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Posted by JasonS (more from JasonS) on Wed, 5 Sep 2001 15:38:24
In Reply to: This might start a long thread..., Isaac, Tue, 4 Sep 2001 13:58:52
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I was weaned on a FWD in the 70's, in fact a series of 99's my mother owned over that time period.. including the one I totaled.
You should eagerly seek out a parking lot during the first snow. A FWD can be seriously dangerous to a real wheel driver that isn;t ready for it in certain circumstances. By playing in the snow you should quickly get a feel for how the car will react.
Under acceleration in slippry conditions, when the wheels spin up the front of the car can have a tendency to slide in the opposite direction that the wheel are turned towards. Knowing this is important.
Often times, I have found that moderate to light throttle in combintation of working the steering can help get out of control situations. Given hard braking circumstances in the snow, the car performs much like a RWD.
Unlike a RWD car the back end will never pop out under acceleration. However the front end will do some interesting things. On non level icey surfaces, never give it too much gas, as the front end will follow the slope if the wheel are spinning. With studs the situation gets more stable.
Remember that in reverse you can also have the front swing out, and more so as you might be turing too.
In my opinion, fwd is better in snow/ice than a rwd. None of the above means fwd is wierd odd or bad, it just is. In a pefect world no onw ould drive around in the snow. :^) too dangerous... :^)
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Posts in this Thread:
- This might start a long thread..., Isaac, Tue, 4 Sep 2001 13:58:52
- Here.., Coolknight, Thu, 6 Sep 2001 07:24:02
- ..Practice....., JasonS, Wed, 5 Sep 2001 15:38:24 <-- Viewing This Message
- FWD cars tend to understeer..., brian@saabcenter.com, Tue, 4 Sep 2001 19:44:17
- Re: This might start a long thread..., Ken
, Tue, 4 Sep 2001 15:06:00
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