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Title: Did Anyone See My Huge Smile ?
Post by: trev012 on December 07, 2010, 12:58:38: Well, here in the Central belt of Scotland, we had the biggest deluge of snow yesterday that I have ever seen in over 25 years of driving. My normal 25 minute drive home took me close to 5hrs :'( :'( . People have been stuck on motorways for up to 20 hours.

However, my wee i30 managed to take it all in its stride with the ESP light flashing at me regularly :goodjob:. It was like skating on ice at times. I might be being a bit naughty here but I really did have a huge smile on my face at some moments when I saw so many "fancy" expensive BMW's and Mercs stuck and abandoned at the side of the road, as they were rear wheel drive and totally useless in the snowy conditions. I mean, cars costing 3 times what mine did and the poor owners were having to walk for miles in the snow. Life really can be a b!tch at times :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Did Anyone See My Huge Smile ?
Post by: Lorian on December 07, 2010, 13:00:43: Glad to here it worked well, eventhough we haven't had conditions as bad as yours, I'm still very impressed with the car's (and the hankooks!) ability in the snow.
Title: Re: Did Anyone See My Huge Smile ?
Post by: snowcherry on December 07, 2010, 13:01:06: 5 hours! blimey :eek:
Title: Re: Did Anyone See My Huge Smile ?
Post by: trev012 on December 07, 2010, 13:13:08: Quote from: snowcherry on December 07, 2010, 13:01:06
5 hours! blimey :eek:

Yeah, but that's nothing in comparison to others. At least I managed to snuggle into a nice warm bed when others were stuck in their vans/cars at temps -13 C
Title: Re: Did Anyone See My Huge Smile ?
Post by: trev012 on December 07, 2010, 13:15:10: Quote from: Lorian on December 07, 2010, 13:00:43
Glad to here it worked well, eventhough we haven't had conditions as bad as yours, I'm still very impressed with the car's (and the hankooks!) ability in the snow.
Before I bought the car, I read in some mags and also this site, there were negative reports ]Noise] with the Hankooks. I can honestly say I haven't had any problems and can only praise their performance :goodjob:
Title: Re: Did Anyone See My Huge Smile ?
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on December 07, 2010, 13:44:53: Trev, just had a look at the Scottish newspapers on line. Bloody hell...it must be cold over your way.
Title: Re: Did Anyone See My Huge Smile ?
Post by: bumpkin on December 07, 2010, 14:18:46: Yep, unusually even us Northerners have a bit of sympathy for our Southern bretheren to day :faint:
Title: Re: Did Anyone See My Huge Smile ?
Post by: asathorny on December 07, 2010, 15:33:44: Quote from: trev012 on December 07, 2010, 12:58:38
Well, here in the Central belt of Scotland, we had the biggest deluge of snow yesterday that I have ever seen in over 25 years of driving. My normal 25 minute drive home took me close to 5hrs :'( :'( . People have been stuck on motorways for up to 20 hours.

However, my wee i30 managed to take it all in its stride with the ESP light flashing at me regularly :goodjob:. It was like skating on ice at times. I might be being a bit naughty here but I really did have a huge smile on my face at some moments when I saw so many "fancy" expensive BMW's and Mercs stuck and abandoned at the side of the road, as they were rear wheel drive and totally useless in the snowy conditions. I mean, cars costing 3 times what mine did and the poor owners were having to walk for miles in the snow. Life really can be a b!tch at times :lol: :lol: :lol:

You missed a chance there Trev, what you should have done was offer some of the fancy car guys a lift :-) pointing out the advantages of ESP and traction control. Now that would have been rubbing there noses in it, wouldn't it HAhahah a hah ahahah
:) :) :) :) :)

asathorny
Title: Re: Did Anyone See My Huge Smile ?
Post by: trev012 on December 07, 2010, 17:00:25: You missed a chance there Trev, what you should have done was offer some of the fancy car guys a lift :-) pointing out the advantages of ESP and traction control. Now that would have been rubbing there noses in it, wouldn't it HAhahah a hah ahahah
:) :) :) :) :)

asathorny

Well, when I left to go home, I met my boss in a BMW getting pushed going THE WRONG WAY. I took great delight in winding my window down and telling him to buy a decent car :lol:

It must have hit a raw nerve as he was telling other people today what I said to him. Ah well ! Bang goes my performance bonus for this year :'( :'(
Title: Re: Did Anyone See My Huge Smile ?
Post by: trev012 on December 07, 2010, 17:01:50: Quote from: Ugly Mongrel on December 07, 2010, 13:44:53
Trev, just had a look at the Scottish newspapers on line. Bloody hell...it must be cold over your way.

Yep, it is cold but I can live with that. It was just the sheer volume of snow that fell so quick that caught so many people out.
Title: Re: Did Anyone See My Huge Smile ?
Post by: Myowni30 on December 07, 2010, 17:07:32: I think the UK has now joined the Arctic Circle :lol:
Title: Re: Did Anyone See My Huge Smile ?
Post by: Shambles on December 07, 2010, 17:31:39: Quote
Topic: Did Anyone See My Huge Smile ?

Yep - I found it

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(https://i30ownersclub.com/forum/Smileys/default/diamondpearlgts_faint.gif)

Sorry, I misread it as Huge Smiley :-[
Title: Re: Did Anyone See My Huge Smile ?
Post by: trev012 on December 07, 2010, 21:39:40: Quote from: Ugly Mongrel on December 07, 2010, 13:44:53
Trev, just had a look at the Scottish newspapers on line. Bloody hell...it must be cold over your way.

Yep, even the brass monkeys are in hiding :o :o
Title: Re: Did Anyone See My Huge Smile ?
Post by: Keith on December 07, 2010, 21:47:13: Any thoughts on improved traction using any other tyre brands or winter tyres anyone?

The Hankooks on from new do seem a bit noisy in the dry / warm & skittish when the temperature drops below 3 degrees compared even to the budget brands I've been guilty of using on my last car :-[

Considering Falkens or similar when change time comes, some budget brands really are quite good if you choose carefully....
Title: Re: Did Anyone See My Huge Smile ?
Post by: Surferdude on December 08, 2010, 00:52:38: Quote from: trev012 on December 07, 2010, 21:39:40
Quote from: Ugly Mongrel on December 07, 2010, 13:44:53
Trev, just had a look at the Scottish newspapers on line. Bloody hell...it must be cold over your way.

Yep, even the brass monkeys are in hiding :o :o

We've got flooding (and about 28 degrees) over most of the eastern part of Australia.
The worlds gone mad.
When you say "the central belt" where do you mean? Glasgow? Or somewhere further north?
Title: Re: Did Anyone See My Huge Smile ?
Post by: snowcherry on December 08, 2010, 02:10:34: Quote from: trev012 on December 07, 2010, 13:15:10
Before I bought the car, I read in some mags and also this site, there were negative reports ]Noise] with the Hankooks. I can honestly say I haven't had any problems and can only praise their performance :goodjob:

i don't think the performance of the tyres has ever been questioned, and i'm really thankful for you they have performed extremely well for you in your recent bad weather.
in terms of noise though, australia does have different roads as i understand it, different quality and roughness etc. when you're driving for approx 8 hours over very rough and often quite varying surface the noise is a problem. even a 1-2 hour drive can be irritating. if i was a suburban driver only i wouldn't be anywhere near as concerned about the noise actually.

re picking up passengers - the extra weight might have bogged you down. then you have been stuck all night in the car with your co-workers. :lol:
Title: Re: Did Anyone See My Huge Smile ?
Post by: trev012 on December 08, 2010, 10:06:39: Quote from: surferdude on December 08, 2010, 00:52:38
Quote from: trev012 on December 07, 2010, 21:39:40
Quote from: Ugly Mongrel on December 07, 2010, 13:44:53
Trev, just had a look at the Scottish newspapers on line. Bloody hell...it must be cold over your way.

Yep, even the brass monkeys are in hiding :o :o

We've got flooding (and about 28 degrees) over most of the eastern part of Australia.
The worlds gone mad.
When you say "the central belt" where do you mean? Glasgow? Or somewhere further north?

You are spot on. Anywhere between Glasgow and Edinburgh both north and south about 20 miles has been a complete nightmare over the past few days.
Title: Re: Did Anyone See My Huge Smile ?
Post by: trev012 on December 08, 2010, 12:39:17: Check here ..... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11924238 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11924238)