Did someone mention winter?

[Rolfe]

 

[Kenp1]

Are those all season tyres, look like it from the tyre tracks?

 

[Rolfe]

Yes. I had them put on a week ago. None too soon, obviously. They coped very well.

The snow had only started when I left about 7.25 for the Gaelic psalm-singing session in the church in the next village about three miles away (which is at about 1,000 feet). I turned on the pre-heat as we were packing up about ten, and the wipers cleared the windscreen, but I had to get out and clear the front lights by hand when I realised I couldn't see where I was going. I didn't remember to turn on snow mode immediately, but even so I didn't get any wheel slip. The road had been ploughed and gritted, but as the snow was still falling it was slightly hairy nonetheless. But the tyres were great. I should probably pay the garge bill.

 

[MG Clive]

No snow in Cumbria yet, but we might see some today

 

[Rolfe]

I was just thinking how incongruous it is to see a car that has just been driven for three miles with an inch of snow lying unbroken on its bonnet!

 

[Bam Bam]

You've made it look like a BYD Seal or something with the corner scoops from the snow.

 

[OriginalBigAl]

I used to have a car with a constantly failing thermostat , so for winter I covered half the radiator with cardboard. For the SE maybe the same for the air vents which do not have the auto shutters, then again the auto shutters may get blocked/ frozen in place. Could help the A/C system if the bottom of the condenser is not snow bound. And as for that illegal number plate ???