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Originally Posted by WRX06TR
Finally got me. I lost the tail in a downhill turn and couldn't save it before it I plowed through a snowbank and put a nice crack in my front bumper and lost half my undertray...I wasn't even messing around or driving fast but I definitely ran out of ice driving skill..  |
That blows, had a similar thing happen to me last winter, i went out to be a snow donkey, messed around for about 30 minutes, called it a night, was driving slowly and with no drifting, and as i came down in elevation it got very slushy. i felt the front end lift up in a corner, and my ability to steer vanished. thought i was going to graze a tree but the turn went off camber for the last 30 feet and i did a nice head on (off set) impact . $500 later (and $9500 for progressive) everything is all better.
ya downhill physics do Suck. As dean said in snow / ice i always try to check my braking (when the road is straight and no one is behind me)
and again, ya the AWD only helps you when you can point your car in a beneficial direction. when i nailed the tree last year i was unable to point the car anywhere but off road, into a tree, so i just kept riding the brakes intermittenly i'de get off the brakes and try to steer the car, then go back to riding the brakes with the steering straight. (in hindsight clicking up the E-brake a few notches might have kicked the rear end out allowing me to use the gas to save it) but no good.
Oh and not to be a one upper, but to be a one upper, I drove Brunswick canyon to Johnson lane last week. (dirt roads east of carson going through the pine nut mountains) Luckily at least 1 jeeper had made the drive, but i was going through 16"+ of snow in my sti. Actually started over heating briefly as i had completely packed the grill with snow (packed onto the AC condenser) turned the heater on and the car cooled right off. Almost got stuck a few times... AWD DCCD Set too 100% locked, 215/55/17 Studded Snow tires.
oh yeah !! (i had a tow strap and shovel with me too btw)
I had visions of Rally Finland in my head when i set out, but most of the road the snow was so deep i had no line selection At all. anytime i dipped a tire out of the jeeps tracks i got Sucked in and lost a lot of momentum. for a while the snow wasn't very deep and i was hauling (40-80) and tried drifting but as soon as you stick a tire into the fresh snow the whole car got sucked over.. almost hit a tree (think a branch scratched my door) and went into grandma mode for a while (25 and chugging) Very Scenic and beautiful ... but not the drive i was hoping for
a few times when going over a crest i'de stop and get out, and noticed my plastic skid plate had been packing down / plowing snow leaving cool lil sled marks along the road.
Would a metal Skidplate bump me out of Stock? or can it be considered a dress up / comfort item ?