RWD and winter driving

[325iMSport]

I know RWD cars are very difficult to drive in snow but is there anything realistically I can do to improve it? Any driving tips?

[SlimRick]

Bags of sand in the boot!

[John D.]

Scandinavian flick to negotiate tricky junctions.

[Urban Sports]

325iMSport said:

I know RWD cars are very difficult to drive in snow but is there anything realistically I can do to improve it? Any driving tips?

You should have bought a better car, the one you have is pants.

[Murdoc]

Winter tyres, I have a set of Hankook winters on my turbo mx5 and they are giving me surprising amounts grip.

[Liquid Knight]

If your 325 has a linited split diff' hire a Daewoo for a week.

[richyb]

I found the best thing to do with the E38 is the snow was walk!. It was a right handful.

[325iMSport]

SlimRick said:

Bags of sand in the boot!

How effective is actually putting large amounts of weight in the boot?

[Liquid Knight]

325iMSport said:

SlimRick said:

Bags of sand in the boot!

How effective is actually putting large amounts of weight in the boot?

Myth. It'll just make you sink deeper.

[Mars]

People in mainland Europe have BMWs and more snow than us, yet it doesn't stop them. Plenty of winter tyres threads now.

[jbi]

winter tyres and load it up with some weight.

Had no trouble getting around last winter in a RWD automatic.

Some hills might require a bit of a run up

[Vidal Baboon]

Drive it in reverse.


Or, stop being a fanny. HTH

[MGB Boy]

I can't wait to attack some snow in an MGB!

But seriously if it snows, I'm fked

[kevburner]

i had a e46 328 saloon with michelin pilot sports and it was hopeless in the snow couldnt even get it off the drive, eveytime i came home from work i found my car abandoned at the start of my road and the missies moaning that she had to walk up the hill.

i now have 330d sport tourer auto, last year i needed new tyres just before we had that winter spell, my local indie tyre man convinced that if its only the misses doing the school run and shopping trips whats the point of putting high quality tyres on it so i went for the fullruns! £65 quid a corner for the rear and to my amazment the car went anywhere i asked it, fresh snow, iced over road , slushy hills, will defo put these on again for the winter

its all about the tyres

[vrooom]

What the point of having RWD if you dont want to drive in snow. they are EPIC fun.

[Rotary Madness]

Enjoy oversteer

Im like a little kid waiting for enough snow so i can try out my new winter tyres, i think i might take the long way home every day!

[RWD cossie wil]

How about a nice big cup of man the f**k up?

[Liquid Knight]

MGB Boy said:

I can't wait to attack some snow in an MGB!

But seriously if it snows, I'm fked

I miss my MGB more smiles per mile than any other car I have owned.

[MGB Boy]

Liquid Knight said:

MGB Boy said:

I can't wait to attack some snow in an MGB!

But seriously if it snows, I'm fked

I miss my MGB more smiles per mile than any other car I have owned.

What about in the snow?
Thats the important thing (if it snows).

Besides which is better, winter tyres or snow chains / socks?

I'll do a search before someone moans at me

[acf8181]

Yep, never press the throttle and you'll be fine....just set it off by slipping clutch very slowly, let car build up speed on its own, slip clutch to upchange, etc