Zoltan Finks wrote:
I'm not too encouraged by what happened a few minutes ago. I spun one wheel
while trying to back up onto the concrete pad I park on. Not ice, not snow,
just rain water. It is a slight incline. I couldn't tell you which tire was
spinning. One may or may not have been on the concrete as opposed to the
asphalt beside it. There is very good tread remaining on the Michelins, and
they are the type with a channel down the center for rain. But, I do
recognize that the tires are likely old and they sat in the AZ sun for who
knows for how long. I know with certainty that had there been H2O in any
other state present I would not have been able to park.
Your problem isn't the design of the car. It may be your tires or it may
be your driving, but it's NOT the car's design. The only time I
experience anything lake what you are describing (in a 201 190D) it was
the tires (they had plenty of tread). New quality tires and all traction
problems went away. In snow, 75-100 lb in the trunk (which makes the
front/rear weight distribution almost a perfect 50:50) improves traction
even with studded tires.
Marshall
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Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
"der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'87 300TD 182Kmi, '84 190D 2.2 229Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5
turbo 237kmi
