Did anyone have any problems driving in the snow yesterday?
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IMO the IS sucks in the snow regardless of snow tires or not. i purchased snow tires from another member....i must say the car is just not good in the snow compared to other rwd cars i have had. i still think the car stops as good as i did in the performance tires and drives the same way. i managed to get thru but i must say i think its the worst car i have driven in the snow...
i will say one thing that i do notice on a dry good day is the car is better on 17" tires. the take off and launch the car has is a big pick up from teh stock 18"....i like the looks of the larger rims but to feel the performance diference with more rubber is amazing!!!
i will say one thing that i do notice on a dry good day is the car is better on 17" tires. the take off and launch the car has is a big pick up from teh stock 18"....i like the looks of the larger rims but to feel the performance diference with more rubber is amazing!!!
Last edited by passnu2; 12-10-07 at 06:24 PM.
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what are you planing on purchasing for rims?
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Got my 22's put on Wednesday, Thursday was the craziest drive I have ever been on. At a stand stil the rear end of my car kept on sliding, I thought for sure I was going to get in an accident. I was not able to get my car over 20mph for most of the trip. Today I took my wife's AWD RX350 and it was a blast! This thing is perfect for this weather. My car will be hiding out in the garage for a while!
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My Subaru drives like a champ in snow. Last night it took me a very long time to get home. Today I almost died. I was going 60 mph on 137. Big truck in front of me. I decided to change lanes and lo behold, a stalled truck in my line. Breaks don't work had to do emergency lane change. Missed the truck by few feet.
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my IS was good in the snow. Interesting that i didnt have any troubles. the last snow storms we had, yes very minor, my car was all over as if i had performance tires? last nite and today the car drove like a champ! who says RWD and snow dont go together!! lol...
Glad it sounds like everyone is safe!
Glad it sounds like everyone is safe!