I had similar driving problems with my GTi after I installed lowering springs - of course the -1.5 neg camber didn't help much either. Try feathering the throttle a bit more - slipping the clutch won't get you much. Let the tires spin GENTLY, once they get the car rolling, the inertia should keep the car moving. Just keep moving the steering wheel to keep you moving in roughly the correct direction. Braking is another story - there is a fine line in brake feel. Are you wearing your super-snow stomper boots with zero-feel? If so, that's not helping.
FWIW, I had a buddy, a "professional driver", that lost the anti-lock brakes on his MB. When we went to the track, he flat-spotted 5-6-7 tires, all the while blaming the tires and the brake pads. I quietly changed his pads at his request and mentioned that he should learn how to drive. Talk about fireworks!! On the second day, he finally heeded my advice - in other words, he no longer stuffed the pedal into the floor and waited for the car to stop. Now if we could only get him to use the long, thin pedal a bit more agressively... BTW, ready for the upcoming blizzard? Get your bread, milk and toilet paper before the stores run out. --- Patrick Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > With the blizzard of 2000 upon us in the D.C. area, I'm seriously > disturbed with my car's performance. I'm hoping this is just my tires, > but I have a feeling it's not. Some of the symptoms follow. > Accelerating : not really, and not with my tire pressure above 15 > psi. All it does is spin, and it doesn't really seem like I can slip the > clutch at all to control it. > Braking : Nope. I'm guessing this has something to do with the 11in. > brakes. They're either off or locked. ===== Matthew Yip [email protected] http://www.geocities.com/mgyip/ '87 GTi 16v - x2 '88 M5 '99 F350 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
