sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
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Think I might have to invest in some narrow wheels and knobbly tyres next time.
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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In that case no 
But its not like a normal box, it wont just build up speed if you roll down a hill. It will roll at like 3 mph if your lucky. So you never really going fast enough to cause you to properly skid when you do eventually need to brake. Its wikied. Ive gone down some stupidly steep lanes in the peak district and didnt skit in the water/mud.
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Girl i know has a 1 series company car. She's a young driver and never had rear wheel drive before. She slid round a corner and hit a sign 
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P1CK4D
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Around Essex Somewhere
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quote:
Originally posted by fro-dizzle
Girl i know has a 1 series company car. She's a young driver and never had rear wheel drive before. She slid round a corner and hit a sign
Pics required of both the accident/car and (possibly fit) driver
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
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Young girl + bmw 1 series company car x 80% = probably fit = pics tbh
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Nic Barnes
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Location: nowhere near ginger people
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my rwd van today has almost been a disaster. been stuck 4 times.
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Ellis
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Registered: 11th Sep 07
Location: Aberdeenshire
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Impreza has been very good indeed so far for me.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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I miss my Calibra 
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Corsa Sport Gav
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Registered: 12th Feb 03
Location: Durham, County Durham Drives: A6 Allroad
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Rwd on the left and Quattro on the right 
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Nismo
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sums it up
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ed
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wakey1512
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Location: Grimsby
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the ford ranger at work is rwd.. pain in the arse setting off on ice with hardly any weight on the back.
put it into 4wd mode (can choose ) and its much easier setting off and keeping traction on icey corners.
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Sam
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Location: West Midlands
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So are we saying 4WD is best for most/all conditions then?
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
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quote:
Originally posted by P1CK4D
quote:
Originally posted by fro-dizzle
Girl i know has a 1 series company car. She's a young driver and never had rear wheel drive before. She slid round a corner and hit a sign
Pics required of both the accident/car and (possibly fit) driver
quote:
Originally posted by richc
Young girl + bmw 1 series company car x 80% = probably fit = pics tbh
The two Richs
Yeah she's not bad! Not got any pics though.
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DaveyLC
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All of the cars have just as much grip availalbe (obviously tyres play a part) but RWD cars tend to have very little weight over the rear wheels so struggle with traction.. AWD cars have the most traction as they have four driving wheels but FWD are the middle ground they have the weight of the engine over the front wheels to aid traction.
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
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quote:
Originally posted by Sam
So are we saying 4WD is best for most/all conditions then?
Its obvious really.. If four wheels are driving you are sharing the forward load so you will have better chance of getting traction on the surface. The physicis is the other way round for vertical load (weight) the wider the tyres (the more the load is spread) the less chance you have of getting traction.. Which is why rally drivers use thin tyres on ice stages.
Also its a common misconception that a car with ABS will stop quicker than a car with out, the only benefit of ABS in this type of weather is that your car wont end up side ways ever time you hit the anchors.
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P1CK4D
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quote:
Originally posted by fro-dizzle
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Originally posted by P1CK4D
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Originally posted by fro-dizzle
Girl i know has a 1 series company car. She's a young driver and never had rear wheel drive before. She slid round a corner and hit a sign
Pics required of both the accident/car and (possibly fit) driver
quote:
Originally posted by richc
Young girl + bmw 1 series company car x 80% = probably fit = pics tbh
The two Richs
Yeah she's not bad! Not got any pics though.
Lame
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DamoC
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Registered: 6th Oct 07
Location: Sawtry, Cambridgeshire
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my 200sx is shit in the snow , my old corse xe was great in the snow
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