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Old 01-03-2011, 02:32 AM   #67 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by darcane View Post
Traction control has it's limits too. My old Vette had traction control and I absolutely couldn't get up a snowy hill with it, just too slippery (3" of snow and 285/40ZR17 high performance tires area bad combo). Turned it off, and I was able to rock it to get it started and then slip and slide my way up the hill.
Had similar issues with a saturn. the traction control nutered engine power on snow, a little slip allows the tires to chew their way through the snow. Frankly if I can't tell my tires are slipping and deal with it I have no business driving.
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