EVO in the snow...
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EVO in the snow...
(Oh man... I justed typed a huge message about driving EVOs in the snow and it got lost somehow. Grrr...)
MAN that was a lot of fun!!
I'm not going to retype that whole post because it was like four paragraphs long... but I just took my EVO out on 2 inches of freshly fallen, untouched snow for the first time and I can't remember when I've had so much fun!
I've had a couple beat-up rear-wheel Volvos before and those were fun in the snow, but it was like launching a rocket. You had to guess the trajectory of the slide going into the curve. Once you were sliding you had no control until you slowed down at end of the curve (or hit the side of the road
). I also had a front-wheel Honda CRX and later an Accord... and those would slide a bit... but the front of the car would plow into the curve and the back never really kicked out the way I like it to. They were decent in the snow when you didn't actually want to slide (like most normal people I guess) but it always kind of bothered me.
This was a whole new experience in the EVO though. The back kicks out if you turn a bit and hit the gas... but it doesn't get away from you. I could play with the gas and make it slide more or less or just ease up and let the car slide back into line. You slide... but your in control at the same time... it was amazing. I just drifted sideways through every turn in my neighborhood... and it was a whole hellava lotta fun.
Disclaimer: I don't want somebody plowing into a tree becuase of what I just said. I was in control when I was driving... but I'm not saying the car wont get away from you if you push it. It takes a lot of restraint to drive an EVO in the snow. The little kid in you wants to slam the gas down on every turn. It takes a bit of talent and restraint to do it safely. (And make sure you can see around the corner you are about to take... because you don't want to be sideways when you realize there's a car coming in the other direction). You have to let car "tell" you it's limits... don't push it too much. (Hitting a curb sideways at 30mph could still ruin your day). I'm not saying "don't do this at home"... just be sensible.
Ok... gotta get out there again before the plow/sand/salt trucks come by.
MAN that was a lot of fun!!
I'm not going to retype that whole post because it was like four paragraphs long... but I just took my EVO out on 2 inches of freshly fallen, untouched snow for the first time and I can't remember when I've had so much fun!
I've had a couple beat-up rear-wheel Volvos before and those were fun in the snow, but it was like launching a rocket. You had to guess the trajectory of the slide going into the curve. Once you were sliding you had no control until you slowed down at end of the curve (or hit the side of the road
). I also had a front-wheel Honda CRX and later an Accord... and those would slide a bit... but the front of the car would plow into the curve and the back never really kicked out the way I like it to. They were decent in the snow when you didn't actually want to slide (like most normal people I guess) but it always kind of bothered me.This was a whole new experience in the EVO though. The back kicks out if you turn a bit and hit the gas... but it doesn't get away from you. I could play with the gas and make it slide more or less or just ease up and let the car slide back into line. You slide... but your in control at the same time... it was amazing. I just drifted sideways through every turn in my neighborhood... and it was a whole hellava lotta fun.
Disclaimer: I don't want somebody plowing into a tree becuase of what I just said. I was in control when I was driving... but I'm not saying the car wont get away from you if you push it. It takes a lot of restraint to drive an EVO in the snow. The little kid in you wants to slam the gas down on every turn. It takes a bit of talent and restraint to do it safely. (And make sure you can see around the corner you are about to take... because you don't want to be sideways when you realize there's a car coming in the other direction). You have to let car "tell" you it's limits... don't push it too much. (Hitting a curb sideways at 30mph could still ruin your day). I'm not saying "don't do this at home"... just be sensible.
Ok... gotta get out there again before the plow/sand/salt trucks come by.
Originally Posted by A L I A S
THE SNOW NEEDS TO BE HERE NOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All I know is after doing a bunch of wicked donuts, make sure you get the snow and all that crap out of the wheels before you hit the highway.
If not, the car will vibrate all to high hell.
If not, the car will vibrate all to high hell.
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hahahha yea i had a blast driving this morning b4 everthing except the main roads were plowed. however one small piece of advice for all who drive in the snow. if one of your tires hits a clear spot it will seriously fuxx up your traction (or lack thereof). For instance i was taking a left turn onto a street not plowed from a clean one with a bit of gas. The front wheels lost some traction but the rears were still good so the car wasnt turning but was still puching forward halfway through the turn which almost caused me to jump the curb. Luckily it pulled out in time, so please all be careful but have fun!
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had an ice storm here in the dallas, tx area last month...i was VERY impressed with my cars performance in pure ice...it handled ice better than my old land rover discovery (especially when braking!) i have an 03 w/o the front lsd or acd...so i can only imagine how much better it would be with those.
Just don't get too cocky or else you will be on this forum asking what you broke hitting a curb at X mph. hehehe I'm one of those guys. I wasn't even trying to drift because i was in 3rd going 20mph(bad mistake in the snow) when i tried to make a right turn and understeered my front left wheel right into a curb. 650 bucks later i'm back to normal(used wheel and new wheel bearing) and I consider myself lucky cause it could've been worse.
I've definitely enjoyed myself on some local roads in the snow so far this winter. I've been 'lucky' enough to catch a few good storms. I'm used to driving high powered rwd cars in the snow, so getting sideways was nothing new for me, however accelerating away from a stop light was! These suckers really do go well. Word of caution, sliding from snow onto clear road can be even worse than the other way around, so make sure you know the terrain well before you get out there! Oh yeah, and don't run over the neighbors, they don't like that.
same here, high power RWD all my life till now... i've gotten used to throttle control which is important especially when corner in the snow, now with AWD it's a blast!
Originally Posted by Trojan man
I've definitely enjoyed myself on some local roads in the snow so far this winter. I've been 'lucky' enough to catch a few good storms. I'm used to driving high powered rwd cars in the snow, so getting sideways was nothing new for me, however accelerating away from a stop light was! These suckers really do go well. Word of caution, sliding from snow onto clear road can be even worse than the other way around, so make sure you know the terrain well before you get out there! Oh yeah, and don't run over the neighbors, they don't like that.
