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Originally Posted by cyrnel
If everything else is neutral, brakes can definitely make a car unstable in poor traction.
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Yep..A hanging emergency brake, stuck caliper, etc. will definitely cause major problems in winter weather. Be sure to check 'em out. And if you ever find yourself in a similar situation, press in the clutch or shove it into neutral if it's a slushbox. Taking the engine braking/torque out of the equation can make the car much more controllable.
All but one of my cars have been rear-wheel drive. Assuming there are no brake/tire/alignment problems, a RWD car should be perfectly stable in bad weather. Getting the car moving from a stop can be tricky, but past that point it shouldn't be less stable than anything else on the road. I actually feel more in-control in turns, because I can adjust the throttle to kick the rear end out or bring it back in. With FWD, it's more like "plow straight ahead" vs "plow even straighter ahead".