Is there a science to getting your 86 to work at 6am in 2" of snow?

[Spacemane969]

Sarcastic title. Winter plans were to spare the 86 by driving my old honda, until my old honda died half way to work yesterday. Also my journey out of the driveway began in reverse.

[roddy]

Good winter tires...all you need. I bought some cheap 16" steel wheels, and run 205/55/16 Bridgestone Blizzaks. My drive to work is 30 or so miles on country roads and a bit of in town driving. There have been times I've been plowing through 8"-10" of snow on my way in with no issues.

[MidwestFRS]

I second that, I put Blizzaks on the stock rims and have had no issues driving through snow and ice on my 52 mile trip to work each day.

[MuseChaser]

Thirded. Get a set of 16" steelies w/ snows on'em, and you're good to go. Not to state the obvious, but just in case you're new to driving in snow or rear-wheel-drive in snow, the key when you're getting the car rolling is to not lose traction in the first place. Start very slowly, and don't let the wheels spin. If they start to spin, let off the gas immediately. All you're doing is either digging a little ditch underneath your tire or polishing the ice so it's even more slippery. Once you're rolling, gain as much speed as you can if you're trying to make it uphill or through a snowplow-induced berm at the road end of your driveway, but don't let the wheels spin.

I have a pretty steep uphill driveway, and we get a lot of snow. When I'm able to park in the garage, I LAUNCH from the garage with my wheels on the concrete floor, but back off the minute my wheels touch snow or ice. I can almost always plow my way up the driveway and usually make it through the plow berm. Sometimes I've gotta back back down into the garage and take a second run at it.

Winter driving is FUN, except when it's snowing so hard you can't see anything, and/or you're surround by folks who either DON'T know how to drive in it, or are too stupid and reckless to care about their lives and anyone elses. Alone on snowy back roads.. it's a BLAST!

No sudden moves, don't hit the brakes EVER if you enter a skid, steer in to the skid, and back off on the gas until she settles down. On the other hand, if you WANT to have some fun.. well.... you'll figure it out!

Barry

[jawn]

Fourthed. Get winter tires.

[mdm]

In case someone still did not know how to drive in snow, this is vey well written, and it contains one additional piece of advice that most people forget.


http://adequateman.deadspin.com/how-...out-1681902425

[hmong337]

winter tires, winter tires, winter tires...

[Braces]

I'm not sure, but I see a pattern with the answers.

[Apoc]

Supercharge then get studded winter tires

[elBarto]

Adding some weight in the trunk also helps with traction.
Oh, and did somebody already mentioned that he needs winter tires?

[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

Originally Posted by Spacemane969

Sarcastic title. Winter plans were to spare the 86 by driving my old honda, until my old honda died half way to work yesterday. Also my journey out of the driveway began in reverse.

Next year, or even order them now, get some blizzaks or cheap general altimax artic rts on 16 inch steel wheels for under $600. Great insurance for situations like this where your normal winter car is out of comission. As for this case, do the pedal dance, and get someone to push the car back in, also you need to dig quite a wide swath of snow out of the way its going to dance the rear end around when you gas it.

[Tcoat]

This is a great time to buy winter tires. Find a place that guessed wrong on stock (not someplace that order in as required) and you can bargain with them. The rest is pretty much as MDM attached.


This is probably the best driving in the snow advice I have ever read right here:


"Which brings me to the first thing you need to know in order to drive the hell home in the snow: You are not actually required to lose your goddamn mind just because snow is falling. It is not the apocalypse. Neither physics nor society have been cancelled by it. It is not sulfuric ash. There are no abominable snowpeople stalking through it. It will not dissolve your body if it touches you. It is frozen water. You can drive in it, you can walk in it, you can stand in it long enough to help a fellow motorist get the fuck out of your way, you can ball it up and throw it at people who treat it like it's the end of the goddamn world. It is snow."

[justatroll]

Originally Posted by Braces

I'm not sure, but I see a pattern with the answers.

How about this instead of beating around the bush:

DO NOT DRIVE THIS CAR IN SNOW WITH THE STOCK PRIMACYS!.

I nearly totaled my car because: "it was just a quick trip, and its not THAT bad outside."

[TommyC]

I live in the Midwest, and it boggles my mind that Subaru doesn't even offer an option for all-season tires on the WRX/STi.