SNOW!!!

[Fortney]

Originally Posted by Tanuki

Ironically it snowed in parts of San Diego today.

Not here on the beach it didn't!

[DarkCard]

It snowed in ny last week and let me say it was dam fun lol

but on a serious note, the traction control on normal does a very good job of keeping your ass composed rather than in a utility pole lol

[BRZnut]

So are you guys saying that you drove with the stock summer tires in some snow and did ok?? Good to know.

[Tanuki]

Originally Posted by BRZnut

So are you guys saying that you drove with the stock summer tires in some snow and did ok?? Good to know.

Snow driving is probably 60% driver/ 30% tires/ 10% drive type

With the right tires you can get around in most cars. I know this is very much an opinionated statement.

[ashtray]

I've gotten stuck when I stopped at a red light in a RWD car with traction control, all season tires, slick roads, but a 1% grade. Light turned green my back end went side to side. Front never moved. Cars drove around me. Embarrassing!

I can't imagine the poor traction with summer tires. Even if there's no snow, the low temps turn the rubber hard and give you very little traction. In a 4 season state, a set of snow tires on this car would be very wise. And instead of being super careful, you might be near unstoppable. (I dunno, but people have claimed so in other RWD cars with snow tires.)

[Tanuki]

Ok my new report is I'm getting snow tires.

Got downtown and it snowed 3/5 inches or so. Had to get home, so I just went for it.

I got a little slippery on the freeway and don't want to play that game again. I will either buy a snow vehicle now or tires. Probably tires would be enough.

[drumlin]

[BRZnut]

Originally Posted by drumlin

Thats not good....the result of summer tires??

[Shagaliscious]

Originally Posted by drumlin

Oh noes! Any damage from the guard rail?

I still need to get snow tires, but luckily we haven't had any snow yet.

[#87]

Originally Posted by BRZnut

Thats not good....the result of summer tires??

This is why you dont run summer tires in snow. I've been silently laughing to myself at these people posting about how they made it through snow on stock summer tire. I bet you this person was like "If you are careful you can do it no problem I've been doing it for years". That pic looks like an inch of light snow.

Why risk it?

[BRZnut]

Originally Posted by #87

This is why you dont run summer tires in snow. I've been silently laughing to myself at these people posting about how they made it through snow on stock summer tire. I bet you this person was like "If you are careful you can do it no problem I've been doing it for years". That pic looks like an inch of light snow.

Why risk it?

Agree..from what I have read the car will just not stop when you need to with summer rubber. My BRZ is going in the garage at the first snow flake.

One question I have is if it is dry outside and just cold will the hard summer rubber also make driving a risk??

[Tanuki]

You could take it a step further and laugh about driving a rwd light weight coupe in snow too. I have driven around safer on "summer tires" than half of the trucks and other cars I have seen around. Being able to judge the conditions is more important. With snow tires the red car could have had the exact same accident depending on the driver. Also these aren't that aggressive of a summer tire.

Ok less talk and more snow pictures.

[#87]

Yes I'm sure on snow tires he would have driven into a side rail going 10 mph in 1 inch of snow. lol

[Tanuki]

Originally Posted by #87

Yes I'm sure on snow tires he would have driven into a side rail going 10 mph in 1 inch of snow. lol

I have seen it happen. Plus really he could have been going faster, then tried braking and slid straight for a bit then veered at the end, but my guess is that wasn't a very fast slide. I definitely would not have slid there doing 10mph, that is more where driving experience comes to play.

Anyways, back to pictures: