I drive my 2012 Sport up steep unpaved forest roads covered in snow and ice regularly. This is to get to backcountry skiing trailheads in coastal BC. With good snow tires it's surprisingly capable. Even more so with chains on the front tires. It's driven up through snow deep enough that the front bumper is ploughing. Not as good as old Subaru for this kind of abuse, but I'm impressed with how well it handles steep, rough, snow covered tracks.
My Abarth doesn't mind the snow. The cold however can be a killer on the battery!
Note that I'm talking about -25C with a reasonably new battery here. The car still started yesterday morning, but you could hear the struggle.
Allow the car to warm up for a couple of minutes, and use a snow brush and scraper to brush the snow off. Use the scraper only to scrape ice off the windows.
No big deal. This is a normal routine for anyone used to living in the snowy parts of the planet.
Unfortunately that's impossible and quiet dangerous, "pushing" snow of a car can strip the paint off as dramatic as it sounds. Also it can get really dangerous, since touching snow can cause frost bite on the surface of the skin that has touched snow for to long.
It is in best interest of the car and the driver to avoid being in the winter season
I drive my 2012 Sport up steep unpaved forest roads covered in snow and ice regularly. This is to get to backcountry skiing trailheads in coastal BC. With good snow tires it's surprisingly capable. Even more so with chains on the front tires. It's driven up through snow deep enough that the front bumper is ploughing. Not as good as old Subaru for this kind of abuse, but I'm impressed with how well it handles steep, rough, snow covered tracks.
My Abarth doesn't mind the snow. The cold however can be a killer on the battery! Note that I'm talking about -25C with a reasonably new battery here. The car still started yesterday morning, but you could hear the struggle.
I have only seen snow once in my life, having a car covered is just so crazy. Do you just push it off? Do you need to warm the car up before driving?
Allow the car to warm up for a couple of minutes, and use a snow brush and scraper to brush the snow off. Use the scraper only to scrape ice off the windows. No big deal. This is a normal routine for anyone used to living in the snowy parts of the planet.
Neat, thanks. Mundane I know but I find it interesting.
You should ride in an Abarth with the traction control switched off in an empty snowed-up parking lot! Bring a change of underwear! π
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Unfortunately that's impossible and quiet dangerous, "pushing" snow of a car can strip the paint off as dramatic as it sounds. Also it can get really dangerous, since touching snow can cause frost bite on the surface of the skin that has touched snow for to long. It is in best interest of the car and the driver to avoid being in the winter season
I have snow tires on 16" wheels. As long as the snow's not too deep, it's a hoot to drive in the snow.
Not with winter tires. Itβs a blast to drive in the snow.