jamesmtl

hey, Everyone, i got a terrible accident today, DEC 27, 2008.
my e320 4MATIC lost control and slipped to hit another parked car on road side. the car was amazingly all right, but my e320... i lost right mirror and big crash on right front door..... really felt bad.

the 4 matic. ESP.... winter tires...in Quebec...mean as normal car... .... ...

slow down, buddy!!! only solution!

taranch

Hi James,

Sorry to hear about your accident. Don't forget, the roads were really bad in Montreal. I drove both our R320 4matic and our Infiniti G35 coupe (rear-wheel drive) today, and they were both ineffective on the side-streets that were completely iced out. The advantage of the R320 was on start off from a complete stop. Where the G35 was better, was that it understeered a lot less in turns.

If you need a good body shop, let me know. I'll send you to this good guy who does good work for cheap.

Take care

mjaa

how could you lose controll with winter tires and esp? did u go way to fast?

PaulX608

Snow is snow, and ice is ice. When available traction is poor, the awd system will always be better. When traction is nonexistant, as with ice, nothing will work aside from making your own traction with studs or chains specifically designed for traction on ice. Slow down if you must drive on or around ice. You'll at least minimize the damage you'll cause, lol.

mjaa

I know ice, i live in sweden.. Right now for example the ESP did blink up to 150km/h when i did drive my cklass into town.. Its a layer ice on the roads here to.

Still with my experance.. The Esp make a very good work, and with wintertires to.


He most have been driving WAY to fast then normal :P

taranch

Hi James,

I PM'd you with the body shop info. Did you get it?

Cheers

Stiggs

Any pictures of the damage?

thegeneraltso

I am glad you are okay and it is a good lesson learned for drivers in 4 wheel drive. They think just because they have a 4 wheel drive, they can be less cautious. I have seen so many SUVs drive too fast in snowy condition. The tires could be worn and ice is stil ice.