Losing control
 

Have anyone experienced losing control of your FRS/86 with stock tyres on a slippery or snowy twisty road despite traction assistance kicking-in only to save your car in the end somehow?

Plenty of times

Yes I have.

Yes, all the time.

I feel like this is not a car-specific event...

Yes, but, now I turn off the nannies (short of doing the pedal dance). I'm pretty sure I do a better job.

Plenty of times, nearly ended up in a ditch once - just get better tires

It does it on purpose.

Once on a ramp the rear started to step out, I tried to give it more gas but the TC kicked in hard. I never had a car with TC before and as it took the power away from me I tried to give it more throttle and before I knew what happened I was stopped sideways on the ramp. I realized after it was the TC and had I lifted off the throttle a bit I probably wouldn't have almost binned it. Oh well live and learn.

Was going around a turn the other day the same speed as always -- kinda fast. Usually do fine in my daily but I guess the tires in the 86 couldn't hold and I did a skid. Had traction control on, too.

Those tires are both a curse and a blessing.

I'm running stock tires with nannies on and have never had an issue.. and I've taken some pretty sharp corners even on gravel and still no problem with feeling out of control even in a slide. Seriously the easiest RWD car I have ever owned. With all the poor reviews on the tires I was expecting them to be bad and IMO they are fine

It's more than likely driver error. I've had the back end come out maybe like twice when I wasn't paying attention but when I put my mind to it, there is quite a lot of grip. Enough for the street at least.

So you're asking if anybody had traction problems on snow because they are on summer tires?

Okay.

I've never lost control of my GT86 on public roads. I'd be terrified and ashamed if that ever happened.
I don't drive in snow on stock tyres, either. That's just plain stupid. I've got proper winter tyres for snow and ice conditions.