P5 any good in the snow?
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Yeah, Yeah... I meant 4-6". My bad.
The Short Bus
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Gonna have terrific braking with 6 feet of snow though.
02Protege'5
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Iv'e got kumho ast's and i get stuck in the flat, or hell, pointed down hill if its snowy! i ran asx's before and had the same problem, great performance, great price, great WET weather performance, hit the snow, and i might as well be ice skating (help)
i was SERIOUSLY going to get a new car, but im so glad i found this thread! im looking into some snow tires now.
anyone know what the Hankook Icebear W300 are like? i can get 4 of em to my door for $320.... $40 mount and balance.... i think it a win:win !
i was SERIOUSLY going to get a new car, but im so glad i found this thread! im looking into some snow tires now.
anyone know what the Hankook Icebear W300 are like? i can get 4 of em to my door for $320.... $40 mount and balance.... i think it a win:win !
The Short Bus
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I've found the ASXs to be a bit lacking in snow as well, but I think my fun summer driving has worn what little tread they had on them to begin with. Weren't this bad last year. Blizzak WS50s are on the radar, along with Eagle F1 GS-D3's for summer.
JasonLHall
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sorry but, just because it is FWD does not make it good in the snow. FWD is only good on a flat surface.
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i beg to differ, with the weight of the engine over the fwd vehicle helps a lot!! do you get much snow in wa??
rednecks_r_us
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One night coming home from grocery shopping we had about 4" of fresh snow. The plows hadn't made it out yet. We were in a banked left turn and I watched the truck in front of me start sliding sideways. The front of my car kept pulling through the snow while the rear had slid downwards to the left. I had my wheels cranked to the left and continued through the curve while looking out my driver door window to see where I was going. Driving sideways was fun for me, but my wife was a little concerned.
Who says you can't drift in a FWD car?
Who says you can't drift in a FWD car?
Did the very same thing driving to work on the very first snow fall this year on the dunflops. The next day I got stuck in the snow pulling out of the driveway made it about 3 feet passed my house. Got it to move by reversing and parked it back in the garage and got my father to drive me in his Yukon.
After the nice dump of snow we just got I had winter tires installed. Have yet to test them in the snow as all the streets are now clean, but in the cold wet rain they are a heck of a lot better then the dunlops. I would recommend winters if you get a decent amount of snow.
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JasonLHall
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If you are on a flat road yes I agree 100%, if you go up a hill or down a hill no.
Think of a glass of water and how the weight shifts when you tilt it one way or the other.
The weight of your car will transfer to the rear as you go up a hill and going down a hill it does not matter if your in an AWD or FWD
I have snow and ice all winter long and drive up the pass to snowboard at least twice a week.
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