Who needs AWD part 2 !! Pics and Fun Vid inside...
01-07-11, 06:39 PM
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Who needs AWD part 2 !! Pics and Fun Vid inside...
Went to Hunter mountain today, which is located in upstate NY. Took my car (IS350) as is in daily form, lowered on Fsport springs and shocks with 20" Vossens and Continental DWS's. These tires are All seasons. DWS stands for Dry, Wet and Snow.
It's normally a 3 hour trip from where I live, but took about 4 total because of the weather. It started snowing pretty heavy around 1.5 hours into the trip. The road leading up to the mountain is very curvy and mostly uphill. It was covered in snow and slush and many people who did not keep their speed up had to get out and push their cars. As you can see in the vid, I kept my speed up so as not to get stuck.
Is it a little bit of a PITA? Sure.
Is it Fun? Def!
I'm still a firm believer in RWD and not buying a 250 just to get AWD. Pics and Vid below!!
Video
Turn the volume up and you can hear it revving out because I was just trying to keep it going as quick as I could
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7UZu-7JcnU
It's normally a 3 hour trip from where I live, but took about 4 total because of the weather. It started snowing pretty heavy around 1.5 hours into the trip. The road leading up to the mountain is very curvy and mostly uphill. It was covered in snow and slush and many people who did not keep their speed up had to get out and push their cars. As you can see in the vid, I kept my speed up so as not to get stuck.
Is it a little bit of a PITA? Sure.
Is it Fun? Def!
I'm still a firm believer in RWD and not buying a 250 just to get AWD. Pics and Vid below!!
Video
Turn the volume up and you can hear it revving out because I was just trying to keep it going as quick as I could
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7UZu-7JcnU
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01-07-11, 08:10 PM
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I'd drive a veyron, murcielago or ZR-1 in the snow. I don't care. I buy my cars to drive them, lol. If I'm ever rich, I'll be the guy with the roof rack on an aston martin DBX going snowboarding.
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01-07-11, 08:43 PM
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Trust me, I can drive in LAVA. I was just enjoying myself while keeping it moving. If my car was 7 inches higher with studded snow tires and AWD, I would have put Ken Block to shame ok.
01-07-11, 08:46 PM
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You were driving on roads that had very small amounts of snow on them. When it gets to be 6+ inches of snow like it was today down here, you will need AWD to get anywhere.
To the guy who hit a stop sign in his AWD ...... dude needs to stay home next time it snows.
I've driven a camaro SS in the snow for 8 years. At a certain point of snow....... when the black color of the road is not able to be seen..... you need awd or you're done.
ps. you can't drive in lava.
To the guy who hit a stop sign in his AWD ...... dude needs to stay home next time it snows.
I've driven a camaro SS in the snow for 8 years. At a certain point of snow....... when the black color of the road is not able to be seen..... you need awd or you're done.
ps. you can't drive in lava.
01-07-11, 08:58 PM
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i jus wanna state that i was going down hill and my front tires were coverd in snow n we got 6plus where i m at
2ndly.... i saw no drifting in that video wat so ever... n that road looked mad ezi up hill is nothing
3rd.... a veyron and a murcielago are AWD.... FAIL
2ndly.... i saw no drifting in that video wat so ever... n that road looked mad ezi up hill is nothing
3rd.... a veyron and a murcielago are AWD.... FAIL
01-07-11, 09:11 PM
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You already know that AWD has nothing to do with stopping, so that's why I challenged you on your post when you said "yea AWD is nothing i spun out today and went sideways into a stop sign..."
AWD does mean something, when used correctly it get's you where you need to go. However if you don't know how to drive in snow, yes, you'll end up spinning out..
I'm not sure how you spun out, with traction control on I can't spin this car if I 110% tried to!
01-07-11, 09:24 PM
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ooo i was goin down hill n the road all u could c is white snow n it was icey underneath so yea with my luck i had to turn a bit and i ended up going sideways but hey AWD helped me get out of the position i got stuck in so yea
hahaha
awd is awesome but u cant stop if there is snow going down hill
i can speed uphill no worries
hahaha
awd is awesome but u cant stop if there is snow going down hill
i can speed uphill no worries
01-07-11, 09:25 PM
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You were driving on roads that had very small amounts of snow on them. When it gets to be 6+ inches of snow like it was today down here, you will need AWD to get anywhere.
I still call BS. I've driven MY car in 6" of snow already where no black can be seen and I still get around the same as i did in that video. The black you see in the vid is really more dirty snow and mud, not pavement that i was catching traction on. That's why you see me pass people PUSHING their cars because they went to slow and go Stuck. They couldn't accelerate FWD cars from a dead stop
To the guy who hit a stop sign in his AWD ...... dude needs to stay home next time it snows.
I've driven a camaro SS in the snow for 8 years. At a certain point of snow....... when the black color of the road is not able to be seen..... you need awd or you're done. I've had 7-8 AWD cars and a few suv's. You can pretty much get through anything with RWD just as good as FWD. Is AWD better for acceleration? Of course, but you don't need AWD to rotate cars through turns, RWD does it just fine, and better then FWD IMO
ps. you can't drive in lava. YES I CAN
I still call BS. I've driven MY car in 6" of snow already where no black can be seen and I still get around the same as i did in that video. The black you see in the vid is really more dirty snow and mud, not pavement that i was catching traction on. That's why you see me pass people PUSHING their cars because they went to slow and go Stuck. They couldn't accelerate FWD cars from a dead stop
To the guy who hit a stop sign in his AWD ...... dude needs to stay home next time it snows.
I've driven a camaro SS in the snow for 8 years. At a certain point of snow....... when the black color of the road is not able to be seen..... you need awd or you're done. I've had 7-8 AWD cars and a few suv's. You can pretty much get through anything with RWD just as good as FWD. Is AWD better for acceleration? Of course, but you don't need AWD to rotate cars through turns, RWD does it just fine, and better then FWD IMO
ps. you can't drive in lava. YES I CAN
i jus wanna state that i was going down hill and my front tires were coverd in snow n we got 6plus where i m at
2ndly.... i saw no drifting in that video wat so ever... n that road looked mad ezi up hill is nothingMy friend was pointing my phone towards the way we were going, so it's hard to really see how much the car was turning. Was it really drifting? No, but it was fishtailing back and forth all over the place and was a decent amount of fun. I can drift this car No problem, just wish it was stick because I find those a little easier
3rd.... a veyron and a murcielago are AWD.... FAIL I know that you toolbox, I wasn't saying it because they were RWD, I was saying because they are Exotic cars. And I'd drive a ZR1 (first high end rwd car that came to mind) in the snow as well.
2ndly.... i saw no drifting in that video wat so ever... n that road looked mad ezi up hill is nothingMy friend was pointing my phone towards the way we were going, so it's hard to really see how much the car was turning. Was it really drifting? No, but it was fishtailing back and forth all over the place and was a decent amount of fun. I can drift this car No problem, just wish it was stick because I find those a little easier
3rd.... a veyron and a murcielago are AWD.... FAIL I know that you toolbox, I wasn't saying it because they were RWD, I was saying because they are Exotic cars. And I'd drive a ZR1 (first high end rwd car that came to mind) in the snow as well.
haha , we must live close.
You already know that AWD has nothing to do with stopping, so that's why I challenged you on your post when you said "yea AWD is nothing i spun out today and went sideways into a stop sign..."
AWD does mean something, when used correctly it get's you where you need to go. However if you don't know how to drive in snow, yes, you'll end up spinning out..
I'm not sure how you spun out, with traction control on I can't spin this car if I 110% tried to!
I dont drive with TC on. It seems to hurt you more then help in bad weather like this. With the car shutting off power left and right, it would take forever to get anywhere.
You already know that AWD has nothing to do with stopping, so that's why I challenged you on your post when you said "yea AWD is nothing i spun out today and went sideways into a stop sign..."
AWD does mean something, when used correctly it get's you where you need to go. However if you don't know how to drive in snow, yes, you'll end up spinning out..
I'm not sure how you spun out, with traction control on I can't spin this car if I 110% tried to!
I dont drive with TC on. It seems to hurt you more then help in bad weather like this. With the car shutting off power left and right, it would take forever to get anywhere.
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