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massive thankyou
21. Dec 2009 at 15:58

just a quick thread to thank KEVIN WOOD publicly in alton. i have PM'd him but thought other OOF readers should know how excellent the tech 2 service is on here (and cheaper than VX). i wanted cruise control activating and a software g/b upgrade.THE BOY gave me his details after telling me he was close by in alton hants. i beat a path through the snow today and got the work done. awesome thank you all. well happy with work done. Thumbs Up!

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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: massive thankyou Reply #1 - 21. Dec 2009 at 16:02 Oh gawd, Mr Wood will no doubt be in full smug mode when he sees this
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Kevin Wood Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Posts: 20377 Alton, Hampshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 MV6 (LPG), Westfield	Re: massive thankyou Reply #2 - 21. Dec 2009 at 16:54 It was a pleasure. Good job you left when you did! It has dumped down ever since and the A31 is now closed until morning I think. Did a yomp out to the shops and decided size 10 1/2's and a rucksack were a better option than a 3.2 MV6. That was a good call. A few people won't get home tonight. Kevin
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: massive thankyou Reply #3 - 21. Dec 2009 at 17:02 Tell me about it, its dumped a load here in London, about 3" so far I would sau
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chrisgixer Omega King Offline Black ones are faster. Posts: 14570 Wokingham Gender: Drives: "Omega Black" 3.2 Elite. Thanks to Joshwyatt.	Re: massive thankyou Reply #4 - 21. Dec 2009 at 17:05 ar yes. Mr Wood up to his usual. He's helped me out many a time. Can you imagine the the agro with dealers if this service wasn't available to us? A really do dread to think. Well done "Team"
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chrisgixer Omega King Offline Black ones are faster. Posts: 14570 Wokingham Gender: Drives: "Omega Black" 3.2 Elite. Thanks to Joshwyatt.	Re: massive thankyou Reply #5 - 21. Dec 2009 at 17:18 its funny, we're getting reports of really bad snow all round us here in Slough, but its only now starting to settle. +2c at lunch time. Sleet snow rain snow sleat snow and SNOW....and now really big snow. Journey home should be fun, not.
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: massive thankyou Reply #6 - 21. Dec 2009 at 17:19 chrisgixer wrote on 21. Dec 2009 at 17:18: its funny, we're getting reports of really bad snow all round us here in Slough, but its only now starting to settle. +2c at lunch time. Sleet snow rain snow sleat snow and SNOW....and now really big snow. Journey home should be fun, not. Depending on the M25, i might see you on the M4
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Kevin Wood Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Posts: 20377 Alton, Hampshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 MV6 (LPG), Westfield	Re: massive thankyou Reply #7 - 21. Dec 2009 at 17:25 I'd like to thank the Hampshire county council highways dept. for their ineptitude in making these images possible. Kevin
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Omegadoha, Desert Member Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1357 Doha, Qatar Drives: 3.2 V6 2002	Re: massive thankyou Reply #8 - 21. Dec 2009 at 17:34 Nice pictures. You know what, I'm actually getting quite jealous; missing out on all this snow. Over here you just get the same weather over and over. Been on the phone to SWMBO earlier and she was giving me reports of all this snow, I'm missing out big time.
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sparten Junior Member Offline usually,fixing his miggy Posts: 127 ffoss-y-ffin,near aberaeron Gender: Drives: omega 2.5 cdxi	Re: massive thankyou Reply #9 - 21. Dec 2009 at 17:40 not so much as a wiff of it here just cold
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john6177 Newbie Offline Posts: 49 andover, hampshire Gender: Drives: 2001 2.2 gls estate, MK3 capri	Re: massive thankyou Reply #10 - 21. Dec 2009 at 18:01 kev, glad i left when i did. could have been well stuck john
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john6177 Newbie Offline Posts: 49 andover, hampshire Gender: Drives: 2001 2.2 gls estate, MK3 capri	Re: massive thankyou Reply #11 - 21. Dec 2009 at 18:06 kev could have some fun in the westy out there. got snow here might crack out the capri, cant beat rear wheel drive in the snow!!!!!
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Re: massive thankyou
Reply #12 - 21. Dec 2009 at 18:13

Last (and first) time I tried to drive that in the show it was a joke. You had to keep the throttle perfectly balanced in every gear. Just lift off slightly in a high gear and the back end would try to overtake the front and you'd be sitting with an armful of opposite lock on trying to apply just enough throttle to stop it. Grin

At least it has relatively little momentum so if you do have to just lock the brakes and hope for the best it does stop before it hits a curb.

600Kg on 205/50/15 A539s isn't a good recipe for snow.

I don't think I even had the LSD on it then. Lips Sealed

BTW: the only vehicle in those photos that was capable of movement was the snow plough. And his plough was about 6 inches off the ground! Roll Eyes

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chrisgixer Omega King Offline Black ones are faster. Posts: 14570 Wokingham Gender: Drives: "Omega Black" 3.2 Elite. Thanks to Joshwyatt.	Re: massive thankyou Reply #13 - 21. Dec 2009 at 18:25 best show him how to drive that snow plough Kev. Do everyone a favour. Tunnie, i hope for your sake i dont see you on the m4. I'm not leaving Slough until 10pm. I'm sure it will be a proper ice rink by then.
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john6177 Newbie Offline Posts: 49 andover, hampshire Gender: Drives: 2001 2.2 gls estate, MK3 capri	Re: massive thankyou Reply #14 - 21. Dec 2009 at 18:37 alton just mentioned on local news. good old hants council.
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