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I had a '98 Trans Am in Columbus Ohio and got plenty of experience driving RWD in the snow and ice. It can be very, very challenging, but some good suggestions have already been made. Tires make a huge difference, definately need winter tires. Also, if you know it's going to be slippery, toss some extra weight in the trunk. I had 200 lbs of Morton water softening salt (bags) and they made a HUGE difference. One more thing to bear in mind is that you have to handle a skid differntly in RWD. In FWD you steer against the skid... but with RWD you need to steer into the skid to regain traction and then recover from there.
Bear in mind that my Trans Am didn't have a lot of the new handling technology on it... so things are probably better with newer cars. I still recommend be extra cautious though...
I don't know about the past compared to present, but I figured driving in the snow with rear 2wd would just be skill regardless of year, though traction control, abs, developments in tires, stability control, etc might be polishing over some driver errors now, vs having a gas pedal, bad brakes, and a 3 speed transmission with a double clutch in the past. lol
I don't know about the past compared to present, but I figured driving in the snow with rear 2wd would just be skill regardless of year, though traction control, abs, developments in tires, stability control, etc might be polishing over some driver errors now, vs having a gas pedal, bad brakes, and a 3 speed transmission with a double clutch in the past. lol
Ahhhh, those were the days!
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