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Originally Posted by kannibul
And, driving in snow, starting in 1st is still the better choice. Feather the clutch a bit and don't use the gas.
That said, the car has VDC, use it, and it should get some traction...except it might break both loose and then you're spinning.
Me, I just kick it to 4WD and hit hte gas and I'm off, but then again, I don't drive my Z in the winter.
$40,000 car in a ditch, or side-skipping into a curb, or spinning around the wrong way on an interstate ramp...sure sounds good, doesn't it?
$800 POS in a ditch, hitting a curb, or spinning around the wrong way on an interstate ramp - sounds a lot better, doesn't it?
It's like those people around here that drive a corvette in winter...I don't get it.
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Here we go again (
, I'm saying all this in good humor). The guy who refuses to drive his Z in the snow is giving advice on how to do it properly!
Kannibul's soap box for preaching on proper selection of winter cars is getting worn out.
Agreeing Kannibul though (not on a right/wrong basis but just necessity basis):
Being a 'real' Z snow driver, I've found that starting in 1st gear is perfectly fine with snow tires. You have to be more delicate with clutch release and throttle, but starting in 2nd is by no means necessary.
If you can make a car spin (both in circles and spin the rear tires for more than 2 seconds) from a dead stop in snow with VDC turned ON, you're amazingly bad at driving and have somehow defeated the granny-driver-inducing VDC.
Kannibul's rebuttle to be inserted below...