Great Disaster Car

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I'm not sure what everyone else thinks but it's been confirmed to me tonight that the A2 is a truly great weather disaster car!

It's not let me down getting through two huge snow storms in two consecutive years in London - whilst I drove straight past others who were stranded (selfish I know!).

And again tonight in the worst rain storms I have ever seen, my A2 got me through the largest 'mini-lakes' in the road with no problems whilst others held back or abandoned their cars.

Anyone else got any interesting tales of A2 heroism to tell?!

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When those last snow storms came in the afternoon I was in Portsmouth and left at 5pm to get back to warwickshire. It took 6 1/2 hours but the A2 flew past many a stranded BMW or Lexus, the ESP was fantastic.
 
yes what are the good points which allow it to get through this all?

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Okay, how about this theory:

The ESP on the A2 isn't all that special, but the things that might make it a bit more stable than the other cars you mentioned:
- weight (less)
- narrower tires (by quite a bit, and that IS important to prevent aquaplaning!)
- lower power (so less work to do for the ESP)

And although I have been in situations where the ESP kicked in (i.e. driving rain, deep tracks of trucks filled with water and high speeds), I must say that despite all the techo-support, I dearly miss on feature on the A2, for safety:
WORKING, EFFICIENT WIPERBLADES!

Boy, do I hate that single wiper. At times I'm more guessing where I'm going then actually seeing it...

Edo

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I guess on the A2, the weight, good tyre grip, damn good brakes, and exhaust positioning allow it to survive all these situations!

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Has anyone seen an A2 with a snorkel exhaust, as seen on some Land-Rovers? Surely it’s just a matter of time before bull-bars can be retro-fitted too.
 
I think it's combination of the weight (less inertia) and the small tiresize (good grip). The ESP can fairly easy pull the ight car back on track. A heavier car would have the tendency to follow it's path according to newton's law and would be harder on get on the right track.

Dennis de Held

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And in heavy rain, the roof sounds just like being in an Anderson shelter! Ah......takes me right back to the war - now that</u> was a disaster!!![3]

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I've removed the front interior light and I've stuffed that space and the space above the sunvisors with dampening materials. That makes a difference.
Too bad the microphone for the audi car kit is in the roof, I can't make a phonecall in heavy rain....

Dennis de Held

Amulet Red 1.4 Tdi
 
That's one reason why my new A2 is having OpenSky - it's worth being without a roof rack just to be able to drive in rain peacfully!

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