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| XXXAngelXXX Member Since: 25 Mar 2007 Location: Stuttgart Posts: 4994   
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Turbinen Räder wiz Winter rubbers! |
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25th Oct 2016 11:25am |
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| Haylands Member Since: 04 Mar 2014 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 8285  
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Did you spot the "one" leaf near the front wheel and think.... winters on the way.... |
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25th Oct 2016 11:31am |
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| CSK Member Since: 15 Oct 2010 Location: St Tropez Posts: 750  
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I'll hope you'll have more use of them than the previous winters! |
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25th Oct 2016 1:44pm |
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| XXXAngelXXX Member Since: 25 Mar 2007 Location: Stuttgart Posts: 4994
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25th Oct 2016 2:02pm |
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| PaulTyrer Member Since: 22 Jul 2013 Location: Devizes, Wiltshire Posts: 1254  
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That would be enough to bring the whole of the UK Rail network to a standstill |
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25th Oct 2016 2:10pm |
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| XXXAngelXXX Member Since: 25 Mar 2007 Location: Stuttgart Posts: 4994
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25th Oct 2016 3:30pm |
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| JAYBOY Member Since: 17 Oct 2012 Location: South Wales Posts: 2204  
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Very nice Frank |
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25th Oct 2016 7:31pm |
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| XXXAngelXXX Member Since: 25 Mar 2007 Location: Stuttgart Posts: 4994
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Still looks better with the SVO wheels |
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25th Oct 2016 8:24pm |
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| Spelunker Member Since: 02 May 2016 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 248 
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Did we actually have a 'winter' here in the GB last November to March (when you would normally expect it)? I seem to remember it never showed up..... QUID FACIUM TIBI
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25th Oct 2016 8:45pm |
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| XXXAngelXXX Member Since: 25 Mar 2007 Location: Stuttgart Posts: 4994
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I agree with you - but here in the fatherland you have to have appropriate tyres from October to eastern - it is stipulated by law  All my spelling errorz are belong to me!
2023 FFRR L460 2021 AM new Vantage |
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26th Oct 2016 6:55am |
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| mzplcg Member Since: 26 May 2010 Location: Warwickshire. England. The Commonwealth. Posts: 4029
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Yes, although in their defence I would point out that the UK has way too much variety to cope with, that's the problem. We can't afford to prepare for every eventuality since there are so many of them. Leaves, in fairness, are well prepared for as they do come every year but snow, ice, even a hot summer are kind of 1 in 10 years events and it costs too much to keep all that kit just in case. Like Spelunker pointed out, we never actually had Winter last year. But El-Nino, Jetstreams and of course, being a relatively small land mass in the Atlantic makes it all a bit unpredictable. Whereas in ze Fatherland where Frank is they get much more predictable weather than we do. Mind you, I'll take unpredictable weather over too many rules any day 
Oh, nice boots Frank
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26th Oct 2016 7:19am |
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| XXXAngelXXX Member Since: 25 Mar 2007 Location: Stuttgart Posts: 4994
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Anyway below 7 degrees it is more secure to have winter tyres for the grip. |
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26th Oct 2016 7:26am |
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| PaulTyrer Member Since: 22 Jul 2013 Location: Devizes, Wiltshire Posts: 1254
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Of course the other issue we have in the UK, particularly in Autumn/ Winter, is the devastating effect inclement weather can have on the train crews! Only this week the train from Plymouth to Paddington was delayed because the train crew didnt turn up, presumably because there were some leaves / rain on the road which, not having winter tyres fitted to their mode of transport, prevented the train crew from getting to the station on time to start up their allocated HST125. Of course it could have been that they just couldnt be arsed!! |
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26th Oct 2016 11:40am |
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| XXXAngelXXX Member Since: 25 Mar 2007 Location: Stuttgart Posts: 4994
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26th Oct 2016 11:56am |
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