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Offline Titan

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Driving on Unsalted Roads
« on: 12 February 2014, 01:40 »
Hey everyone..

Just after joining the site have been checking out some of the posts over last while trying to brush up on my very limited Mark7
knowledge so decided to join at last.

Hopefully I'll be looking at getting Gti PP this year at some stage (Depending on how friendly bank manager is  :shocked:)

Just wondering if anyone has used their Gti on unsalted roads,how well or otherwise did they find the car went?
Its just cause I live out in the sticks and local roads are never salted so being able to keep driving in such conditions is
big consideration.

If you have the Performance Pack do you notice having the LSD as being a good help on ice/slushy roads?

Granted having proper winter tyres would be a big help in these situations.

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Re: Driving on Unsalted Roads
« Reply #1 on: 12 February 2014, 16:22 »
Get yourself good winter tyres...

I can recommend Nokian - all my family now only buy them....

Nokian WR D3 is very good
[well the studded Hakkapeliitta would be better but use studded tyres here ;) ]

PS: just checked, they do hakkapeliitta also without studs, but that's serious snow tyres
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Re: Driving on Unsalted Roads
« Reply #2 on: 13 February 2014, 16:19 »
Quote from: Titan on 12 February 2014, 01:40
If you have the Performance Pack do you notice having the LSD as being a good help on ice/slushy roads?

First of all, as stated, the correct tyres will make the biggest difference.

As for limited slip differential on front wheel drive.

I have a driven a few and the answer to your question, is that it depends what type. A TORSEN or similar will often lock solid in slippery conditions meaning the car will be unwilling to turn (terminal understeer)... but... these only work under load, so if you back right off the throttle the diff will unlock allowing the car to turn. In my experience a properly set up plate type diff is very good (because they always have some slip so avoid the problem discussed above), I've driven my mate's Skoda Felicia Rally Car with that set up and it was fantastic... with snow tyres and that diff it could go places his summer tyre shod VW Toureg couldn't...

As for the Golf PP, I believe that it is more akin to the TORSEN model with some electronic control...
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Re: Driving on Unsalted Roads
« Reply #3 on: 13 February 2014, 18:17 »
Is the LSD not just electronic thou? ;)

You can even tweak it with VCDS :)
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Re: Driving on Unsalted Roads
« Reply #4 on: 14 February 2014, 11:50 »
No, PP Has a proper, electro-hydraulic LSD
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