Member Since: 16 Sep 2008
Location: London
Posts: 345
Damaged it
Like so many others on here I have found my D3 to be pretty invicible in the snow - very impressive even with just scorpions on, although they are fairly new.
However, today was a big lesson in how the nut behind the wheel can make all the difference. Realising the rear could slide sideways as I reversed up a snow covered inclinded and angled driveway I still tried to do it. As you can imagine it did slide sideways and I collected a fence post about a third up the drivers side rear door. Then in my frustration I drove off it - making a single dent a 6 inch gouge.
What a numpty!
I don't do any offroading in it - a forestry commission lane or car park is as much gravel as it sees - but I can certainly see how some offroad driver training would have made me think twice about today's antic.
Its not the end of the world, we have all had a post jump out on us at sometime in our driving history!!! Its just the gutted feeling that we get that annoys. Run silent, run deep!! HM Submarines Conqueror, Churchill, Renown, Ocelot, Porpoise, Onslaught.
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1st Dec 2010 9:33 pm
highbayrack
Member Since: 09 Jul 2008
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 2776
John, I had a 40' tree jump out on me at a camp site in Holland, the car even decided to ignore the parking sensors to make matters worse On a mission to find the perfect Pork Pie. Just Found it (I think)..(Yes I have)
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1st Dec 2010 9:39 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13930
Skips are even worse for attacking the rear of my cars. The parking sensors do a great job of pinging off the skip about a foot below the lip. Why haven't they got vertical ends to save my embarrassment?
1st Dec 2010 10:54 pm
character
Member Since: 01 Jan 2008
Location: wiltshire
Posts: 5781
fink yerself lucky, 300k + miles and the wife backs her car in to me n/s front door comin off the driveway before any snow fell last week
1st Dec 2010 11:45 pm
Spencer
Member Since: 28 Nov 2010
Location: Barnsley
Posts: 35
Deep Snow
Hi all, a similar situation today for me, needed try and get out of my drive, it's fairly narrow and slopes to the left a little. At the end I have a right turn and an incline. As I tried the exit from the drive at the end, the car just wouldn't turn up but kept on going straight. I stopped the car but it started to slide to the left towards a wall. Eventually got off my drive but I could not get my D3 up this incline. At one point I thought I'd punctured my door on the neighbors capstone as it slid in to it but fortunately the side steps fended me off it.
I have a question though, what was I doing wrong?
I hear about all others making headway seemingly quite easily yet mine wouldn't go up my road in this snow. I've only had it a week so still getting used to it I suppose and certainly don't know how to get the best out of it!
I had it set in the snow mode but all four wheels were spinning. Snow is about the same as above 20". All tyros are pretty good with loads of tread.
I guess it knocked my confidence a little and I didn't even go back out to it today!!
I'd really appreciate some pointers to ensure I can get my car off the neighbors drive tomorrow!
Thanks
Spencer
2nd Dec 2010 12:04 am
Moonie
Member Since: 28 Feb 2010
Location: Whitby North Yorkshire
Posts: 178
To be honest Spencer the first piece of advise would be to just relax, getting worked up will only make things worse. When theres a break in the weather have a walk out look at where may end up, if thats into the wall then dig yourself an area around the Disco and put all the snow up against the wall to act as a barrier believe me it does work I did it with an Artic and trailer.
2nd Dec 2010 12:19 am
haroosh
Member Since: 16 Nov 2010
Location: Perth & Kinross
Posts: 624
Hi spencer,
I have been in some quite challenging situations this week and
Have not yet used the snow option or low ratio yet
But just used old snow driving techniques like low revs
And high gear etc. So far so good but the worst places
Have been snow covered roads that had compacted solid ice
Underneath. Gradually building up confidence but it only
Takes one slide to remind me that car is not invincible but
It is alot better than most other things on the road.
2nd Dec 2010 9:15 am
Spencer
Member Since: 28 Nov 2010
Location: Barnsley
Posts: 35
The weirdest thing this morning was that I jumped in the car and the damn thing reversed out of the drive and straight to the top of the road without an ounce of trouble.
I was reading on here last night about the settings and used snow, low ratio and the highest suspension so maybe that's what needed to do.
Thanks guys
2nd Dec 2010 5:36 pm
CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
Every situation is different and the snow conditions will change depending on the temperature, if you have no grip on any if the 4 wheels as you indicated then you are going nowehere I'm afraid no matter how good the vehicle is.
If you are new to it my advice is try and get a bit of 4x4 training as it helps no end to understand some of the basics as well as car specific issues.2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
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