Handling in winter

[Merzbow]

Hmmm...is it just me or does the Vibe have horrible handling in the snow?...a combination of front wheel drive, light weight, and the lack of ABS seems to make a deadly combination lol. I had to take every corner in my sub at 5 mph to prevent sliding into mailboxes and such, plus I had to make a turning radius of about 30' so the wheels didn't slip. It's still fun as h*ll to drive though Was ABS an option on the Vibe?

[NSimkins]

Quote, originally posted by Merzbow »Hmmm...is it just me or does the Vibe have horrible handling in the snow?...a combination of front wheel drive, light weight, and the lack of ABS seems to make a deadly combination lol.That and the All-Season tires - I've come to the conclusion today that I will need to get snow tires sooner than I wanted, but driving today in the minimal snowcover on the roads was horrible. Why I just realized that today, I'll never know! Quote »Was ABS an option on the Vibe?Yes, it was.

[Merzbow]

Yea, I don't have money for snow tires and I doubt my mom would get them for me... I gues I'll have to cope with it. Wow is it ever fun though This is my first time driving in snow.

[AKLGT]

Quote, originally posted by Merzbow »Yea, I don't have money for snow tires and I doubt my mom would get them for me... I gues I'll have to cope with it. Wow is it ever fun though This is my first time driving in snow.your first time, eh? i remember my first time..... empty parking lot, sweaty palms. but boy is it fun doing doughnuts! i love to drive in the snow, but hate the ice. and all season tires are a joke! If you read the ratings they are for mild conditions, not snow and mud. you need real snow or winter radials for that! just think if you lived in AK where there's primarily snow 9 months out of the year! great for skiing, snowboarding, snowmachining, etc. can't wait to his the slopes (and i mean i fall alot!)

[ArcsVibe]

We are getting about 25cms of snow right now so my first real test is tomorrow morning.....can't wait

[Merzbow]

The only real way to do donuts in the Vibe is to do it backwards (FF) haven't attempted it yet.

[savedbyzero]

Winter handling in a Vibe...isn't that an oxymoron? Unless you're rolling th AWD! But then you're barely rolling! J/K! I still wish they would have released the GT as an AWD like they had said prerelease!

[Merzbow]

(removed), good one.

[AKLGT]

Quote, originally posted by savedbyzero »Winter handling in a Vibe...isn't that an oxymoron? Unless you're rolling th AWD! But then you're barely rolling! J/K! I still wish they would have released the GT as an AWD like they had said prerelease!yes! that's one of the reasons i decided to buy the vibe. i thot i could get the ho engine w/ awd! if subie can do it, why can't toyota?

[Sub-Vibe-R]

Quote, originally posted by Merzbow »The only real way to do donuts in the Vibe is to do it backwards (FF) haven't attempted it yet. Never heard about hand brake??? Very funny to turn corner by pull the hand brake and slide the rear.

[drunkenmaxx]

reverse doughnuts (as i call them) are neat, you can't see where you are going and the engine weight really makes the car sling around.

[Merzbow]

Oh yeah it is! I posted a thread about powersliding and 180s that I've been experimenting with in another board

[Stang2Vibe]

Side note--ABS was standard on the GT. I got 4 new snow tires put on last month and last time when it snowed, I couldn't get out of my driveway. Only 3 inches of snow and it wouldn't climb the hill.

[AKLGT]

Quote, originally posted by Stang2Vibe »Side note--ABS was standard on the GT. I got 4 new snow tires put on last month and last time when it snowed, I couldn't get out of my driveway. Only 3 inches of snow and it wouldn't climb the hill. really? we had 8" fri night and another 8" tonight. my gt seems to do pretty well, but starting can be difficult. i lowered it this august about 1.5" so that kinda of killed some of my ground clearance. but still, no real probs. of course i also have studded tires which can make a very big difference.