Just wrecked my car......

[JTP]

Originally Posted by Idaho Red Rocket 3

Does anybody have any input to properly explain this phenominom ?

Having good tires is key. I regularly drive in the snow and have not had my rear end kick out unexpectedly with my current tire setup. I have to try to make it go out of control.
As for having locking differentials, that would make it much worse in the snow than having open differentials.

[Lordblood]

The most important thing is that you're alive and not hurt! Money is something that can be recovered, but chronic pains last a lifetime.

Last thanksgiving I was driving my dad's Mercedes S500 through a snowstorm, I noticed that something as simple as a big truck overtaking me was enough to make the car twitch into a drift (that being said, the rear's on that car are pretty worn), luckily I was able to catch every one before they become a problem. I think rwd cars are just prone to oversteering in bad conditions. Even as far as all season tires go, there are some that are meant to work in snow, and some that are good in mild rain/snow conditions.

[Jake D]

Well I went to get the car with some chainsaws and lopers in hand and after cutting down a bunch of smaller trees I started looking at the damage and..... I cant find any besides a few scratches. It was getting dark but I pulled it under the gas station lights and could not find any major damage. Looked underneath and don't see anything noticeable there either. I may have just got super lucky.

But... When I went to pull it out, I followed my owners manual that said the tow hook goes behind the license plate. I took all that off and there was no access hole. I end up taking the bumperettes off and still nothing. I ended up putting a strap through both of the bumperette mounts to pull the car out. Unfortunately, the right side mount broke off. I wasn't wanting to use those, but it was getting dark and I couldn't find an alternative.

Does anyone know where the tow hook is suppose to go on an 00S? Could the bumper be aftermarket and nobody cut the access hole out? Guess I'm going to have to drop the rear bumper and try to weld up the mount.

Guess overall if thats the most of my problems, then I still came out very fortunate.

Thanks everyone.

[rdancd816]

Sorry about your misfortune. The tow hook hole is on the front bumper behind a small round cover, just pop it off witha small screwdriver. I found out this year that "all-weather" tires don't work all that well on the Boxster. I've been out in snow with them and they are really hard to control. In the past I put Blizzaks on the car and it was quite drivable. If your running the summer tires your really in for trouble. Good luck!