ender99wiggin

why not?

Rx-7Doctor

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I drove my Se last year with Dunlop Sp 4000 tires which had a M&S rating, not very high rated but I had no issues.

This year I put on some Toyo Observes and will drive it again. The good thing is they do not salt the roads here in Central Oregon so we don;t have the rust issues like they do in the Midwest and Eastern States.

MAZDA_RE

Depends where you live. I live in California so it doesn't affect me. If I did live somewhere that has salty roads in the winter, then I would either drive a beater daily or rinse my car specially under the car every time I get home. I'd rather get a beater to drive instead, too much of a hassle to wash your car down every time after you get home.

slayer220079

nah winter here mean plenty of snow and the city's snow removal is bad, (we get upwards of 6" of snow on the roads sometimes.

i have anouther car that will be my daily driver for work and i will use it in the winter.

RubyDoo

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I drive my 2008 Miata year around, winter ...

and summer ...

I'm guessing it has less ground clearance than an RX-7, and I have a vinyl top. I can't afford to own it only as a toy. Modern winter tires are so much better than 10+years ago! The things that make little Mazda RWD sports cars handle well on pavement also apply to snow and ice ... with care. Now if the snow is over 6" I switch to that truck, and if it's over 6' I switch to that tractor.

I have no qualms about someone keeping an RX7 garaged, even avoiding rain. They've done their time and deserve pampering. But I'm glad there are all you good folks to take care of some of them for posterity ... I'm a drive-it-til-you-scrap-it kinda guy.

RubyDoo

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oops ... sorry for old bump just noticed I was reading from a search list

ace626

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I have a 1997 Grand Cherokee Limited for the winter. The roads here stay salted all winter long.

CrashingTiger

Guess i'm the minority here. Mine is not a beauty queen and never will be. The roads don't get salted up here and they get maintained pretty well.

Besides... i got mine to beat up on. haha.

Zanity

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i actually drove my through the crazy winter last year here in CO.
and i got to say, proper studded snow tires and i was passing subarus and such with ease.
occasionally there will be a little slip but nothing extreme.
the worst part was driving 30+ miles home from work at like midnight through the worst blizzard of the year in like 1 and a 1/2 foot snow.

still i'd do it again for sure and am going to too.

Montego

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Yes I do but then again my winters look like this:

20Bforme

short answer: No.

my car has never seen a WI winter.

patmac6075

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I drove mine every single day last year....and I would say DON'T DO IT! I've been driving in Midwest conditions for over 35 years... I've driven Muscle Cars, Front Drive, Rear Drive, 4 Wheel Drive, Commercial Truck, Imports and Domestic...you name it... and by far the worst handling car I've ever driven is my '83 RX7 (in the snow).
With that being said...I'll probably drive every day this Winter too!


The above picture was take after a foot of snow fell last January....My lot was plowed, but the back roads I take to work weren't....

theadrock13

Obviously it depends where you winter. In the south, or some parts of the pacific west, no problem. I spent some winters in update New York where they coat the roads with 3" of salt daily and all that salt really rusted out the two cars I had at the time. I would never put my FD3S through that.
In some parts of the Pacific Northwest they don't salt the roads, just rainy and chilly; I wouldn't worry about that weather.

mysick77

mines driven in the winter with no problems!