My LS' first time in the snow.. pics
01-15-08, 05:13 PM
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damn man I miss the snow in seattle, I used to live on a pretty steep hill and around this time of year the streets would be packed with cars the couldnt make it up the incline. howabout you put some winter tires on the stockies you have and get a nice set of wheels for the summer 
be safe man Id hate to read an accident thread from ya.
be safe man Id hate to read an accident thread from ya.
01-16-08, 11:10 AM
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01-16-08, 11:26 AM
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whenever i drive in snow, i turn trac off purposly, so i can manage the slides and spins my self....i think if u know what ur doin trac only ****s u up...thats jus my opinion....
01-16-08, 12:35 PM
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In most cases yes. My friend recently wrecked his jaguar by getting loose in an icy turn on a devided highway. He almost had the turn under control and he said traction control kicked-in, lokced up his sliding and and shot him forward into the wall.
01-18-08, 03:54 PM
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What tires are you running?
I have Yokohama Avid V4s on my LS.
They do OK on snow. I haven't been stuck yet, but I did have a scary moment where I was on a street, I came to a complete stop, and then the car just started sliding by itself into the curb.. The only way out of it was to put the car in reverse and go back very slowly
On ice though? These tires are terrible. I'm sure there are other all-seasons out there that do much better, but I don't think these Yokos do very well.
I went skiing 2 weeks ago and on some black-ice early in the morning the car started to fish tail....
I have Yokohama Avid V4s on my LS.
They do OK on snow. I haven't been stuck yet, but I did have a scary moment where I was on a street, I came to a complete stop, and then the car just started sliding by itself into the curb.. The only way out of it was to put the car in reverse and go back very slowly
On ice though? These tires are terrible. I'm sure there are other all-seasons out there that do much better, but I don't think these Yokos do very well.
I went skiing 2 weeks ago and on some black-ice early in the morning the car started to fish tail....
They do just fine on snow, OK on ice except when starting off on an incline on glare ice.....I tend to roll slowly through uphill stop signs when the roads get like that.
01-19-08, 02:39 AM
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December 2007 was a record snow fall here in Aspen,Colorado since 1934!
I hear a lot of that VSC kicking in sound
Sometimes you have to start really slow in order not to lose traction and start spinning or fishtailing. I have stuck a few times before, but only in deep snow(like a foot, if it`s more then that, LS stays parked ), but overall, with dedicated snow tires(I have Dunlop Winter Sport M3) and VSC it`s not bad at all.
I hear a lot of that VSC kicking in sound
Sometimes you have to start really slow in order not to lose traction and start spinning or fishtailing. I have stuck a few times before, but only in deep snow(like a foot, if it`s more then that, LS stays parked ), but overall, with dedicated snow tires(I have Dunlop Winter Sport M3) and VSC it`s not bad at all.
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01-20-08, 01:00 PM
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01-20-08, 11:51 PM
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I took the car up to the mountains this weekend.. Oh man,even with chains, coming down the hill was an interesting experience. I REALLY need to get snow tires.
01-22-08, 08:36 AM
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well, we did finally have some snow last week....first since putting my Blizzaks on....
my car went from a sled to a tank.......what an amazing difference...
Blizzaks are TOTALLY worth the money.....
my car went from a sled to a tank.......what an amazing difference...
Blizzaks are TOTALLY worth the money.....