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Originally Posted by nyfries
got like 10cm of snow of snow 2 days ago. took the frs out for work in the morning, came back to it the next day at like 5am, the car and entire neighbourhood it was it was snowed in, even the big streets wasn't plower at all.
my car has the stock summer michelins. I made it home driving 30km and under the whole way. it is super easy to spin it out.
the worst?
it got stuck literally half a meter away from my garage, my driving has a very slight incline and the rear wheel just couldn't get any tractions.
i had to leave it outside.
Gonna start looking at winter tires.
Seeing the trouble i had on such a slight incline, will i still have trouble going up big hills in such a light cars?
i drove the work gmc rwd panel van yesterday and we almost got stuck on at incline, the van had winters on
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You should be fine with good winter tires and cautious driving - the difference between them and summer/all season tires is pretty staggering. If you have any really steep, icy hills on your normal route, you might consider throwing a couple bags of sand in the trunk. The extra weight in the trunk will help a bit, and then if you get stuck anyways, you can always try putting some sand down in front of your tires to help (it won't get you far, but it isn't a bad last resort).