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[ngrainqey]

... is quite frankly pants. It took me 15 minutes yesterday to move the car from in front of the house, the traction control was killing the power on the engine to the point that it nearly stalled and the 'ice' mode on the gearbox didn't help much.

In the end, to get it moved I had to rev the arse off it with the traction turned off with the rear wheels spinning like a chav on Tescos car park.

Was quite annoying yet satisfying to have the speedo up to 160 at a walking pace!

Its ok till you hit a dry patch and your gearbox end up in your front room

just to piss on your bombfire... laws of physics prevent this because the tyres gripping and the energy required for the car to accelerate at such rate that the gearbox could potentially manage to push the engine off the mounts and the rear axle tear off the chassis is just not enough!  there isnt enough energy opposing the forward motion of the gearbox and wheels in the body -try spinning your wheels of a wet field onto a dry road- all you get is a big screach and the revs drop

[Ian_D]

... is quite frankly pants. It took me 15 minutes yesterday to move the car from in front of the house, the traction control was killing the power on the engine to the point that it nearly stalled and the 'ice' mode on the gearbox didn't help much.

In the end, to get it moved I had to rev the arse off it with the traction turned off with the rear wheels spinning like a chav on Tescos car park.

Was quite annoying yet satisfying to have the speedo up to 160 at a walking pace!

Its ok till you hit a dry patch and your gearbox end up in your front room

just to piss on your bombfire... laws of physics prevent this because the tyres gripping and the energy required for the car to accelerate at such rate that the gearbox could potentially manage to push the engine off the mounts and the rear axle tear off the chassis is just not enough!  there isnt enough energy opposing the forward motion of the gearbox and wheels in the body

On the other hand... If one wheel was on dry ground, and the other on ice, That would mean that if the speedo was showing 160 mph, one wheel is doing 0mph, and the other is doing 320mph!   320mph is a bit on the high side for tyres! Think of the centrifugal force on the rubber!  

[ngrainqey]

... is quite frankly pants. It took me 15 minutes yesterday to move the car from in front of the house, the traction control was killing the power on the engine to the point that it nearly stalled and the 'ice' mode on the gearbox didn't help much.

In the end, to get it moved I had to rev the arse off it with the traction turned off with the rear wheels spinning like a chav on Tescos car park.

Was quite annoying yet satisfying to have the speedo up to 160 at a walking pace!

Its ok till you hit a dry patch and your gearbox end up in your front room

just to piss on your bombfire... laws of physics prevent this because the tyres gripping and the energy required for the car to accelerate at such rate that the gearbox could potentially manage to push the engine off the mounts and the rear axle tear off the chassis is just not enough!  there isnt enough energy opposing the forward motion of the gearbox and wheels in the body

On the other hand... If one wheel was on dry ground, and the other on ice, That would mean that if the speedo was showing 160 mph, one wheel is doing 0mph, and the other is doing 320mph!   320mph is a bit on the high side for tyres! Think of the centrifugal force on the rubber!  

lmao! i dont think the diff would take it ian haha! either that or you would seriously heat some oil!
and i think you'd melt whatever you were spinning a wheel on at 320 along with the tyre

[Ian_D]

... is quite frankly pants. It took me 15 minutes yesterday to move the car from in front of the house, the traction control was killing the power on the engine to the point that it nearly stalled and the 'ice' mode on the gearbox didn't help much.

In the end, to get it moved I had to rev the arse off it with the traction turned off with the rear wheels spinning like a chav on Tescos car park.

Was quite annoying yet satisfying to have the speedo up to 160 at a walking pace!

Its ok till you hit a dry patch and your gearbox end up in your front room

just to piss on your bombfire... laws of physics prevent this because the tyres gripping and the energy required for the car to accelerate at such rate that the gearbox could potentially manage to push the engine off the mounts and the rear axle tear off the chassis is just not enough!  there isnt enough energy opposing the forward motion of the gearbox and wheels in the body

On the other hand... If one wheel was on dry ground, and the other on ice, That would mean that if the speedo was showing 160 mph, one wheel is doing 0mph, and the other is doing 320mph!   320mph is a bit on the high side for tyres! Think of the centrifugal force on the rubber!  

lmao! i dont think the diff would take it ian haha! either that or you would seriously heat some oil!
and i think you'd melt whatever you were spinning a wheel on at 320 along with the tyre

Right... We need a scrap mig... Ice... and a Video cam  

[ngrainqey]

lmmfao!!!!
ok
i have an engine aaaand a rolling shell!
lmao

[Liam]

This seriously begs the question:  Why oh why have i never seen a youtube video of a tall-geared US car with one wheel on the ground and one jacked up, put in top gear and the tits revved off it revealing what indeed happens to a 150mph rated tyre doing 300+!!

Hmmm - maybe just cos I've never searched for it....

[ngrainqey]

lol i doubt anybody is stupid enough!
...till now *enters me and ian*

[Ian_D]

lol i doubt anybody is stupid enough!
...till now *enters me and ian*

Time, Date & Location.... I will turn up for a scientific experiment!  

[ngrainqey]

lmao! oh yeah.. "scientific" being the operative word there... we could call it... operation burnout lmao!!!!

[Darkus Lordus]

Don't forget the safety goggle though!  

Honestly, IMHO the TC system is utterly useless. It has caused me to tank slap my Elite round wet roundabouts & nearly fill my undergarments on more than one occasion! You can only turn that steering wheel so fast without breaking the steering pump!

As for the snow. I'm still waiting. I did drive to my girlfriends the other night & the outside temp display was flashing & saying 0.0 c. I turned off the TC & was expecting an extertaining drive but got absolutely nothing!  

[Artifex]

... is quite frankly pants. It took me 15 minutes yesterday to move the car from in front of the house, the traction control was killing the power on the engine to the point that it nearly stalled and the 'ice' mode on the gearbox didn't help much.

In the end, to get it moved I had to rev the arse off it with the traction turned off with the rear wheels spinning like a chav on Tescos car park.

Was quite annoying yet satisfying to have the speedo up to 160 at a walking pace!

Yep! I discovered this too the other day, pulled into pub carpark to pick mate up then sat for about 5 minutes just spinning the wheels trying to "rock" the car back and forth to eventuall get over the ice! Anyway werent getting anywhere so we jst got out and shoved it, worked a treat!

[nick v6]

i went and got 2 bags of gravel to finish the drive off just before the ice started
there stil in the boot now
im using a bit more fuel but the car grips alot better

[benbrunt]

i went and got 2 bags of gravel to finish the drive off just before the ice started
there stil in the boot now
im using a bit more fuel but the car grips alot better

Just put your avatar in the boot and you should be sorted for any weather!

[Darkus Lordus]

I did find that changing the rear tyres for new ones really does help with grip. I didn't realise that they were that low. (showing canvas)