Had to take 993TT to work today - now it's snowing...

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01-22-2005, 12:12 AM

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I've only had one experience with my TT on snow with S02's and it was bad.

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01-22-2005, 03:25 AM

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all wheel drive=all wheel slide atleast in my bros subaru

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01-22-2005, 10:36 AM

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I also spun my 993TT in the snow on performance tires, but it's been great for the past 3 winters on Pirelli Wintersport 240's. I agree that snow tires help more than AWD.

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01-22-2005, 11:35 AM

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I have an '04 Audi TT w/ snows and still find that if it is cold enough and the right conditions it is a pain to drive. I did have an A6 that with snows was awesome in the snow.. and my wifes allroad with allweather pilot sports is a monster..
I hope you left it there and took a taxi or got a ride home.. or made it home safely.

Be safe...

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01-22-2005, 01:45 PM

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My Cayenne S was a pile of crap without the proer tires. Now on Blizzak's and it is a great SUV. Be careful in any car without proper tires.

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01-22-2005, 03:16 PM

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Without 4 snow tires, I would have it flatbedded home. Too dangerous with high performance tires, and near zero tempertures in the snow.

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01-22-2005, 04:22 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. G

My 2001 Audi TT 225 had the quattro system. With the stock tires the car was a sled - little to no control stopping in the snow - with snow tires it was amazing even with accumulation. I'm running high performance tires on the 993TT so even with the AWD I'm a bit nervous.

Exactly, snow tires make all the difference.
Just the sight of snow made my M5 stuck.
Put the snows on and the difference was day and night.
If your 993tt has no snows, leave it at work, better safe than sorry.