I do not like how this feels

"luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!" (luvmesome142)
12/21/2015 at 16:23 • Filed to: None

in the snow.

So, I drove my ‘99 TC in the snow for the first time this weekend (not my car pictured). It did not inspire confidence. The good news is the ABS works great. The traction control, I’m not so sure about. It lets the wheels spin just enough to get the tail stepping out and then limits wheelspin by cutting power. Not sure if it applies rear brake.

Anyway, that rear end feels all sloppy when it breaks and regains traction. I’m going to see if adding some weight in the trunk helps the next snowfall we get.

DISCUSSION (21)

Urambo Tauro > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
12/21/2015 at 16:27

How are the tires looking?

OPPOsaurus WRX > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
12/21/2015 at 16:29

turn off the traction control and embrace the oppo

MonkeePuzzle > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
12/21/2015 at 16:30

drive backwards, then it’ll handle like a FWD in the snow, which is better

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
12/21/2015 at 16:30

Losts of weight in the trunk will help tons, like two dead hooker equivlant. Seriously though I’d do at least three #50 lb sand bags. Here in the northwoods they sell them at gas stations for about $3 a piece.

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > OPPOsaurus WRX
12/21/2015 at 16:32

Did that too. It’s just not as confidence inspiring as other cars I’ve had.

fourvalleys > Urambo Tauro
12/21/2015 at 16:32

Snow tires, or not? Seriously, snow tires will make a massive difference, even compared to all-seasons.

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > Urambo Tauro
12/21/2015 at 16:33

They are all-seasons with plenty of life left. Thinking about snow tires.

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
12/21/2015 at 16:35

Thanks. I’m going to try that.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
12/21/2015 at 16:35

What is “snow?”

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
12/21/2015 at 16:41

I DD’d a 1968 buick electra 225 through two winters. It was borderline gonna crash any moment in that car. Spun it out several times, my mom put it in the ditch twice. It’s only saving grace was that I could put my K2 204 skis in the trunk.

Justin Hughes > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
12/21/2015 at 16:43

I loved my P71 in the snow. Then again, good snow tires and a limited slip diff made a huge difference in my case.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
12/21/2015 at 16:49

some All seasons are just worthless in the snow.

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > Justin Hughes
12/21/2015 at 17:03

I think the TCs that came with traction control don’t have LSD. But, it looks like I can pop one in for not too much dough.

Under_Score > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
12/21/2015 at 17:08

Is that a Georgia plate I see? Where is it snowing here? Please, it’s supposed to be 73 on Christmas Eve; donate some of that snow please.

Roadster Man > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
12/21/2015 at 17:09

Get snow tires and you can have FUN!

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > Under_Score
12/21/2015 at 17:13

I think you are seeing things! That plate could be anything. I just grabbed it off the net.

Under_Score > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
12/21/2015 at 17:20

Kinja'd!!!

It looks like a mid 2007 to early 2012 Georgia plate.(found this one on Google).

Nick Has an Exocet > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
12/21/2015 at 18:24

They forgot to tell you in the marketing: They mean’t All THREE Seasons. Snow tires or bust.

Dusty Ventures > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
12/21/2015 at 19:18

I’ve been driving those in the winter for a good ten years now. They’re pretty solidly terrible. The traction control can render them straight up motionless, and they definitely don’t have the best sense of control when it’s off. Even the ABS is kinda bad IMO.

Find a TC hearse though, then suddenly you’re the drift king

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > Dusty Ventures
12/22/2015 at 08:53

A hearse, huh? Maybe the difference is a stiffer rear suspension (assuming you are not joking).

Dusty Ventures > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
12/22/2015 at 10:08

Dead serious. It probably also helps that the hearse is over a thousand pounds heavier and a couple feet longer