mazdadrifter

if you know how to control youself it is a capable car. I can't tell you how many times I drove by wrecked mustangs/ caprices on the interstate in my 7. It's kindof tuff to get going, because it really doesn't have enought weight to get good grip. But once it's going it's about as easy to control as any other car out there.



Just make sure your tires have some tread.

PrimeredRacer

Ya i jsut picked up a 7 and planned on drivin it this winter but it dont sound like it now thanks guys

Rob x-7

when these cars were new do you think all people who lived where

it snowed didnt drive them and had multiple cars or stayed home

that day?

pengaru

they were kindof pricy as new sports cars at the time, it wouldnt surprise me if the people who bought them new and lived in areas that got real snow had winter beaters to drive.



for example, I bought a $900 protege to drive in the winter because i don't give a **** about it, and i'm not exactly wealthy. The nice car sleeps in a garage while the salt trucks do their worse.

Fluid Dynamics

Ha ha, exactly Peng. My fc is bad enough on wet pavement. The car is too light and the tires too bald and wide to avoid hydroplaning over any puddle when on the highway. It gets scary some times. I'm shopping for a beater. Here's one . . fwd and underpowered . .

Nemesis

It's simply a matter of learning to control your car. My first car was a Chevelle SS and I lived in Philly. When the streets were slick, from rain, snow, or ice. The car would fishtail wildly with just the mear pressing of the gas pedal. I would just take it slow, until I felt comfortably in control of the vehicle. I spent a couple of days in snow filled parking lots really learning how to control the car without being a danger to other people or their vehicles. There would be as many trucks and FWD cars strnded on the side of the road as their were RWD cars. I would laugh as I drove by them. I made it from VT to PA in my old Thunderbird SC during a blizzard in the early 1990's, all the roads were closed the govener declared a "state of emergency" or some ****. Cars littered on the sides of the road every where, but my crappy RWD car made it through 4 states because I took my time, kept control of my car and was aware of my surroundings.



FC's aren't exactly exotics that need to be garaged when the slightest bit of bad weather comes. Take your vehicle out and learn how to control it properly and you won't have any issues. It's generally the other drivers I have to worry about.



There is no reason you can't drive an FC in the winter. Buy some snow tires if you're that concerned and put them on some spare wheels. Quite a bit cheaper than buying, maintaining, and insuring another car.

89Turbo944

Well I say that you buy the RX7 and try driving it. The only way you will learn how to drive it in the snow.



If you do crash it, which you most likly will you just made my FC that much more valuable.



Good luck and drive safly!

4RotorRocket

Get the car....just be carefull

FCmaniac

just get a spare set of rims with good snow tires if you can afford it... cheaper than buying another car.

CrashFactory

I disagree with you all, My 87 N/A was the BEST car in the snow i've driven so far, it's a 1000x's easier to drive in the snow than my Blazer, i never once went off the road or slid way out of control in it, and i've been in the ditch twice in my Blazer and spun it completely around once, i had a 200lb speaker box over the rear axle and it never slid too much, as long as i started slow and slowed down real slow..



Sean