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07-12-2008, 15:00 | #2 |
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Our main roads were a bit like that yesterday morning as the gritters had'nt been out :evil: :evil: :evil: 1st car we saw was on it's roof in a field 8O next 2 were either on top of the round about or in the ditch :roll: at 10mph on round abouts I was completly side ways & waiting for that BANG noise :roll: managed to get home without any damage but my blood preasure was up a bit : The reason the roads were a solid lump of black ice for over 3 miles :evil:
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07-12-2008, 15:13 | #3 |
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Arent big automatics great in snow.
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07-12-2008, 15:18 | #4 |
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be carefull
they didn't help them selfs by keeping the brakes on when skidding :? only ever had a bad experience like that once.lifted off the brakes and managed to steer past some parked cars and just left the clutch up in 1st gear and let it come to a stop on its own eventually.shook me up a bit but no one got hurt and nothing got damaged.
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07-12-2008, 19:56 | #5 |
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typical wife
yesterday (saturday) i was travelling on some narrow back roads didn't dream it was icy untill i slid sideways around a bend and clipped a mud bank which was better than the ditch and guess what the wife said "oh didn't you see that black ice i did!!!"
typical always tell you after the event!!!! :roll: |
07-12-2008, 20:02 | #6 | |
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Re: typical wife
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didnt you KNOW that, how long you been married.. tut tut zippy |
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08-12-2008, 00:03 | #8 |
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My wife had a close shave ( and not on her chin before you say it : ) today lost traction and slid into the kerb on the other side of the road, Good job no pedestrians or cars coming and no harm done except a bit of a kerbed alloy!
She drove the same stretch home in 4x4 and had no problems, if nothing else it inmrpoves engine braking when you take your foot off the juice. |
08-12-2008, 00:19 | #9 | |
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umm naughty naughty , 4wd on tarmac now your in trouble lol i say live to fight another day and take it easy in 4wd on tarmac. i aint broke mine yet |
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08-12-2008, 00:33 | #10 |
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She has a suzuki 4x4 on tarmac no problems, you can change in and out on the fly up to 60mph according to the book but I have been a passnger in one and the driver changed into 4x4 at 90mph and back out at over 110 with no issues and he does it regularly!
Having said all that I wouldnt care to do it myself it seems a bit harsh on the drive train just thinking about it! but it really is smooth as a passanger I have felt no jerk or bump at all, no clutch needed just shift the transfer lever. My most adveturous attempt had been at about 25 mph and i still depress the clutch ops: yes i know i'm a coward :wink: |
08-12-2008, 00:46 | #11 |
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i always stop ... so im just a wimp. mine just makes a slight grinding noise if i try while driving... it dont bother me stopping anyway. but then i will leave it in for a long while then till im sure i wont need 4wd for a while
if i need 4wd il use it, if im on tarmac all day ill have 2wd im not switching all the time and if tarmac is dangerous ill have 4wd |
08-12-2008, 01:00 | #12 |
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Two words..... mechanical appreciation :wink:
My truck is 16 years old next year so I always stop before switching between 2 & 4wd, even though it's supposed to be ok switching below 40kph |
08-12-2008, 12:53 | #13 |
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I look at it like this imagine the speed all the diff and gear box bits are going round at at 60 mph and the front diff and transfer gears at a stand still, then briniging the two together suddelnty and one set of gears has to go from 0 to 60 mph in a fraction of a second, it does seem a bit over the top. But having said that I have not heard of any isssues related to doing this so it must be failry good, But i think once you have had issues with T2' auto hubs you are paranoid about such things for the rest of your life, 'post auto hub stress syndrome or 'PAHSS' :
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08-12-2008, 12:55 | #14 |
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i love my auto hubs..
untill they break that is!!!! |
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