Snow halts my Scion fun :( - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

drewbot · 02-17-2015, 12:49 AM

Since when does snow halt fun? It makes it fun at very low speeds

JOSI · 02-17-2015, 04:28 AM

Go get it out of storage... they said. It's not gonna snow any more......

This was a couple weeks ago.

Alltezza · 02-17-2015, 05:02 AM

Aww that sucks.....My subaru is AWD

NOHOME · 02-17-2015, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Ha Ha Ha Ha! Amateurs!
I can still see your door handles so that qualifies as a trace amount of snow!

I can still see the car..No idea what the issue would be. Looks like my typical morning drive. You see, there is these things called "Snow Tires" ....

ShawnsRedBRZ · 02-17-2015, 01:02 PM

I don't see anything wrong. It's still easy to find your car.

FRSPhil · 02-17-2015, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by JOSI

Go get it out of storage... they said. It's not gonna snow any more......

This was a couple weeks ago.

lol I know them feels. I have a 4 car garage and cant even park 1 car in it. Parents are some pack rats I tell ya.

FRSPhil · 02-17-2015, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by NOHOME

I can still see the car..No idea what the issue would be. Looks like my typical morning drive. You see, there is these things called "Snow Tires" ....

Wanted to wait this winter out and by next winter buy myself a nice 4x4 jeep and storage the scion.

WhiteFRS69 · 02-17-2015, 05:33 PM

just 30 days until spring!

tehwegz · 02-18-2015, 12:07 AM

I'm considering winter driving the FRS, but there's those ~10 days of winter each year you wish you had a 4x4/AWD even just for the control + fun without worrying about ground clearance or getting one side of the car stuck.

I drove one yesterday, stock tires in fresh snow and it was a blast. For those 2 minutes or less, I was free.

brzr · 02-18-2015, 12:10 AM

op you have it all wrong

snow=tons of fun

Tcoat · 02-18-2015, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by tehwegz

I'm considering winter driving the FRS, but there's those ~10 days of winter each year you wish you had a 4x4/AWD even just for the control + fun without worrying about ground clearance or getting one side of the car stuck.

I drove one yesterday, stock tires in fresh snow and it was a blast. For those 2 minutes or less, I was free.

Stock tires + fresh snow + DD = Suicide!
Ok for a quick 2 minute romp but would be deadly in a trip down the highway.

Mim · 02-18-2015, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Stock tires + fresh snow + DD = Suicide!
Ok for a quick 2 minute romp but would be deadly in a trip down the highway.

I beleive he was refering to driving a 4x4 and not our beloved twin

tehwegz · 02-19-2015, 12:45 AM

Last bit was in a FRS haha. It wasn't super cold out and the snow had already been packed down, so the tires weren't hockey pucks. The stock tires (Prius all seasons) aren't all that bad. The '15 FR-S I took had the rear going side to side using throttle/steering down a 100m of straight at about 40km/h. The amount of control I had was hilariously fun.

But yeah actually out on street driving - the severely diminished traction for stopping and steering it would be stupid not to run winters. Winters are the performance tires of snow+freezing temps.

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tehwegz Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Drives: Coming Soon Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm considering winter driving the FRS, but there's those ~10 days of winter each year you wish you had a 4x4/AWD even just for the control + fun without worrying about ground clearance or getting one side of the car stuck. I drove one yesterday, stock tires in fresh snow and it was a blast. For those 2 minutes or less, I was free.

02-19-2015, 12:45 AM	#27
tehwegz Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Drives: Coming Soon Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Last bit was in a FRS haha. It wasn't super cold out and the snow had already been packed down, so the tires weren't hockey pucks. The stock tires (Prius all seasons) aren't all that bad. The '15 FR-S I took had the rear going side to side using throttle/steering down a 100m of straight at about 40km/h. The amount of control I had was hilariously fun. But yeah actually out on street driving - the severely diminished traction for stopping and steering it would be stupid not to run winters. Winters are the performance tires of snow+freezing temps.

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