MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: Timi8888 on January 18, 2013, 12:08:58 pm
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.... in this snow. :driver: :driver: :driver: Drive safe!
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.... in this snow. :driver: :driver: :driver: Drive safe!
Britain needed snow ploughs last year. So i built one with my MK5 :ashamed:
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speed bump broke my splitter, so got that cheap Golf GT splitter on there right now. Need the snow plow back!
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Air ride FTW
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:grin:
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Air ride FTW
I wish! I think I cleared the road I drove down earlier with the snow on the splitter!
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My adjustable coilovers were well worth the extra money now :grin:
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My adjustable coilovers were well worth the extra money now :grin:
I got coilovers too, but for the sake of one or two days i'm not bothering!
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Just spent the lunch at work with everyone laughing at me for not being able to get out of the car park :fighting:
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:signLOL:
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:signLOL:
Just spent the lunch at work with everyone laughing at me for not being able to get out of the car park :fighting:
:signLOL: :signLOL:
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Just spent the lunch at work with everyone laughing at me for not being able to get out of the car park :fighting:
:worthless:
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air helps,
All these people laugh at me due to their low static cars. Just pump up tractor stance and off I go. (or will at least, haven't been out in it yet!)
How safe is it due to the large amount of snow that could get stuck on the radiator, or is it a miniscule amount
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air helps,
All these people laugh at me due to their low static cars. Just pump up tractor stance and off I go. (or will at least, haven't been out in it yet!)
How safe is it due to the large amount of snow that could get stuck on the radiator, or is it a miniscule amount
Most snow just gets stuck in the grill not the rad :) :grin:
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I expect the snows cooling capabilities would counter-act the air flow restriction?
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I got home guys. Took me twice as long as usual. Just that my office has 3 speed bumps which I usually do at 2mph, so you can guess they were the difficult bits. But not so lucky for an S3 who crashed at the roundabout in front of me :signLOL:
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My car has only 95mm road clearance but if driven carefully it still has traction in the snow. The problem is that the snow gets packed into the front and last year ripped out a sensor. I'm retired and so have a choice and my car is staying in her batcave until all the snow and ice has gone.
Last time it snowed down here - 2010?............................
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fb308%2FRedRobin_05%2FSnow_RED_Askers1.jpg&hash=783417810bf6d50e3794d18327b29b53c87687c1)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fb308%2FRedRobin_05%2FSnow_CarOff.png&hash=36f70e210b7aa3b7141db7b370ba114631a2f293)
One of the big problems is that you are at the mercy of everyone else..........
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fb308%2FRedRobin_05%2FSnow_Askers.jpg&hash=00ffc686b78caa9f5278bccb64693ea090e68e2f)
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I'm in love with my winter boots; loads of people struggling today, I felt like I had a Series 1 Landy, no drama... at all!
However, you still get stuck waiting for other people with summer boots :fighting:
After a few minutes of wheelspinning and slipping of clutch, they got going... at which point the GTI just pulled away without any effort. I honestly thought I was going to at least have a bit of an issue on the slope, but nope nothing. :happy2:
Regarding the lowering issue, mine is standard height and looked like a snow plough at the end of the day, god knows how you guys get on with your rides on the floor.
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I am definaty experiencing snowplow like noises... :P
yesterday was the only day I have missed my R32's 4WD :/
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i took my car for a quick spin and i was very surprised at how well it did to get out the driveway especially since i don't exactly have much ground clearance
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi929.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fad140%2Fjaffa_2010%2Fimage-9.jpg&hash=ed8b9e9855cfa0c2560f3458f455ac732983a3a7)
tyres are basically new falken ze912
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^^^^^
Lovely alloys... But what on earth made you put falkens on them :confused:
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I actually find they grip very well and with being so low i don't go flying round corners.
For the price of them you cant really complain and they give me the stretch needed
Cheers :happy2:
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:happy2:
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Worst thing is driving on the road and then seeing them lumps of grey/black snow, and hoping it isn't hard ice! And you can't dodge em cos you might lose control!
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Or seeing bricks!! :( :sad1:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8061%2F8206114951_4d3dc6eb32_o.jpg&hash=a615a93a82f40144c5a933632d127a1d6a8ee3b2)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8208%2F8210952620_afe87e2a52_c.jpg&hash=734ae052f63d607999da5d8b3a61180722fffba5)
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@ keano:
Oh sh*t! That's a bummer. Hope it's not too expensive.
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:sad1:
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@ keano:
Oh sh*t! That's a bummer. Hope it's not too expensive.
Thanks for the concern Robin. This happened a month or so ago.
Pikey scum Travellers placed bricks in the road for cars to run into. :confused:
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Turns out they may have messed with the wrong person...
http://southyorks.police.uk/appeals-information/police-appeal-after-shots-fired-house-cantley-doncaster
(Not me obviously haha)
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@ keano:
Oh sh*t! That's a bummer. Hope it's not too expensive.
Thanks for the concern Robin. This happened a month or so ago.
Pikey scum Travellers placed bricks in the road for cars to run into. :confused:
They are called curbs son!, your supposed to stop or turn your wheel. :P
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Pikey scum Travellers placed bricks in the road for cars to run into. :confused:
They are called curbs son!, your supposed to stop or turn your wheel. :P
^^^^ :laugh:
Curbs in the good old U S of A, but kerbs in the UK.