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noahe · Dec 4th, 2002, 07:20 PM

I think the overall consensus in the Canadian thread was that the car does slide around a good bit, but it's really predictable and you just seem to know that it's about to slide before it does.

I drove a demo MCS quite awhile back with all-season tires and it seemed adequate, but 4 winter tires is a night and day improvement.

The BEST news is that DSC assists you in re-gaining control of the vehicle. Unlike ABS, which just takes over (i.e. if you threshold brake, or pulse the pedal you do a worse job that if you just stomp) the DSC seems to work best if you also try to correct. So I don't have to re-learn how to drive in the winter.

It's not the best car I've ever driven in the snow, but it's pretty good, and WAY better than you'd expect by looking at it.

Dec 4th, 2002, 07:20 PM	#14
noahe MINI2 Master Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto Local Time: 05:56 PM Posts: 1,638 Offline	I think the overall consensus in the Canadian thread was that the car does slide around a good bit, but it's really predictable and you just seem to know that it's about to slide before it does. I drove a demo MCS quite awhile back with all-season tires and it seemed adequate, but 4 winter tires is a night and day improvement. The BEST news is that DSC assists you in re-gaining control of the vehicle. Unlike ABS, which just takes over (i.e. if you threshold brake, or pulse the pedal you do a worse job that if you just stomp) the DSC seems to work best if you also try to correct. So I don't have to re-learn how to drive in the winter. It's not the best car I've ever driven in the snow, but it's pretty good, and WAY better than you'd expect by looking at it. Chilli Red/White Cooper S, Sport Pack & Sunroof. Delivered June 12th, 2002! Now with MCS Winter Tire Package.