did you make snow angels?

 

I just decided to take our drive to get the tripod. Have you ever fishtailed down a 1/4 mile hill even though you weren't giving it gas? I had to do that twice. It felt like the car was at an angle going down the hill. I wasn't giving it any gas either. It started snowing really bad.

I checked the tires and found that the tread is probably half gone, and they are street racing tires or they look like, some Nitto ones. I have no idea if I can drive back to Denver with these tires like this in this snow. That feeling that the car was fishtailing all the way down the hill freaked me out pretty bad. It just felt like the car wasn't pointed forward.

So, I take it back. If we buy another car, it's going to have AWD or 4WD. I never want to feel that again.

I guess it was great in the snow until it started to accumulate.

 

front wheel drive cars are a little better in the snow... less tendency to fish tail... but you still can't drive like a moron...

 

I was only going 17 MPH, and it still was doing it, giving it no gas. Kinda freaky....

 

oh.... well.. at least you made it there safe....

 

Do you think I should let some air out of the rear tires? I thought I would let a pound or two out of each. I don't scare easily, especially when driving. I'm usually a rock. When that car started driving cockeyed down a hill with no guard rail and a 50 foot drop, it really freaked me out, let alone driving 70 miles back to Denver on I-70. The good news is there shouldn't be too much snow as we get closer to Denver. We leave Monday afternoon.

 

He wouldn't take the 3 offroad let alone anything else..but it is a rental[sm=smiley24.gif]

 

don't let air out of your tires.... that only works offroad... and for different reasons.

 

I'm from the plains obviously. I have taken road trips before, but never had to drive in snow on interstates that have steep inclines. My idea was to stay behind the slow-moving semi's so their tires push the snow out of my car's path and I have less of a chance of loosing grip. Is that a good idea?

Also yesterday, the rear tires were spinning going uphill on the highways, even though I barely gave it enough gas to accellerate. I'm giving myself a few hours to get to the airport. We will be taking off in snow and landing in severe thunderstorms in Chicago. This is why we decided we are going to drive from now on, in our current or new H3/H2.

Anyway, any advice driving with crappy traction on a snowy interstate is most welcome.

 

best advice I can give is don't drive faster than the semi's...

I wouldn't drive in overdrive either... the less you have to hit your brakes the better... engine braking is very effective if you have the car in a lower gear...

don't swerve.

brake early at intersections.

if antilock kicks in don't let up... hold the pedal down.

steer into the skid

wear two pair of underwear