Those who own, tell use how it felt driving on Snow and Ice? Is the Traction Control helpful?

 

traction control in any car on snow and ice is pointless.

 

Agree, mine just throws it rattle out of the pram constantly, it cant get traction so goes mental.

 

Haven't got an RS but have an ST 225, roads my way are sheet ice and she is much better TC on than off

 

i have 1 but didnt try it in the snow.

 

Not always

A lot of car's brake the wheel that spinning only, this means it puts power to the wheel with the least grip. Essentialy an electronic LSD.

 

get it on the road you fag

 

It helps in the Volvo. But not a great deal and I still got stuck on a hill. LOL.

 

So it helped you get stuck?

 

its in heated garage ive turned into a right bufty pervert

still kick foook out of it round parson cross circuit lol.......

 

my st170s traction control is actually more dangerous on rather than off in the ice, i pulled away on sheet ice and all it did was splutter about and juddered, turned it off, had a little wheel spin then went fine, also coming round a roundabout with it on and started to slide a bit traction control is to harsh that it unsettles the cars stability and made the slide worse, few hours later same roundabout but with tc of went round a lil slide, just gave it more throttle and it pulled round smoothly.....I dont like electronic driving aids and the day i rely on them is the day i give up driving, same with parking sensors, on my old 170 i removed the speaker so i did not have to hear the bloody things

 

who cares it doesnt snow that much in england lol. Just park it on the drive in the snow and look at how good it looks.

 

you take a new rs round parson cross? braver man than me and i live on shiregreen

 

yea man lived on there 27yrs.

shiregreens ok mate all my family live on there and my uncle`s the caretaker of beck school.

 

shiregreen is upper class compared to where me and matt are

matt heated garage?

 

i was guna ask that,i dont live in sheffield,just there evryday and i know its rough up there,rsmat you dont live down the road from the school do you? and used to have a series1 and broke a moonstone saff that had been t boned?

 

I guess so...

 

one of those for you then

 

Not even driven one yet lol.

Mind you I can't say I'm a big fan of driver aids. I'm doing the driving and in control not a box of electrical witchcraft.

 

lol,small world my young un is in year one at beck.

 

no mate

yup very mate.