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First time driving I the snow. I've had the car for over 2 years but no snow tyres. So first impression is a little underwhelming and..... It's brilliant.
Since it's similar to the awd system in my Subaru I assumed it would drive similarly in the snow, but it just doesn't slide very much. Perhaps it's the tyres, I don't know, but it sticks to the road, just turns, stops and goes very securely. The Subaru can be slid more easily and controllably held.
Perhaps I just need to have a heavier right foot. Guess I will find out at the ice gymkhana in 2 weeks.
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Drove up thurs night in the thick of the storm from NYC to Jay Peak (8hr drive), and the E30 muscled thru flawlessly carrying 4 guys, 4 boards and all our gear for the wkend. I still can't believe how stable she was with the Michelin x-ices....was passing plows the entire way up. Witnessed two accidents in front of me, two jackknifes, and two cars in ditches.
Conditions are a bit icy on the mountains. Kind of wish we were further south, but the trip was pre-planned.
Drove up thurs night in the thick of the storm, and the E30 muscled thru flawlessly carrying 4 guys, 4 boards and all our gear for the wkend. I still can't believe how stable she was with the Michelin x-ices....was passing plows the entire way up. Witnessed two accidents in front of me, two jackknifes, and two cars in ditches.
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Originally posted by NNW View Post
First time driving I the snow. I've had the car for over 2 years but no snow tyres. So first impression is a little underwhelming and..... It's brilliant.
Since it's similar to the awd system in my Subaru I assumed it would drive similarly in the snow, but it just doesn't slide very much. Perhaps it's the tyres, I don't know, but it sticks to the road, just turns, stops and goes very securely. The Subaru can be slid more easily and controllably held.
I went the other way, from my ix into a Subaru (outback/legacy with manual trans) and I thought the Subaru was underwhelming. well, it's ok, but it's big, lumbering, and not very confidence inspiring.. maybe the smaller ones are better, I don't know. I felt the same way about the ix, it could be controlled a lot better, especially with the throttle.
also maybe you should do a jack test if you haven't already, it won't be as impressive if the VC isn't working. :(
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Originally posted by nando View Postdefinitely need to use some throttle!
I went the other way, from my ix into a Subaru (outback/legacy with manual trans) and I thought the Subaru was underwhelming. well, it's ok, but it's big, lumbering, and not very confidence inspiring.. maybe the smaller ones are better, I don't know. I felt the same way about the ix, it could be controlled a lot better, especially with the throttle.
also maybe you should do a jack test if you haven't already, it won't be as impressive if the VC isn't working. :(
Only one day driving in the snow in the ix and it's much more planted and secure. I will have to try more throttle when there are less cars around.
I always thought the Subaru was the best car in the snow, but now I am inclined to say that my ix and X5 are much much better snow cars.
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Originally posted by nando View Postnice! no snow at all here. we got like 2" just before Christmas but I was in California.. doh.
I'm a little jealous of the storm in the NE.. I know, I know, it's really cold, but damn, we haven't had a real winter here in almost 20 years.
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