Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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my sierra is pretty good. xr4x4
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Fonz
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Registered: 12th May 06
Location: Newbury, Berks
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Originally posted by deano87
FWD imo and with as little weight over the front wheels = least possible power needed to get moving which in turn = less skidding.
I was in a really icey car park today and a BMW 530i struggled to get moving once stopped and some Mazda thing with FWD also did.
I've driven on ice loads in my 12v and never lost traction once. It's awesome tbh, because it's so light that it takes no power to move and it's the power which causes your wheels to spin.
Saying that, I do think it's down to the driver more!
[Edited on 08-02-2009 by deano87]
i had a week of this too, the Nova cut through everything! low power, skinny tyres and low weight got me through situations i saw others struggling in. FWD and low power is best! at least then when feeding in the power it is only feeding in a small amount rather than big lumps of bhp and torque!
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RichR
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Registered: 17th Oct 01
Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
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rwd; with fwd if you lose your grip - you lose steering and drive; with rear you can continue to use one or the other in the event of losing grip to the front wheels
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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RWD with LSD 
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GSi Ghost
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Registered: 15th Dec 05
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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fwd fo sho! i gotsa a rwd and its not safe to drive in the snow at all! even at 5 mph a little acceleration the car was sliding out at the back!
...no problems driving in the snow with the corsa though!
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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what happens if you understeer around a corner in a FWD car? in most cases people panic apply the brakes and end up in the hedge or hitting the curb. if you get understeer in RWD simply apply power and it will bring the back round to where it should be
however you can eliminate understeer in a FWD car by applying the handbrake, but not many people think to yank the handbrake 
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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quote:
Originally posted by Fonz
quote:
Originally posted by deano87
FWD imo and with as little weight over the front wheels = least possible power needed to get moving which in turn = less skidding.
I was in a really icey car park today and a BMW 530i struggled to get moving once stopped and some Mazda thing with FWD also did.
I've driven on ice loads in my 12v and never lost traction once. It's awesome tbh, because it's so light that it takes no power to move and it's the power which causes your wheels to spin.
Saying that, I do think it's down to the driver more!
[Edited on 08-02-2009 by deano87]
i had a week of this too, the Nova cut through everything! low power, skinny tyres and low weight got me through situations i saw others struggling in. FWD and low power is best! at least then when feeding in the power it is only feeding in a small amount rather than big lumps of bhp and torque!
Exactly
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ollie_sport
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Registered: 3rd May 08
Location: scunthorpe
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rwd i haven't hit one curb yet this year and its fun gettin the back end out
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike Z20LET
RWD with LSD
When we had that last bout of shitty weather (I think it was 2002/3) I had my LC and that was an absoloute NIGHTMARE in the ice.. LSD and 275/40/17 rears = chaos!
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Tiesto
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: Hinckley, Leicestershire
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quote:
Originally posted by GSi Ghost
fwd fo sho! i gotsa a rwd and its not safe to drive in the snow at all! even at 5 mph a little acceleration the car was sliding out at the back!
...no problems driving in the snow with the corsa though!
Had no problems in the Z4, 2nd gear and clutch did the trick for me.
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Fonz
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Registered: 12th May 06
Location: Newbury, Berks
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besides the single axles drive cars in the rally stages are FWD which is good enough for me! 
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