Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Hi all,

Just wondering how your Stagea handles in the Snow (preferably manual).

Has anyone done much driving above the snowline in their Stagea?

How does it handle?

Did you need chains?

Any other problems?

Cheers.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/114465-stagea-in-the-snow/
Share on other sites

Like a snow mobile. You wont need chains unless driving on ice skating rink type ice. which only happens once or twice a year any way. Just drive smoothly when braking and turning. If you are ever forced to fit chains put them on the rear wheels and don’t drive above 30 - 40kmh or so.

us Ausies are wooses when it comes to driving on snow. In Canada I saw Harlies being driven on frozen ice covered roads.

Haven't driven the wagon in snow yet. I once drove a Mk 5 Cortina I had about 50Km through snow, without chains. You just have to drive very smoothly.

The Stagea is good fun on loose gravel, I just put it in 50:50 and it holds drifts really easy. It must look funny a large wagon going along at about a 30-40 degree angle down the road!

Hi all,

Just wondering how your Stagea handles in the Snow (preferably manual).

Has anyone done much driving above the snowline in their Stagea?

How does it handle?

Did you need chains?

Any other problems?

Cheers.

is this wat you have in mind doing? :D

post-27949-1145695179.jpg

The Stagea is good fun on loose gravel, I just put it in 50:50 and it holds drifts really easy.

I've done plenty of driving in my A4 Quattro in the snow - the grip in that was pretty amazing, but the Stagea is much heavier and the manual doesn't seem to be full time AWD. The manual also doesn't have the convenience of the variable road surface selector that the auto has.

As it turns out, I'm probably buying a set of snow tyres so that should give a massive increase in grip.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Yea - I mean I've seen my fuel pump which is decades old and uh, while I'm not saying this with real knowledge... but I sure get the ick at using anything in the fuel system that produced the state of that pump. Many years ago I went through multiple pumps (and strainers) before I dropped the tank to clean it out with extreme violence. I'm talking the car would do maybe 50km before coming to a halt, which resulted in me cleaning out the filter with some brake cleaner and going on my way. None of my stuff ever looked like what came out of your fuel tank. I don't think I'd be happy with it unless every single component was replaced (or at least checked/cleaned/confirmed to be clean here).
    • I'm not going to recommend an EBC pad. I don't like them. Just about anything else would suit me better. I've been using Intima pads for a while now.
    • Agreed, and in particular the earth strap that should go from the subframe to the chassis but it often broken or left off. There is a section in the R32 workshop manual you can follow for troubleshooting if you don't see anything suspicious, and depending where you are (there is no location on your user profile) you should be able to get your hands on a second hand replacement unit still if needed
    • Yeah they mention as a R34 for 2.5 Turbo...but then again thos "small" were also for R34 by that different site. But i look into it and that 310mm EBC is for R34 GTT. And by those you linked the specs are the same 🙂    EDIT: I found these on one site here: DBA 4000 series T3 DBA42304S They are 310mm...and it says are for R34GTT...are there good? EDIT2: ok they have pads too.  What "color" should i get for street use? I dont want/need some noisy ones...(and if they are not that dusty that is good too)
    • Yeah, shame. Maybe  driver's carpet is available 🙏. I am waiting for both amayama and nangun to confirm.
×
×
  • Create New...