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grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4784 |
it's not the same though! To be honest ice isn't fun in anything and is best avoided. I've got a picture somewhere of my bike in 6 inches of snow in the Pyrenees. That wasa bit of a surprise in late May 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton |
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19th Dec 2017 8:47am |
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Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5765 |
Had the same here in June about 7 years ago. Seat covered in a good couple of inches. All gone by mid morning. Here its less about grit ( which is normally only added to permanently snow covered driveways etc, but more about clearing and salt. We've had a metre over the past 48hrs, but this is the current state of the road.
Click image to enlarge Not bad and is achieved by division of assets. Big trucks do main road ploughing and salting whilst residents 4x4s do local roads. Couple of nice Defs included. Will try and take a pick of the nice DC with quadruple chain set up. No doubt the UKs HSE would prevent any GenPop from driving the roads with a plough attachment. Better that a privately insured vehicle wipes out a bunch of kids on the way to school because of bad roads than a local builder or farmer hired by the council and under their insurance. Backed up by lots of heavy plant moving piles from A to B. And they Keep at it 24/7. Throw loads of equipment at the task early and don't stop until finished. The pavements on the other hand, ripe for some compensation litigation Monsieur Le Grenadier I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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19th Dec 2017 9:23am |
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ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 |
I know it off topic .............During the summer and a trip to Plymouth I hire a Jeep Grand Cherokee ( yes I know) I had a puncture and found the key for the locking wheel nut s was missing, The hire co sent the AA who changed the wheel, the space saver was marked "Max speed 70 M.P.H." which shocked me as I thought it was max 50 mph. Don't make old people mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to us off. Richard |
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19th Dec 2017 11:49am |
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Intercept Member Since: 27 Feb 2017 Location: Suffolk Posts: 587 |
Totally agree. It's a win-win for the government:
+ There would no longer be the need to salt/grit roads, so there would be savings made from materials import and storage. The spreading vehicles wouldn't need to be purchased, stored & maintained. + The country would no longer grind to a halt after the merest sprinkling of snow so the man-hours lost from transport issues could be spent more productively. + Accident/Emergency & hospital services would be less stretched by road incident casualties. + Insurance payouts would fall, thus making it possible for premiums to follow. Is this not blindingly obvious? Or have I missed something? Perhaps its just a conspiracy to make Land Rovers dissolve... |
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19th Dec 2017 2:46pm |
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ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816 |
Well, we here in Switzerland virtually all use winter tires. And our streets generally are cleared from snow very quickly and very thoroughly, but gritting can not be avoided. Winter tires can perfectly cope with fresh snow, packed snow, slushy snow, hard rain, etc. but not really with icy conditions. Nothing really does miracles on icy roads, except for studded winter tires, but those are illegal to use on public roads in most European countries (except some Nordic countries), so gritting is a sore here to stay.
Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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19th Dec 2017 5:08pm |
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mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769 |
Just to wrap up what started this thread.
Crashed on Friday, cheap second hand bits off eBay ordered and other than a bumper grill not arrived yet it's back on the road on Wednesday. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge £215 and a bit of my time, a bit cheaper than garage rates but the panels aren't perfect with a bit of rust on the wing and a couple of stone chips on the bonnet. She'll probably crash it again next month anyway Ray My build thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html |
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20th Dec 2017 11:37pm |
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grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4784 |
Nice job insurance would most likely have written the lupo off 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton |
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21st Dec 2017 12:00am |
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mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769 |
Polo but yeah, when we informed them they told her that she had a £750 excess (she thought it was £350 ) and that it would be a write off and after excess deduction she'd get about £50 back so it ended up being worth fixing myself. Ray
My build thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html |
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21st Dec 2017 10:42am |
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Ramsay Member Since: 30 Sep 2015 Location: Moffat, Dumfries & Galloway Posts: 625 |
How much is the wall costing? 1995 Defender 110 CSW
1971 SIIA Lightweight |
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21st Dec 2017 12:15pm |
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mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769 |
Don't know yet our builder is going to let us know when he's had chance to get round and see it. Ray
My build thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html |
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21st Dec 2017 1:08pm |
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grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4784 |
They all look too similar
I struggle to tell the difference between the current RRS and a FFRR. Bloomin euro boxes 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon 1990 Vogue SE Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton |
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21st Dec 2017 2:35pm |
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mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769 |
Ray
My build thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html |
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21st Dec 2017 4:37pm |
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Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5765 |
Saw my first Velar last week and I must say if I went into Eurobox JLR territory and it had to have a green oval rather than big-cat logo, I think a fully loaded Velar would be the way... Monsieur Le Grenadier I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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21st Dec 2017 6:34pm |
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grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4784 |
There are loads of new velars round by me. I can tell the difference between them 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton |
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21st Dec 2017 6:43pm |
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