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« on: July 25, 2007, 20:46:12 »
Last winter I was driving through the village which has a really steep hill.

It had been snowing and as the usual saturday night a couple of local lads opened the back doors of the car and asked me for a lift home to the top of the hill. I don't mind cos it clears the streets and saves any hastle later on.

I got to the top and bit them good night.

They said no John It's ok we had a bet that yer Panda wouldn't make it to the top of the hill.

can you take us back down to the pub. :roll:
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« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2007, 20:51:00 »
You know, theres something funny that happens in Alberta every year.

Between Calgary and Edmontom is a long, fast open stretch of dual carriageway. Its about 2/3 hours drive from one end to tother, similar jaunt from say London to Scotch Corner on the M1.

About November the first snow comes, and its always good to take a lesuirly pootle up that road for a laugh. You'll find pickups and 4x4s all ovber the place, in the medium up/down the banks, facing the wrong way, the works. You see some people think that a 4x4 means that they are invunerable to snow, WRONG! :)

The Delorean is incidentally undrivable on snow and ice, you just spend most of your time dealing with the rear wheels trying to overtake the front ones, then sitting there feeling like an idiot.
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« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2007, 20:53:59 »
The best 4x4 I ever had was a 1959 2 and 1/4 pertol Landrover with thin cross ply tyre and a thuding great Harvey frost crane and 3 ton springs.

It would go anywhere.  :)
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« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2007, 09:29:25 »
I know you lot up there can be known for your fieryness but I hope you meant "bid them goodnight" :shock:   :lol:

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« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2007, 12:12:57 »
Quote from: "Lyndsey731"
I know you lot up there can be known for your fieryness but I hope you meant "bid them goodnight" :shock:   :lol:

Gav


Were really the friendly race :lol:  :lol:
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« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2007, 20:51:28 »
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The Delorean is incidentally undrivable on snow and ice, you just spend most of your time dealing with the rear wheels trying to overtake the front ones, then sitting there feeling like an idiot.


But can't you just go back in time to BEFORE the snow, or forward, to when its all melted?
















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« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2007, 20:52:38 »
Quote from: "UKJeeper"
Quote from: "Evilgoat"

The Delorean is incidentally undrivable on snow and ice, you just spend most of your time dealing with the rear wheels trying to overtake the front ones, then sitting there feeling like an idiot.


But can't you just go back in time to BEFORE the snow, or forward, to when its all melted?
 :wink:


Dunno, never got it up to 88.8
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« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2007, 20:59:12 »
BTW, those bags full of white powder stuffed into the back of the dash, and under the door panels are NOT soundproofing!!  :shock:
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« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2007, 21:34:27 »
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The best 4x4 I ever had was a 1959 2 and 1/4 pertol Landrover with thin cross ply tyre and a thuding great Harvey frost crane and 3 ton springs.

It would go anywhere.  :)



Ooh yeah! Poor bunnies! Didn't I manage to hit the spare wheel on the bonnet? :roll:
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« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2007, 14:31:14 »
Quote from: "Lord Shagg-Pyle"
Quote from: "Highlander1"
The best 4x4 I ever had was a 1959 2 and 1/4 pertol Landrover with thin cross ply tyre and a thuding great Harvey frost crane and 3 ton springs.

It would go anywhere.  :)



Ooh yeah! Poor bunnies! Didn't I manage to hit the spare wheel on the bonnet? :roll:


Was that with your head when you went over the roof while chasing bunnies with a 12 guage. :lol:

LSP pleeese  bring back the horse in the foye that guy looks like he's about to do a Micheal Ryan Euck  creepy [-o<
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