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Snow Driving Experience

sweetpea

sweetpea

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Hi all,

Well this morning was a whiteout in Bolton and bury (Manchester) so the very early drive to work was interesting! [:D]

My Lux handled superb... very very impressed.

I thought that as soon as i came to my first corner.. all hell would break loose...but no... car was very composed and the feedback was excellent.

Even took time to have a little play on a nearby ind estate on the way home [:-]..... i was grinning from ear to ear! [:D]

I am very fortunate to drive lots of different cars on a regular basis.. and i must say it was by far the most enjoyable and predictable, not bad considering it is almost 20 years older than the others..... credit where credit is due!

Mike [;)]
 
The handling is predictable but I found my S2 a bit of a handful out in the countryside where I live. The road outside the house is on an incline and not being gritted I couldn't get up it last year!
 
My big fat tyres are far from ideal in this weather; and the car weighs a good deal less too, which only makes things worse...
 
Not had the pleasure of driving mine on snow yet - was in the Focus today, but I have driven it on slippey mud and it was sublime. I could hold the back end out at will and just steer the car on the throttle. So progressive and predictable - almost happens in slow motion. It'd be a different story in a mid engined car.

Though snow is very handy in confined car parks with front wheel drive cars. No need for multi-point turns to get around, just put on the hand brake, give it full lock and a boot full of throttle and just pirouette 180 degrees around your rear axle. Be prepared for some funny looks though.
 
ORIGINAL: sawood12

...Though snow is very handy in confined car parks with front wheel drive cars. No need for multi-point turns to get around, just put on the hand brake, give it full lock and a boot full of throttle and just pirouette 180 degrees around your rear axle. Be prepared for some funny looks though.
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And in rear drive - I have to reverse about a metre and have a second go at getting into the tight turn of my drive. But this evening when I tried to reverse the rear end just went sideways - fine, I won't bother reversing, that lined it up nicely.
 
ORIGINAL: sweetpea

Even took time to have a little play on a nearby ind estate on the way home [:-]..... i was grinning from ear to ear! [:D]
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I did this in my rear wheel drive Jag yesterday - great fun !
 
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