Snow driving an Auto car ok?
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I found it better than a manual tbh.
Advantage is that autos creep at very slow speed but with more torque than you'd get from the same revs in a manual. (Due to the way the engine is going faster than the drivetrain, one of the advantages of a torque converter).
So you can literately creep and get some traction when a manual car would struggle unless you are the god of clutch control.
Of course if you are Mr/Mrs Lead-Foot you'll still get plenty of wheel spin and it'll just spend all day spinning, gearbox changes up, up, up, get some grip, changes down, down, down, Lose grip, repeat. :-)
Advantage is that autos creep at very slow speed but with more torque than you'd get from the same revs in a manual. (Due to the way the engine is going faster than the drivetrain, one of the advantages of a torque converter).
So you can literately creep and get some traction when a manual car would struggle unless you are the god of clutch control.
Of course if you are Mr/Mrs Lead-Foot you'll still get plenty of wheel spin and it'll just spend all day spinning, gearbox changes up, up, up, get some grip, changes down, down, down, Lose grip, repeat. :-)
Fwd or rwd auto?
If it's rwd, just be aware that on really slippy stuff, at low speed, you might find it easier to stop if you knock it into neutral. Reason being that, when you brake in a lot of cars, more braking force is applied to the front than the back. What can happen in a rwd auto, at very low speeds on icy surfaces, is the front wheels lock up before the brakes overcome the "auto creep" of the rear wheels.
If it's rwd, just be aware that on really slippy stuff, at low speed, you might find it easier to stop if you knock it into neutral. Reason being that, when you brake in a lot of cars, more braking force is applied to the front than the back. What can happen in a rwd auto, at very low speeds on icy surfaces, is the front wheels lock up before the brakes overcome the "auto creep" of the rear wheels.
Gruber said:
Fwd or rwd auto?
If it's rwd, just be aware that on really slippy stuff, at low speed, you might find it easier to stop if you knock it into neutral. Reason being that, when you brake in a lot of cars, more braking force is applied to the front than the back. What can happen in a rwd auto, at very low speeds on icy surfaces, is the front wheels lock up before the brakes overcome the "auto creep" of the rear wheels.
Yep. Had that experience before.If it's rwd, just be aware that on really slippy stuff, at low speed, you might find it easier to stop if you knock it into neutral. Reason being that, when you brake in a lot of cars, more braking force is applied to the front than the back. What can happen in a rwd auto, at very low speeds on icy surfaces, is the front wheels lock up before the brakes overcome the "auto creep" of the rear wheels.
You'll also find it frequently helps to turn off the traction control.
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