How to drive in snow
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When she put it in reverse I was just waiting for her tires to get a good grip and just go flying into the building haha
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Yep just keep revving it up till something brakes...
THAT IS NOT HOW TO DRIVE ON SNOW!!!
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lmao...........
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Learn how to spell, people.
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I am very happy to be a Jeep's customer..
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@rbez1984 True, as I mentioned though, that wasn't deep snow and the car didn't have to travel a long distance. With regards to rocking, I'd still stick with an auto, as you can select between R and D instead of just dipping the clutch. Also automatics have generally better traction to the driven wheels due to the torque converter giving less torque than a manual clutch. Of course that said, you can use a clutch well to get out of tricky spots. Weight plays a big factor too.
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@Dramquart You can rock an auto back/forth, with a little gas without damaging it.
Might have been ok in that, but it wasn't too deep. And there was only one drift to plough through. Bottom line is with deep snow, power isn't everything. Good tires and an automatic transmission will work wonders. 4x4 preferably.
Eagle1ZX 2 months ago
@Eagle1ZX This was a manual transmission, which in my opinion is better than automatic when you need to "rock" the car out of a small hole. But in this case "rocking" was not necessary, as she did not dig a hole by spinning the tires. So, no rocking or pushing was needed. 4x4's add a lot of extra hardware that is not really needed unless you are pushing a snow plow.
rbez1984 2 months ago
Was that AWD? I know they made some Toyota Matrix and Vibe's AWD.
ryanmajor2 2 months ago
@ryanmajor2 It was front wheel drive.
rbez1984 2 months ago
is that a donut on the driver's rear side?
zerosoma33 5 months ago
@zerosoma33 No that's not a donut tire. All tires are P185/65R15, which I understand are better in snow than the lower profile, and wider standard tires for the Matrix.
rbez1984 5 months ago