Not impressed with "QUATTRO" on icy road
02-18-2009, 05:09 PM
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The thing is, it happened when driving straight...`
..with no input on the steering wheel. The tires are fine and less than 5k miles on them and the alignment is perfect.
02-18-2009, 08:59 PM
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Quattro isn't really all wheel drive
Everytime the front wheels spin the rears start to drive. It takes some getting used to but overall the car is much more stable than a 2wd vehicle. The Torsen system is full all wheel drive and is not really comparable.
The hardest part for me was learnign to stay on the throttle wehn drifting. if you let up too much you go into FWD and everything changes. Fast.
The hardest part for me was learnign to stay on the throttle wehn drifting. if you let up too much you go into FWD and everything changes. Fast.
02-19-2009, 04:46 AM
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Eagle F1 All Seasons are not going to give you the confidence inspiring feeling of dedicated snows
regardless of whether you're in a Haldex car, Torsen car, or Plymouth Reliant K Car
02-20-2009, 04:33 AM
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Re: TT is not a good ice driver. Tires make a huge difference, which is why most of our
It's your tires, not the car. All-seasons simply don't have the grip for snow and ice.
Besides, you said yourself this was the first time you've been in ice and snow. At speed, you'll wiggle a little when you hit an ice patch. That's a hint that you need to slow down before you end up in the ditch.
Not even the almighty Torsen will keep you out of the ditch if you are going too fast in poor conditions with all-season tires...
Besides, you said yourself this was the first time you've been in ice and snow. At speed, you'll wiggle a little when you hit an ice patch. That's a hint that you need to slow down before you end up in the ditch.
Not even the almighty Torsen will keep you out of the ditch if you are going too fast in poor conditions with all-season tires...
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