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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: unlucky mark mv6 on 12 January 2010, 17:44:40
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Dident realise how bad rwd cars in the snow,i got stuck earlier on,and it was only the very slightest bit of a hill,and only a bit of slush,could of understood it if it was proper snow. :o
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you need snow tires..
in the past even with fwd I had problem without them.. :-/
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They are pretty bad.
last year I had to abandon our car and walk the last mile home. A SEAT (Golf) came along and didn't even get as far as we had!
Try carrying chains or concrete slabs around in the boot.
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With RWD, you need to be more prepared. They probably aren't any worse than FWD if properly prepared ;)
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i noticed that today, every other car seemed to get up the hills fine but the ass end was sliding around everywhere with the mig :o and then coming back down i was the only car sliding about!! :o next time it snows i shall stay at home ;D :y
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As TB said... Preparation is the key ;) ;)
I haven't really had any problems TBH... Certainly been as good, if not better, than any FWD car I've had :y :y
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Nope, you need to know how to drive it nad preper.
Plenty of weight in the boot and get the tyre pressures down a bit
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Not had a single problem in mine.
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Not had a single problem in mine.
neither do I , because no snow ;D
and I'm ready with 8 rather expensive winter tires >:(
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much impressed with mother tunnies 3.0, snow button really helps, had zero wheel spin pulling off my road in it, in my 2.2 pulling of in second, back slides around a lot, i have put about 40kg of weight in the boot, and full tank of petrol helps.
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Dident realise how bad rwd cars in the snow,i got stuck earlier on,and it was only the very slightest bit of a hill,and only a bit of slush,could of understood it if it was proper snow. :o
Yesterday evening everyone struggled getting up our road except for one car - a rear wheel drive car with quite wide tyres. :y :y
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But I do have a large gas tank in the boot, a front brake disc set, a tool box and over half a tank of petrol.
And my rear tyres are at 20psi
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thought mine was ok tbh, after sailing through a red light first time out :-[ , i was the first one out of the close which is on a bit of a hill. But then i have a tow bar 2 tanks of fuel the spare, tools, screen wash, spade in the boot. Gentle with the controles and keep a nice steady speed.
Certainly seemed better than 3 e39s and lexus is300 that couldnt get out for days.
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Yes, I managed up a hill in Batley with 2 FWD cars sitting there, wheels spinning going nowhere. The full LPG tank plus spare wheel etc must have helped.
Ken
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2 slabs in boot - feels a bit odd but getting by when I need to go out. Have to switch off TC occasionally. Just one problem situation - needed 5 to push clear.
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Not had a single problem in mine.
aye mines been fine till today,a slope out of my estate and sheet ice so after trying back home and kettle on
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Both Omega estates we've had have been useless in the snow-the wifes estate is currently parked in the local Asda carpark after failing to make it home.
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Just about to load my boot up of a few breeze blocks now,courtesy of the old man. :y
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Hate driving in snow, but a lot of this is-as someone on here pointed out to me-simply confidence and you cant get that until youve had a bit of experience and got to know what your car will/wont do. After a couple of weeks I feel a lot better about it, weight in the boot , use the "snowflake" and, most importantly, take it steady especially on corners/roundabouts , and give everyone else a wide berth! I too have watched people in FWD revving madly and getting nowhere. Whilst its true that FWD should be easier than RWD in these conditions its also probably true that rectifying a slide on a RWD is easier than doing it on FWD as your natural inclination is to ease off the gas. Still, I'll be glad when its all over and I can put my foot down again without fear
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Just about to load my boot up of a few breeze blocks now,courtesy of the old man. :y
Put 9 solid concrete blocks in the boot now,and seems a bit better.Probably like having the weight of an engine in the boot now. ::) ;)
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Nope, you need to know how to drive it nad preper.
Plenty of weight in the boot and get the tyre pressures down a bit
I agree to the tyre pressures and learning to drive them right, though I never needed the blocks or wieght in the boot! I had no problems, spun out twice when I was messing around, but when I wasn't messing I had no issues at all, but then us boys in Northern Ireland love the RWD cars!! LOL!
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Nope, you need to know how to drive it nad preper.
Plenty of weight in the boot and get the tyre pressures down a bit
I agree to the tyre pressures and learning to drive them right, though I never needed the blocks or wieght in the boot! I had no problems, spun out twice when I was messing around, but when I wasn't messing I had no issues at all, but then us boys in Northern Ireland love the RWD cars!! LOL!
Oh yes,ive also had plenty arse out action aswell. :D ;D