A car that was designed to handle well in the first place will handle
better than most in poor traction situations. One of the bigest
problems with rear wheel drive vehicles in snow country is the lack of
weight over the rear axel. i.e. the car has poor weight distribution in
the first place, and the effects are amplified in poor traction
conditions.
If you want a good demostration of this, test drive a light pickup with
nothing in the bed on a snowy day. Then toss a couple of hundred pounds
of sand in the back of the bed and drive it around again. Handling will
be much improved. Overall I've found the weight distirbution on my
Midget (Mk1)to be quite good in comparison to most RWD vehicles I've
driven.
Greg Kirk
MGSMGBGT@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 11/13/97 1:53:37 AM, Nory@webtv.net wrote:
>
> <<I'm not so much worried about my MG's handling in the snow as I am
> about
> the handling of the other vehicles (and drivers) on the road who may
> slide into it
> (->>
>
> MG's are great ice and snow cars. However I do not drive mine in the
> winter,
> for they are not great SALT cars.
>
> Bob Shaw
> Driving the Sterling and Volvo and recoiling in horror at the thought
> of salt
> Lincoln, NE
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