Last night I drove my Sprite in the snow for the first time.
Boy, that was scary. I had a very heavy tool box and a large brick in the
trunk, fairly new Michelin 145s (M+S) on the car. After backing out of
the driveway, I was just sitting in the street in second gear not moving,
tires spinning. After getting it to move, I confirmed that I had close to
zero traction. Braking slowed down the car about as much as honking the
horn. I went sideways around a little neighborhood roundabout a couple of
times at about 1/2 walking pace.
Later, we went playing in the snow with a friends 4WD truck. What a
difference. Good traction/braking, amazing acceleration with 4WD. I had
to take back all the bad things I had said about this body-lifted Nissan
with 31" tires. Very tossable, contollable and I learned you can do
Donuts even with 4WD engaged. Can you tell it doesn't snow much in
Seattle?
Now the snow is gone so I don't get to try studded tires and snow chains
on the Sprite...
I couldn't sleep last night, trying to decide if I should put the chains
on the back and the studded tires on the front or vice versa...
Ulix __/__,__
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'67 Sprite
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