Re: Coupe winter driving was Spring

[quattro@rogerswave.ca]

> 	Yeah, I was thinking of all the quattro owners out there tonight,
> purposefully sliding from left to right in beautiful 4-wheel drifts,
> with the inside front spitting out slush as the rears spray snow over
> the banks ....I'm *so* jealous.....Ahhh, well, someday! My Coupe GT
> however has never been stuck and I don't foresee anything stopping it!
> The quattros just do it so much more gracefully and athletically! I
> know  :(  !   ......Have fun :)    Allan
> 
Allan.
You too can have lots of fun with your Coupe.
All you have to do is apply some left foot braking.
Not only does it make you look spectacular but it makes the car a lot 
more stable around those slippery corners.
It takes some practise (than again I always say thats the reason they 
built those big parking lots around the malls) but once you have got 
the basics it becomes a second nature.
Most common mistake people make in winter is when they feel the rear 
end sliding out they take their foot of the gas.  Big mistake.  The 
fronts now act as brakes (through the engine) and here we go around.
Same goes when making lane changes through slush.  You have to stay 
on the power so that the front wheels pull you through them not slow 
you down.
Its amazing how we get used to the quattro and once it's gone realize 
how hard it is for others.
Just my $0.02
Later. 

Martin Pajak
quattro@rogerswave.ca
www.geocities.com/MotorCity/5939

1982 Coupe (440,000 km)
1984 4000s quattro (320,000 km under the wrench)
1970 Porsche 911E Targa (also under the wrench)

Who put my tools in the dishwasher?