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03-07-2015, 08:54 AM | #99 | |
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the problem is ground clearance. when there is deep snow, and your tires are riding into the ruts, the front bumper acts like a snow plow and scrapes all the snow and ice in front of it. that is why i use a winter beater |
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03-07-2015, 11:37 AM | #101 |
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RWD and snow debate
I will agree that RWD can be driven in the snow without much problem. A nice set of snow tires can make things doable.
I just moved 5 years ago from the Northeast to Florida, so I know how to drive in the snow. I'm 58 now (old jokes are coming) and have driven in many a blizzard. I lived at the Coast most of my adult life and I lived on a barrier island. It was 1100ft from the ocean to the bay. So when it snowed the winds would whip sometimes with 40mph sustained winds. Snow drifts were aplenty and when the giant snow removal trucks would come by and clear out the main roads, there would be giant mounds of snow you would have to crash thru on the side streets to get anywhere. Yes that was me heading into a 2ft wall of snow at 20mph and blowing thru the stop sign. If you didn't have a raised truck, you couldn't get around town during a blizzard. This is a small town, so my chances of getting hit are very slim blowing thru a stop sign in a major blizzard or just when the snow stopped falling. These mounds of snow on the side streets were just insane to blow thru. I have been known to be insane as well. Did I mention that I had Dunlop extreme performance tires on the car most of the time in winter? But I had a '92 Maxima with limited-slip differential FWD MT. So here's where I make my point about where FWD limited-slip is just better. Too bad car companies didn't put out more cars that way. I wasn't saying RWD is not impossible. When plowing thru snow with FWD like I have on my Maxima the power wheels are the closest to the snow bank when busting thru it. This gives it an advantage of pulling the rest of the car with it. I apologize to anyone that I hurt their feelings. I keep forgetting that my car had the limited-slip advantage when discussing the FWD to RWD debate. I bought that Maxima way back in '91 when they came out. It was my second one with that body style. Had the '89 too when that body style came out. It was called the "4 Door Sports Car". When they revised the car for '92, it really was the "4 Door Sports Car". To this day it is one of my best cars to drive at high speeds. I can't sell the thing. It goes thru pouring rain at 100mph like you were doing 50mph (yes that was in Mexico). The engineer in me comes out sometimes. If you have read this far... thanks. I hope Spring comes for all up North, so you can drive like the car should be driven (like you stole it). |
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03-07-2015, 11:42 AM | #102 |
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@Tcoat. You are amazing for doing the FRS in winter up there. That is so cool. You only live once, you might as well have no regrets. I can't believe you lowered the car. Wow, you are one snow plow with the FRS design of the front. Props.
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Take a FWD car and give it the weight, balance, clearance height and over steer of an 86 and its going to be far worse in the snow then your Maxima. Then there is the whole tire thing since so many try to get away with the wrong tires and then blame the car when they have issues (see that on here all the time). I love the looks I get when I am in my low, light and flashy sports coupe and drive by some guy in an AWD car with "all season" tires that is stuck in the snow. I guess my point is that it is the overall vehicle characteristics that make them good or bad in the snow not just what wheels propel them. Oh, and about 70% of the people on here are engineers or techs of some kind so it leads to some interesting debates!
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It is always a blast when I go to trade in a car and the sales person asks year? Ok, writes it down. Model? Ok, writes it down. Mileage? What, puts down pen and stares at me!
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