Winter Running

[Hairygt4]

Minus 20C and my GT4 still starts first time, despite best part of a foot of snow all over it.  Front spoiler pushing powder snow out the way and off to work. Great seeing moderns struggling in the snow as I make easy progress. Will admit I stayed off the turbo though!  Anyone else used their four every day in this weather?

[BALDYMONSTER]

ME!

[Frikkin Evil]

I used to when it was my daily driver... as you say they make other motors look crap in the snow.

I'd actually have it out for some fun, but buying xmas pressies come before putting juice in the tank.

[Jeff]

Naaaaa.... me Kia has smaller tyre width and gets a better grip 
Our estate roads are sheet ice and the 4 has such a big footprint...

[silverspeed]

i used mine every day till i really started the modding process.. now its dangerous on the snow... but excellent fun. 

[karbon]

Well I thought Id be adventurous, I have been driving my mk3 supra turbo round in this weather, it does make for some very interesting moments at roundabouts to say the very least.

[cunning stunt]

have taken the 4 out a couple of times but 4x4 does not = grip and go it just means all 4 wheels spin instead.
in contrast have been driving the wifes mini and its great was shocked at how well it handled in the snow and ice point and go and stop

[ChrisW]

have taken the 4 out a couple of times but 4x4 does not = grip and go it just means all 4 wheels spin instead.

I'll think you'll find that's because you drive like a girl!!!

[karbon]

Thats cruel and cutting, though no doubt true! 

[Chris_de_Bear]

I used the 4 while we had snow although I still had wide 17 inchers on from the summer. The pug probably had as much traction from 2 wheels but the 4 was much more fun and I suspect would have been better on thick snow - we only had about 3 inches though.
I'm off up to Lincolnshire on Weds for a couple of days so I'm just sorting a set of narrow 16 inch tyres ready as it's forecast to snow again on Thursday. I'll probably be racing the snow back home.

[Coyoteboy]

I'd love to be doing it, and I used to run my four all year round, it's far more fun in the winter! but much better with the ABS fuse pulled. I intend to get a nice set of spare steelies and studded tyres for illegal winter fun!

[Rob_A]

Yep, been driving it with coilovers and 18" rims...no bother at all with grip really.

Only problem has been ground clearance due to lowering, most other cars drive over the snow inbetween tyre tracks...I plough straight into it. Resulted in one cracked front bumper so far! lol.

[toyokid]

1st winter in 8 years that I have not run my 4
Audi A4 on 18" wheels is crap
always felt very safe and that I would return, having started a journey, which can be pretty remote on the moors of North Yorkshire.
Now based in Stokesley which at the weekend was 6 degrees colder than Hairygt4's side of the A1 which is about 15 miles away as the crow flies.
Fields still white over.

Borrowed a Mitsu pickup for some work in outlying areas and was surprised how unsophisticated their drive train is, bit of slip n' slide in 2wd and can't steer in 4wd.

Stephen

[cunning stunt]

I'll think you'll find that's because you drive like a girl!!!
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i resent that comment , i wasn't putting on make up or tying my hair back at all

[ChrisW]

i resent that comment , i wasn't putting on make up or tying my hair back at all

You've not got much more hair than me to begin with, and we all know you do your make-up before stepping out the front door

[martyn_pryor]

I used mine a couple of times a couple of weeks ago. Where I store it, it took 30 seconds to get the celica on and off the drive and about 30 minutes + to put the volvo on the same drive.

i resent that comment , i wasn't putting on make up or tying my hair back at all

This begs the question Dave, what WERE you doing then ??