Where is she hun?
Anything we can do to help? Either today or tomorrow when/if we pop over?
Alas tiny is stuck in the snow n ice tried to get her going but just cannot get enough grip rear wheels are just spinning .
She's on a slight hill and the road isn't gritted.
Not a happy bunny today. Had enough of the snow now :bah:
Preston park station woodside road. Stuck between 2 hills not sure what can be done, but thanks for the offer.
Going to leave her overnight and hope for a bit of a thaw in the morning if not I'll take you up on the offer of help tomorrow
I agree with you about the driving backwards up a hill trick, but I believe it's more to do with the fact that you have effectively changed your car into front-wheel drive by reversing up the hill.random advice my dad gave me, he's a professor of engineering at EMTC and drives a 2.8i capri so as you can imagine he is having fun in the snow!
anyway he said (as gos advised) weigh the boot down, but if you get stuck or really have to get up a hill do it in reverse....
sounds mad but reverse gear is a much lower ratio and will allow a tad more traction while still having more controllability than using a higher gear... also if your halfway up a slope going forward and you loose traction you may veer off to the side into traffic... this isnt as much of an issue when reversing because the steering wheels are pointing the "right" way as you slip downwards... if that makes sense... worse case scenario is you drive forward normally and end up at the bottom of the hill again but at least you don't hit anything
not sure if that makes sense or was evan worth posting but i've been driving up the hill to my grandmas for the past 3 weeks backwards and its much easier!
Thanks for the replies. Woken up to more snow this morning so not sure it it would be remotely wise to even try and move her today snow over ice not a good combo.
Oi, stop using foul language or I'll give you one!
Beryl isnt too great in this weather either.. I have had to go out a cpl of times this week and every time I get back, she will not go back on the drive.. My drive is on a slight incline and she gets stuck and spins the back wheels straight into the kerb.... And of course its snowing here again today 'rant'
Oi, stop using foul language or I'll give you one!