Hi, Guest
It sold! High bid on the Porsche was $15,176 much higher than I would have paid. Also when I checked across Canada, a Porsche 911 with manual transmission and lower miles was for sale in Victoria for under $18,000 so this one with the automatic lost any appeal it had.
I stand by my opinion. For winter driving I prefer front engine, front wheel drive. Mini Coopers with half the horsepower back in the 1960's were walking away from Corvettes, Jaguars and Austin Healeys (and Mustangs) racing on ice. Take a look at the current Porsches and you will see the rear tire width greatly exceeds the front tire width (over 12 inches width of rubber is one way to reduce oversteer). New Porsches also have stability control which wise drivers will leave engaged.
That mass hanging out behind the rear axle is the problem. Watch this DW Drive It! video. Too much power (enough to break the wheels loose), and the back comes right around. On ice, this car is treacherous. On pavement, that weight increases the normal force, allows you to "plant it" and accelerate. All Wheel Drive obviously helps as well.
I stand by my opinion. For winter driving I prefer front engine, front wheel drive. Mini Coopers with half the horsepower back in the 1960's were walking away from Corvettes, Jaguars and Austin Healeys (and Mustangs) racing on ice. Take a look at the current Porsches and you will see the rear tire width greatly exceeds the front tire width (over 12 inches width of rubber is one way to reduce oversteer). New Porsches also have stability control which wise drivers will leave engaged.
That mass hanging out behind the rear axle is the problem. Watch this DW Drive It! video. Too much power (enough to break the wheels loose), and the back comes right around. On ice, this car is treacherous. On pavement, that weight increases the normal force, allows you to "plant it" and accelerate. All Wheel Drive obviously helps as well.