Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 05:04:55 GMT From: "Betsy" <betsynopsamo.org> Subject: Re: Winter driving problems
ouch. my enthusiastic bubble just ruptured and seems to be spilling all over the place. my saab was the right choice i just need to i go practice power ABS braking technique in the snowy parking lot. i'll leave th eplowing to someone else...but that car door plow is a great film scene idea. b "rws" <rws_1nopsamail.com> wrote in message news:yTYe8.9800$Dv1.37151nopsamnsc53... > You got the wrong 99. The 99's built in the 1970's were the snow cars. > With 4 studds I never ever chained up. Sometimes I plowed snow opening the > car doors after parking at the ski area. Even passed a stuck Honda that had > cable chains. But once Saab put the motor in sideways, I lost interest. > > > "Betsy" <betsynopsamo.org> wrote in message > news:jYQe8.1465$mG.2483nopsamnsc54... > > I'm into my second winter a 1999 SAAB 9-3 SE hatchback and since the snow > > has just arrived I'm worried. HELP! > > > > I never had winter driving trouble until I drove a SAAB, and now I slide > > when I brake. It scares the beegeebees outta me. For 20 years I've been > > driving Hondas with no power steering or brakes and never ever felt out of > > control when braking during snowfall. Now with a supposedly safer > winter > > car and power everything there is a tremendous sense of loss of control. > > What is going on? Is there a good way to adjust the braking technique or > am > > I going to have to go with winter only tires? This is the ONLY thing I > > really detest about my SAAB. Otherwise it's a gem. > > > > B > > > > I have good all weather tires with 20,000 miles on the. > > > > > > > > > >
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