sweet parking carl 07 gm 1500 crew fully loaded (the barbie) traction control, locking rear diff, auto 4wd and lock in 4wd the auto 4 wheel works great on slippery roads traction control does not in clay mud 4wd is great when punchin drifts good year silent armor seem ok once winter hit but they're no michelin x ice not enough clearance underneath and the front wheels rub my mudflaps when turning-unbelievable I operate wells so I'm always finding drifts to get stuck in
My 94 Grand Prix worked quite well, not as much fun as the Corolla GTS I had last year though. It has a button on the dash for "second gear start" in slippery conditions, and it actually seems to work.
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1960 Pontiac Strato Chief Safari 1960 Laurentian Safari 1960 Laurentian 4door(scrapped) 2001 Grand Am Traded on a '96 Suburban 2WD 2002 Hyundai Accent(SOLD) 1968 Grand Parisienne Scrapped and SOLD
What is your technique C1 ? Do you apply a little emergency brake to pitch the rear around or do you rely on a good mashing of the throttle pedal with plenty of steering lock?
I prefer the emergency brake method with a little throttle to finish and set the car where I want, I find it gives me a little more control.
Just the right amount of throttle and steering combination. These cars work perfect for that.
The black 66 Grande Parisienne I owned in my teens was my training car. 427, TH400 and a posi was ideal. The heavy nose on the car really helped.
I leave the park brake slides for the front drive drifter guys!!! All it needs is little bit of steering followed by the correct amount of throttle applied almost immediately after and away you go. WAY more fun than front wheel drive!!!
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Still "old school" here and don't have traction control, a 4x4 or AWD to get by and been driving RWD vehicles since the 70's. With 32 yrs commuting the 40min drive to the city, no problem yet, and always a chuckle as I pass by the mini vans, SUV's and 4X4's in the ditch every snow fall. Now drive an 01 Silverado Xcab-2wd daily that only has locking diff and ABS. Of course, not trying to be the leader of the pack helps.....just old fashioned commone sense.
and always a chuckle as I pass by the mini vans, SUV's and 4X4's in the ditch every snow fall.
-- Edited by 1965CS at 08:49, 2008-12-12
They get over confident and a false sense of security!
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
This what seperates the boys from the men, or the men from the boys? If you had a open parking lot with 4" of snow and a posi, what would you?
A) Be careful because you could kick out the rear end. B) Kick out your passenger for a bumper ride. C) Rip donuts until your dizzy. D) Call your buddy for some dirt tracking figure 8 racing.
I thought I would get that response from you Carl. I pick D because some friends of mine, back in the day used to race around lamp standards in 81 Z28 Camaros, man those cars are tuff. Hold the pedal down till you here valve floating then back off.
You could choose B because Back in the day we used to take my friends 78-80 lemans station wagon to a strait piece of logging road, hook up a ski rope to the trailer hitch and crazy carpet till we wiped out. 50 to 60 Km , I tried to drop the carpet and bare foot the road. Let's just say that my head met my a**.
You could choose B because Back in the day we used to take my friends 78-80 lemans station wagon to a strait piece of logging road, hook up a ski rope to the trailer hitch and crazy carpet till we wiped out. 50 to 60 Km , I tried to drop the carpet and bare foot the road. Let's just say that my head met my a**.
Well i definately am driving the different vehicle of the bunch. Just the little rice rocket Corolla with all-seasons. Over the course of the last 4 months i've had to replace all 4 tires. Actually they're doing pretty well. And i live in the "banana belt" of Southwestern Ontario so winter isn't all that bad really. I did have to get a new battery the other day for it too. Meanwhile there's my wife's Focus...i can't wait to get rid of that car! I swear i'll personally take it to the wrecker and crush it myself. She loves that car, i just loathe it.
