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Darkside-Dee
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Registered: 20th Jun 08
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   3rd Dec 08 at 18:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

my estate is covered in sheet ice!

almost like glass! sliding on every corner at 5mph or less!

heard of alot of people who have crashed! Glad ive still got steelies on!

anyone else crashed? or anyone have hints of what to do on the ice in corsas? lol
John
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3rd Dec 08 at 18:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Drive to the conditions, same as any other weather.
CorsAsh
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3rd Dec 08 at 18:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

High gear low revs, only drive if necessary.
BluKoo
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3rd Dec 08 at 18:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I love ice MY estate has cleared up a bit though.

I need to go up into the countryside to find snow/ice.

[Edited on 03-12-2008 by BluKoo]
Butler
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3rd Dec 08 at 18:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I fucking love driving in the ice/snow, usually find an empty car park and have some fun
mark_gsi
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3rd Dec 08 at 18:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yea me to i really dont mind drvining in snow and ice its quite fun
SRI-LEE
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3rd Dec 08 at 18:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

love ice and snow just a bit dangerous got a dint in my boot now! from slipping on ice gettign a new boot next month so all good great fun in big car parks just gota be careful
Darkside-Dee
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3rd Dec 08 at 18:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

im not bothered about snow lol its just when the ice is solid and u could skate on it!

i got out my car after college and slipped on the road, my car was fine slid a little but i slipped more than the car!

ive been pulling off in secong gear and tryin to keep it in that for the duration of getting out my estate but theres just no chance of keeping grip
mattk
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3rd Dec 08 at 18:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Ive just done a boss handbreak into my drive
dannymccann
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3rd Dec 08 at 22:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Darkside-Dee
ive been pulling off in secong gear and tryin to keep it in that for the duration of getting out my estate but theres just no chance of keeping grip


Why dont you pull off on the biting point in 1st gear? You wont lose traction then
Fear
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3rd Dec 08 at 22:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

mrs came home from work earlier and said as she was leaving work, some ned sped of in the car park to impress the local after school club and slid straight into a lamp post

[Edited on 03-12-2008 by Fear]
Darkside-Dee
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3rd Dec 08 at 22:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

because when i do that my wheels just spin
Ben G
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3rd Dec 08 at 22:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by dannymccann
quote:
Originally posted by Darkside-Dee
ive been pulling off in secong gear and tryin to keep it in that for the duration of getting out my estate but theres just no chance of keeping grip


Why dont you pull off on the biting point in 1st gear? You wont lose traction then


easier on some cars just to pull away in 2nd.

mine doesn't like 1st that much in the wet/ice, takes ages if i want to not wheelspin
Steve X16XE
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3rd Dec 08 at 22:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I've been out delivery driving tonight. It's greasy in some places and ice in others. I've just been a twat and booting it in 2nd, spinning up and bouncing off the rev limit and makeing people jump
Ben G
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3rd Dec 08 at 23:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

was doing that earlier steve, sound of boost + 5 cylinder engine + exhaust popping + wheelspin is funny wasn't really icy though, so easy to control.

 
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