Driving in snow HELP!!!!!!!!!!, going to Colorado Options

[Havok1997GT]

Hey guys i need some help from some of you Northern Celi owners. Me and Spacepanda are heading to Colorado on Jan 2nd till the 6th. We understand that we ARE going to run into snow. Since we arent going up there long we dont want to put snow tires on his Celi and we where wondering if we could get some input on how well the cars handle in the snow with chains. Hes got a bit of a drop on his car and we are not light people. So were a little worried about sliding around on the roads

So any input on the cars handling with chains in snow with a slit drop ( i believe its an Inch and a half drop) would help out a lot.

[GriffGirl]

1)Don't drive fast in the snow with the chains/cables on your tires or you'll break 'em
2)Don't drive fast in the snow without the chains/cables on your tires or you'll break IT
3) DON'T OVERCORRECT if you start to slide. Be calm, let it slide and GENTLY nudge the steering wheel if you can. Overcorrecting will send you into a spin, then you'll slam the brakes, and well, it's pretty much just all over from there.

Just use good common sense and you should be okay. You could actually put some sandbags or something in the rear of your car to weigh it down some in the back and balance the weight out, it'll give you a little better traction in the snow. (old east coast trick) But yeah, it being FWD is a plus in slippery conditions.


Edit: also, downshift when you can to reduce using the brakes all the time. If you've got an auto, then get acquainted with D2 and D3 or L or whatever is on the auto Celi's, and learn to use those. They'll help a lot in not spinning wheels when you take off and not sliding as much when braking/slowing down.

This post has been edited by GriffGirl: Dec 3, 2007 - 3:43 PM