Who has snow?

[Iwasgoodonce]

My job in the SE has been called off. I didn't really fancy testing my survival kit on the M25 so no bad thing. We have about 70-100mm here in the Midlands.

Just for the record, the 2010 1.6 TDi Ford Focus estate is the worst car I have ever had to drive in the snow. You can't switch the traction control off (why the bl@@dy hell does a 1.6 TDi need traction control??!!) and there might as well be a ski at each corner. Rubbish.

 

[zigzag]

Just for the record, the 2010 1.6 TDi Ford Focus estate is the worst car I have ever had to drive in the snow.

Be glad you've never had the 'pleasure' of an MX-5.

 

[mikee]

2010 passat ,worst snow car yet ,almost as bad as an e36

 

[The Ken]

2004 Touran worst, alloy block too - it just sits and spins with or without the "traction control" on. Once you eventually get it moving it will stop as soon as you hit a hill - I'm seriously thinking about some sort of snow chains. My previous Saab was great fun in the snow.

 

[Neil G]

F-all here near Bath..TBH quite glad we haven't had it really as it makes everyone rush about like headless chickens and behave like f**king idiots!

 

[REKIBorter]

The problem with modern cars being so crap in the snow is that the tyres are so wide. 30 years ago the average car tyre had a section width of 155mm. Nowdays the average is 205mm+. Wider tyres grip less in the snow. Rally cars racing on snow have very skinny tyres to cut through to the hard packed snow.
Also modern driving aids like ABS, traction control etc have insulated drivers from car dynamics.

 

[IDB1]

Just been chatting to Wife about the tyres on the truck..

It's wearing 245/75/16's at the mo and I was going to put 265/75/16's on.. BUT..

Judging from a couple of posts on here and things I've read previously, a narrower tyre would give better all-round performance in most (if not all) on and off-road situations..

But how to find the optimum??

 

[REKIBorter]

But how to find the optimum??

Probably the original size the vehicle was fitted with

 

[IDB1]

But how to find the optimum??

Probably the original size the vehicle was fitted with

Probably valid.. but, since it's departure from the showroom 16 years ago, it no longer wears the same wheels, tyres (in either size or brand) or suspension.
I also suspect that, while I do buy in to the fact that Isuzu probably spent millions on research and development, they would have fitted a tyre that was a compromise between form, function and budget..

 

[REKIBorter]

It is a bit more complicated than that but sometimes I wonder. When a new model of car comes out and only one manufacturer supports that size, you just know that by the time that car has its third owner the tyre size will be obsolete.

Back on topic, please

Who's got snow? Very disappointed with the snowfall around these parts.