I wasn't expecting good snow performance as I had been used to driving my 220D automatic and a 450 and 560SEL which were not the best.
My winter car is a 200D manual. For a short period my wife was driving the 450SL. Both riding on Hakkas, and both are/were pretty darned good in the snow. In the 200D I've driven on a badly drifted road, with waves of snow washing over the hood, and my only problems were ensuring that I was _on_ the road, and avoiding stopping.
A good set of snow tires and 200# of sand in the back also transformed my Camaro, a car that loved to spin around normally, into a not-bad snow car. The most amazing slippery road performance I have ever personally experienced was in my Dodge pickup riding on mud/snow tires, with a 3000# camper in the back! On a glare ice day when _everybody_ was slipping and sliding around, we didn't even lose traction once. It's all about tires. And weight. -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
