Re: [16v] Mini-Slip Diff. Worthless?

[Night Shadow <soltwede@ucsub.Colorado.EDU>]

Get some 13" Rabbit rims, and cheapo 155/80 snow tires and you'll be
problem free...at least I am...

Eric


On Thu, 7 Jan 1999, Jason wrote:

> Hey gang,
> 	Due to the nasty ice storms and snow we've been having here in the
> Pittsburgh area, I've been having more fun than usual driving the Scirocco
> around.  This area is extremely hilly, and I can't say that I have a lot of
> experience driving in the snow.  The experience I do have is mostly in the
> Scirocco, though.
> 	I have an 87 16v with 57,000 very easy miles on it, and at the moment I
> have Bridgestone Potenza RE930 All-Season 185/60-14s on the teardrops...
> The tires have about 22,000 miles on them... and they're about 2/3 of the
> way worn.  They're by far the best all season tires I've owned.
> 
> 	Here's the catch... I seem to be having a bit more trouble getting around
> in the snow than some of the other cars are.  I always manage to get
> around, but I'l slipping and sliding a whole hell of a lot more than
> everyone else. 
> 	
> 	This morning I couldn't get up my hill, no way no how.  So, thinking that
> it would help, I tried to reverse up the hill (my logic was that more
> weight would be on the front wheels if they were facing down the hill and I
> was reversing) but that proved even worse.
> 	I finally got up the hill after I dropped the tire pressure... it's
> probably around 15 psi now.
> 
> 	I did learn later that it took my neighbor 45 minutes to get up the same
> hill in his Jeep... but somehow I expected more.  
> 
> 	A ride in my friend's Suzuki Swift this evening crimped it.  True, his
> front tires have 80 miles on them; but they're el-cheapo brand.  And true,
> the ultra-skinny 165s help in the snow... but the hills he could go up with
> *no* wheelspin, I had to try.  And the hills he crawled up, I wasn't moving.
> 
> 	Now, is this because my tires are almost done?  Is it gonna make that much
> difference.  Now, they're not bald of course, but they're nearing the end...
> 
> 	So, anyways, during one of my Scirocco-sledding trips, I got stuck on a
> street that was covered in 3" of snow and then a 1" thick layer of ice
> below it.  Lo and behold, the left wheel just sat there, and the right one
> spun and spun and spun.  So, now the question... what's this shit about
> VW's "mini-slip" differential?  I can see that when they said "Mini", they
> meant "Teensy". :)
> 
> 	On that note, how are all of your cars faring in this wonderful winter
> weather?
> 
> 	Jason
> 
> 
> 
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> 
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