Kara GTT Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 How shit are starlets in winter weather?!!Driving to work this morning and it took me about another 20mins to get here,the roads where so bad and my stupid car doesnt like winter,had it wheel spinning in 1,2,3,4 it just wouldnt get grip on the road!My old starlet was bad but not has bad has the one i have now,im maybe thinking 15inch rims are no good in the winter cause my old one had 17inch ones on in winter and was 90% better to drive!And i dont know about jesus lord christ bigging up the gritters on the news they wanna big them down cause i dont think they have ever gritted lincolnshire roads this year!Right my rant of the day is over!Oh and stupid f**king idiots pulling out in front of you and driving 2mph its like hello its icey and harder to stop and you pull out on me and drive like a t**t!!!RANT OVER Quote
DavidAshton Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 Yeah Starlets are no fun in this weather just spin spin spin. I also discovered how light the rear end is with some lift off oversteer the other day, that was not fun half way through a tunnel. Quote
minxy Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 alhtought they spin in the cold up the dualy's they pull like a little train though! Quote
lisurngt Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 hate the winter the starlet has to be the worst car to drive! in the snow last year i was tryin to drive up my road n well was literally being overtaken by pensioners walking and a bloke in a van! . got sooooo bad i had to call for reinforcements to help push me into my drive. couldnt even steer a mate had to gently nudge the front end on the direction i wanted to go.was good crak tho at sum points was like avin a rwd starbo! haha good times! Quote
AdamG Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 hate the winter the starlet has to be the worst car to drive! in the snow last year i was tryin to drive up my road n well was literally being overtaken by pensioners walking and a bloke in a van! . got sooooo bad i had to call for reinforcements to help push me into my drive. couldnt even steer a mate had to gently nudge the front end on the direction i wanted to go.was good crak tho at sum points was like avin a rwd starbo! haha good times! Awsome picture Wish we has snow like that Quote
lisurngt Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 no that was pretty much a 1 off definitely the worst I've ever seen it. then theres the grit(salt) they lay down on the roads, fuk me like i like my rust free car!!! . Quote
Sparky Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 lol at adam Looked like a laugh, cant ever recall getting really badly stuck in snow Quote
Bourkey Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 No roads in Manchester have been gritted except the motorway. I personally think they are creating traffic so people vote yes to the congestion charge. It aint working with me!!!!! Every road going into the city was jammed up. I got in my car at 7.50am yeserday morning and got to work at 10.20am. Usually i get there at 8.35amAnd i hate it when people are wheel spinning everywhere. JUST START IN 2ND GEAR YOU BULB!!!!!!!!! I saw a few bumper knocks and i was so scared of mine getting hit.Don't even get me started on boost. If there was any it was all spin even with a light foot.Bourkey Quote
lisurngt Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 that must have bin 1 hell ov a traffic jam.!!! im always worried bout someone hittin me in the snow. last year someone nudged into me in a bmw estate not exactly a fair match but hey. wasnt bad atol like just a slight scuff that polished out. lucky............ Quote
Mikey Jay Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 Everywhere down here is grittedWent out for a drive last night and the whole time the only thing I could hear was grit hitting my lil' Potato Will take her for a clean at the weekend methinks Quote
Glanza-Love Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 My starlets a beast in the ice she does realy well fair enough she will spin a tidge... but be easy on the throttle also pull away in second boom your should be fine.. only thing i hate is god dam frozen water tanks.. need to pop antifreez in!!!!!!!!!! Quote
StarletRick Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 you all need to learn some throttle control ^^ Quote
lisurngt Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 ders no way i was getin up dat hill under my own steam i cudnt drive it off the clutch cuza da hill n even the slightest amount ov revs n she spun was well stuck. lol Quote
Glanza-Love Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 ^ Could some one read that back in english for me i aint clued up in that jazzy talk? Quote
Mikey Jay Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 Translation yo!"There is no way I was going to get up that hill under my own steam. I couldn't drive it off the clutch because of the hill and with the slightest amount of revs she spun, I was well stuck, innit" Quote
lisurngt Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 Translation yo!"There is no way I was going to get up that hill under my own steam. I couldn't drive it off the clutch because of the hill and with the slightest amount of revs she spun, I was well stuck, innit"hahahaha fukin brilliant...! "INNIT" lol! Quote
Guest Enzo Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 lovin this weather, it took me the uber long route on the way to work and back today, car parks and roundabouts ahoy lolits been like a gymkana/special stage all day Quote
Glanza-Love Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 ahhhh sorted mate - i guess you have a beast hill down you end that is a nightmare to get up or down??haha i stole salt out the yellow boxs at the side of the road.. took it home fired it all over the street... not one bit is icey its the ubes!! Quote
addz Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 They are not great in cold weather.Grit- on roads that have no use for it, typical! Quote
paul w Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 Get out and drive in the snow! Then you will gain experience of how to do it!!!!!! 2nd gear at all times to move off and light throttle, it's not hard! I used to live in the far north of scotland and there single track roads (30 miles to the nearest shop) were NO gritters just snowploughs and no-one stopped driving or complained even with a 8-10" of snow! Its great fun Quote
paulgtt Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 You lot want to try driving an MR2 Turbo in the snow & ice......................now thats fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
Mikey Jay Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 There's no snow near me stillBut lots of black iceAbout to drive to the gym, so wish me luck Quote
Tintin_SR Posted December 4, 2008 Posted December 4, 2008 just got finished work, went out and was greeted with 5" if snow only had do drive up a small hill round a corner and alond a street road to get home all in about 1 m if that...... you can tell starlets are not ust to Snow myn didn't like it at all and got stuck on the hill for 10 min then try-ed to kill me i think its because i have been neglecting it.. Quote
lisurngt Posted December 4, 2008 Posted December 4, 2008 ^^^^^ brilliant!!!... definitelt not the best car for driving in the snow soon as it meets sumthing that isnt headin down hill BIG NO NO...... .. I've nat had snow like that yet altho i seen a car yesterday with about 5 inches on it so its on its way...... ... i think I've too much ov a heavy ryt foot for the snow.. Quote
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