I'm sick of 2WD vehicles -- I want a locking differential! and the torque converter's got to go as well. P.S. thanks to vijay (al_kohal) , qin, and the new neighbors for helping dig the GTI out of the snow.
I think the tires are are large part of the problem.. they are fine tires, but they are not snow tires. The problem was that our driveway has a sort of lip to it. Trying to drive onto it, the GTI got a nose full of snow, more load went to the left tire, and the right spun freely. We dug out the snow from under the tires and put floor mats under them for traction. Altogether rather annoying.
Most folks around here use all-season, which aren't too bad. Snowplows here leave banks at the end of the driveways, so what we usually do is accelerate, compensate for which way the car usually pulls when it loses traction, and plow through it.
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Date: 2005-01-21 08:28 pm (UTC)In Baja I got the Vanagon somewhat stuck in mud.
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Date: 2005-01-22 03:28 am (UTC)I'm lost in mud, though.