Alfa Pages

BigAl · P4 Joined: 06 May 2003 Posts: 2990 Location: U.K Surrey

I don't drive my car in the snow for fear of getting hit, however I got caught out today, it wasn't due to snow until Wednesday when I last looked.
Had to get to Brighton, got on at Gatwick A23 about 20:45, only just got in now at 01:00

I got stuck in Handcross, along with many other drivers, only been snowing for about 20 mins and everything ground to a halt.

Has anyone else driven in the snow in a 16v? Where you able to drive? Maybe my tyres are pants in the snow, even after letting loads of air out.
_________________
x2 33 16v
pictures http://www.alfa-pages.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=5203

flat4alfa · Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:09 am Post subject:

You don't want a high-revving engine in snow. What you want is a heavier, sluggier, ploddier torquey diesel, like me 1350kg 156 wagon thingy running on 205/16 rubber

The other week I took wifey's 146ti out after, and it was chronic.

Glad you're home ok.

Compared to two weeks back, up here in Bedfordshire tonight it's been a bit of a non-event

Oggie · Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:03 pm Post subject:

flat4alfa · Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:22 pm Post subject:

I did say ploddier, ploddier is subtle Wink

That Toyota weighs double...

Slip it in second off idle and let it drive itself. Works well on the 156 and any other FWD diesel car I've owned

eagle3 · Alfa 33 Joined: 11 Nov 2007 Posts: 402 Location: France

RWD in the snow can be a bit problematic. You need a few sacks of cement in the back.
_________________
Alfa33 QO 1984
Alfa33 1.3i.e. 1994

paulhide · Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 4:03 pm Post subject:

This is when I wish I still had my P4. Still I drove my white 33 down a road that I couldn't even walk along last week - 1 inch solid clear ice across the whole road for 300 metres!
_________________
Owner's Club 33 Registrar. Now from P4 & S2 1.7 QV
http://www.alfa-pages.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=5188

charlie-H79AMP · Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:41 pm Post subject:

we've even got snow down in cornwall!!! four inches of the stuff, no where near what you guys have been getting but still everything stopped here too......i say everything the 33 kept going!! i was alone on the road enjoying the empty white roads i was amazed how much control i had, still a touch of the old hand brake sorted that out! i have never had so much fun on the roads! Bring it on globe warming!! the 33's ready and waiting!!!

p.s god i love this car.
_________________
series 3 1.7 16v Green Cloverleaf

lee16v · Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:13 pm Post subject:

I find the 33 has great snow abilities. Coming home from work I have to negotiate a long steepish hill and the other day there were 5 cars (newer ones) all stopped in front of me spinning out and going nowhere. I pulled out and passed them all with relative ease. I think some people need a bit of education in driving in this weather though which would help a lot of them out.

eagle3 · Alfa 33 Joined: 11 Nov 2007 Posts: 402 Location: France

BigAl · P4 Joined: 06 May 2003 Posts: 2990 Location: U.K Surrey

I have only driven twice in the snow in my life and use my common sense, using the clutch to get the biting point with no throttle, once I got traction put it into 2nd and then slowly use the throttle to gain speed.
I could smell peoples clutch’s as they went past, I thought why are you using the clutch?
Even using this method of not burning the clutch I got stuck on a hill whilst another car waited for me to move out his way and he went sailing past me, he even asked if my car was RWD. I came to the conclusion that 33’s were crap in the snow
_________________
x2 33 16v
pictures http://www.alfa-pages.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=5203

33bits · Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:02 pm Post subject:

I agree with Lee & Charlie, the 33 does seem good in the snow. My sportwagon got me to work 1 day this week when over half the staff (which is about 25 people) got stuck on the way in. It gave me a smile when driving too, love it Exclamation

_________________
155 sportpack
33 16v Sportwagon
33 Permanent 4
33 16v (for sale)
156 JTS sportwagon
contact me for any 33 parts. Alex, 07896-327708

33bits · Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 11:39 am Post subject:

Some git slid into the side of my 155! put a nice scratch & big crease in the n/s/f door Exclamation

Fingers crossed a combination of Auto-Glym cutting polish and a bloody good dent removing man can sort it out tommorrow at work.
_________________
155 sportpack
33 16v Sportwagon
33 Permanent 4
33 16v (for sale)
156 JTS sportwagon
contact me for any 33 parts. Alex, 07896-327708