Driving in snow

mike62 · 2 Feb 2009 at 14:50

Basingstoke's many mini roundabouts were NOT fun this morning.

Untreated snow and ice = slide slowly into kerb

45 mins to travel approx 3 miles :rolleyes:

nomad · 2 Feb 2009 at 14:58

Audi coped fine this morning, several inches here in Hertfordshire and the wife said it gave her no problems at all on the hilly country road drive to the stables and back. Good old, not really 4wd Haldex.

nomad · 2 Feb 2009 at 14:59

I hasten to add the Mini has been left on the drive lol.

deko · 2 Feb 2009 at 14:59

oucchhh, was looking out of my window at the snow there just as my neighbour tried to go into her drive, put on the brakes and slid slowly into the wall. went out and had a look, theres no damage thankfully. because i live in a dead end street, theres only been 2 or 3 people that have driven in here, and the snow is ridiculously thick, just no control over the car whatsoever.

Lostkat · 2 Feb 2009 at 15:04

Housey said:
It depends on the conditions really but on slushy and generally mixed conditions leave everything switched on....

So in a 1987 Golf that would be.... the engine, the heated rear screen and the heaters

Driving to work was.. err.. fun. Thank god I set off at a time when no-one's on the road. Keep a HUGE distance from the person in front of you, keep in as high gear as possible except for going down a steep hill, no sudden moves and slow down by going through the gears.

I think this is the only time I will say it, but I'm thankful I don't have the 200SX today!

Siliconslave · 2 Feb 2009 at 15:22

totaly agree with the haldex posts, the misses went out about 11ish as she figured the roads would be better, after digging the car out of the on street parking space she got half an hour & about 3 miles down the road before getting stuck

que me merrily slinging an old carpet & shovel in the boot (totally gangster

) and driving out very happily to help her and annother couple of people out of various messes

The car was very well behaved the whole time, although the back did start stepping out a little (with esp off...) it was pretty controlable 4wheel drifts

JonnyGeee · 2 Feb 2009 at 15:28

Vx220 was great fun in the snow today - empty car parks and rear wheel drive are fantastic !!!

oli collett · 2 Feb 2009 at 15:55

Bluelion said:
I don't see anyone dissing our "not really 4wd" Haldex systems today

ESP is remarkable though, I was getting bored pottering along in the country lanes at 20mph with the traction control light flickering away, so hit the ESP button. Didn't realise it also disengages the steering wheel Turn to the left (goes straight on), turn to the right goes straight on). Needless to say it went back on pretty sharpish.

Aye, it's pretty good indeed

I don't think i would have made it in today with a RWD car!

Did you hold down the ESP or just press it once? On mine (TTs) pressing it once just disengages it temporarily, as soon as it starts getting out of line it kicks back in. If you hold it down it does disengage but only until you start spinning.

Adz · 2 Feb 2009 at 15:59

Am I the only weirdo who really, really enjoys driving in snow?

Lostkat · 2 Feb 2009 at 16:00

No, Leon (Mr Lopéz) gets all excited and goes out early to play if it's been snowing :rolleyes:

bobert50 · 2 Feb 2009 at 16:00

Adz said:
Am I the only weirdo who really, really enjoys driving in snow?

Probably

Howard · 2 Feb 2009 at 16:03

Adz said:
Am I the only weirdo who really, really enjoys driving in snow?

No

Rybo89 · 2 Feb 2009 at 16:03

First time ive ever driven in the snow, not as bad as everyone makes it out to be :/.Been none stop snowing all night and day here, couldn't see paint on any car on road this morning when i was off to work. Bout time we had some snow and not floods here!

MivkM · 2 Feb 2009 at 16:09

Snow driving is great! nothing like a bid of handbrake action (When safe on private land of course!)

thedazman67 · 2 Feb 2009 at 16:34

Took my girlfriend to work this morning getting out of her street was fun, the exit is control by traffic lights which are only green for about 20 seconds. I was slipping and sliding the first attempt. Second attempt i set off in second gear.

I turned of the boost controller in the SX just to be safe as i've had it remaped at the weekend and not used to the additional power.

Lord-Jaffa · 2 Feb 2009 at 16:37

S2000 in surrey at the moment is not fun

Gave up trying to get back out earlier, just not possible to achieve anything but insanely fun slides

.:MBK:. · 2 Feb 2009 at 16:47

hills are somewhat scary in a rwd car thats for sure, getting down them, no breaks and the back end is constantly trying to find the nearest ditch or overtake the front, going up the back end is still trying to find a ditch and you have to the fun of thinking "what if i run out of momentum" suffice to say my trip to work...eventually, was not fun

Housey · 2 Feb 2009 at 16:50

Well I decided to work form home today so I let my wife take my car....fingers crossed then....

Peter Diffey · 2 Feb 2009 at 17:00

Great great fun today in the MX5

Managed to do a nice 180 drift into my parking space

Rybo89 · 2 Feb 2009 at 17:03

think how many people go out to find a nice new dent in there car today :O

hope i dont get one, got enough with the random keyings