Noodles

How much does it suck to drive during the winter? I gotta know from personal accounts. I've heard good and bad.

RS13

WHAT

I live in canada and it totally fun

just gotta go really slow and nice around corners and keep a light foot

snow tire help too

getinthacar

im going to drive mine this winter... im not sure if i will when i finish my engine swap and what not.

...maybe grab a chevette winter beater

rbboyl

IT's all about you, the driver. Just be real careful and don't do anything stupid. Like accelerating too hard in a turn.

I haven't spun out yet, except on purpose (in an empty parking lot, weeeeeee!!!!) and I've gone through one terrible winter. So yeah, practice driving in the snow in an empty parking lot or something. You can get a feel of your car in the snow and figure out its limits.

Now trying to get your car out of an icy parking spot after the snowplow pushes all the snow behind your car is another story.

focalguy

I hope it's not too bad. It doesn't usually snow much around here, but my first day with my 240 in the rain scared me the other day! I'm pretty sure it was just because it was the first hard rain after a long dry spell, so the oil mixed in with the water. But I started sliding twice. Once on a two-lane highway at about 50 in 5th gear in the middle of an easy corner with traffic both ways. And another in the city on a corner in 3rd gear at about 25mph..... not exactly fun when you don't mean to do it....

I hope my driving skills are up to the task in the snow!

SHIFT_Lock

it's no biggy just learn how you car works. get some kumho ecsta supra 712's and it will be like normal. plus winter is awsome for cars. it's like a hp upgrade for free especially if it's turbo.

240's are very predictable.

Daemos

arn't the 712s summer tires?

Buy real winter tires save your life, all seasons = no season.

Noodles

Thanks guys. I thought it was hopeless to drive the car during winter cuz of word of mouth. Also, Daemos... did Naruto come out with an anime?

I'm with Stupid

If you really wanna find out ask me at school this winter. Although a KA might be harder in winter with all that low end torque....

Daemos

yep, almost a year it's been out now...only a few good fansubbers have done it

Anbu+Aone are up to 49
TW are up to 42

ep 50 will be airing later this week in japan =)

Daemos

bah I find torque helps in winter (but I got lots of torque, and I have a FWD car)

rbboyl

Heh, torque + FWD+snow = going nowhere.

torque+RWD+snow= fishtail

RS13

rudeboy

practice starting in second gear

Daemos

Bah, 152ftlb torque to the wheels + Snow + FWD + good snow tires = meh.