rog

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Following on from my thread yesterday about my mates cossie, I couldn't believe my eyes when i got up today and looked out the window, the snow was MUCH worse than before.
To my amazement, when i did leave the house I saw a sight that is totally rare at the best of times, but I swear to god there was a guy in a fcking Lotus Carlton driving the other way when i pulled out my street! WTF?
I can't remember the last time I saw one of these cars on the road, and I see one today!

DanRSturbo

I see an M3 struggling very hard to get up a hill early Friday morning. Think he may of had to abandon ship so anything RWD is a joke at the moment

Ebonycossie4x4

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all bmws are shocking, i have a 3 series compact at the mo and im stuck every day.

Just keep spinning. Ultimate driving machine until theres rain or snow lol.

TOMMY_RS

fuck that, i reckon a 3 wheeler would be the worse to drive in the snow, its guna be wank anyway with 3 wheels but in the snow,, jesus lol
and yes any rwd car is guan be out the question in this weather lol

pacwest

Anything without an LSD is GARBAGE. Traction control on a non-LSD car can go to hell.

kawi-mad

bmw 535d m-sport no lsd fantastic no really it is pretty good

BRAMMER

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My Subaru copes with it just fine

rossco22

Any two wheel drive cars with wide tyres !! Its funny seeing little standard punto's etc carring on as if there was nothing wrong, whilst the big bmw/mercs etc are slidding round all over the place...

coswurv

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Fwd ford transit aboslutely shite, i got stuck in reading yesterday it was the worst ive seen it down south anyway, transit was pants at any in climb, ended up down some road with a hill either side, yep you guest it i was stuck abandoned ship !!, just have to leave it there till it thaws out enough, greenflag said for me to phone 999 !! i walked to the train station and got a taxi from oxford.

fuzzy

bmw's are the worst car ive driven in the snow. i was getting overtaken by old ladies in 106's going up a gentle slope and my car would only go sideways with the lsd and wide tyres .

Dan1281

my rover 75 doesnt like it at all, i had it sideways at least 3 times yesterday, being fwd and massive it wont go up hills

Caprigirl

I have to agree that with the BMW comments, My 330 is crap , with the traction on it just limits the power and you get nowhere , with it off , its just spin one wheel and goes nowhere, or sideways.

My capri is terrible in the snow , with the torque of the v8 it just spins the wheels even with a lsd . Thats why its tucked up in the corner of the garage now.

Ed1

My brothers Merc C220 is pretty useless, he couldnt even get in the works car park yesterday and its only a slight incline up the path

mcst

Yep i'd go with that! When we had the snow in February i pulled one about 1/2 a mile back to a main road. He just had the wheels on lock just spinning away! My little Jimny just dragged it along, all efforts from him were useless. I've got no difflocks just low range.

Things haven't been as bad this time round here but in February there were a few BMW's abandoned. The slightest gradient and its useless. Most RWD stuff seems to struggle, a couple i know had a 535d and mx5 they gave up even trying to get off the drive.
If i leave my Jimny in 2wd its a nightmare as its so short and light just too much throttle when you think its fine and its off and follows the camber on the road.

Last year i was out in Lincolnshire when it snowed and some of the hills were practically undriveable, some chav in his paxo just had his foot welded to the floor and just span away but this 911 kept the power steady and presumably with the help of the engine over the wheels and traction control it surprised me! We'd stopped to help a burger van, my mates Syncro pulled a transit tipper and burger van all the way without any drama

Mike C

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Monaro VXR. Just wants to go sideways even at 1mph when attempting to drive it out of an icy cul-de-sac.

Csm

Lots of motors are useless then again it really shows some drivers are useless aswell still trying to use 1st gear and far too many revs with that thick vacent look on there face

cfoster

My Lightning was a fookin nightmare!! Even when I put it into drive and ever so slightly blip the throttle it just sat there!!!!

muz

Mine aint skipped a beat either Chris. Can 4 wheel drift if you want it to though

DazC

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my transit has been ok so far but i i've yet to set off to work and there is more snow today than yesterday! It's a rear driver but has brake traction control so as 1 wheel spins it brakes it and power goes to the other side without reducing power. After that i can switch it off if need be.

smudgerz

My m3 was rubbish!! couldnt even get it off my drive...

Smudge

DangerousBryan

my m3 hasn't moved since it started snowing. old transit has though. 3rd gear and tickover and it has done a lot better than i thought it would.

BM08

When i had my bmw i remember last year going up a slight hill i just could not get up it, i had a pug 206 and something else pretty normal come past me with ease

Shouldnt be so bad now im back in fwd

vikingboy

BMW rule
Sheady, Rod and I drove along the M4 sideways the whole way from London to Birmingham in my M5 a year or two ago. TBF, rear wheel drive, wide tyres and no tread does make it interesting

Fudgey

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actaully a 3 wheeler like a robin is ideal in the snow!

where all other cars have 4 wheels in line, they just compact the snow to ice.

the 3 wheeler ahving the driven wheel in the middle, has grip on the snow!

my mates old one was funny as fuck in the snow!!

saphlover

Totally agree, I have a Citroen C2 as a company car with skinny little tyres on it, never had a problem driving to work and back the last few days, not had alot of snow but other cars I have seen with wider tyres are sliding around.

Rick

my 5 series isn't the best..

Sunil_FiestaRS1800

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My 200sx S13 is a nightmare.

Literally holding a drift down a straight road to get anywhere

Sunil_FiestaRS1800

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Yea im a drfting god in the snow at less than 15 mph lol

Once the snow goes and you have to triple the speed to get the same effect i lose my bottle and skillz though lol

tjRS500

it has to be vauxhall vectra absolutely shite in the snow weighs about 4 ton and is the worst understeering car ever!!!!>

dave_20

mondeo auto with a wank hand brake lol it loves trying to get in to 4th while am stood still haha

S1rst

My 2.5 V6 omega was shocking!!!!!! 235 tyres, rwd and being automatic doesnt mix well with snow and ice. On the other hand, my 65bhp van with sausages for tyres soldiers on through it quite easily!

jghs83

the alternator packes up on my isuzu pickup on satarday so ive been struggling like f@ck to drive around in the van.

got the alternator fixed and fitted today but even in 4wd and with BFG at tyres on ive been struggling!

Steven_RW

I have an E92 M3 V8 with the Michelin Cup+ tyres on it. I can officially say it is utterly crap in the snow. I couldn't even move across a flat car park.

The other day, in 5 degrees, bit greasy weather the traction control had to kick right in as it shifted from 4th to 5th at 115mph. Even needed some opposite lock along with the traction control.

I think a massive amount of whether u have grip or not, is down to your tyres. I have the completely wrong type for this weather, so have put the car away for a while..

Cheers,
RW

Drunken Master

Any performance car with summer tyres is going to be fucking dire. Just get some narrow steelies and put some winter tyres on. Then it will drive like a dream!

dawesy1700

id say my old 1988 bmw 316 is the best car i've ever driven in the snow, light wieght and skinny tyres, no abs to fight with, and our lasses 07 corsa is lethal, front wheel drive with abs is shit in this weather, imo.

Rick

fwd with abs is what you DO want lol,

Mike C

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Agreed. Puma has been like a dream today in treacherous conditions.

Glenn_

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my old sierra hatch back was shite in the snow too. It was great fun though. Our little fiesta does well in the snow.