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TelBoy 18 September 2006 04:11 PM

What's the steepest incline that a Scoob can climb?
 
Only reason i ask is that i was going up a 30% hill at the weekend, and that's damned steep, and you could almost feel the front of the car not being as low on the tarmac, don't know if there was a measurable difference.

But it got me thinking, how steep would it have to be before there was a real danger of toppling backwards, or would the inability to actually climb the hill kick in before that risk was significant?

stilover 18 September 2006 04:14 PM

Thanks to the 4wd Grrrrrrrrrrrrip, 90% :)

TelBoy 18 September 2006 04:16 PM

No fookin way :Suspiciou


That's almost vertical :razz:

andythejock01wrx 18 September 2006 04:22 PM

Can manage 90 degrees, if you chuck it out of a Hercules !

shooter007 18 September 2006 05:55 PM

more a case of what angle you can attack the slope at at front angle between tyre and front body work and at back tyre and exhaust pipe

messiah 18 September 2006 06:17 PM

So was that Wrynose or Hardknott pass?

Steep buggers those 2 - quite unnerving on the way down when you cant see any tarmac beyond the bonnet...

SC008Y_MAD 18 September 2006 06:44 PM

Have you Hardknott Pass in the lake district. Its got 1 in 3 on the bends :eek:

AudiLover 18 September 2006 07:03 PM

not as steep as a audi with propper quattro and not that haldex ****

Brun 18 September 2006 07:18 PM

Because that answers the question doesn't it :rolleyes:

andythejock01wrx 18 September 2006 07:20 PM


Originally Posted by Brun
Because that answers the question doesn't it :rolleyes:


:lol: :lol: :lol: :thumb:

Generic User 18 September 2006 07:52 PM

My drive is very steep. Has so far smoked the clutch on a both a Renault Megane DCCi and a Citreon Picasso HDi.....they just sat there no foot on clutch, engines revving, no wheelspin but not moving either :eek: -both with crap drivers with bad clutch control ability - I had to get in and bail them out and got up with no problems :)

Once the clutch has bit you can go up anything really :)

I've took the subaru up some pretty deep rutted tracks without grounding (following a Hi-lux :D ) There were some steep spots but nothing that made it bat an eyelid

I've took a Zafira Dti up a mountain pass into a valley that was fookin steep. Gravel half way. 1st /2nd gear all the way (mostly 1st) for 3miles. Was fun, but no traction issues at all as I kept my momentum, although if I had to stop in some sections I'd have to abandon the manouver and re-start from the bottom.

GC8 18 September 2006 07:56 PM

http://www.carpages.co.uk/audi/audi_...6_14_03_05.jpg

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scoobfan 18 September 2006 07:59 PM

Which hill was it bud??

Iv'e driven up Porlock hill in North Devon and that was fookin steep:freak3:

Rob

JohnD 18 September 2006 08:47 PM


Originally Posted by scoobfan
Which hill was it bud??

Iv'e driven up Porlock hill in North Devon and that was fookin steep:freak3:

Rob

That's Micky Mouse! it's only 1 in 4 (25%) Take the toll road next time, it's prettier.

JohnD

Trucker Ted 18 September 2006 10:29 PM

Heres the video of the A6 going up the ski jump.Must be around 45 degrees?


http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2...ki-ramp-p1.php

Jimpreza 19 September 2006 12:12 AM

Top vid mate:thumb:

*AL* 19 September 2006 12:52 AM

How did he get back down!!!

Suresh 19 September 2006 05:35 AM


Originally Posted by *AL*
How did he get back down!!!

Probably used the same cable that pulled him up :idea:

Dracoro 19 September 2006 07:57 AM

Exactly, you can clearly see the cable in a couple of shots.

TelBoy 19 September 2006 08:52 AM


Originally Posted by messiah
So was that Wrynose or Hardknott pass?

Steep buggers those 2 - quite unnerving on the way down when you cant see any tarmac beyond the bonnet...


Neither, actually the "Don't go down this road" hill down to Robin Hood Bay near Whitby.

Jiggerypokery 19 September 2006 10:10 AM


Originally Posted by Dracoro
Exactly, you can clearly see the cable in a couple of shots.

The cable wasn't tense, it's only there to stop the car if it happens to slide back down the slope ;)

chrisgreenall 19 September 2006 10:11 AM

Re the Audi Ski jump vid, it would have made it up there without a cable on those studded tyres....

I did a weeks ice driving in Sweden on frozen lakes and you would be supprised how much grip there is with proper studded tyres...

We even had a guy on a motorbike join us on a frozen lake... now that was awesome......


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