Jeff7181
Lifer
- Aug 21, 2002
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Yes, I know how to rock a car out of the snow. I've been driving RWD cars since 1973 in Michigan winters. No slamming needed. Just gentle back and forth. Maybe, my experience is unique seeing my frustration is from my Prius. There is just no way to shift fast enough to rock the car out. The wife got it stuck last year trying to get mail out of the mailbox and the only thing stuck was one tire a little bit in the snow bank. It should have been a cinch, however there was no way to get the engine to to pull it out. As soon as the wheels spun a little, shifting in the other direction meant waiting for the wheel to slow down to almost nothing before the trans would even think about changing gears.
I fail to see how TBW is relevant. You don't even need reverse to rock a car out of snow... all you need is drive and neutral. In fact, unless you're driving an OLD OLD OLD car, I don't think you can even put a modern automatic transmission into reverse unless your foot is on the brake and the car is not moving. I've driven a 1977 Cutlass, a 1987 Lincoln, a 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage, a 2001 Sable and my 2008 Altima Coupe in the snow... NONE of them I've ever gotten stuck in the snow for more than 30 seconds to a minute and I've never used both reverse and drive to rock out of the snow.