FhakeConcern wrote: ↑Tue Dec 13, 2022 7:28 pm
First, great response so far and much that I agree with.
Next I tried to tag Warren & Norfolknweigh in the first post, but it didn’t seem to work, but reminded me that I didn’t remember seeing anything from Warren lately, is he ok?
@Christine I think the XR3i did have P6 now you say it. I agree some modern tyres do look scary when part worn and Michelin PS3 needed gone at about half worn, but the PS4 I have on my C30 still ok when down to about 2-3 mm.
People now seem unable to understand that you must use momentum to get up a slippery hill, but as you say small light is better.
I’ve never had winter tyres and didn’t even know they existed until fairly recently and never felt I needed them until recently either!
@Hooli 185/60/14 on the XR3i, I expect you’re right & love that you know that stuff, well the Renner Modus has 185/60/15. Looking up my own saved statistics on family cars, the XR3i was longer, but narrower and lighter than the Modus which is more powerful, but slower haha!
@Scruffy Bodger Do you describe the snow conditions for British Rail haha!
Yeh, black ice, the only times I’ve fallen off my bike without being knocked off where on that. When I lived in Forrest hill I usually commuted by bike, but was so icy I went in the aforementioned XR3i and was cutting through back streets of Nunhead up to a new mini roundabout, braked gently and went straight over it at the same speed. Luckily it was 6.30am and no other traffic.
@AMCrebel I agree with all that and as above with Escrote vs Modus when not even in the same class of car since Modus is Clio/Fiesta size now.
I passed my test with RWD (Cortina) but moved to FWD straight after and always preferred it. The only thing I’ve driven RWD in all that time was a borrowed BMW E36 Touring when the diff exploded on my GTI. No idea if that had ABS, traction or any other gizmos, but I still hated it.
I agree about people expecting to use the car always, while remembering the worry of will it start tomorrow morning?
Expanding on that, I think so many now rely on the so called “Driver Aids” such as brake assist, park assist, lane control, they think the fucking thing will drive itself and to be honest so do some of the cars!
@Paulplom it must be even more irritating having the beeping in a work van than with a car, out of interest, would it pass an MOT with handbrake warning disconnected?
I must admit at one point we did stop and immediately went backwards. A quick J turn and a second go sorted that! A snowball fight with the local kids ensues, grab my mate and fuck off. 
where they are apparently very popular.