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 Post subject: My car sucks in snow
PostPosted: Fri Dec 05, 2003 10:41 pm 
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Snow sucks! Everytime I went to go stop and I would come in snow (like 5mph) and the front end would lock up and my back would keep going. My back end almost hit the mcdonalds when I went on break. I stopped but front end pushed and my back end kept going and it almost slid into the building (it was only going to be a tap, no damage) I hate hitting the brakes hard in case I slide but I guess at less than 5 mph I should worry. Plus it didn't help that I had less than a 1/8 tank of gas, I topped off my tank tonight and I'll throw some cinder blocks in there tomorrow. I was hoping to get my 442 off the road before the snow came but it came early this year and I won't be able to put the cutlass on the road till after christmas because it cost 50 bucks to transfer everything and I need that money to buy gifts. If it does snow anymore I might transfer but that will suck. Plus I was trying to find a buick 350 or maybe a olds 350 to swap into my cutlass to get rid of that V6, I guess I'm out of time.



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2003 12:00 am 
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that sucks that you can't get the 72 off the road in time for the snow. i know those cars are pretty bad in the snow, but don't expect the other Cutlass to be any better. my sister had an 85 Cutlass 2door with a 307 and that thing was a deathtrap in the snow, it wasn't even any good at going straight.

one thing you might want to try doing is making sure your rear brakes are adjusted correctly, same thing happened to my father in his Caprice wagon, fronts would lock up but the rears would still be driving the car so he'd have to put it in neutral any time he wanted to stop.

i always say that front wheel drive is 'wrong wheel drive' but is is great in the snow.



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2003 12:01 am 
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hehe.... I've got a snowmobile in the bed of my truck ready to go.... BRING ON MORE SNOW!! :twisted:



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2003 12:08 am 
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Well I put on new brakes on it (pads, shoes, rotors, calipers, cylinders, lines, and master cylinder) Everything works great, all 4 tire lock up at about the same time. I know how my Cutlass will handle because I had it for 2 years before, I'm still known in my old highschool as being the craziest driver.



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oh, yeah Jake...lol those 3.73 posis are NOT great snow gears, are they? hehehehe sucks ya couldnt get it off sooner, just keep it washed and you should be ok...wel got about an inch here last nite and I swear every damned fool in the area came looking for tires today....



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2003 10:28 am 
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73Delta88 wrote:
hehe.... I've got a snowmobile in the bed of my truck ready to go.... BRING ON MORE SNOW!! :twisted:


You can tell who are the New Englander's here! :twisted: Snow is fun...doing donuts in the snow...I put studded tires in the back of my car...Strokercutlass: I din't come in for tires...I have two tires mounted and balanced,and three other spares! Correction 5 spares...I'm ready for winter...REMEMBER TO PUMP THE BRAKES! don't just push it to the floor, or you will slide... :roll:



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