fwd vs rwd in the snow - Page 5 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Gilwith1l · 03-25-2014, 01:57 PM

I won't drive my brz in the snow because I don't want all the salt eating up my car

xxBrun0xx · 03-25-2014, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Gilwith1l

I won't drive my brz in the snow because I don't want all the salt eating up my car

Wash it?

Adam Anthony · 03-25-2014, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by xxBrun0xx

Wash it?

Funnily, I just noticed spots of rust on one pipe under the car - and well, I get it washed once a week so...the salt has done some damage. Now off to review the corrosion warranty on the car. Probably will be able to get it polished out anyway.

Gilwith1l · 03-25-2014, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by xxBrun0xx

Wash it?

I could but I just drive my e150 van

saucebosz · 03-25-2014, 05:33 PM

The girlfriend just asked why I was reading about fast forward vs. rewind.....

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5th 86 · 03-25-2014, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SkAsphalt

When a front wheel car spins, it REALLY spins. I have never ditched any of my rear wheel drive cars in winter (besides drifting sessions....) but so many people I know love to spin their front wheel drive cars into ditches because they cannot correct the spin easily.

That is exactly it... Rwd is easier to correct and more natural to correct then fwd, you have lots of grip in fwd but when you lose it, it goes around. I have seen a girl do a 360 in the lane next to me and there was nothing she could do, we were on an icy road going straight and she hit black ice. Lucky i was in a wrx at the time.

chrisl · 03-25-2014, 06:35 PM

A lot of people in a car that starts to spin, regardless of which wheels are driven, will tend to lose control of the car. The natural reaction of a lot of people tends to be to hit the brakes, which does not help at all once the spin has begun. This is part of the reason I think more people should take high-performance driving classes, preferably both on high-grip and low-grip surfaces - the correct reactions are not necessarily the instinctive ones, especially in slick, variable conditions.

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Gilwith1l Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: stock brz. saving my money for ls1 Location: central Jersey Posts: 129 Thanks: 91 Thanked 34 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I won't drive my brz in the snow because I don't want all the salt eating up my car

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saucebosz Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FRS Location: Ontario Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The girlfriend just asked why I was reading about fast forward vs. rewind..... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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chrisl Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2006 Cayman S, 2007 Outback 2.5i Location: Colorado Posts: 1,116 Thanks: 116 Thanked 455 Times in 303 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	A lot of people in a car that starts to spin, regardless of which wheels are driven, will tend to lose control of the car. The natural reaction of a lot of people tends to be to hit the brakes, which does not help at all once the spin has begun. This is part of the reason I think more people should take high-performance driving classes, preferably both on high-grip and low-grip surfaces - the correct reactions are not necessarily the instinctive ones, especially in slick, variable conditions.

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