georgerobertfreeman Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Just driven to work this morning in the zed and the roads haven't been gritted so the roads are like a sheet of ice. I only drive 7 miles to work and even this morning had a few close calls. Im not driving like an idiot, but even in a straight line (no acceleration) the car is twitching all over the place and trying to stick its arse in the nearest ditch and I am having to apply some pretty drastic opposite steering to correct it. I know a 350 isnt the ideal car to drive in the conditions but I didn't think it would be this bad? Anyone else experience the same or has my car just got a death wish?? Quote
BulletMagnet Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Fit winter tyres, problem solved 4 Quote
AK350Z Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 What tyres are you on? Don't know about you, but I haven't even seen a hint of ice this winter so far! Quote
SteveM Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 rear wheel drive car and the roads are like a sheet of ice..... to be expected unless you have winter tyres fitted 1 Quote
Ekona Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Need to know what tyres and more importantly, what condition and age they are. Quote
Dave-350 Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 You are driving on an Icy road, what the hell do you expect lol. 2 Quote
Jixaman Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Dont drive fast, relax, dont be tense (top tip) and learn how the car reacts to what input, its the cheapest driving lesson you will get... Unless you get it wrong though... Have fun, cheers... 1 Quote
Briggsybriggs1 Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 I found the Z crap in the snow but not to bad with water on the road or ice. Just had to take it easy . It could come down to poor tyres even check the tyre pressure . I was running normal tyres no winter Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
GIXXERUK Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 few questions tyres - age, condition, manufacturer, pressure ? when was the geo last done ? is it ok in the dry ? how long have you had the car (first winter ?) have you had a rwd before ? Quote
georgerobertfreeman Posted January 20, 2014 Author Posted January 20, 2014 Bridgestone re050a. Front good, rears have less than 1000miles. Geo done about 6 months ago. Fine in the dry. Had rwd before and had it last winter. Just feels like it slides side to side in the road. Maybe I'm just being dramatic but no one else seemed to be having problems Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
WhackyWill Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Make sure your TC is on and working. Zed's not too bad in icey weather, just be light footed with the loud pedal.. Quote
coldel Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Keep the revs down, drive in higher gears, let the torque drag you along to try and prevent wheel spin? Quote
TomLum Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Im running continental conti sports, geometry done about a month ago and I find my Zed hard work on the icy roads. Quote
ddcboyle Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Itll depend on the tarmac of the road aswell. I find the smoother the road in general (basically, the quiter the road sounds) the more icy it is to drive on. When its a bit frosty or wet, i try take the loud roads. It makes sense to me, quiet roads are freshly done, and very smooth, the louder are older and have loads of little holes every centimetre to keep water below. I dunno, just makes sense Quote
JetSet Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Yes, Zed is twitchy but the only other high performance RWD I had, a Capri 2.8i was worse, much worse. Pete Quote
rabbitstew Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 7 miles to work? Think id get the push bike out if i lived that close to work! It took me longer than it would take to cycle to work to defrost my car this morning before venturing out on my 45mile commute. Quote
Dblock Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Make sure your TC is on and working. Zed's not too bad in icey weather, just be light footed with the loud pedal.. Keep TCS/VDC off in snow and Icey conditions. It's dangerous. But yeah winter tyres abd gentle driving will help. Cos the zed is heavy you start to slide it will take that much longer to sort it. Quote
Zedologist Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 +1 I'm on a worn set of Bridgestone re050a's and my trip to work down icey back roads was 'fun' to say the least! TC light never went out. (frist winter with rwd car / Z) Quote
Zimjason Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Haha first winter in my z! Was an interesting trip to work this morning too have to say I did love it but yesh! New experience haha Quote
Dave-350 Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 This is the worst advice ever. What you need to do is build the revs up to around 4k and pull the clutch up fast while turning the wheel. 1 Quote
Zimjason Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 This is the worst advice ever. What you need to do is build the revs up to around 4k and pull the clutch up fast while turning the wheel. Will try thatðŸ‘ðŸ‘😱 Quote
WhackyWill Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 This is the worst advice ever. What you need to do is build the revs up to around 4k and pull the clutch up fast while turning the wheel. Will try thatí ½í±í ½í±í ½í¸± Great fun on roundabouts.... :scare: Quote
Roscoe Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 I have also noticed this in mine. First winter in my zed, coming from a 200sx which was actually ok in icy conditions because there wasn't much torque under about 3000rpm but in the zed it will spin up in slippy conditions from just above idle. Obviously being gentle on the throttle would help Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Flex Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Make sure your TC is on and working. Zed's not too bad in icey weather, just be light footed with the loud pedal.. Keep TCS/VDC off in snow and Icey conditions. It's dangerous. But yeah winter tyres abd gentle driving will help. Cos the zed is heavy you start to slide it will take that much longer to sort it. I was hoping someone would say that. Although I tried to explain to the little lady why this was the case and couldn't. Is it just because TCS will just keep trying to stop the spin and cant and just makes it worse? Quote
ddcboyle Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 I have always presumed ESP on is the best way, but others say otherwise. Can someone give a little info on this? Quote
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