Toytown Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 just how bad are the Mk4 supes in the snow & ice ?? My last one (MK3T) was hopeless, it got so bad when we had a bad snowy weekend, I had to park it up & pinch my parents Trooper I am prepared though, bought this little import gem to sell on & if it doesn't sell, it will "do" until supra weather returns http://www.signworkshops.co.uk/wrxqtr.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baojun Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 FORGET ABT SUPRA IF YOU SEE SNOW>>>>This is the only point where I like Skyline GTR better (4WD sys) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 With sensible profile tyres with good tread depth they seem fine to me. I drove my auto TT through a bad winter on snow and ice, it was no better or worse than any other high torque RWD car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 I had brand new eagle F1's on stock size wheels and it was a bitch. Best avoid snow imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpher Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 Summer-tires...isnt ment for winterweather Its as simple as that... Ive driven my mkIV year-around since i got it...(i live in Norway, a bit more north than most of you guys )...and with the right (studless) wintertires the mkIV is actually quite comfortable to drive in the snow Most of all because the car is so well balanced....for instance...the transition from full-grip..to no-grip...is dead easy to feel...the car just tells you BEFORE things start going bad... What i usually do is not use the TRAC under 60-70km/h...then switch it on...IF i a) feel insecure about the roadsurface...or b) im doing 'higher speeds' And youve got to respect the car itself...and offcourse the weather too Im certainly into a big rant here, aint i? Actually in the wintertime...is when you can actually feel that the 4-channel ABS with its G-sensor is working...aswell as the Torsen diff....man dont you just love the way this car is set up? As far as im concerned this is THE only sportscar that you can use as a year-round daily driver! And..i can PERSONALLY vouch for that! @lpher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250horses Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 my supe never worked on hills in snow any kind of hill the only way was to use reverse gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baojun Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 Originally posted by 250horses my supe never worked on hills in snow any kind of hill the only way was to use reverse gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Peace Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 lol at 250. I had an incident where I was driving up a lane the snow on the road was compacted and I got so far then got stuck and couldn't go forward without sliding sideways towards a ditch, I had it in 1st gear and manual mode and 'snow' setting on traction (Facelift Supra has a snow mode lol) and tried everything in the end the only way was to reverse all the way down the hill inch by inch, it seemd like it took a couple of hours, I was still sliding all over the place but would have to go forward evry so often to correct the path lol....was painful couple of hours 2 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelightning Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 I was once attacked by a small herd of mooses in the snow. I don't like to talk about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baojun Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 not very sure abt supra, but my R33 GTS has no problem with snow...( maybe becouse I am living in south with no much snow and always get salt on the road....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelightning Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 They came out of no where. We didnt have a chance. Dont wanna talk about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 Originally posted by Whitelightning They came out of no where. We didnt have a chance. Dont wanna talk about it. Please tell us about the mooses ..where they from essex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Peace Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 Originally posted by Whitelightning They came out of no where. We didnt have a chance. Dont wanna talk about it. PMSL you sound like a mate of mine who did too much LSD in the late eighties and now lives on a permenant 'trip' lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelightning Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 Oh sure - its funny to you. They're out there man ! THEY'RE ALL AROUND US ! OMG http://www.americanparknetwork.com/parkinfo/ye/images/moose.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 Originally posted by Whitelightning Oh sure - its funny to you. They're out there man ! THEY'RE ALL AROUND US ! OMG http://www.americanparknetwork.com/parkinfo/ye/images/moose.jpg Awh Look how soft it looks, how could you be scared of that the ones i seen in essex were a lot more abrasive than that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelightning Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 True (I wasn't scared - honest) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Peace Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 I killed a Deer last year...I was ever so upset, and I was only doing fifty in a 60 limit... I love Moosey's too they look really cuddly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Boy Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 They may well look all cuddley n cute when you first lay eyes on them (Damn that AfterShock!) but when you see one laying next to u in the morning.... Defo no so cuddley.... Have you tried getting in the shower with one of those before........!!!!! The Antlers keep nicking all the shower spray!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelightning Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 We've all been there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Reign Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 Own up WL .. it was a chocolate moose ! and it didn't attack you ... you are just a messy eater ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelightning Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 Its a fair cop you've got me bang to rights. After the lights went out, "She" did taste good though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sakura Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 Originally posted by Green Peace I killed a Deer last year...I was ever so upset, and I was only doing fifty in a 60 limit... I was driving behind a car that hit a deer (we have lots around here) a few weeks ago. The guy didn't stop, but the deer was clearly still alive. I was on my way to a business meeting with a colleague. We managed to get the deer into the back of my car, wrapped in towels (always carry them, you never know when they might come in handy!), and took it to the nearest vet. Sadly, it died later that day, but at least I felt I tried to help. When I tried to explain why we were somewhat dishevelled and very late for the meeting, there were lots of raised eyebrows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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