3rdelement

iTrader: (1)

I live in Colorado where we get our share of beautiful days and bad snow storms also. Anyone in a snowy climate run the is300 as a daily driver? if so any problems?

Faymester

yup, from Vancouver Canada (no it is not one big ice field up here thank you). We mostly funciton in the rain in Van, but when we get snow it's a few feet ...

Answer to question: very ok ... not great, but completely ok. I did get stuck a couple of times even with the appropreate tires which is why I wont say 'good' ... I came from driving a large american SUV, so I was used to being able to drive INTO snow mounts instead of around them and I'd never been stuck before. "M" mode definately a plus, saved me a couple times, and "L" works nicely when you're trying to get un-stuck.

Hope that helped a little.

Chancellor

iTrader: (2)

yeah it's not the greatest but if you have to get around and the snow is not deep you will be ok. Just get a good pair of snow tires and drive really slow.

B.Diddy

iTrader: (1)

After driving 6 winters with the IS300.

Snow Tires are really unstoppable.
All-Season Tires (which I currently have) - manage to get you around but be cautious
Stock tires = you slide everywhere.

Common sense and using SNOW MODE is your friend

Crazi3ge3

Stock Tires Suck In The Snow Can't Get Anywhere Get Snow Tires

RXSF

omg i live in san francisco, so no snow what so ever

last year, we got a small hail storm. Stock tires. end of story. I was sliding every which way, when cars were slowly going around me. it was very embarassing. get rid of the dunlops

Faymester

so vancouver has actual snow & ice ... and ive been out playing w. the appropreate tires ... is in snow = just fine so long as ur not an idiot

7m6m4

I have yet to have much of a problem with my IS in the snow. I frequent the mountains, and it has held its ground, but it slips a bit on stock tires.I recommend the Falken 512's, I use those in the winter in the mountains.

Faymester

Those are the tires I've got (i think ... theyre definatey Falken somethings)

becker6988

horrible simply... esspecially with a front lip you might as well be plowing out there

pox

with snow mode and snow tires it does ok, but it can snow plow a bit

TypeIs300

just get good snow tires. like blizzaks ws-50 or lm-22 and u will be fine. just dont drive like an ******* ie, punching it around 90 Degree turns. mines a daily driver with a kit dropped ect and i take it through more then 6 inches of snow on the highway ect

Crester

Those Falkens are all seasons not winter tires!

If you put on winter tires... the IS300 will be great in the snow. We just had some messy driving Friday afternoon/evening/night in Toronto... and my IS300 made it thru without any problems.

grondie

Like everyone said, as long as you have a good set of snow tires, you'll be fine. The IS300 is actually quite fun in the snow.

But, with the stock/summer tires, Park It.