I think I know why American car comp. are not good

Frozen Balls wrote: (ran out of title space ) So, here I am sitting in my apartment. I go to look out my window, and below in the driveway there is a GM truck of one sort or another. There are perhaps three inches of snow on the ground at the moment, and our driveway is by no means unusually steep or long. This truck failed to get up the hill four times. Then I walked away. Congratulations GM, you made a truck that can't handle a minor New England snow storm.

agentwhale007 wrote: I'd like to take the time to point out two things: 1) Ford is a different monster than the other American car companies, in that it actually makes a decent product and is not tanking. 2) This time next year I will most likely end up in some place with real winters, which is scary, because I have no idea how those things work.

Just as long as you understand the principle of traction.

Traction can be put to use for 3 different things, acceleration, deceleration,  and course correction. On a regular road, when you overuse your traction, you tires squeal. On slush or ice, they slip.

Try to speed up, or brake too hard. Try to turn too hard, turn while brakeing or speeding up, and you slip.