Blizzard vs. RX-8

[RussianBull]

so i was at my gf's house... and it started to blizzard... boy oh boy i got stranded, and barely made it out of the parking spot. fish tailing for 4 blocks at 5mph, gave up, found a parking spot and left my car there... i couldnt believe it... i almost broke down and cried when i saw the snow and ice build up on her fresh new body... im so scared itll be damaged from the ice and salt being splashed on it... i hope it starts up fine wen the snow melts...

 

[jmsj578]

so i was at my gf's house... and it started to blizzard... boy oh boy i got stranded, and barely made it out of the parking spot. fish tailing for 4 blocks at 5mph, gave up, found a parking spot and left my car there... i couldnt believe it... i almost broke down and cried when i saw the snow and ice build up on her fresh new body... im so scared itll be damaged from the ice and salt being splashed on it... i hope it starts up fine wen the snow melts...

I know your pain. That's why our cars stay in the garage when the weather is bad. We have the B4000 that we bought new in '94. I figure the old truck can be sacrificed to save the cars. None come out of the garage when the weather is bad. In fact, I usually like to give salt a couple of days to blow off the roads before I'll let my wife drive her car to work, etc. A good rain does wonders for clearing salt from the roads, as well.

 

[altspace]

Two words....snow tires. Works wonders in snow.

 

[jmsj578]

Believe it, or not, I've never owned a set of snow tires. I've been driving since the early '60s and have managed to get by without them. I drove 35 miles to work, even on snowy wintry days. I found that a good set of tires does just fine, if one knows how to manage the power of a car. It just takes a little practice. Snow tires do help, though.

 

[Katner]

Believe it, or not, I've never owned a set of snow tires. I've been driving since the early '60s and have managed to get by without them. I drove 35 miles to work, even on snowy wintry days. I found that a good set of tires does just fine, if one knows how to manage the power of a car. It just takes a little practice. Snow tires do help, though.

Depends what you mean by good tires. There are some tires, and some road conditions that simply will add up to collisions without question. I agree that most all-season tires can do the trick, but a RWD car with dedicated summer performance tires and an icy Canadian winter...it simply does not work. Besides snow tires make things easy. And I like easy.

 

[jmsj578]

Depends what you mean by good tires. There are some tires, and some road conditions that simply will add up to collisions without question. I agree that most all-season tires can do the trick, but a RWD car with dedicated summer performance tires and an icy Canadian winter...it simply does not work. Besides snow tires make things easy. And I like easy.

I guess I've had a mix of tires, throughout the years. The tires we had back in the '60s weren't near the tires we have today. I still managed to get to and from work, 35 miles away. Our first FWD car was in 1985. We had three that ended in 1994. Those helped, some. Driving to work on black ice was the toughy. I tried to avoid that, when I could. I really doesn't matter what one drives. What matters is how one drives what one has. Of course, our winters aren't as bad as what Canadians have, I'm sure. It must be really bad when Canadians flee all the way to FL for winter. Anyway, I try to drive on tires with good tread. If I doubt the tire's condition, I replace it.

 

[lil_red_wagon]

i would have to drive the turbo II like an old lady to keep it from slipping on ice. just driving in the rain is a pain in the ass most of the time. the tires make up about half of the ride quality in bad weather, but the ride in bad weather is still terrible.

 

[Katner]

I hear ya. I still remember a buddy of mine in high school driving his early '70's something or other boat of a car. Rear wheel drive, standard tires, but so heavy that snowy roads were no big deal. And the doughnuts were fun too!

@ lil red wagon - boost opens up a whole list of nightmares on ice. Heck even on rain like you say. In fact that's where I'm getting my experience from. My buddy's heavily boosted eclipse w/ summer performance tires - pure hell to drive in winter, and yet another friend's early '90's Supra Turbo.

 

[jmsj578]

I hear ya. I still remember a buddy of mine in high school driving his early '70's something or other boat of a car. Rear wheel drive, standard tires, but so heavy that snowy roads were no big deal. And the doughnuts were fun too!

@ lil red wagon - boost opens up a whole list of nightmares on ice. Heck even on rain like you say. In fact that's where I'm getting my experience from. My buddy's heavily boosted eclipse w/ summer performance tires - pure hell to drive in winter, and yet another friend's early '90's Supra Turbo.

I didn't mention that two of those three front wheel drives were also turboed. One was an Eclipse. Again, it goes back to driving experience and finesse. A light touch of the throttle goes a long way. I'm not saying I had it down to perfection; but, I can tell you driving 35 miles to work in the stuff can do a lot for one's experience level. Around here, us guys and gals who drive longer distances to work can generally make it, no matter what we're driving. Those who live close to work can't even get out of their driveways. If they can, there's a good chance they'll be in our way, slide off into a ditch, etc. Many just stay home, instead.

I realize we don't have the bad weather that our more northern neighbors have. One may need to get the snow tires, etc just to survive, up there.

 

[jmsj578]

We need to get off this blizzard crap! The sun is shining and temps are in the 70s. My wife and I pulled the Roush Mustang out of the garage and went cruising!

 

[lil_red_wagon]

i need to get my rx7 back together this weekend. hopefully, i can get the junctions for the intercooler piping welded over the weekend also so that i don't have to use very many couplers. i am ready for sunny sunday driving again.

 

[Katner]

We need to get off this blizzard crap! The sun is shining and temps are in the 70s. My wife and I pulled the Roush Mustang out of the garage and went cruising!

i need to get my rx7 back together this weekend. hopefully, i can get the junctions for the intercooler piping welded over the weekend also so that i don't have to use very many couplers. i am ready for sunny sunday driving again.

You two are making me very, very jealous. We had like 50 degree weather for a few days. And then just tonight...blizzard. And I was planning on going for some test drives on Monday. First stop was supposed to be RX-8. Now I'll be borrowing the H2 to get myself to work Monday night. Shiz.

Some places just shouldn't be inhabited.

PS - I'm falling asleep in my bed right now and I'm about to dream of topless Roush Powered 'Stangs.

 

[jmsj578]

You two are making me very, very jealous. We had like 50 degree weather for a few days. And then just tonight...blizzard. And I was planning on going for some test drives on Monday. First stop was supposed to be RX-8. Now I'll be borrowing the H2 to get myself to work Monday night. Shiz.

Ouch! We should have temps at near or above 50F for the rest of the week. I'm so tired of cold. Tomorrow, if the winds drop, I think I'll go get my little airplane out of its hangar and go flying. Then, I'll come home and wash the Roush and RX-8 to help celebrate the warmer weather. I'm so tired of cabin fever. It looks like the cold is starting to lose the battle here, though. It needs to. Show season is fast approaching.

PS - I'm falling asleep in my bed right now and I'm about to dream of topless Roush Powered 'Stangs.

That would be nice. We had a '02 GT vert; but, my wife would never put the top down. I told her no more verts for her. We got the coupe, this time. One vert, the Miata, will be enough to maintain. It was nice cruising and watching kids and young men nearly break their necks trying to look at the Roush, yesterday. My wife was a little annoyed at it; but, I told her she was being a snob. The Roush was on the road for them to enjoy, as well. We don't have that many of them cruising, around here; so, it's neat just to see one. I tried to position it so those who wanted to see it could look at it a little longer. I was concerned some were going to break their necks as they passed us, though. My head swelled, as usual.

BTW, RX-8s get their share of looks, as well. My wife comes home often and tells me about someone drooling all over her car. She's just not used to getting as much attention as we got with the Roush, yesterday. When she starts driving it to shows, etc some more, she'll mellow, some.