C2 handling in the snow

Don't know if rear wheel drives car are worse than front wheel ones in the snow :?: But my 996 is terrible in the snow. Been out a few times, could not get the car off the drive(slight incline), wife's A class no problem. :x Come to a corner and the back keeps stepping out(driving slowly). May be should of got the 4wd :?: Its getting

Your car is RWD and has extremely wide tyres (on the rear at least). I thought it would be common sense to realise that this combo is about as much use in the snow as a chocolate teapot would be for making tea? Narrow tyres penetrate the snow and gain traction. Wide tyres compact the snow and have virtually no traction. RWD in a 911 isn't as bad in the snow as say a BMW 3 series however as the 911 is rear-engined so you've got the extra weight pushing down on the driven wheels that gives you better initial traction. My advice would be to drop your tyre pressure about 5-10PSi and once you're moving, maintain momentum.

Careful, your tyre pressures can be about 5 psi down already because of the much lower temp :!: TB

In my opinion, the only sane advice for driving in snow is proper tyres. And by that I mean winter tyres. Anything else is just madness...

Am waiting for a quote AND checking to see how deep my pockets are :dont know:

I think your very brave taking her out in the snow and ice. :worship: Mine has not been out the garage for nearly a fortnight, :nooo: and I have no intention of doing so until I feel traction underneath. The combination of wide tyres and light front end reminds me of the stories from the 70s of 911s going backwards through hedges (without snow). So garage queen she will be, connected by embilical cord to trickle charger till roads turn black again. :thumb: Scared .... me... you bet

Well I've got a bit of a problem in that my C2 is currently being repaired. Hopefully it'll be sorted by Wednesday/Thursday, at which point I'll have to drive it from Birmingham to Manchester and somehow get it from the main road to my home (which is down a very long, snowy and icy path). It's one thing not taking your car out in this weather, it's another not actually being able to get it back home! :?

Wheres Walter Rohll when you need him!!! Best of luck and take it easy, I take it Porsches dont have snow chains! Maybe those snow covers which go over the tyres (see link) maybee a good alternative for you in the future to keep handy. http://www.snowchains.co.uk/main/weisssock.htm

Ooh! They look cool! Very handy.

I concur with the handling problems in my Targa. I was the street rally driver over the weekend (or so it seemed). No traction whatsoever. However I needed to get out (for a wedding) as the Golf had failed its MOT. ~ Maxie

Dont worry about getting a C4 not much better in the snow, instead of two wheels spinning you have four wheels spinning , much better to buy winter wheels with winter tyres , its the tyres that make the difference , Saw an X5 happily spinning various times the other day absolutely useless in the snow with the wrong tyres . Trouble in this country is we dont have the snow every year so we dont feel we need the extra expense 8)

Great idea, worth keeping a set on-board, for a mere £50, but... 2 95 / 30 x 19 Unfortunately this tyre size is not available in the Weissenfels WeissSocks range - please see the alternative options below Alternative Weissenfels & Thule snow chains available (please click on the image(s) below for details) Weissenfels Quattro £239.95 (In_Stock) Er... no thanks. :bye:

I think your really brave taking it out in the snow, mines been the garage sionce the first snow fall :-( have to say I'm missing it now and wish the snow would go

+1 on the winter tyres, completely different experience because they don't require heat for traction. Summer tyres are hard as nails below a couple of degrees C. Depending on your model you may find the winter tyre option is actually narrower than the summer tyres with different speed ratings etc. Check out http://design911-px.rtrk.co.uk/fu/p...che/996--911--1997-05/Tyres/Winter-Car-Tyres/ :thumb:

I must admit it was nice taking the missus car to work today. Have to use mine tomorrow. If i don't use it the missus will give me no end of ... :x