well made it home in one piece in the heavy snow.
it was super slick in
some areas but the FitS did pretty well. due to its lightness it becomes
a disadvantage.
the ziex 912 tires sucked big time as usual, but with shifting @1800rpm
way before the torque band kept the wheels from spinning. kinda like this:
from a deadstop, 1st gear very light to no throttle, clutch-out, let car
move 2-3 ft, then shift into 2nd. zero throttle let out clutch slow so
the car can build up speed from just idling, then gently apply gas to
1800rpm, shift into 3rd.
from there 3rd or 4th gear i can go up to 38mph pretty safely. i wouldnt
go any faster than 40mph as ive had experice on several cars where the
car just suddenly lost control. it's from the road bumps, etc where the
COG shifts around a little and causes the tires to loose grip.
if the car starts slipping basically let off the pedals and try to regain
control with just your steering. if you can get the car to point in
the direction you want to go, gently apply gas or brake.
worst case (last resort) i have my hand on the e-brake to slide
sideways. it helps the car slowdown and change direction but you
could end up getting stuck in snow. it's like ok, you missed the
light pole, but now you're in someone's yard stuck. lol
anyway, best approach would be to run snow tires in these conditions
but 99% of the folks out there are running a/s tires and some are running
crappier tires than the 912's... so it can be done if you're careful.
forget about going somewhere on time. concentrate on just getting there
without hitting (or getting hit).
(see wat i mean about the inconvenience of not
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