Jackson21 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 My car is front wheel drive, which I'm told is good for snow driving. My dad used to chuck everything in his boot to weigh the car down for snow driving, back when cars were rear wheel drive. Should I put some weight in the boot, would it help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim117 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 .No mate it would be counterproductive. Just go easy on the clutch and brakes, stay in the highest gear your car will comfortably pull and leave a big stopping distance between yourself and the car in front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHasRisen Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 No snow on the ground here this morning 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altus Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 5 hours ago, HeHasRisen said: No snow on the ground here this morning 🤷♂️ Nothing wrong with the OP wanting to be prepared for future events. We don't know were they are planning to drive either - there may already be lots of snow there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 42 minutes ago, altus said: Nothing wrong with the OP wanting to be prepared for future events. We don't know were they are planning to drive either - there may already be lots of snow there. Nothing at all . Some posters just like to post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossway Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Thirty odd years ago I had an oldish Volvo144 and I'd got a load of gritstone in the boot to aid traction in the snow. Unfortunately one day I hit a large bump in the road with one of the rear tyres and it resulted in cracking the rear window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janus Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 @Jackson21 What jim117 said. Plus it's a good idea to take a shovel. Also two lengths of old carpet about - about 1ft wide and 5ft long to put in front of the 'drive wheels' in case you cannot get grip anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim117 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Years ago I had an old series Landrover. It was slow, draughty and absolutely agricultural to drive. However it cared not a jot about snow. So one day I was driving home from work in the snow up the hill at Bernard Road. I was pretty impressed by the performance of an estate car in front of me which seemed to be handling the snow really well. Suddenly it stopped and the driver walked back to me so I opened my window. He said “ I can get up the hill just fine mate I don’t need a effing push!” Somewhat bemused I got out of the Landie and walked round the front to find he had a length of 4x2 timber sticking out of the tailgate and wedged against my front bumper. I had been unaware of this due to the height of my bonnet and the fact that the spare wheel was on it. Whoops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxLady Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 12 hours ago, Jim117 said: Years ago I had an old series Landrover. It was slow, draughty and absolutely agricultural to drive. However it cared not a jot about snow. So one day I was driving home from work in the snow up the hill at Bernard Road. I was pretty impressed by the performance of an estate car in front of me which seemed to be handling the snow really well. Suddenly it stopped and the driver walked back to me so I opened my window. He said “ I can get up the hill just fine mate I don’t need a effing push!” Somewhat bemused I got out of the Landie and walked round the front to find he had a length of 4x2 timber sticking out of the tailgate and wedged against my front bumper. I had been unaware of this due to the height of my bonnet and the fact that the spare wheel was on it. Whoops! 😁 Classic! Best story I've read this year! Good health to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauxwell Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, Jim117 said: Years ago I had an old series Landrover. It was slow, draughty and absolutely agricultural to drive. However it cared not a jot about snow. So one day I was driving home from work in the snow up the hill at Bernard Road. I was pretty impressed by the performance of an estate car in front of me which seemed to be handling the snow really well. Suddenly it stopped and the driver walked back to me so I opened my window. He said “ I can get up the hill just fine mate I don’t need a effing push!” Somewhat bemused I got out of the Landie and walked round the front to find he had a length of 4x2 timber sticking out of the tailgate and wedged against my front bumper. I had been unaware of this due to the height of my bonnet and the fact that the spare wheel was on it. Whoops! Enjoyed reading this. I also think it’s the best story I’ve read this year. Hope you didn’t cause any damage to the other car. I’ve had to leave my car a few times on Fox Hill Road when the snow was bad. Then walk the rest of the way home to Grenoside. I’m pleased I don’t live there now, but in fairness we don’t get that much snow. Good job we don’t the country comes to a stand still when we do. Edited January 1, 2022 by hauxwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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