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Old 10-11-2005, 01:03 PM
SmileyEH SmileyEH is offline
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Default Re: Trip Report - I wrecked my car yesterday

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I've had one of these threads in the past. Glad you made it out safe. Makes me consider getting snow tires for my Civic.

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If you're really cheap just get them for the front wheels.

-SmileyEH

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I've never heard this advice before. Isn't that dangerous? I can imagine the front tires sticking and the rear tires slipping after a moderate turn, resulting in an easy spinout, which are not fun at all...

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In FWD cars everything happens on the front tires. There's less weight on the back ones, and a spin out won't really happen unless you're really going too fast or don't know to give it gas when turning etc. Obviously all 4 tires is best, but the front 2 is going to be giving you like 80% of the safety.

-SmileyEH
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