tancred

Well, yeah....This is my current snow situation, and my car isnt going to touch the road....i have a pos jeep cherokee for a reason....

Rob x-7

some parts of the country insurance becomes a factor when

considering a winter beater, some people just cannot

afford the additional expense. Some people cannot park another

car at thier house



obviously the deciding factor is where you live, if it snows every

week then the answer is obvious, if it snows once in a while or

the roads only get a dusting then you can deal with it.

A NA FC is no problem in some snow, obvious not a *******

blizzard.

pengaru

I don't mind driving in snow at all, and I have driven the FC in snow and it wasnt that bad for a rwd car with lsd and a clutch that is binary (on/off). The thing is, around here they put down so much salt you get out in the morning and the streets look like they are covered with snow til your eyes clear up and you realize the pavement is white and dry, all salt.



Any car you care about, invest any time or money in making look & perform nice, should not be exposed to this crap if you can manage it.



If they don't salt by you, then ****, have fun driving sideways.

teknics

meh i learned how to drive in bad conditions, you gotta focus on driving and your surroundings not on your destination or how late you're going to be.



first snowfall of the year by me was a blizzard i took my t2 out and made it down and up some hills that no one else could, i also predicted and witnessed plenty of crashes, i just puttered along in 1st/2nd and got to my destination safely and warm.



kevin.

rxheaven86

you know kevin is right...



just be careful.. **** my fc was the first stick that i had and the first car i had that wasn't a pos honda that was 500 bucks or less... and yeah i spun it the first day i had it and learned how to drive it in the snow right from the day i got it... if you just take it easy and don't fly around with snow on the ground you'll be fine...



oh and by the way don't try to downshift before a patch of snow... i found out that black ice is a bitch



and hell to be honest with you my fc is alot better than alot of other cars for me in the snow... i knew people were getting stuck in my neighborhood on hills and **** and i passed an escalade that the kid up the street owns because he was stuck on the hill spinning wheels... and i just drove right by no problem...



hell it's not like the fc doesn't have any weight on the rear wheels

pengaru

This picture summarizes why it's plain stupid to drive a car you want to keep for many years in the snow.



The protege I bought for a winter beater had no rust on it when I bought it, just yesterday I noticed the paint bubbling and some rust forming on the inside bottom edge of the drivers side door, glad it's not the fc. That GTP is a coworkers winter beater.

Erik

I've had my 91 n/a as a daily driver for the past 5 years...this includes driving it thru the snow plenty of times.



Just this year (Nov-Jan) I've commuted home in either a dusting-2inches of snow about 6 times. Everyone else has the right idea...if you're inexperienced in rwd, you may have problems. But if you are confident, the FC is a blast to drive in slippery roads. The car gives you great feedback and is easy to correct when put in trouble



Now I actually look for the windy road when its snowing...makes the drive so much more fun...dorifto desu!

ColinRX7

I love my GXL.. So she's taking all the corners in the garage quite nicely during the winter months..

teknics

just drove through the blizzard of the week here in nj, in my fc, didnt slip or slide unless i wanted too, and when i wanted to i could snap it right back into a straight line, i even watched an m3 crash.



kevin.

SpecialT

I saw a guy yesterday, cruising through 10" of snow in Toronto. . . .

seemed to be doing ok, Except that it was a red FD?!?!?!

I couldn't watch to long, it made me sad.