by: BeezerDiesel on February 04, 2012, 03:08:08 pm: Quote from: Golfgirl on February 04, 2012, 03:06:31 pm
Chucking it down in Worcestershire. Started with a dusting about 11.30am then stopped for a bit. Quite heavy now and sticking. I've got to go to work later though :sad1:
You'll be missing that 4wd again later then on your commute!
Title: Re: Snow...Have you had any yet?
Post by: Matto on February 04, 2012, 03:13:42 pm: Quote from: Golfgirl on February 04, 2012, 03:06:31 pm
I went scuba diving in a quarry on Wednesday in temperatures of -2 :stupid:

You must be mad :rolleye:
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Post by: gti yorks on February 04, 2012, 03:15:02 pm: Started snowing here in Selby, not gotta move from the house til Monday morning :grin:
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Post by: gulfstream11 on February 04, 2012, 03:25:28 pm: Just started in Doncaster.. Nothing much but the board is ready for a freebie! :driver:
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Post by: sideshowfred on February 04, 2012, 03:38:06 pm: Literally just starting in Northampton. Just a few flakes in the air but hopefully more will follow :D
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Post by: JackG on February 04, 2012, 03:49:11 pm: In Malvern my eddie is half on drive and half on drive so it's bad now :signLOL:
Title: Re: Snow...Have you had any yet?
Post by: Deako on February 04, 2012, 04:17:43 pm: Quote from: Deako on February 04, 2012, 02:08:09 pm
Nothing in Solihull/Birmingham yet. We are expected to have some by late afternoon though i believe.

Pretty heavy here now.
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Post by: markymark on February 04, 2012, 04:23:06 pm: It's been non stop here in Stratford since about 2pm! :jumpmove:
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Post by: chris a on February 04, 2012, 04:24:42 pm: snowing here in alvaston (derby) just a dusting at the mo but the side roads are covered
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Post by: Degudodger on February 04, 2012, 04:32:16 pm: Absolutely nothing here in Winchester. :happy2:
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Post by: WhiteGTI on February 04, 2012, 05:01:20 pm: It's just started in Ascot!
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Post by: TonyZed on February 04, 2012, 05:48:04 pm: Quote from: MAT ED30 on February 04, 2012, 01:51:17 pm
You drive an m3 your not going anywhere if it snows :driver:

I loved my M3, one of the best cars I've had. :driver:

But it's true, they are useless in the snow. :scared:

TonyZ
Title: Re: Snow...Have you had any yet?
Post by: TonyZed on February 04, 2012, 05:49:37 pm: Quote from: maxload on February 04, 2012, 02:07:13 pm
Nothing in sunny southampton yet.

And still not, although it has just started to drizzle.Mind you the weather forecast you get onan iPhone isn't predicting any. :surprised:

TonyZ
Title: Re: Snow...Have you had any yet?
Post by: Degudodger on February 04, 2012, 05:52:58 pm: Well it has started to snow in Winchester but in the style of rain.
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Post by: TonyZed on February 04, 2012, 05:54:31 pm: Quote from: Degudodger on February 04, 2012, 05:52:58 pm
Well it has started to snow in Winchester but in the style of rain.

That's the difference between Winchester and Southampton, we have no style! :sad1:

TonyZ
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Post by: Steve Baker on February 04, 2012, 06:14:10 pm: Just returned from Canterbury to Stansted, Essex............No Snow anywhere apart from a dusting left over from Thursday in Canterbury! :smiley:
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Post by: Degudodger on February 04, 2012, 06:49:23 pm: The snow has overcome its identity crisis and is falling as it should. Damn.
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Post by: benjii on February 04, 2012, 07:08:24 pm: Just starting in Sussex
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Post by: jameelno1 on February 04, 2012, 07:51:33 pm: its crazy in the west midlands still snowing. i was overtaking other cars struggling i love u vw :love:
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Post by: Janner_Sy on February 04, 2012, 07:54:07 pm: its around 2" deep in Beeston& chilwell just outside nottingham
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Post by: Beddie on February 04, 2012, 07:59:26 pm: Not a flake here in west cheshire, been raining all day... :sad1:
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Post by: GrayMK5GTI on February 04, 2012, 08:09:38 pm: Quote from: Beddie on February 04, 2012, 07:59:26 pm
Not a flake here in west cheshire, been raining all day... :sad1:

2cm in Crewe (Cheshire)
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Post by: Nodz on February 04, 2012, 08:16:35 pm: Was a dusting in Lowestoft this morning and tried all day but had virtually melted when I left at 3pm ish and where I am in Essex near Lakeside has had nothing all day and is still clear
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Post by: Tfsi_Mike on February 04, 2012, 08:29:45 pm: 3" in Doncaster

Damn you Danish jake for making me sell you my avon ice tourings :fighting: :grin:
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Post by: Deako on February 04, 2012, 08:30:45 pm: Still snowing here in Birmingham/Solihull. Cars struggling to get up the road now.
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Post by: markymark on February 04, 2012, 08:42:32 pm: Yeah it's still like a blizzard here with no sign of letting up, it's even interfering with sky tv now! :confused:
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Post by: Degudodger on February 04, 2012, 08:46:35 pm: Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on February 04, 2012, 08:29:45 pm

3" in Doncaster

:grin: Yes i am that immature!
Title: Re: Snow...Have you had any yet?
Post by: stealthwolf on February 04, 2012, 10:10:10 pm: Complete nightmare. Travelling from London. Left around 5pm and it was fine but once I left the M25, it really started snowing heavily. Had to follow in the tracks left by HGVs.

On the way back, there was an accident involving three cars, another where some van had turned on its side and several where cars were facing the wrong way round!

In some areas, incl M42, the outside lane and hard shoulder were heavily snowed so out of use. You couldn't even see the lane markings and you could see people weren't in the correct lanes.

The Vreds held up beautifully though not perfect and I still skidded a little, though nowhere near as bad as last year.

Will seriously advise people to avoid travelling by car unless necessary and make sure you have emergency provisions eg blanket, spade, food etc.

If there's no improvement tomorrow, Monday is gonna be a nightmare.
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Post by: markymark on February 04, 2012, 10:16:06 pm: It's turning to rain here now! :sad1:
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Post by: stealthwolf on February 04, 2012, 10:20:49 pm: This is the car after 5 hours of driving:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fstealthwolf%2FED30%2Ff7cc7596.jpg&hash=b080ebcbebfff44e59bffa249664451324431331)

It had been parked underground and was fine when I set off!
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Post by: Greeners on February 04, 2012, 10:22:12 pm: Quote from: markymark on February 04, 2012, 10:16:06 pm
It's turning to rain here now! :sad1:

:jumpmove:
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Post by: Teutonic_Tamer on February 04, 2012, 10:24:11 pm: Quote from: stealthwolf on February 04, 2012, 10:20:49 pm
This is the car after 5 hours of driving:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fstealthwolf%2FED30%2Ff7cc7596.jpg&hash=b080ebcbebfff44e59bffa249664451324431331)
That pic is quite handy, as it shows you the airflow on the front of the Mk5 . . . kewl! :happy2:
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Post by: Jussa on February 04, 2012, 10:26:34 pm: We have about a centimetre or 2 in SE20 near Crystal Palace, but Metcheck is predicting a big dump starting from midnight onwards!!
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Post by: Nodz on February 04, 2012, 10:30:23 pm: Snowing here now for the past couple of hours, gettin on for an inch now
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Post by: Jussa on February 04, 2012, 10:32:39 pm: It would be helpful for all commenting on this thread to actually mention where the hell they are in the country :signLOL:
For all we know you may be on an expedition in the Arctic!!,
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Post by: PPK on February 04, 2012, 10:52:04 pm: All we have in Somerset is heavy rain.
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Post by: swgti on February 04, 2012, 10:56:49 pm: Couple of inches here in Hinkley, hope is f's off as we've got to drive back to Cumbria tomoz! :smiley:
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Post by: Greeners on February 04, 2012, 11:35:27 pm: Quote from: Teutonic_Tamer on February 04, 2012, 10:24:11 pm
Quote from: stealthwolf on February 04, 2012, 10:20:49 pm
This is the car after 5 hours of driving:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fstealthwolf%2FED30%2Ff7cc7596.jpg&hash=b080ebcbebfff44e59bffa249664451324431331)
That pic is quite handy, as it shows you the airflow on the front of the Mk5 . . . kewl! :happy2:

You not got open fogs then Stealthy? :signLOL:
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Post by: stealthwolf on February 05, 2012, 12:00:51 am: Believe it or not, they're the OEM open ones!
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Post by: tony_danza on February 05, 2012, 12:06:28 am: I've just been out rallying in these.....

ungritted country lanes FTW!

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/408939_10150512151480796_611430795_8995361_83485786_n.jpg)
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Post by: Hedge on February 05, 2012, 12:07:36 am: R36 and Audi Coupe Quattro?
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Post by: Greeners on February 05, 2012, 12:08:25 am: Quote from: stealthwolf on February 05, 2012, 12:00:51 am
Believe it or not, they're the OEM open ones!

*please note tongue very much in cheek* :wink:
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Post by: Greeners on February 05, 2012, 12:09:02 am: Quote from: tony_danza on February 05, 2012, 12:06:28 am
I've just been out rallying in these.....

ungritted country lanes FTW!

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/408939_10150512151480796_611430795_8995361_83485786_n.jpg)

Looks like awesome fun Mike. How did the two compare?
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Post by: Hedge on February 05, 2012, 12:09:23 am: Quote from: Greeners on February 05, 2012, 12:08:25 am
Quote from: stealthwolf on February 05, 2012, 12:00:51 am
Believe it or not, they're the OEM open ones!

*please note tongue very much in cheek* :wink:

Just how I like it. :wink:
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Post by: tony_danza on February 05, 2012, 12:18:00 am: Quote from: Hedge on February 05, 2012, 12:07:36 am
R36 and Audi Coupe Quattro?

Indeed, latter being a rare beast. 5-pot N/A Quattro.

Both amazingly well. I live out in the sticks and we were hooning down untouched country lanes with ease, some with steep inclines. Q was on winters, so was running away from the R, 60+ on snow steering by flicking its weight alone is as close to rallying as I'm going to get. I wasn't driving though.
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Post by: stealthwolf on February 05, 2012, 12:27:52 am: Quote from: Greeners on February 05, 2012, 12:08:25 am

*please note tongue very much in cheek* :wink:
Just got it. Will put it down to combination of exam stress and five hours of driving in snow. Shattered.
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Post by: JPC on February 05, 2012, 12:35:47 am: Just had the snowboards out on the local dry slope. Quite spooky at night when you sneak on at night with no lights!!
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Post by: MAT ED30 on February 05, 2012, 12:37:39 am: Is it still snowing over by you jay? Stopped over near me ages ago
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Post by: Greeners on February 05, 2012, 12:45:02 am: Quote from: Hedge on February 05, 2012, 12:09:23 am
Quote from: Greeners on February 05, 2012, 12:08:25 am
Quote from: stealthwolf on February 05, 2012, 12:00:51 am
Believe it or not, they're the OEM open ones!

*please note tongue very much in cheek* :wink:

Just how I like it. :wink:

:pomppomp:
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Post by: MarkMarked on February 05, 2012, 12:46:44 am: 5 inches on the M25 tonight :scared:

M25 was stationary at around 9PM a complete nightmare, just after Junc 25 the lorries couldn't get up the hill, scattered all over the place, after about an hour of being stationary, the police arrived and we threaded our way through the lorries and the stuck BMW drivers, then had the whole 3 lanes plus hardshoulder to myself doing a steady 25mph, actually stopped at one point to let a car overtake doing around 40-50 (madness) as it was safer then risk him sliding into my while overtaking. For the first time ever didn't have to worry about the average speed cameras

The R32 :love: did me proud even on summer tyres, but I'm not taking it out again until it all melts
Title: Re: Snow...Have you had any yet?
Post by: Teutonic_Tamer on February 05, 2012, 01:09:21 am: Quote from: Jussa on February 04, 2012, 10:26:34 pm
We have about a centimetre or 2 in SE20 near Crystal Palace, but Metcheck is predicting a big dump starting from midnight onwards!!
I'm hoping for a big dump in the morning - but it wont have anything to do with snow! :booty:

My taxi awaits . . . :evilgrin:
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Post by: Teutonic_Tamer on February 05, 2012, 01:11:05 am: Quote from: Greeners on February 04, 2012, 11:35:27 pm
Quote from: Teutonic_Tamer on February 04, 2012, 10:24:11 pm
Quote from: stealthwolf on February 04, 2012, 10:20:49 pm
This is the car after 5 hours of driving:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fstealthwolf%2FED30%2Ff7cc7596.jpg&hash=b080ebcbebfff44e59bffa249664451324431331)
That pic is quite handy, as it shows you the airflow on the front of the Mk5 . . . kewl! :happy2:

You not got open fogs then Stealthy? :signLOL:
Not now anyway - that may change in the thaw though! :evilgrin:
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Post by: Jogon on February 05, 2012, 08:26:21 am: Must be 3 to 4 inches in mablethorpe , on the east coast , off out for my first snowy run this year , 13 miles this morning.... Brrrr.....
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Post by: Degudodger on February 05, 2012, 10:44:10 am: The 2" of snow we had last night has pretty much gone So it looks like no working from home for me on Monday. :sad1:
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Post by: jhtrophy on February 05, 2012, 12:54:10 pm: Quote from: tony_danza on February 05, 2012, 12:06:28 am
I've just been out rallying in these.....

ungritted country lanes FTW!

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/408939_10150512151480796_611430795_8995361_83485786_n.jpg)
Dude that Audi looks so cool, bet you has some fun :happy2:
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Post by: Little_Dave on February 05, 2012, 02:24:45 pm: Had about 5 inches of snow over night here in east london but starting to melt slowly now, just brushed it all off the car so it doesn't refreeze so i'm ready for -5 in the morning at 4.30am :indifferent: and dug out the wheels so i can get off the kerb :driver:

Dave
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Post by: welikeaps on February 05, 2012, 03:50:10 pm: ^as above about 5" inches here in London too. Wish I stayed at home because now I'm stuck. According to the weather more snow on it's way for the South tonight and fog.
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Post by: chowgar on February 05, 2012, 04:05:37 pm: North London here... Went out last night with about 5in of snow and twice dug out tracks to get a bit of momentum in order to make it back home...
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Post by: Golfgirl on February 05, 2012, 04:28:47 pm: Quote from: Deako on February 04, 2012, 08:30:45 pm
Still snowing here in Birmingham/Solihull. Cars struggling to get up the road now.

I drove from Oldbury to Solihull and back last night and it took me 3 hours :confused: Went on the M5/M42 but returned via the Stratford Road and through the city which was a complete nightmare. The Stratford Road was stationary so I took a short cut through the back roads but even they were gridlocked. It picked up a bit as I went through the city but then I got held up on the Hagley Road. Nightmare, cars abandoned all over the place!
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Post by: stealthwolf on February 05, 2012, 05:26:12 pm: ^^^I thought about coming off the M42 on to Stratford Rd and glad I kept on for Cov Rd.
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Post by: Lavonkey on February 05, 2012, 11:09:16 pm: Was in Birmingham over weekend - Snowstorm, Got back into London this afternoon - Ice City, rubbish!