Gallery Of Galaxies In Action! -your Photos!

[Guest MATT]

nikvenn - have your badges gone silver??

 

MATT

[Guest nikvenn]

Do you mean the 'Ford' badge on the tailgate - if so then yes hardly any colour left at all ;)

[Guest MATT]

yeh - the ford badges - its well worth sticking some new ones on.

 

i think they cost me

[Guest nikvenn]

Yeah, I did bid on some on ebay a while ago but somebody bid over the main dealer cost (inc p&p) and I haven't chased it up since ;)

[Guest blatters]

JToh,

 

Flippin hec, you're observant :huh:

 

Bridgestone Turanza ER30's on the summer shot mounted on standard Ghia wheels. Wheels presently hanging up at the dealer until end-March as they kindly :huh: offered to refurbish them at no cost - having damaged them during services with screwdriver attacks.

 

Continental WinterContact 810's on the winter shot mounted on standard steel wheels with plastic trims (so I can whip them off quickly to mount the snow chains). Incidentally, despite the very limited clearance behind the standard Ghia tyres you can use microchains up to 25mph with no problem (8mm linkage).

 

And I tell you guys something..........if you have never tried winter tyres before on snow and ice you haven't lived. They defy the law of physics. Quite incredible traction. If anyone tells you that using chains on summer tyres is OK for the Alps in winter then, believe me, they're wrong. These winter tyres saved my holiday from being a driver's disaster to pure joy. Could go on but don't want to bore you. If anyone wants more details then just ask.

 

Regards

 

Blatters

[Guest nikvenn]

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr..

Lowest we've seen ours down to is -11, on the A1 near Leeds over Xmas :huh:

[AndeeeH]

Just a thought, isn't it law in Germany to have two sets of tyres, one for winter and one for summer? :huh: Andy.

[Guest blatters]

Don't know about Deutschland but the Austrian Tyrolean types think anyone who turns up in their country in Winter with Summer tyres is :huh: Bonkers. And they tell you that.

 

Blatters

[ole]

Don't know about Deutschland but the Austrian Tyrolean types think anyone who turns up in their country in Winter with Summer tyres is  :blink: Bonkers.  And they tell you that.

 

Blatters

Would tell you that in Norway too, and yes, they make a difference. If you had an accident because of the snow (got over 1 meter here now), and are using summer tyres, you can wave bye bye to your insurance money. And if you hit someone, they will get you to pay for him (or her, sorry mo4 :huh: )too.

 

Last night we had -20 when I went to work... :blink:

[talke31]

heres one of ours in action.As a brake for some little gits rollerblades

[Guest mattkaye]

:o Shocking.... and that's just the colour! ;)

[El Dingo]

Nikvenn - I think my gal is the same colour as yours...

 

Here's a pic of mine I took last night.

[gregers]

;) did you leave the lens cap on? :o

[danyoda1]

tinkering with mine at the moment so will post more photos when finished!!!!!

[gregers]

who r u then fred or barney ;)

[mumof4]

Now i wonder where that bloke wants to put his drill??? ;) :o

[El Dingo]

:o did you leave the lens cap on? :o

It was dark ;)

[kalel]

Just before pickup of "Potempkin"

[Lee1303]

Here's a piccy of my motor having a quick break during a jaunt around Scotland last year.

[El Dingo]

Here's a pic of mine buried in the snow.

[katman]

Whereas most people seem to use a very high resolution Colour digital camera, it seems that El Dingo has bought a BINARY camera.

 

His pictures are either Black or White :( :)

 

BTW, I hope the Polar Bear sitting on the roof didnt cause any damage :D

[gregers]

no its all white :(

[El Dingo]

Don't be silly.

 

Polar Bear indeed!

 

:)

[El Dingo]

Here's the Galaxy parked up in the New Forest last summer. (No polar bears here, either.)

[gregers]

hey your grass needs cutting you lazy so and so :)