Omega Owners Forum - a reminder....

tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	a reminder.... 22. Dec 2009 at 12:19 check your spare tyre! I just stocked up the car with winter kit in case i get stuck again (blanket, food, water ect) decided to check the spare, it was hugely under inflated. You want your spare usable in weather like this
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R.C. ™ Intermediate Member Offline R.C. 本傑明 ™ Posts: 466 Surrey . England Gender: Drives: 2.5 V6 ELITE . Vauxhall Frontera 2.2 16v	Re: a reminder.... Reply #1 - 22. Dec 2009 at 13:17 Thanks for the reminder bud , one will check
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Ken T Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1990 Gomersal, Cleckheaton Gender: Drives: 2.6 CDX Auto	Re: a reminder.... Reply #2 - 22. Dec 2009 at 13:36 As my LPG tank is in the spare well, I'm relying on a can of Tyre weld stuff. Hope it works Ken
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Omegadoha, Desert Member Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1357 Doha, Qatar Drives: 3.2 V6 2002	Re: a reminder.... Reply #3 - 22. Dec 2009 at 13:59 A good idea.
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cruisetopoland Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1352 UK Gender: Drives: various	Re: a reminder.... Reply #4 - 22. Dec 2009 at 14:03 tunnie wrote on 22. Dec 2009 at 12:19: check your spare tyre! I just stocked up the car with winter kit in case i get stuck again (blanket, food, water ect) decided to check the spare, it was hugely under inflated. You want your spare usable in weather like this And check you have the tools and locking wheel bolt key to do a change
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MickAP Omega Knight Offline Facelift 2.5TD Estate "Chipped" not anymore Posts: 1592 South Derbyshire Gender: Drives: Facelift TD estate but soon to be a 1.9 ???	Re: a reminder.... Reply #5 - 22. Dec 2009 at 14:44 Shovel and grit I used to carry when the weather was bad, it's not bad here at the moment, but you never know. Mick
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: a reminder.... Reply #6 - 22. Dec 2009 at 14:47 MickAP wrote on 22. Dec 2009 at 14:44: Shovel and grit I used to carry when the weather was bad, it's not bad here at the moment, but you never know. Mick good for getting out the car park but i aint gritting and shoveling the whole of the M40
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Re: a reminder....
Reply #7 - 22. Dec 2009 at 14:53

tunnie wrote on 22. Dec 2009 at 14:47:

MickAP wrote on 22. Dec 2009 at 14:44:

Shovel and grit Thumbs Up!

I used to carry when the weather was bad, it's not bad here at the moment, but you never know.

Mick Cheesy

good for getting out the car park but i aint gritting and shoveling the whole of the M40 Grin

Pre miggy ownership I owned a VW beetle.
The grit was for weighing the front down, and the shovel for digging others out. Grin

Mick

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Ken L Senior Member Offline Posts: 589 Sheffield, South Yorkshire Gender: Drives: 1998 Black Omega 2.5 V6 Manual Tourer	Re: a reminder.... Reply #8 - 22. Dec 2009 at 15:22 mobile phone....Then you can phone a family member to come out and sort it for you while you remain in the warm car ....sad I know...comes from getting old...older! my sons expect it now
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Elite Pete Omega King Offline My spider senses are tingling Posts: 17813 Northwich/Chester Gender: Drives: Facelift Wheezel,Breaking 2001 MV6	Re: a reminder.... Reply #9 - 22. Dec 2009 at 15:32 tunnie wrote on 22. Dec 2009 at 14:47: MickAP wrote on 22. Dec 2009 at 14:44: Shovel and grit I used to carry when the weather was bad, it's not bad here at the moment, but you never know. Mick good for getting out the car park but i aint gritting and shoveling the whole of the M40 Why not you've got plenty of time in a 4 pot
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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: a reminder.... Reply #10 - 22. Dec 2009 at 17:51 Surely you check the spare when you do your weekly tyre pressure check
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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: a reminder.... Reply #11 - 22. Dec 2009 at 17:52 If its bad, I tend to throw a flask of hot water and a couple of boxes of cuppa soup. If nothing needed, nothing wasted
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: a reminder.... Reply #12 - 22. Dec 2009 at 18:12 TheBoy wrote on 22. Dec 2009 at 17:51: Surely you check the spare when you do your weekly tyre pressure check Tyre faces the wrong way to put stuff in it
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: a reminder.... Reply #13 - 22. Dec 2009 at 18:12 TheBoy wrote on 22. Dec 2009 at 17:52: If its bad, I tend to throw a flask of hot water and a couple of boxes of cuppa soup. If nothing needed, nothing wasted Good idea
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hoofing it Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1269 falkirk Gender: Drives: disco bus	Re: a reminder.... Reply #14 - 22. Dec 2009 at 18:17 I put a set of studless snow tyres on the rear (on steals) brilliant sticks to the snow theres curently 9inches up here in slamannan (scotland) and its started snowing again
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