Winter Mode! - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Mister · 12-17-2013, 09:58 AM

I saw this over on the BRZ side, but could not find one over here.
This was me after the first blizzard of the season. I drove right through it, and a day later got most of the snow off, but still pretty nasty looking.
Crappy cellphone pic so I played with the contrast and lighting, the glare washed out the original image pretty bad.

6-Shift · 12-18-2013, 11:31 AM

And to top it off there was a layer of ice under that snow....

86-tundra · 12-18-2013, 12:11 PM

I salute all of you winter drivers out there.. no way my FR-S would be seen hitting that snow.

Ashybone · 12-18-2013, 01:48 PM

These cars do extremely well (traction control on) in the snow. I took mine snowboarding and on the way up the mountain I was doing slow drifts up the the crest

. The only time I got stuck was when I was trying to go home and we couldn't get the car out of the parking spot

Mister · 12-18-2013, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trevorovert

I salute all of you winter drivers out there.. no way my FR-S would be seen hitting that snow.

For now it is a necessity. I wanted the FR-S, but I am not in a place in my life where I can reasonably have multiple cars. In a few years it will be garaged winters, but for now it suffers.

It is even worse looking today after last night...it is more of a pink and less red because there is so much salt. Tomorrow I am going to spend a few bucks at a self car wash and just spray it down.

Dezoris · 12-18-2013, 03:29 PM

Salt and snow, will take a nice car and turn it into a junk pile pretty quick.

My salute to you sir.

Skurge · 12-18-2013, 04:08 PM

mine is horribly ugly right now covered in salt, no fun at all, but hey, it beats driving my S2000 in the snow haha

DarkCard · 12-18-2013, 06:20 PM

Yep.

Untitled by DarkCard_Photo, on Flickr

Untitled by DarkCard_Photo, on Flickr

Much low, very Snowplow

Migero86 · 12-18-2013, 09:07 PM

Car has been great in the snow. Lets you have a lot of fun in VSC Sport mode .... or keeps you in-line with the full nannies on.

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tiz22 · 12-19-2013, 03:21 PM

Not gonna lie...To all those who say "I wouldn't let mine touch snow" - you're missing out on a sh*t load of fun

I contemplated going the beater route but didn't want to make payments on a car sitting in my garage with all these mods that I can't use...all while paying repair bills on some heap of trash

So I dropped $1100 on some Michelin Xice i3s and haven't looked back since...The endless drifts and fish tails make every day that much more fun (who thought you could have even MORE fun in the twins??) I easily pass most SUVs and pick up trucks in snowy weather

Just my 2 cents...

HunterGreene · 12-19-2013, 03:30 PM

Love how the car handles in the snow. Still goes where I want if I drive sensibly, and I have no problems regaining control if it starts to step out. Now I just need a weekend where its not ungodly cold so I can wash the car and finally get some Paint Defender on the front

HunterGreene · 12-19-2013, 03:47 PM

And in the interest of full disclosure, I am currently on snow tires and steelies. I wouldnt drive this car in the winters here in Ohio without them.

12-17-2013, 09:58 AM	#1
Mister Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: Firestorm FRS Location: NH Posts: 180 Thanks: 141 Thanked 78 Times in 50 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Winter Mode! I saw this over on the BRZ side, but could not find one over here. This was me after the first blizzard of the season. I drove right through it, and a day later got most of the snow off, but still pretty nasty looking. Crappy cellphone pic so I played with the contrast and lighting, the glare washed out the original image pretty bad. Attached Images

12-18-2013, 01:48 PM	#4
Ashybone Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: 97 Camry & 91 3000GT VR4 Location: new mexico (From Houston) Posts: 133 Thanks: 722 Thanked 45 Times in 24 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	These cars do extremely well (traction control on) in the snow. I took mine snowboarding and on the way up the mountain I was doing slow drifts up the the crest . The only time I got stuck was when I was trying to go home and we couldn't get the car out of the parking spot __________________ God Bless Toyota. They can still make sports cars that actually run, Mitsubishi... Learn from them.

12-18-2013, 03:29 PM	#6
Dezoris Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: FR-S Location: IL Posts: 2,857 Thanks: 519 Thanked 2,998 Times in 1,095 Posts Mentioned: 159 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Salt and snow, will take a nice car and turn it into a junk pile pretty quick. My salute to you sir. Attached Images __________________ SAVAGEGEESE

12-18-2013, 06:20 PM	#8
DarkCard Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Asphalt Scion Frs 6MT Location: New York Posts: 1,044 Thanks: 101 Thanked 564 Times in 286 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yep. Untitled by DarkCard_Photo, on Flickr Untitled by DarkCard_Photo, on Flickr Untitled by DarkCard_Photo, on Flickr Much low, very Snowplow __________________ DarkCard Photography

12-19-2013, 03:21 PM	#10
tiz22 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S (Raven) MT Location: Kitchener Posts: 535 Thanks: 99 Thanked 125 Times in 89 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Not gonna lie...To all those who say "I wouldn't let mine touch snow" - you're missing out on a sht load of fun I contemplated going the beater route but didn't want to make payments on a car sitting in my garage with all these mods that I can't use...all while paying repair bills on some heap of trash So I dropped $1100 on some Michelin Xice i3s and haven't looked back since...The endless drifts and fish tails make every day that much more fun (who thought you could have even MORE fun in the twins??) I easily pass most SUVs and pick up trucks in snowy weather Just my 2 cents... Attached Images __________________ --------------------------------------------------------* My Car Journal: Raven FR-S w/ TRD Flavour Click for my AVIC Z150BH Head Unit DIY Install

12-18-2013, 12:11 PM	#3
86-tundra Troll Hunter Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: fr-s, tundra Location: Somewhere Posts: 1,424 Thanks: 1,695 Thanked 922 Times in 470 Posts Mentioned: 39 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I salute all of you winter drivers out there.. no way my FR-S would be seen hitting that snow.

12-18-2013, 04:08 PM	#7
Skurge Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 84 RX-7/13' FR-S Location: NY Posts: 142 Thanks: 15 Thanked 65 Times in 46 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	mine is horribly ugly right now covered in salt, no fun at all, but hey, it beats driving my S2000 in the snow haha

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