• Angry Man Stuck in Snow
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[QUOTE=Ldesu;46860319]That's a brand new Jeep Grand Cherokee and it's defeated by that little snow... I used to have a 1988 Jeep Cherokee (not the Grand Cherokee, there's a huge difference) and whenever I got stuck in snow or ice, I just pulled the 4x4 lever and the rear differential would lock itself automatically. Why wouldn't a brand new Jeep have this function? My Jeep from the 80's was better in snow than this. [editline]5th January 2015[/editline] A tire's profile is the height from the rim edge. I think you mean the tire's track, the part that's in contact with the road. And no, it won't get worn that badly when there's next to no friction.[/QUOTE] As far as off-road capability, manufactures will tell you that the reason they don't make SUVs for off-road use because the vast majority of people who buy them nowadays don't take them off-road.
[QUOTE=Ldesu;46860319]That's a brand new Jeep Grand Cherokee and it's defeated by that little snow... I used to have a 1988 Jeep Cherokee (not the Grand Cherokee, there's a huge difference) and whenever I got stuck in snow or ice, I just pulled the 4x4 lever and the rear differential would lock itself automatically. Why wouldn't a brand new Jeep have this function? My Jeep from the 80's was better in snow than this. [editline]5th January 2015[/editline] A tire's profile is the height from the rim edge. I think you mean the tire's track, the part that's in contact with the road. And no, it won't get worn that badly when there's next to no friction.[/QUOTE] Flooring it on snow creates mush and ice which in turn gives you even less traction. If you don't know how to drive on snow then your car will be defeated easily.
[QUOTE=Ldesu;46860319]That's a brand new Jeep Grand Cherokee and it's defeated by that little snow... I used to have a 1988 Jeep Cherokee (not the Grand Cherokee, there's a huge difference) and whenever I got stuck in snow or ice, I just pulled the 4x4 lever and the rear differential would lock itself automatically. Why wouldn't a brand new Jeep have this function? My Jeep from the 80's was better in snow than this. [editline]5th January 2015[/editline] A tire's profile is the height from the rim edge. I think you mean the tire's track, the part that's in contact with the road. And no, it won't get worn that badly when there's next to no friction.[/QUOTE] Because the guy driving it was a moron. If you floor your engine on a slick surface, its as if your tires are not moving at all no matter how many tires are being engaged by the engine - you'll just slide right over it. Effectively, to the road a tire that is spinning fast it might as well be a 100% smooth tire. The wheels aren't moving slow enough for the grips on the tire to actually grip. This is why ABS and such exist when braking. Instead of making the wheels lock up if you slam on your brakes (aka you lose traction due to you losing the gripping power of the wheels), it forces the wheels to gradually slow down instead, ensuring you actually stop and not slide. He literally would have gotten out in the first 30 seconds of the video if he didn't floor it and took it nice and easy, even trying to go straight.
Who would have thought an Audi driver would be so stupid? If he set off slowly he'd have been off way sooner.
[QUOTE=Memobot;46861476]Who would have thought an Audi driver would be so stupid? If he set off slowly he'd have been off way sooner.[/QUOTE] It's a Jeep, and honestly the make of car has nothing to do with it, something about AWD and SUVs make middle-aged white dudes completely inept at winter driving.
[QUOTE=daigennki;46855073]Do people in other countries do the thing where they put chains around their wheels? That's what we do when the snow comes around if we can't change to winter tires, or if winter tires aren't enough.[/QUOTE] You actually risk to be fined here if you don't equip your car with winter tires/chains if you drive outside of a city during winter.
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