mikey k

Nope my FWD beater did it to me twice yesterday, once in the ptich black and fog @ 5AM, once on the the motorway up to Glasgow @ 80MPH

When you lose grip on the patchy ice you will never lose ALL the grip on the driven wheels at the same time.
On icy roads there will always be a slight difference in the grip on each corner, no matter which wheels are driven.
In a RWD it is more pronouced as the back moves around, it feels like oversteer but it's not (though depending on what you do it may well quickly turn in to it once it regains grip
In a FWD it is slightly less scary as it tends to just understeer (still scary if you are in a bend with some steering on when it goes! )

As others have said take the steering & brake input off and keep the throttle neutral until you regain grip on ALL four wheels.
Then change trousers and proceed at a slow speed checking ever little imperfection on the road!

soulcrew

i think its to do with ice being slippery.

jammer2209

WinFreak

^ That

And that the front/rear weight ratio will have its influence as well

Any FWD car will have the front being heavy and the back just following wherever the front goes...

tomkbucks

i wonder if you have a sticky caliper ? causing a little drag on one side?

gbduo

The problem is tyres.

ge2

You might be interested in the theories I've been developing about water and fire.

Nick D

Thanks for the replies, I'll check the tyres and calipers. Also will dip the clutch next time. Cheers

soulcrew

i would be.

Ste_Nova

in my fwd cars i just apply full power and more lock