Fellow Mr2 Drivers..

[JappyBeast]

I'm gonna try really hard not to spin my MR2 this year!

I think November the 1st should be the starting date, first person to spin their MR2 has to buy everyone a pint at the Xmas party!

Jimlad??!!??...lol.

[Jimlad]

lol....

hey... after last year there's no way I'm gonna spin this year!

[JappyBeast]

I got mine sideways last week.

[Jimlad]

I've not got mine sideways.... facing the wrong way or anything since last year....

I'm sensible now. :D

I don't even do a Rico... too scared of hitting something.

[JappyBeast]

What 'a rico'? cross-dressing on the weekends?!?

[Fizz]

What 'a rico'? cross-dressing on the weekends?!?

if that was the case i would think that it would be the other way round..

To scared of getting hit!... :P

[ricomr2]

What 'a rico'? cross-dressing on the weekends?!?

WTF??...

I don't even do a Rico... too scared of hitting something.

I take you mean getting sideways? (not on the roads by the way)

[dawolf]

Are MR2's really hard to control in the winter months? I've heard they're bad when ice is around.

[Jimlad]

ice/snow ..... then you're in trouble!

[JappyBeast]

Ummm.. wet and corners are pretty bad when trying to put the power down!

[jdbecks]

LOL!

wet + roundabout = <I thought I could get past the swearing filter - what a sad muppet I am eh?>ed!!

i come out of a roundabout!! was not even turning wheel or turning and my rear end came out!!! i think it might of been i hit a bit of water and lost traction!

not lookin forward to the snow and ice!!!! could be a plus side to global warming

[dawolf]

Damn, doesn't sound promising. You're right though it's bad enough in the wet, even at 25mph mine sometimes twitches a bit. Might try and borrow my mum's Ka when the ice comes.

[ZeroBlade]

On the contrary it's my aim to master the soddin snow / icy conditions this year.

As soon as its nicely snowing ima *carefully* drive to a carpark & practice controlling my car in these conditions!

-Z

[John R]

It was terrifying driving mine in the snow last year... I had the rear end seriously twitching on the motorway doing about 65.... in a straight line.

But when you find an empty carpark it's loads of fun.

[Scottish_SR]

I just read something saying that this years winter is going to be a lot colder than usual and its not far off! So take care lads!!

[Jimlad]

On the contrary it's my aim to master the soddin snow / icy conditions this year.

As soon as its nicely snowing ima *carefully* drive to a carpark & practice controlling my car in these conditions!

-Z

no matter how good a driver you are I doubt you'dd be able to master the mr2 in the snow ( on a road )... you'd be wanging all over the place... then facing the wrong way... lol

[jdbecks]

zero you can borrow my spare wheel so when its icey you can put the spare wheel with your spare on the rear tyres while you try to drive in a stright line and i stop myself from pissin my pants lol

[Yarisboy]

Won't 95% of cars struggle in snow/ice though?

Do any of you MR2 guys put winter tyres on for the bad months?

Or how about adding traction control? I saw a thread on here yesterday.. about £500 :)

I have little experience of RWD so feel free to educate me if my points are silly :D

[Jimlad]

winter tyres ?? ....

good tyres will help.. but you're fighting a near losing battle in the snow.

Just drive super slow and like a granny!

[JappyBeast]

I'm just not gonna take mine out if it looks like snow.. Its not worth it.

[Jimlad]

it's bad... I struggle to get up the hills at my mums house in the snow....

not worth killing your car.

[JappyBeast]

I had a moment last winter where I was going down a hill and couldnt stop. Thought it was the end for my MR2.

[Jimlad]

me too... but there was traffic at the bottom of the hill... thought my mr2 was dead!

[JappyBeast]

It wouldnt have been the first time you killed it.

[Jimlad]

yeah... hopefully killing my mr2 once was enough for me.