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Offline rwleigh

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GTI edition 40 in the snow.
« on: 08 February 2021, 11:14 »
So we finally had some snow where I live in N.E. Lincolnshire so I thought I'd better see what these Michelin Crossclimate+ tyres could do. Suffice to say I got to places no summer tyre equipped GTI would have a hope of. Yes they spin a bit if you give it too much throttle but that's to be expected. Got some strange looks from the 4x4 drivers on the snow covered country lanes...  :cool:
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Re: GTI edition 40 in the snow.
« Reply #1 on: 08 February 2021, 11:16 »
Bold man!

But good test  :cool:
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Re: GTI edition 40 in the snow.
« Reply #2 on: 08 February 2021, 11:23 »
I have Michelin Super Sport 4s on mine and they aren't too bad on the A roads, but in the town on the way to work my rear end started twitching and I don't mean the cars rear end either!!! Simply braking at 5-10mph pushes me towards the curbs and any inclines and I have no chance!!! Oh how I wish I had a non-electric handbrake haha! I too am in Lincolnshire. One thing I have noticed is that since it last snowed I have put spacers on the car and it seems to step out from the rear a tiny bit if you turn hard enough  :grin:
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Re: GTI edition 40 in the snow.
« Reply #3 on: 08 February 2021, 11:51 »
Quote from: rwleigh on 08 February 2021, 11:14
So we finally had some snow where I live in N.E. Lincolnshire so I thought I'd better see what these Michelin Crossclimate+ tyres could do. Suffice to say I got to places no summer tyre equipped GTI would have a hope of. Yes they spin a bit if you give it too much throttle but that's to be expected. Got some strange looks from the 4x4 drivers on the snow covered country lanes...  :cool:


Are the Cross Climates just for winter use, or do you intend to stick with them?
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Re: GTI edition 40 in the snow.
« Reply #4 on: 08 February 2021, 12:03 »
Quote from: Guzzle on 08 February 2021, 11:51
Are the Cross Climates just for winter use, or do you intend to stick with them?

Although you can run them all year round, I have a set of Brescia's fitted with PS4S's for the summer...
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Re: GTI edition 40 in the snow.
« Reply #5 on: 08 February 2021, 12:05 »
Quote from: fredgroves on 08 February 2021, 11:16
Bold man!

But good test  :cool:

All in the name of science Fred...  :wink:
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Re: GTI edition 40 in the snow.
« Reply #6 on: 08 February 2021, 12:29 »
Love the photo! First snow pic I’ve seen featuring a Golf and not seen any actual snow myself for nigh on three years now.
Glad to hear the tyre test was a success too!
I wonder if doing a slight zig zag would help the VAQ distribute torque side to side if traction became an issue. 
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Re: GTI edition 40 in the snow.
« Reply #7 on: 08 February 2021, 12:48 »
Quote from: Exonian on 08 February 2021, 12:29
I wonder if doing a slight zig zag would help the VAQ distribute torque side to side if traction became an issue.

I think the diff was working overtime each time I set off or accelerated. It's kind of like having half a 4WD, just the front half obviously. Works well though, given the right tyres of course.
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Re: GTI edition 40 in the snow.
« Reply #8 on: 08 February 2021, 15:42 »
Having moved out of town for the first time in my life. I got to drive on ungritted roads, and displayed a remarkable lack of talent by ploughing straight over a roundabout. Luckily I just scuffed a wheel.
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Re: GTI edition 40 in the snow.
« Reply #9 on: 08 February 2021, 15:50 »
I shouldn’t laugh but that was funny baka!  :grin:
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