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MISTERLUCAS 09-24-2012 11:23 AM

Winter
 
What are your plans for the winter driving? Black ice is scary as hell around here...

Books 09-24-2012 11:46 AM

Four snow tires (Blizzaks) and smart common sense driving. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping it'll work out.

HunterGreene 09-24-2012 12:09 PM

:search:

Sony 09-24-2012 01:02 PM

Pickup Truck with All-Terrain tires....I haz one lol

Seriously...not even gonna try driving this thing in the snow, plus the money I would spend on snow tires would completely negate the fuel I am saving by driving the BRZ in the winter. So it will happily live in the garage while I drive the pickup truck in the winter.

Tt3Sheppard 09-24-2012 01:30 PM

This will be my year round driver so I'll be slapping on some snow tires as well and roughing it.

Sony 09-24-2012 01:35 PM

I definitely agree with the above, if you are going to be driving the BRZ in the winter, GOOD snow tires are a complete MUST, it's even more important on a BRZ than a regular car because the BRZ is rear wheel drive ONLY. A good set of Blizzaks would suit you well, I would also suggest getting a cheap pair of steel wheels to mount them on, 16" wheels fit this car and 16" snow tires are easier to find and cheaper than 17" tires. A second set of steel wheels will also allow you to not have to remount your tires whenever you want to get them changed.

2forme 09-24-2012 02:25 PM

16" steelies with snows and some weight in the trunk :)

Books 09-24-2012 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2forme (Post 457407)
16" steelies with snows and some weight in the trunk :)

Oh yes, I forgot about adding weight! I might just leave my 4 tires in my trunk (in tire totes). I'm curious if they are heavy enough though. I think I read that each tire is about 50lbs or so (tires are 20lb, I don't know exactly how heavy the rims are).

Turbowned 09-24-2012 02:56 PM

Harden the F%$# up and drive! (with snow tires)

http://www.laughingstock.com.au/stor...hopperhtfu.jpg

Shizuma 09-24-2012 03:21 PM

It always confuses me why people make it out to be that bad driving in snow, especially with this car since it's not like it has a ton of torque to break loose the rear end that easy anyways, I drove my Dodge Magnum on ultra high performance all season tires in the winter for all 8 years I owned it with no problems, and that was a RWD car with a V8 that had 390 ft-lbs of torque. I honestly have zero concerns of driving my BRZ in the winter.

Tt3Sheppard 09-24-2012 04:02 PM

yea the only real concern is getting stuck in deep snow. Although an sti or evo is basically just as low except the AWD.

Sovran 09-24-2012 04:57 PM

My plan is to buy some 16" snow tires (probably Michelins for better tread life) with dedicated steel wheels, load about 120lb of something in the trunk (potting soil, fill dirt, etc), and drive with my brain adjusted properly. I don't usually have to go to work in storms anyway, so I'm not worried.

Tt3Sheppard 09-24-2012 05:41 PM

I might just use the stock rims for the winter. Unless I can find a nice used set of rims on craigslist.

2forme 09-24-2012 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tt3Sheppard (Post 457809)
I might just use the stock rims for the winter. Unless I can find a nice used set of rims on craigslist.

The only problem with this is the cost of 17" snow tires.


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