I should probably toss a couple of bags of sand or softener salt in the trunk of my Crown Vic. It totally sucks on slick roads, even with the "traction control" turned on.
For that matter, I had to turn the traction control off so I could get up my driveway the other day. It's short, but steep. If there is the slightest bit of snow or ice on it the Crown Vic can barely make it up without redlining the final drive. Dan --- On Wed, 1/7/09, Jim Cathey <j...@windwireless.net> wrote: From: Jim Cathey <j...@windwireless.net> Subject: Re: [MBZ] So I end up buying a 2005 Dodge Magnum To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 10:42 AM > I got trapped behind a RWD Chrysler (not Magnum, a sedan, probably 300) in > light > snow last month. He had decent tires (the snow was sticking to them, they > were totally white), limited slip or locking diff, and a gentle foot (or > traction control), but the tires just slipped 3-5mph without the car really > getting anywhere. More of the same when we got to the street, but he did > eventually get up to 20-25mph. This was in maybe 1/2" of fresh but wet snow. Probably just like my Camaro. With proper narrow-profile snow tires and a bit of weight in the trunk it got around just fine. Stock? Acted like you described. -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090107/31ff3c42/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
