Snow performance is more about the tyres than about the car.
Snow performance is more about the tyres than about the car.
WTF is a Genesee long neck?
Genesee is a brand of beer.
A long neck is a bottle with a long neck. Like this:
Cindy Hamilton
They all had snow tires. My current set is studded. 'All season' tires seldom made the cut in most areas where I've lived. Balance is important too. The Mustang had a big engine and was nose heavy. The Mustang originally was based on the Falcon platform but had went it's own way by '73. The '74 generation was a glorified Pinto. It took Ford until 2005 to make a decent version. Then they went Star Wars in Gen 6.
And traction control or an auto gearbox really helps.
But the most important thing, the driving wheels should be underneath the weight of the engine. If you want a RWD car, put the engine in the back.
If both wheels spin, you want it to shut them both down. Or more accurately reduce power to allow grip to take place.
The only system I saw that was s**te was my Honda CRV. 4WD when it decided it needed it. Three things wrong there:
1) Why not just leave the 4WD running all the time?2) It took a long time to engage, by which time the front wheels had no traction at all, so you now just had a RWD car.
3) It had a stupid differential which could actually allow you to spin one wheel really fast in snow or mud, while the other three on grippy solid ground had virtually no power at all. There has to be some kind of limited slip diff, or a lockable diff, or 4WD just doesn't work. I actually got it stuck in a muddy field after doing the Tough Guy assault course. One wheel (the front left) was in a patch of deep mud. The other three were on decent grippy dryish grass. All the power was delivered to the front left wheel, throwing mud everywhere, while the other three wheels just fell asleep. I found three showoffs who had just finished the race who gave it a push. I delayed teasing them that I'd finished earlier than them until after my car had become unstuck.
I always wanted a 911... Too bad they have a reliability record somewhere south of a Yugo.
Oh it does that fine. The problem is with both shut down you're not going far.
I thought they were pretty good, being German. It's the Ferraris that keep on failing.
It should reduce them to the point of grip. Just like ABS doesn't stop your brakes working, it lowers them to the point where they're usable.
I had an Audi. Admittedly VW was still trying to figure out how to make a front engine FWD car but it sucked. My ex traded it for a Rabbit and got $300 for it. The Rabbit was an improvement. (The Mk 1 Golf was sold as a Rabbit in the US). VW mist be nostalgic. One of the GTI trim levels is the Rabbit Edition.
I'd actually went in to buy a Porsche 914 but I didn't find it very comfortable and went for the Audi. It had ergonomically designed seats that were comfortable for about a half hour but at least there was more room. I drove an AH Sprite for a few years and it was more comfortable than the Porsche.
I owned a Fiat Spyder for a couple of months. Mostly i drove a Mustang loaner while it was in the shop. Eventually I explained to the salesman that we would trade even for the Mustang or I'd park the damn Fiat in his office. I should have know, having worked on an Alfa once.
I've owned several makes of car, and I'd have to say they are all equally unreliable. The major difference is the cost of new parts. For example:
VW Golf ABS sensor, £15 genuine, £7 fake. Honda CRV ABS sensor, £150 genuine, fake not available.
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