Who else drives their SC in the SNOW?
12-20-08, 01:30 AM
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Who says it doesnt snow in SOCAL....10 minutes north of Valencia 
(please ignore the side of the car, my brother did that
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all those cars were abandoned and search and rescue had to go get them. Luckily my AWD audi with chains helped out a lot.
(please ignore the side of the car, my brother did that
)all those cars were abandoned and search and rescue had to go get them. Luckily my AWD audi with chains helped out a lot.
12-21-08, 08:22 AM
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This is my 2nd winter driving my SC400. Needless to say it handles TERRIBLY. I'm running 225's Michelan all seasons. Massachusetts has gotten hit with snow for the last 3 days. My car's gotten stuck twice, while trying to park at my friend's apt and on the hill at the entrance/exit to my garage. I've tried adding weight to the trunk, but that only helps a bit, and when I get stuck, it makes it harder to push the car. I'm considering going to snow chains, and maybe some skinnier winter tires (probably 205/60). I just need some feedback on these. Are snow chains really effective? do they scrap against the fender wells? What about snow tires? do they help much going up hills from a stop?
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12-21-08, 09:40 AM
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WOW. thats just like mild flurries up here in ontario, canada. thats nothing compared to what we normally get. last one we got was about 30cm of snow and boy was everyone drifting. hahahaha. i even saw a UPS van getting pretty sideways and loving it at an intersection. i just got an sc400 and bought winters for it right away. needless to say i didnt get stuck so far and i even went through deep snow.
12-21-08, 11:07 AM
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WOW. thats just like mild flurries up here in ontario, canada. thats nothing compared to what we normally get. last one we got was about 30cm of snow and boy was everyone drifting. hahahaha. i even saw a UPS van getting pretty sideways and loving it at an intersection. i just got an sc400 and bought winters for it right away. needless to say i didnt get stuck so far and i even went through deep snow.
12-21-08, 12:36 PM
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been driven my sc in winter for 2 years. i regret it cuz i hate dirtying up the ride but its fun. left drag radials on in 3 inch's of snow... went about 2 inch's before spinning. i turn TC off and have fun drove in 12 inch's of snow past 2 days i live in New England what can i expect... you just need to know how to drive in the snow its not just the car. i love idiots in big trucks that cant get up hills then i cruise by in my SC lol
12-22-08, 07:56 AM
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Wait.. so they abandoned their cars on the highway? What the hell for? And there's a couple 4WD trucks that were abandoned????
Where did the people go after they abandoned them? Call a cab?
I'm starting to get used to piling my SC3 through the snow. Starting to really like the snow setting for TCS. Damn it's hard to get going though when there's 2+ inches on the roads. Throttle is way too touchy. She starts up and runs like a champ in the cold though. It was about -15 degrees F this morning and it ran like it was 70.
Where did the people go after they abandoned them? Call a cab?
I'm starting to get used to piling my SC3 through the snow. Starting to really like the snow setting for TCS. Damn it's hard to get going though when there's 2+ inches on the roads. Throttle is way too touchy. She starts up and runs like a champ in the cold though. It was about -15 degrees F this morning and it ran like it was 70.
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12-22-08, 01:00 PM
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Wait.. so they abandoned their cars on the highway? What the hell for? And there's a couple 4WD trucks that were abandoned????
Where did the people go after they abandoned them? Call a cab?
I'm starting to get used to piling my SC3 through the snow. Starting to really like the snow setting for TCS. Damn it's hard to get going though when there's 2+ inches on the roads. Throttle is way too touchy. She starts up and runs like a champ in the cold though. It was about -15 degrees F this morning and it ran like it was 70.
Where did the people go after they abandoned them? Call a cab?
I'm starting to get used to piling my SC3 through the snow. Starting to really like the snow setting for TCS. Damn it's hard to get going though when there's 2+ inches on the roads. Throttle is way too touchy. She starts up and runs like a champ in the cold though. It was about -15 degrees F this morning and it ran like it was 70.
I have no idea what they did after. I'm guessing call a cab, or hit up the hotel.
12-23-08, 07:18 PM
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I've been drving my in the snow this winter and with snow tires it has actually done a lot better than I thought it would. There were a couple of times when I had to stop on a snow cover hill that I thought would be a problem but it was fine.
Its my first time driving a RWD car in the snow, but I grew up driving in snow all the time so I'm used to it, plus I really prefer a 5-speed in the snow to an auto
Its my first time driving a RWD car in the snow, but I grew up driving in snow all the time so I'm used to it, plus I really prefer a 5-speed in the snow to an auto
