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holy

February 15, 2006, 04:11:23 PM

my car realy doesnt handle very well in snow. we have about a foot fresh today and i just went out to apply for a job but ended up not because i got about a block away from my apartment and almost spun out then i was barely able to make it up a hill so i turned around and came home. when i got back to my apartment i was driving through the parking lot and the car spun out from under me at 5 mph. i have never had a car do that at that slow of a speed. im thinking that that is good enough reason to stay home and do nothing the rest of the day.

holy

Reply #1 – February 15, 2006, 04:28:32 PM

Tires and common sense make a world of difference when driving in the snow...

holy

Reply #2 – February 15, 2006, 04:30:32 PM

i think im in need of the tires thing. mine seem to dissapear on nice days. like i said b4 i have never had a car that spins out from under me like this one does, and i ran my truck 3 winters with bald tires.

holy

Reply #3 – February 15, 2006, 04:34:12 PM

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im thinking that that is good enough reason to stay home and do nothing the rest of the day.

hee hee.. and he can't find a job.. :flame:

j/k. tires yo. even the cheapies will make a world of difference in the bad weather.

holy

Reply #4 – February 15, 2006, 05:13:06 PM

snow tires own. completely transformed my car.

holy

Reply #5 – February 15, 2006, 05:47:03 PM

I get around fine on some Parelli P6000

holy

Reply #6 – February 15, 2006, 06:34:11 PM

My old Sport was unstoppable in snow with four good winter tires (Motomaster Nordic, a Canadian Tire re-branded Bridgestone Blizzak). The traction-lock rear helped a lot too. I drove that thing during the height of some of the worst snow storms we had in years with no problems, only ever once getting to the point that the car wouldn't go forward. I had stopped at a red light facing up a rather steep hill, and when it turned green the car wouldn't move. That one time I simply backed up about 30 feet and hit it again, and ended up going through the (now) red light because once I had momentum I wasn't stopping :D

The worst car I ever had for traction was my '91 T-Bird. MN12 chassis + open dif = not going anywhere in snow. That thing was a beast even in rain.

holy

Reply #7 – February 15, 2006, 06:52:30 PM

I think it also has to do with the amount of torque an engine makes and where it is produced in the RPM range. Both the 3.8 and 5.0SO make sizeable amounts of torque at relatively low RPM's. A wide tire which helps on dry pavement seems to make things worse in the white stuff too. Seems that little econoboxes with tiny motors and skinny tires always seem to get moving in the snow without a great deal of work/finesse involved.....

holy

Reply #8 – February 16, 2006, 12:03:11 PM

Hmm, I am driving in the same snow that you are with bald tires, and my motor should make little bit more power. I only have problems getting started out. I didnt think there was enough to really throw you around at 5mph.

holy

Reply #9 – February 16, 2006, 12:26:30 PM

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my motor should make little bit more power. I only have problems getting started out.

With that 70/30 weight distribution, I would suspect a lot of problems starting out...

holy

Reply #10 – February 16, 2006, 12:41:20 PM

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Reply #11 – February 16, 2006, 12:58:53 PM

its starting out and going up hills that is where i was having the problems.

holy

Reply #12 – February 16, 2006, 04:31:57 PM

Made it in a few ditches, but that's okay... Drove it in a Level 3 storm and kept it out of the ditch that day. I don't have a problem with the winter, mainly because I've been practicing driving sideways since I've had my license.