Am i gonna crash???????

Ok as of yet ive been unable to venture out in my rather low wide wheeled motor, the question is, is HOW DO I NOT CRASH??????? and any tips or ideas about this 8O  8O  8O  8O  8O  8O  :cry:  :wink:

Smooth and gracful manouvres, dont stab your pedels, get some winter tyres.  :wink: Take it easy, but not too easy.

lol, ill be graceful, what do you mean about the winter tyres? just replace my stretched wide tyres with a standard tyre? :roll:  :roll:

if your not 100% about driving on ice kate dont drive, you could loose control of ya baby and maybe damage it,its your call tho,ian.

The only way to become a better driver is practice, no point driving at all if you going to be frightened of every little thing, most people don't have a problem. On the flip-side don't just assume because your a good driver that your immune to accidents either Like I said just be careful, if you've just had your tyres replaced chances are that any good tyre place will have given you the right tyres

I'd suggest crossply were better in this weather than radials, but I've not put this to the test.

dont drive simple.
i went out in my audi quattro before and while driving along an icy road very carefully car just fell off the camber in the road! cracked one wheel on kerb scraped another. i have 4 wheel drive new tyres but the laws of physics still apply, if you lose traction on a slope you will end up at the bottom, i have been driving for years have no problem with driving on snow, i do trackdays and drift days so consider myself a good driver but even so accidents happen, if you must venture out fit a set of narrow steels with mud and snow tyres or at least wheels you dont mind if the get kerbed. best thing is find empty car park and carfully have a play to understand what car will do

drive like you would walk

If at all possible start in 2nd gear.

If driving up a hill try NOT to stop as starting again could prove difficult.

Leave plenty of space between you and the car in front, especially if going down hill.

If you get stuck be gentle on the gas and use a side to side action on the steering wheel to try and get better traction.

Use the clutch to help you brake. Drop down the box without using the brake pedal. Coming off the clutch into a lower gear will slow the car much better than braking. Eventually when your speed is reduced braking from a low speed in first should be no problem.

Use a high a gear as possible, this will reduce torque and the likeyhood of you inducing a skid by being heavy footed.

If you have to brake then don't plant your foot and this will exaggerate the slide. Use and on/off action as if simulating ABS, this is far more effective.

Leave plenty of time for your journey.

Take some provisions and make sure your phone has plenty of charge and that someone knows where you should be and when.

Take some old carpet with you to place under the drive wheels for if you really get stuck.

Slow and steady should get you there.

T

cla55ydubs said

if your not 100% about driving on ice kate dont drive, you could loose control of ya baby and maybe damage it,its your call tho,ian.

Thanks for the advice, it was actually ok, i was just worried about clearance really as my BABY is totally slammed 8O  8O Its because i am a phenominally bad arse driver                 :wink:

Madferret said

The only way to become a better driver is practice, no point driving at all if you going to be frightened of every little thing, most people don't have a problem. On the flip-side don't just assume because your a good driver that your immune to accidents either Like I said just be careful, if you've just had your tyres replaced chances are that any good tyre place will have given you the right tyres

I'd suggest crossply were better in this weather than radials, but I've not put this to the test.

 :wink:  :wink: thank you.

racer said

dont drive simple.
i went out in my audi quattro before and while driving along an icy road very carefully car just fell off the camber in the road! cracked one wheel on kerb scraped another. i have 4 wheel drive new tyres but the laws of physics still apply, if you lose traction on a slope you will end up at the bottom, i have been driving for years have no problem with driving on snow, i do trackdays and drift days so consider myself a good driver but even so accidents happen, if you must venture out fit a set of narrow steels with mud and snow tyres or at least wheels you dont mind if the get kerbed. best thing is find empty car park and carfully have a play to understand what car will do

That would make me really mad :evil:  :evil:  if i kerbed my wheels, only prob is she is my 1 and only car, so obviously my daily runner :roll:  :roll:

steveypeavey said

drive like you would walk

 ok………      :dontknow:  :wink:

Tian said

If at all possible start in 2nd gear.

If driving up a hill try NOT to stop as starting again could prove difficult.

Leave plenty of space between you and the car in front, especially if going down hill.

If you get stuck be gentle on the gas and use a side to side action on the steering wheel to try and get better traction.

Use the clutch to help you brake. Drop down the box without using the brake pedal. Coming off the clutch into a lower gear will slow the car much better than braking. Eventually when your speed is reduced braking from a low speed in first should be no problem.

Use a high a gear as possible, this will reduce torque and the likeyhood of you inducing a skid by being heavy footed.

If you have to brake then don't plant your foot and this will exaggerate the slide. Use and on/off action as if simulating ABS, this is far more effective.

Leave plenty of time for your journey.

Take some provisions and make sure your phone has plenty of charge and that someone knows where you should be and when.

Take some old carpet with you to place under the drive wheels for if you really get stuck.

Slow and steady should get you there.

T

  lol, your reply made me laugh,…. thank you very much for the advice. :wink:  :wink:

Excellent advice there from Tian. I saw so many numpties who dont have a clue on the few occasions I had to drive in the worst of the snow last week.

I might print a few copies out to shove in people's hands in the future, they could certainly do with it. Like the bloke in front of me who stuck his brakes on, and the woman behind me right on my bumper. She was sat bolt upright gripping the wheel with a look of fear!  8O

kateski said

That would make me really mad :evil:  :evil:  if i kerbed my wheels, only prob is she is my 1 and only car, so obviously my daily runner :roll:  :roll:

slight understatement, took me 18 months to find wheels then cost a small fortune to have painted and polished. now have one cracked and buckled wheel and one badly scrapped. only took it out because more grip than van. now will have to also have the suspension checked as well i am so well pee'd off. was just driving on road and car slid off the camber into kerb

kateski said

 lol, your reply made me laugh,…. thank you very much for the advice. :wink:  :wink:

Yep.

T

debs said

Excellent advice there from Tian. I saw so many numpties who dont have a clue on the few occasions I had to drive in the worst of the snow last week.

I might print a few copies out to shove in people's hands in the future, they could certainly do with it. Like the bloke in front of me who stuck his brakes on, and the woman behind me right on my bumper. She was sat bolt upright gripping the wheel with a look of fear!  8O

lol, i know what is that all about? do these run of the mill car drivers not realise how precious our cars are to us, and that they are not able to be purchased easily!!!        

racer said

kateski said

That would make me really mad :evil:  :evil:  if i kerbed my wheels, only prob is she is my 1 and only car, so obviously my daily runner :roll:  :roll:

slight understatement, took me 18 months to find wheels then cost a small fortune to have painted and polished. now have one cracked and buckled wheel and one badly scrapped. only took it out because more grip than van. now will have to also have the suspension checked as well i am so well pee'd off. was just driving on road and car slid off the camber into kerb

That too happened to me when my baby was an auto, (now converted) for some reason it was even harder to control 8O  8O  i went round a mini roundabout and slid right into the kerb!!!!!!!!!! at the time i didnt care about the alloys as when i bought it, it had 17" bbs look alike rims on it and was nearly as high as a tractor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!      

skinny/thin tyres are a good idea.these days most cars whatever size come with much wider tyres than yesteryear and generally give little grip in snow and ice

as they dont cut through the snow but spread the load across it. 13 inch tyres are the ideal.

Blow lamp is a good tool too.  :wink: