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  • #181309

    paul-m
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    UK - England

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    Must be the global warming that’s causing all this snow Bobcat!

    #181310

    bobcat
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    UK - England

    Posts: 10792

    @paul-m, ha ha ha  you could be on to something there 🤔 OR it could be something to do with the next three moon phases, November is Beaver Moon ( first of the frost moon phases) January is Wolf Moon, February is Snow Moon (the bringer of frosts and snow). I have no way of knowing if any of it is true but that’s what old tales and fable say😯



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    #181311

    Pauly Paul
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    Hey bobcat didn’t know you Know my misses old fable, I mean mable 🤣🤣🤣

    #181312

    Pauly Paul
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    As always bobcat a detailed forecast , how things with you keeping well I hope 👍👍

    #181313

    bobcat
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    UK - England

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    @pauly paul, I’m Ok have good days and not so good days thanks for asking 👍



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    #181454

    bobcat
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    Winter weather update, whilst there are places that have had snow and cold weather there’s no significant amounts that is coursing any problems. Predictions are the weather is likely to get worse early/mid November…….. watch this space 👍



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    #181460

    frenk
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    Switzerland

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    @bobcat: I am a bit disappointed to be honest. I have been driving the Alpin Pilot 5 for four weeks now in the hope to encounter at least some winter conditions. I even crossed the Alps at high altitude (Gotthard, San Bernardino) and traveled along the Italian Apennines. No snow as far as the eye can see. Some promising -1 °C in the early morning developed into a fantastic sunny indian summer afternoon with 20 °C. At least we enjoyed the aperitivo on the piazza every day.
    The tyres are still brilliant after 2600 km, but I think my timing was rather poor this year. Last year, when I was in Saas Fee in mid September, we had 1 foot of fresh snow on the road (Grand Saint Bernard) and chaos all over the place. Next time we might be more lucky. Cheers 😎



    Revo Stage 1 – JCR super low seating frame – Mishimoto gas pedal spacer – DSC sport controller

    #181464

    71-bda
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    UK - England

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    frenk my dad didn’t have alpin 5s on his Ford 100E up the St Gotthard Pass ! back in the day, just little 4 inch crossplies, 34 bhp and a flask of tea!!

     



    No nothing.

    No Mods. No rockers. Just a chunky knob, thats now been replaced by an RS knob innit.

    No tackiness.

    Std as Ford intended, but with a space saver wheel and jack and nuts and wheel brace. oh.. and flaps, a man has got to have flaps.

    Innit?

     

    #181465

    frenk
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    Switzerland

    Posts: 873

    @71-bda: Yes, driving across the Alps was a real adventure those days. I remember the Tremola, the cobblestone paved road on the Gotthard which is still open besides the fast road. I once tried it with my Mondeo at 50 km/h – a real nightmare suspensionwise…

     

     

    BTW: On this trip I had about 7 refills with my RS. I observed the following behaviour:
    Italian motorway service areas are build such that you park your car first and go to the bathroom, have a coffee and refill your car afterwards. The car stays still for at least 20 minutes. When filling the empty tank to the automatic stop and with two good top-ups the engine will start immediately without cranking…

    Anyway, tomorrow she’s going into the shop for preparation for the MOT on Wednesday. Hopefully, I will know more about the fuel tank ventilation.

    Cheers 😎



    Revo Stage 1 – JCR super low seating frame – Mishimoto gas pedal spacer – DSC sport controller

    #181466

    71-bda
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    UK - England

    Posts: 8698

    Nice one Frenk !! just seen our lads are busy putting the clock back an hour still…



    No nothing.

    No Mods. No rockers. Just a chunky knob, thats now been replaced by an RS knob innit.

    No tackiness.

    Std as Ford intended, but with a space saver wheel and jack and nuts and wheel brace. oh.. and flaps, a man has got to have flaps.

    Innit?

     

    #181467

    bobcat
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    UK - England

    Posts: 10792

    @Frenk, sorry to disappoint, the world weather is not playing ball. The forecast is cool/cold and wet for the next 10/15 days for Europe, even Northern China which is normally well below minus with several centimetres of snow is late this year. Hopefully by next week there’ll be more to report 😸👍



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    #181468

    bobcat
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    UK - England

    Posts: 10792

    @bda, ha ha ha like it 👍



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    #181469

    yorkirs
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    UK - England

    Posts: 738

    Need plenty of light as well for the dark evenings.

    Now where did I put the 48v 27,000 A jump leads, after I left the lights on for 2 mins

     



    May the Ford be with you

     

     

    #181470

    bobcat
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    UK - England

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    @yorkirs, that’s alorra lot of lights, might get glare back in the fog😹😹😹



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    #181471

    turbo-tone
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    UK - England

    Posts: 1566

    This threads gone slightly off track already😂😂



    Collins Cp2 map. Ramair induction. Mountune mud flaps. Scorpion Sports Cat. Scorpion Tracker. Wind deflectors. NB washer jets and shark fin aerial. EBC Grooved discs, YellowStuff pads. Airtec Intercooler, Miltek cat back with titanium tips. Collins quickshift. DSC Controller

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