Thoughts on the weather....

[BradW]

Where can I get winter tyres for my Reliant Robin?

 

[alastairgott]

Where can I get winter tyres for my Reliant Robin?

 

[droid]

Hey.....serious question!....

 

[Laurie]

What I have found on my VRS is that I can creep along over ice or snow by very gently letting the clutch out at normal tickover without any throttle. It goes work and does not jerk along as one would expect.

Standard ice driving technique even for Land Rovers

 

[Mark Wright]

Over the past 30 years I've had Ford, Mitsubishi and Nissan 4x4 trucks, Landrover Freelanders, a Defender and a Discovery, but the vehicle that probably performed the best in the snow was a Citroen 2CV6.

Mark

 

[droid]

Narrow tyres, light weight.

Same with my R****** R**** 

 

[alastairgott]

the best in the snow was a Citroen 2CV6.

I know one club that has it Sussed then.

 

[tony from suffolk]

What I have found on my VRS is that I can creep along over ice or snow by very gently letting the clutch out at normal tickover without any throttle. It goes work and does not jerk along as one would expect.

Modern cars with fuel injection and electronic ignition systems won't allow themselves to stall. This works pretty well to get you out of bother if you're stuck.

 

[Laurie]

Over the past 30 years I've had Ford, Mitsubishi and Nissan 4x4 trucks, Landrover Freelanders, a Defender and a Discovery, but the vehicle that probably performed the best in the snow was a Citroen 2CV6.

Mark

They're magic in mud too.

 

[AR]

There was a time a few years back when I was supposed to be leading a PDMHS walk around Hubberdale Mine in early January, which I had to cancel due to heavy snowfall a couple of days before. However, John Barnatt still wanted to come out and do the walk and he managed to get out to Flagg in his little hatchback, which of course had quite narrow tyres. I walked to the rendevous point....