Feb 6th snowstorm

[tom4bren]

An another 8-12 due tonight.

[etlsport]

[samneil2000]

Over the last few weeks, I'm getting my first experience at driving the VX in the snow. Yesterday I was driving through 4 or 5 inches. I have the 33 inch mud tires on mine. It felt like it wanted to spin around on me. Not so much when I'm accelerating, but just driving along. I don't know if it was just the ruts in the snow making my tires follow them or if I was actually sliding a bit.
I was able to hit the gas and pull straight at any time, I was just a little nervous driving faster than 15 or 20 though.
Is that normal? Is 15 to 20 the speed I should be trecking through 4 inches of snow anyways?
I'm kinda new to this. We have been getting more snow here in my area this year than any other time since I was a kid.

[tom4bren]

Over the last few weeks, I'm getting my first experience at driving the VX in the snow. Yesterday I was driving through 4 or 5 inches. I have the 33 inch mud tires on mine. It felt like it wanted to spin around on me. Not so much when I'm accelerating, but just driving along. I don't know if it was just the ruts in the snow making my tires follow them or if I was actually sliding a bit.
I was able to hit the gas and pull straight at any time, I was just a little nervous driving faster than 15 or 20 though.
Is that normal? Is 15 to 20 the speed I should be trecking through 4 inches of snow anyways?
I'm kinda new to this. We have been getting more snow here in my area this year than any other time since I was a kid.

I think your VX was 'searching' for the ruts. Mine does it too since my stance is significantly wider than a normal car, I don't match the ruts. If you take it out in virgin snow, I doubt you'll notice it.

[etlsport]

im with tom on that.. i plowed through 18" or so of snow no problem at all for a few miles until i got to civilization, once there, i was on maybe 5-6 inches and was okay.. once i got to main roads where there was a 1-2 inches packed down, the VX was a little squirrly at times, once even got to maybe a 15º angle on me, but always a touch of gas and a very slight steering correction and she was straight as an arrow

[samneil2000]

im with tom on that.. i plowed through 18" or so of snow no problem at all for a few miles until i got to civilization, once there, i was on maybe 5-6 inches and was okay.. once i got to main roads where there was a 1-2 inches packed down, the VX was a little squirrly at times, once even got to maybe a 15º angle on me, but always a touch of gas and a very slight steering correction and she was straight as an arrow

Thanks. That makes me feel a little better. It can get a bit un-nerving with such a short wheelbase when you feel the back side switching a little bit.
I never thought I was about to lose it, but did wonder how far it would go. Acceleration was never a problem though. That TOD is sweet!

[VX KAT]

...since my stance is significantly wider than a normal car..

NO! Really? ....Guess it depends on what the definition of "normal" is....

[Marlin]

I'm kinda new to this. We have been getting more snow here in my area this year than any other time since I was a kid.

Damned global warming....

[pbkid]

We have been getting more snow here in my area this year than any other time since I was a kid.

we have the EXACT opposite thing going on around here...
colorado is drying up. everyone here is freakin out a little because we arent gonna have any water this year to feed all the other states for crops and whatnot.

the 'ski' mountains are also really hurting because no one is riding them due to the lack of base snow. (around 40 inches for most mountains right now, average this time of year is 120 inches)

[WormGod]

I finished out the first snow with 36" and 20" during the second. 56" in 4 days north of DC. This place came to a STANDSTILL. Needless to say, the STi was in the garage since last Friday and only came out this morning. The VX on the other hand.... has been EVERYWHERE.