We don't get much snow down in Texas but we get our fair share of ice. The way to drive on ice is slowly, cautiously, and with your head out of your ___. I figure it's the same way on snow.

 

pumping your brakes are for cars without abs.. don't pump your brakes in your tC.

 

if the car slides while braking, try using reverse to help thrust the car backwards...

*waits to see who actually tries this...

 

hahahah drax man wtf..

 

I'm doing work for this lady who owns 40 acres of land her driveway is nice and curby, so when it snows or rains I have fun by tailwhipping the tC back and forth. haha . But this is only in a private drive way. on the road be safe!

 

oh man, what I wouldn't give for a big piece of land to kick my tC around :D

 

there is a vacant parking lot behind my restaurant, the manager of the beer and wine store next door took his f150 4x4 drifting around in it.

 

This is the third winter I've had the tC and I can't really complain about it. My advice is to be very easy on the gas, if you start to slip quickly let off until you feel the tires grip and then get back on. Watch your speed, don't go too slow or you'll have 10 cars backed up behind you on your butt, but don't go too fast. It's really all judgement and road conditions. Finally, try not to use your brakes too much. You'll be much better off coasting to about 10mph and then using the brakes. If the street is covered in snow you'll find it very easy to coast to a near stop. I just drove through two days of 6+ inches of snow and I had almost no slipping problems.

Also, I'm on OEM Bridgestones with 19k miles. I'm not sure why everyone hates these tires, I have had no problems with them. Just don't drive like a maniac and you'll get to your destination.

 

Get snow tires. I didn't have really any problem with the stockers, but my coopers don't grip on accel, decel or turning . If i'm in the snow or on some ice or something, I need to start in second and basically bog it down to about 500rpm and then let the IAC do the accelerating for me until I get rolling. If you really want to be safe about driving in the snow, get snow tires, I recommend Blizzaks.

 

My tC was scary in heavy snow. Very easy to break traction. It was fun in empty parking lots though.

 

If the knight rider theme song is playing on the ipod...

 

I hate my tC for the first time this ever because of the winter. We have been getting hit so hard in Iowa, this is the worst winter I can remember since I have started driving. I have a steep uphill driveway and can rarely get up it leaving me parked out in the street rather then the garage. I have also been stuck multiple times and ran into a snowbank last night and knocked my front grill out. I am looking into buying a cheap 4X4 truck for winter. tC=Not Fun in Snow!

 

personally i like to be an _______ and gun the ____ out of my car and yank the e-brake it works and its fun !

 

Heres what I do.

1)Slow down homie
2)Use the clutch very easily not to spin the wheels.
3)Be aware of your grip. If you feel your car not turn right, don't keep turning the wheel more. Turn your wheels into the direction you're sliding and try and get some grip.

number 1 is key tho.

Oh and if you can. Get some snow tires on steel wheels. Many will say the stock tires will do and they're right. They will Do. But no one buys stuff just because "it'll do", otherwise we'd be driving some 20 year old POS car that would get us from point A to point B fine. Stock tires will do if you're really careful but snow tires help a bunch.

 

snow tires in this area isnt really that necessary since it snows, stops, melts, and repeat. all seasons are just fine. just take it slow. plus snow tires just make ur ride noisy when they're not on snow.

 

ABS = DO NOT PUMP YOUR BRAKES. ABS is a system that will pump the brakes faster than you ever could. That's what the vibration feeling is. You start to skid when stopping don't let off the brake at all. Slow down too. Then the ABS won't even be needed. Come to rolling stops. Also never stop in a snow bank. A lot of side streets get them when main streets get plowed. Stop before it and then when you can go plow your way through.

 

ABS brakes work great when they don't lock up. Lots of people had their brakes lock up in their tC's, like me. I'd rather pump my brakes than wait to see if the brakes lock up or not by holding down the brake pedal.

 

What ever you do, DO NOT take your foot off the gas or you will lose control, just keep it pressed all the way down and slam the steering wheel back and forth.....and you should be ok...

 

ROFL

 

^^ haha