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I raise you OMGSNOKAOS

 

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[wuvvum]

Last night I had quite a vivid dream that I was walking to a mate's through 10' drifts of powder snow. The reality this morning is slightly different.

 

[egg]

None at all here. Were the papers hyping it up? Never!

[bramz7]

None here either, but plenty of ice.

 

The Audi lights up it's front wheels remarkably easily so I suspect the tyres need doing more urgently.

[wuvvum]

It's not overly impressive, is it?  You can guarantee I'll still get stuck behind some cretin doing 8mph on the way to work though.

[wuvvum]

None here either, but plenty of ice.

 

The Audi lights up it's front wheels remarkably easily so I suspect the tyres need doing more urgently.

The Audi was spectacularly shit during the Beast from the East last year.  I think the front tyres might be going hard with age - I'd try swapping front to rear to see if that helps (although you might then get lift-off oversteer instead...)

[bramz7]

The Audi was spectacularly shit during the Beast from the East last year. I think the front tyres might be going hard with age - I'd try swapping front to rear to see if that helps (although you might then get lift-off oversteer instead...)

 

I will probably just get fresh ones.

 

Does the temperature gauge work? It doesn't seem to shift from 50....

[dozeydustman]

The OMGSNOKAOS for my area of West Sussex yesterday and today has so far amounted to 3 minutes of light sleet at 8pm yesterday. -99/10

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Some snow around Folkestone and Dover this morning.  I'm taking an alternative route to work at the moment (thanks to housing developers being greedy bastards and trying to renege on putting a new roundabout in, thus delaying it for three years, being forced to put it in too late and there now being major backing up of traffic due to temporary lights) and it was absolutely fucking lethal.  Not a lot of snow really but my route was mostly untreated and due to heavy rain yesterday, thick ice under the snow.  Even light braking was kicking my ABS into overdrive.

 

That'll teach me for taking the single-track lane to work.  Fortunately I left early and was treated to some lovely views.

 

 

Car was still quite snowy in parts by the time I got to work - despite clearing the roof and bonnet.  Didn't get above freezing on the whole way in.

[egg]

One of the best parts of Kent that, and a bit underrated. Take care chap.

[mrbenn]

3" of snow here in Cheshire East.

 

Seems the Council may have forgotten to grit one section of the local bypass, with predictable results. Airport runways closed, schools closed, trains delayed or cancelled. It's not like it wasn't forecast...

[binhoker668]

Progress today (whilst at work, and therefore getting paid for the job)...

 

 

 

 

And so, I shall be spending all spare time today scrubbing my parts.

 

 

Happy wee results! Just need sandpaper and Titanite red now for the mirror shroud.

[dollywobbler]

Yesterday after I'd brushed the cars down.

 

This morning.

 

Just enough to be annoying, and for our local gritter to get stuck. 

 

Also, today's DPD delivery seems rather late. I wonder if it'll turn up at all? I hope he doesn't try driving down our driveway as he won't get back out again...

[wuvvum]

Does the temperature gauge work? It doesn't seem to shift from 50....

It does, but the car does run cool, especially in this weather.  If you sit in traffic on a warm day the gauge will eventually get up to just under half.  Never bothered me as the heater works well enough.

 

Did you get the choonz working?

[alf892]

It's car insurance time and as usual I can't really be arsed.

 

However I did just run it on the meerkat site.......amazing as I usually run out of arsed when it comes to typing in details.

 

Existing company £405.......with Saga(I'm old!) via the meerkat £205. Car is 2005 3.0 litre S type

 

Voluntary excess was £350.......now £0

 

I now feel entitled to loaf for the rest of the day. Or maybe seek out X350s......

[BorniteIdentity]

So cold in Hemel Hempstead earlier that Mums were instructed to wear two sets of pyjamas on this morning’s school run.

[holbeck]

Renault 19 swap agreed. I'm getting back something shiteworthy that I've owned before.

[junkyarddog]

 

 

It looks nice,but I fucking hate snow.

Cold,wet misery.

[SRi05]

Finally managed to get a classic insurance quote for the Jag, Adrian Flux offering £266 online but possibly cheaper over the phone. It's nearly double that on my multicar policy so I'll be giving them a call soon. Be interesting to see if they offer a further discount as that is mind boggingly cheap in my eyes

[tommytwo]

There is no rhyme nor reason to car insurance. I was with Saga for years, and then three years back, they decided to double the price, even though I never had a claim. The letter did tell me that I could get insurance cheaper elsewhere. I did just that, and it was £100 comprehensive. I ended my policy two days early and they wanted me to pay a charge of £48 for the change. Told them to FRO!.

 

Last time I looked, Saga profits had halved. Serves them right!

[Tadhg Tiogar]

So cold in Hemel Hempstead earlier that Mums were instructed to wear two sets of pyjamas on this morning’s school run.

 

Meanwhile, in Newcastle....

[danthecapriman]

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Back in 2009/2010? When we had shit loads of snow all over the country I was out in my old 740 saloon in the snow.

I have never ever had so much fun doing anything as I had driving that around in the snow and ice! The roads everywhere were completely deserted apart from the line of abandoned cars people just dumped and walked home instead.

 

It was exactly* like I was reenacting this!

 

https://youtu.be/88-xtMpJZ0Q

 

The only other car I did see out driving around was a bloke in an old W124 Merc, and I suspect strongly he was only out for the same reasons I was!

[Broadsword]

Jags are always relatively cheap and easy to insure I have found be it regular or classic policies. I paid just under £100 for an X300 (non-supercharged). Add the supercharged and I have to pay an extra £50. That is with a classic policy though.

[egg]

The good folks of Calais aren't letting the winter weather stop their car meets! Pic stolen from Facebook

[alf892]

Well having just insured it and sorted that out I decided to change it. I've been looking at X350s for a while and recently missed a couple of nice ones. I always advise others to go for it but when its me I bugger about!

 

I've been watching one in particular but keep changing my mind. Rang the dealer today to run through description and discuss part ex on mine.

 

Arranged viewing for Friday...…….it is 160 miles away so bit of a trek.

 

Dealer mentioned he could deliver for £100 and I could reject if not as described.

 

Given it would cost me a least half that in fuel and we would have to buy lunch as well that seemed like a deal...……...so deal done and paid.

[egg]

I hadn't realised Turo had launched in the UK.

 

Rent a Mustang for a day for £338.

 

https://turo.com/gb/rentals/cars/rayleigh/ford-mustang/246276?searchId=FZfsx9xo

 

 

Or this Lexus for a more realistic £30 a day...

 

[egg]

Or an I3 for a day for £73, quite fancy that.

 

https://turo.com/gb/rentals/cars/london/bmw-i3s/479088?searchId=UPGM2UWq

 

[stuboy]

Seen this for sale £1200 ono, 74k, 2.5 v6 auto..love to buy it but..

 

A.dont have 1200 quid

B.not got 1200 pounds

C.. i bought lottery ticket for fingers crossed..

[New POD]

So cold in Hemel Hempstead earlier that Mums were instructed to wear two sets of pyjamas on this morning’s school run.

 

I have cousins who were brought up in Borne End (House was called Four Winds if that's not pretentious enough) and they went to private school.  They were and are very rude about people from Hemel.  Which I think is wrong. I spent 6 months on a Contract there in 2014 and I like the place.  It's got a great Indoor climbing wall and it's on the edge of the countryside and yet you could commute to London easy enough should you need a job. 

Mind you it was too fucking far south for me, hence not taking them up on a contract extension. 

[BorniteIdentity]

I have cousins who were brought up in Borne End (House was called Four Winds if that's not pretentious enough) and they went to private school.  They were and are very rude about people from Hemel.  Which I think is wrong. I spent 6 months on a Contract there in 2014 and I like the place.  It's got a great Indoor climbing wall and it's on the edge of the countryside and yet you could commute to London easy enough should you need a job. 

Mind you it was too fucking far south for me, hence not taking them up on a contract extension. 

 

I'm, actually, quite fond of Hemel.  There's no pretence about it - everyone's very straightforward and it only suffers with the same issues that every other overspill/new town does.  

 

But there are certainly lots of Mum's in PJs at 0830.