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I am going to derail this thread but I am curious. Is it better to have 4 wheel drive in the snow or 2 wheel drive? Never really driven in snow and was just wondering.
Quote from: Parker 1 on January 06, 2014, 10:51:20 AMI am going to derail this thread but I am curious. Is it better to have 4 wheel drive in the snow or 2 wheel drive? Never really driven in snow and was just wondering. 4X is much better if you know the limits, I never had a 4 wheel drive but I have noticed that most of the cars in the ditches are 4 wheel drive cars.Just if you have a 4 X drive does not mean that you will not spin out.
Quote from: blue moon on January 06, 2014, 10:13:34 AM18 on the way to work, 16 now. Expected 3 this afternoon and -4 over night.This is unusually cold even for us (Cleveland). Normal temps would be in the high 30's.Snow all over the place and starting again. Roads are a sheet of ice, literally. Normally when it's dry and cold they manage to melt everything, but not this time. My car (with all wheel drive) was all over the road to the point I though I had a flat tire.pierreI am going to derail this thread but I am curious. Is it better to have 4 wheel drive in the snow or 2 wheel drive? Never really driven in snow and was just wondering.
18 on the way to work, 16 now. Expected 3 this afternoon and -4 over night.This is unusually cold even for us (Cleveland). Normal temps would be in the high 30's.Snow all over the place and starting again. Roads are a sheet of ice, literally. Normally when it's dry and cold they manage to melt everything, but not this time. My car (with all wheel drive) was all over the road to the point I though I had a flat tire.pierre
nobrainsd- I hope you get rain!
nobrainsd- I hope you get rain! Seriously though guys this is kinda weird up here in MN. LOTS of things are closed today and on my way in the freeway was deserted. Saw probably a dozen semis/diesel trucks stalled out on the shoulder and about the same with normal cars that had just spun out. It isn't snowing here, but when it gets this cold black ice becomes a serious problem.4 wheel drive makes a huge difference as long as you have weight over all 4 wheels. My truck with nothing in the bed has nowhere near the traction as our Tahoe does. After 4 wheel or AWD, I would take Front wheel drive on ice. Rear wheel drive is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay funner to spin out in and do donuts though! Northland needs to chime in here and back me up!