tgui

After 2 years I finally got the chance to try out some budget, last model blizzak snow tires. While still easily overpowered, they did a nice job! I even shut off traction control and was still able to drive with a careful foot (in an area with no other cars). It reminded me of driving in 2WD mode in my old Chevy truck in Colorado.

I even passed a Subaru WRX that was still ovbiously on summer tires.

Short pointless story I know.

Get snow tires! Yay!

DS2k

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where in NOVA are you? I can tell you're talking about the few inches we got overnight. Snow tires are a MUST on our cars. I have Blizzak as well, and although getting out of my immediate neighborhood was a little tricky this morning, all in all I felt safer in my car than how some of the people around me were driving, haha... VA drivers don't understand the concept of keeping a safe distance!!

tgui

I live walking distance to Wegmans in Fairfax and work on the George Mason campus.

Indeed people follow too closely. People here also brake too late when coming up to stoplights *shudder*.

Where are you?

VtotheJ

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Virginia eh... I'm hosting a mega all-ISF meet with another VA ISF owner (vbb) in April in Delaware... you both should attend! We're trying to break the world record for most ISF's at a meet:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-dover-de.html

DS2k

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I'm in Sterling, but work in Merrifield off 495 and 50.

Cool idea, but I take classes on Saturdays... I'll have to check and see if that's an "off" weekend for me.

EDIT: Sorry, but that's a bad weekend for me :-/

F1nALMSfan

This is my second winter in the F, and with my Blizzaks mounted, I am incredibly confident in my 60 mile round trip per day. Now I can't say the same for the other drivers on the road..... As long as you are conservative with the throttle, this car is just fine for snow day commuting. I leave it in snow mode and have had no issues. However, turn sport mode on, find yourself an empty, snow-covered parking lot, you can really have some fun!

I still think my M3 was a little better in snow handling, but I am certainly not disappointed in the F's ability thus far.

tgui

Ahh. I used to work in the CSC building in Merrifield. Back in my ManTech days that is.

MisterSkiz

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Just becareful in them when the temp gets above freezing, its very easy to chew them up even in "normal" driving.

I usually wait to put my snow tires on when we get the first snow/ice, otherwise im on my summer tires...then i put the summer tires back on after I think we are done with snow/ice regardless of temp.

DS2k

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haha, yeah I'm just a building over... right next to the Marriott

Evil Teo

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i had a similar experience except that I was in the mountains...made it home...blizzaks FTW!!!

FforLife

Ordering

tgui

CCColtsicehockey

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I have a set of Blizzaks for mine and I am making a trip to go skiing at Snoeshoe next weekend. I am worried though going up the mountain pass that it could be a bad idea. I know on local roads they are good but anyone have experience with them in the mountains?

Evil Teo

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if the path is icy get the studded ones if its fresh snow blizzaks is more then enough. I was in the poconos mountain driving my blue beast back to jersey...take traction controll off and put snow mode on. don't drive with a heavy foot and you should be good. u might have a problem if the car stay still for awhile or if you going up hills depending if its icy. i didn't have a problem as the snow started falling and it was about 1-2 feet of snow on the ground when I was leaving the poconos.

CaptAwsm

wtf tgui.. why you stealin pics of my car??

Same setup!