Should I be driving my car in the WINTER??
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I've debated the same question, my plan was to make my fathers old van a pimpin winter car, also used when we go snowboarding cuz it has no seats in the back.
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I test drove and bought my car in the snow. Drove it home in the snow. Drove it to work in the snow. Drove it home the same day on dry roads. If you can't drive in the snow, no car will be good in the snow. If you can drive in the snow, any car will be good in the snow.
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I drove my 88 GXL through three winters and it did just dandy, even with the balding tires in the back. I was never ONCE stuck, even with 6+ inches of unsalted snow. It did help that my LSD was pretty strong.
The weird thing was, was that the car liked to slide down the driveway at night. Several times it ended up in the middle of the street and after listening to my mom bitch about my "awful parking job", I'd drive it back into the driveway and chock the wheels. The driveway was so slick with ice and snow, the tires would just lose any semblance of grip. Oh well.
RX-7's are also great for doing donuts in fresh powder.
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RX-7's are also great for doing donuts in fresh powder.
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LMFAO@ZachSpazz's story.
I drive great in the snow, so it's fun. Hell, I just got my RX this past spring and I have every intention of taking it through the first snowfall I find. Hopefully, I won't have a sucky-*** winter this year. That and I know the perfect place to go do donuts (my old job's parking lot, grocery store size
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I drive great in the snow, so it's fun. Hell, I just got my RX this past spring and I have every intention of taking it through the first snowfall I find. Hopefully, I won't have a sucky-*** winter this year. That and I know the perfect place to go do donuts (my old job's parking lot, grocery store size
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Originally posted by silverrotor
For those who stress It being difficult to drive In the snow are quite simply not very good drivers.
For those who stress It being difficult to drive In the snow are quite simply not very good drivers.
Tires make a HUGE difference. The difference between the dunlop all seasons and the good year winter tires i have had on the car is Night and day. I have also driven with blizzaks and they are fantastic especially on ice (but don't run them year round).
If you have a turbo just keep your foot off it and keep the RPMs down. A good driver should be able to keep the boost out of the game when on slippery surfaces.
Salt is Nasty though. I have bought a spare car for winter to help preserve my Rx-7 but it was due to the salt not the slippery now. The few winters I have driven the Rx-7 it perfomed quite well.
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i drove my seven on snow last year...
only time i got stuck was when i stopped on my fiance's hill... (oops im under his name)
i punched it an got unstuck
i live in northern wv.. so long as i had snow tires all was well.. did a hell of a lot better than the other choice (Z28 camaro)
car sucks on ice tho...
only time i got stuck was when i stopped on my fiance's hill... (oops im under his name)
i punched it an got unstuck
i live in northern wv.. so long as i had snow tires all was well.. did a hell of a lot better than the other choice (Z28 camaro)
car sucks on ice tho...
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I would definately be more affraid of the rust than the snow. Being able to drive in the snow is something that you can get better at where keeping your car from rusting is something out of your control. I personally would just get a 200 dollar Celebrity or something like that. So you could beat the **** out of it.
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Ok well as far as driving in the snow, i love driving in the snow and i have experience doing it so maybe it wouldent so bad. The main reason im afraid of driving it in the snow is cuz ive driven it in the rain many times and shes lost traction many a times, obvously need new tires but i thought to myself how bad would this car be in the snow?? Anyways doesent really matter cuz i feel that the salt would eat away at the car completly if i drove it the winter.
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I don't use snow tires. They make it harder to do donuts in the parking lot.
I used to live in Lake Tahoe. I did own snow tires (and chains) then but rairly used them. Biggest problem was avoiding the stuck SUVs driven by californians.
I used to live in Lake Tahoe. I did own snow tires (and chains) then but rairly used them. Biggest problem was avoiding the stuck SUVs driven by californians.
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Never had a problem in the snow, but I think it had to do with the eagle GT IIs. They performed best out of all season performance tires by insurance standards. I couldn't afford new eagle gt 2s this yaer, but I settled for some all season kumho. Hopefuly they will do well.
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Drove my '90 GTU NA for 12 years in the snow. It was a horrible experience. After 1st year always had 200-250 lbs weight in rear. The 50/50 weight distribution does not put a lot on drive wheels.
Rust guaranteed in winter.. period. Destroyed mine despite bi-weekly car washes.
Use the Accord this winter, save the 7's body and work on it over the winter.
Drove my '90 GTU NA for 12 years in the snow. It was a horrible experience. After 1st year always had 200-250 lbs weight in rear. The 50/50 weight distribution does not put a lot on drive wheels.
Rust guaranteed in winter.. period. Destroyed mine despite bi-weekly car washes.
Use the Accord this winter, save the 7's body and work on it over the winter.
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Coincidentaly I live in the northern mid west. Last I heard we average about 3-4 inches less than minniapolois MN, so pretty much exactly the same amount.
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god ryl dont kill your 7 in the snow. you'll hate yourself for the rust that you can never get rid of!
i'm taking mine off the road and im getting an AE86 hatch for my winter driving!
i'm taking mine off the road and im getting an AE86 hatch for my winter driving!
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Has anyone used chains on there 7? And have you guys never heard of rust preventative paint? If you want to drive it during the winter, you could jack the car up and coat the bottom of the car with that stuff.
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Well since winter is starting to come. I dont really want to drive my car in the winter often, but I just got a quicky. Is it just the salt that hurts the car? I was thinking of just covoring it up and keeping it outside...dont have a place to put it inside unless I rent a place for it.
I am thinking the snow wouldnt hurt it if its covored up would it?
I am thinking the snow wouldnt hurt it if its covored up would it?
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snow is just water, it won't hurt your car at all. Salt will make it rust faster than you would belive.
I have a set of Dunlop Graspic DS-1's, and they make the car great to drive in teh snow. it's a blast.
However I also bought a 90 Buick Regal for a beater, so the 7 will stay clean and dry this winter.
I have a set of Dunlop Graspic DS-1's, and they make the car great to drive in teh snow. it's a blast.
However I also bought a 90 Buick Regal for a beater, so the 7 will stay clean and dry this winter.
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