Driving in snow
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No they're useless in the snow.
I'd swap it for my old 1985 1.0 Nova with it's mismatched set of 135 section tyres in an instant.
The GSD3s just fill up the tread and the tiny bit of grip you had is gone.
Yum, snow doughnuts are fun. Empty work car park with TC off.
cctv?
[TW]Fox;15665159 said:
Wideish probably wrong, they're just wider than my old car.. haha.
And agrressively cut was a poor attempt at describing the tread patturn of the Yokos on there currently, they're fantastic in the dry and damp but useless in the snow.
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Yeah, only for our building.....and proved useless trying to identify a truck numberplate that hit our building a few months back. Plus nobody at work gives a toss really, all ok with a bit of fun
I made sure I wasn't near any cars, it was enjoyable to say the least Hopefully you'd have the presence of mind to plough on - you'll never get going again on that ice
Besides, 10m isn't enough stopping distance, when I'm picking tracks on my ipod I only look up every few seconds so it's very unlikely I'd see them at all.
True, and your only going slow as well. Teaches them the Green Cross Code the hard way TBH!
Using Rainsport 2's here and the car hasnt lost grip at all (except pulling out of sideroads, no TC)
your brand of tyre makes not the slightest bit of difference in this weather
we all use summer tyres, that are not suitable for snow or ice and are only rated down to approx 7 degrees or something.
Below that its outside their optimum operating threshold. Once you get snow so thick the tyres dont touch the concrete, your a passenger.
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I dun gone maked a skid. whups.
its because your tyres dont have a deep enough tread to punch down to the tarmac underneath. The car just compacts the snow and turns it into a lovely ice skating rink underneath.
Wait a minute, am i repeating myself ? heck why are the questions repeating. Why is everybody so surprised that their cars cant grip the snow.
Wait a minute, am i repeating myself ? heck why are the questions repeating. Why is everybody so surprised that their cars cant grip the snow.
So why is a tinny 80's hatchback with pram tyres much easier to drive in similar conditions?
I'd have thought more weight would help, even if my choice of tyre is slightly less than ideal.
skinny helps in snow, focuses the weight down more - think snow shoes