Winter driving?
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I nevere added weight to the trucnk or anything like that. i have a GT running stock tires and rims. only got stuck because i was stupid and tried to go up the unplowed section of my driveway that was not plowed. other then that the first bad storm we had here the week before xmas i was out at 5 am with the roads barely plowed and made it to work. no sliding, no spinning. just take things slow and watch out for all the morons in 4X4's that are sure to follow. best timing driving in winter was with my 1991 firebird with a v6. parking lots were a hoot!
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best timing driving in winter was with my 1991 firebird with a v6. parking lots were a hoot!
The 08 is a pussycat in the snow.
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I used to live in Michigan with my 05 GT . . . . .with the stock Pirelli's (no sandbags) . . .. . I could drive anywhere upto a 6-8 inches of fresh snow! In a bind, you could get thru 1 foot of snow (when the city didn't plow my subdivision . . . . .. but that is pushing it). Obviously you have to know what you are doing . . . . . That said . . .. the slightest elevation change, and its game over! You appear to be from flat Indy (Go Colts!) . .. . .so you should be fine. I live in California now . . . .all the snow is in the high elevation mountains . . . . .. after a bad experience with a stuck S197 in snowy Yosemite National Park. . .. . I am leaving my 05GT and my 01 Bullitt to the clear streets of San Francisco!
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I love resurrected old threads!
Those of us over 40 years old will remember the days when pretty much all cars were rear-wheel-drive, and we did not all stay home in the winter. So yes you can drive RWD cars in the snow; but yes you do need to be a little more careful than with FWD.
A good set of real snow tires is a huge help . . . I remember the days when changing over to snow tires in November was standard procedure . . . also it helps if they are narrow, the narrower the better. Better yet, get a cheap set of winter wheels too, and you can save your nice ones from the corrosion.
Once you get used to it, RWD is more fun in the snow than FWD . . . I'd much rather swing the rear end around a bit than have the car go straight when the drive wheels spin a little.
Those of us over 40 years old will remember the days when pretty much all cars were rear-wheel-drive, and we did not all stay home in the winter. So yes you can drive RWD cars in the snow; but yes you do need to be a little more careful than with FWD.
A good set of real snow tires is a huge help . . . I remember the days when changing over to snow tires in November was standard procedure . . . also it helps if they are narrow, the narrower the better. Better yet, get a cheap set of winter wheels too, and you can save your nice ones from the corrosion.
Once you get used to it, RWD is more fun in the snow than FWD . . . I'd much rather swing the rear end around a bit than have the car go straight when the drive wheels spin a little.
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I've got Michelins (they were on sale) and put about 200 lbs (tool box, kitty litter, freeweights) and I did just fine. Just go slow and make very gradual inputs on the throttle and brakes. I only got stuck once when I drove into a rut of loose snow-slush that bottomed me out. Would have done the same in a FWD car.
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