Best Rwd Car For Snow?
11-04-2003, 03:10 PM
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Perhaps my Manual Steering, Tight turning, Oversized Golf kart, Mid Engine Rear Wheel Driven Mr2 has spoiled my handling desires...
...but its only been Weeks since I have replaced an MKI MR2 with a G2 Integra for a winter Daily Driver...and I am already sick of FWD....
...For So long I had RWD. Before the MKI was an MKII Turbo...
Of all the things that changed (Power, smooth ride, clutch, etc) I am pretty spoiled with the clutch setup on sports cars and just RWD in general.
Is an Old Beemer going to hold its own on the road? I am *This* close to getting a MKII Mr2 NA in the future...but I'm not sure how great it'll be for the winter.
After thinking about it, there is a whole 2 times maybe, every winter, where I am *Forced* to drive with the roads literally white...and usually I can tell its coming (sometimes the weathermen ARE correct!) so it shouldn't be so bad. It'd be a $3k cheap MKII Mr2 anyways, not an Upgraded Turbo JDM Monster.
What's your advice/thoughts? I think I'm going loco!
...but its only been Weeks since I have replaced an MKI MR2 with a G2 Integra for a winter Daily Driver...and I am already sick of FWD....
...For So long I had RWD. Before the MKI was an MKII Turbo...
Of all the things that changed (Power, smooth ride, clutch, etc) I am pretty spoiled with the clutch setup on sports cars and just RWD in general.
Is an Old Beemer going to hold its own on the road? I am *This* close to getting a MKII Mr2 NA in the future...but I'm not sure how great it'll be for the winter.
After thinking about it, there is a whole 2 times maybe, every winter, where I am *Forced* to drive with the roads literally white...and usually I can tell its coming (sometimes the weathermen ARE correct!) so it shouldn't be so bad. It'd be a $3k cheap MKII Mr2 anyways, not an Upgraded Turbo JDM Monster.
What's your advice/thoughts? I think I'm going loco!
11-04-2003, 07:43 PM
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IMO, so far, the best RWD in the snow was my 7 (out of like 5 cars)...Haven't driven my Blazer in snow yet, but the 7 handled the best and braked better and was more predictable in a slide than the Escort/Taurus/Cavalier/Taurus wagon/Omni i drove thru different winters...who woulda thunk it eh!?
Sean
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11-05-2003, 09:19 AM
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Yea, I think after this winter I'm just gonna say "Screw it" and buy a RWD car I like.
I'm guessing it will be a decent (but Hi-Miles) Mkii Mr2.
It's small and quick and fun, but still gets like 25-29mpg and is somewhat of a "rare" non-everyday car.
I was thinking NA MKIV Supra but they are overpriced, somehow they gain some premium like their TT Counterparts.....lame.
I also considered BMW. But a $3k BMW (early 90's 3 series) will probably cost me $3k in repairs out of the blue...
I'm guessing it will be a decent (but Hi-Miles) Mkii Mr2.
It's small and quick and fun, but still gets like 25-29mpg and is somewhat of a "rare" non-everyday car
I was thinking NA MKIV Supra but they are overpriced, somehow they gain some premium like their TT Counterparts.....lame.
I also considered BMW. But a $3k BMW (early 90's 3 series) will probably cost me $3k in repairs out of the blue...
11-05-2003, 04:51 PM
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My 7 didn't have ANY problems in the snow unless you wanted to A)stop fast or B) move fast, as long as i built speed very slowly, i was OK....word of advice to any new 7 owners planning to drive it this winter DO NOT and i repeat DO NOT, give it a LOT of gas in 2nd :P It makes you drive sideways while going straight if that makes sense to ya, if i didn't do it on purpose i woulda definitely switched ends and as it was i still almost ended up in someone's yard, but there is NO experience like driving sideways down 2 blocks while still moving forward, it's kinda like drifting but we call it winter down here ROFL
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11-05-2003, 05:41 PM
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I had a 1985 RX-7 GS, with a 50 pound bag of sand behind each seat
and 185/14s Pep Boys specials tires it was great in the snow.
The kids playsand cost like $3-$4 a bag at home depot, I put each bag
in a small garbage bag incase the sand bag broke open.
I would imagine it would be even better with some snow tires.
The car was a base model beater, but with a decent stereo it
was a good daily driver. Even had a manual choke- sometimes less
is more!
and 185/14s Pep Boys specials tires it was great in the snow.
The kids playsand cost like $3-$4 a bag at home depot, I put each bag
in a small garbage bag incase the sand bag broke open.
I would imagine it would be even better with some snow tires.
The car was a base model beater, but with a decent stereo it
was a good daily driver. Even had a manual choke- sometimes less
is more!
11-06-2003, 11:41 AM
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I'll be driving the streetported TII this winter, hell yeah. I can't freakin' wait.... it's supposed to be a pretty bad one too. Muhahaha... Of course, I'm gonna be shellin' out $$$ for an extra-nice set of winter tires too. I imagine a MR2 would fair even better than a TII in the winter, with more weight on the rear end and all. Might wanna put some sandbags in the front though, lol.