944/968 in wet weather/snow

[GC8]

Id thought that too.

[Rude-boy]

On topic.

Used my CS for a number of years as daily car (now a garage/summer queen for the minute) and have done 200 mile+ drives in the snow a few times.

On MPS's as well.

If you can't get a 968 back in line when she starts to slide you have no place owning a RWD car.

[OlberJ]

So thoughts are, it's all down to tyre choice.

Good stuff. Makes my p/x in my add much easier now.

[Rude-boy]

OlberJ said:

So thoughts are, it's all down to tyre choice.

Good stuff. Makes my p/x in my add much easier now.

It's down to driver skill and an educated right foot.

MSP's are not really any good below 5 degrees reading the blurb on the side wall yet I've done many miles (knocking on 1k at a guess) on proper snow and ice with them in my CS and only had one "How the hell did I save that?" moment (which was down to me being a plonker in the first place).

I've driven it for many, many miles in all weathers and so long as there is some meat on the tread even standing water was/is less scarry than it is in the Golf.

They are such adjustable cars and are so forgiving it is untrue.

[OlberJ]

That's no issue, I can pedal at a decent standard.

[Rude-boy]

OlberJ said:

That's no issue, I can pedal at a decent standard.

Then you will be fine, much better I suspect than in a 911 but as I haven't driven one of those beyond the limit or in snow (yet) I can't be absolute about it.

There have been times when I have genuinely had to look out the side window to see the road race track ahead and it's all come back like I was in a kart.

I really do love mine so much that I can't bring myself to sell it, or the other one I own part of. Given that they are both CS's I'm also highly likely to see every penny spent on them and more back if they ever were sold.

[WillJ]

Took my S2 on summer tyres out in the snow and it was terrible. Ended up going sideways towards a wall. Managed to recover just in time. It was loosing traction even going at 15mph, and not accelerating. Never again.

Guess the lesson here is winter tyres make it better and are therefore a must....

[DKL]

benjj said:

I may be way off here but I think he's indicating that he's surprised that your car is still for sale.

If so then maybe I was a little harsh. But yes it is but I'm enjoying driving it quite alot!

[blade7]

DKL said:

benjj said:

I may be way off here but I think he's indicating that he's surprised that your car is still for sale.

If so then maybe I was a little harsh. But yes it is but I'm enjoying driving it quite alot!

I was and you were.