Lots of snow this year. So far with OEM 19" Toyo's no problems in straight line driving at sane acceleration and speeds.
Pushing it a bit around corners to test limits will kick out the rear, but lifting off the gas brings it back.
Nice report Distant. You are a brave man to go over Donner Summit in a snow storm. Suprised they let you thru w/o snow tires.
1-2 feet coming here thru Tuesday. My lone experience in 3" of snow this season was very positive. A new challenge awaits.
So, question for other 17/18 owners. Is this a byproduct of Mazda trying to seal out the noise? Do you have to give quite a bit more force to close the last door with the widows rolled up?
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I had been driving a 2004 Toyota Matrix XRS with factory body kit for the past 15 years
I only opened the rear window today because a stinky old pick up in front of me had belched noxious fumes into my cabin. It was below 20 degrees this morning and I did not want to open the front window and...
It is frustrating. Knowing what I now now I do get on the gas a little earlier and firmer when I need to move.
This is my first drive by wire throttle and there seems to be a 2 stage response based upon throttle position. Light throttle pressure and economy is emphasized. To get fuller throttle...
I do not feel CD activating. However when driving around with light throttle at 25mph with the automatic in 4th gear, there is a hesitation when I want to accelerate with light pedal input. The tranny needs to downshift a gear or 2 and the CD needs to disengage before the revs come up. This is...