I Just wanted some input on what people here do over the winters for their cars. Prior to this, I've lived in CA, TX and GA - none of which get snow or salt on the roads during winter.

I'm thinking of various things. One - Get some blizzaks or similar snow tire and learn to drive on the stuff. Two - Drive the wife's Subaru and let her carpool the six miles or so for her commute. Three - Just put it up for the winter in a garage out of state.

Your $.02??

 

I've driven the S for the past few winters with some Blizzaks and it's done fine in most of the light snow we see around here. It's not great, mind you, but the right tires make all the difference. just make sure to wash it really well and spend your time on the underside every time it warms up enough to do a wash and especially in the spring.

And give it a really good wash & wax before the cold weather hits. Use a good solid sealant and/or wax. I tend to use a combination of a solid, long-lasting sealant like Zaino or Werkstatt and top with Meguiar's #16 (not available anymore). Also, the Collinite 476s or 845 is an often-recommended winter wax.

Some folks are more anal about avoiding salt and snow tho...

 

7+ years and she's a daily driver, three of those in Boston and one in MD winters. Blizzaks are a must for the snow, though for some unknown reason some suggest all-seasons are acceptable alternatives. If you know the limits of the car in the dry, put on good winter tires and drop the limits by 30-40%... you'll be fine.

 

[QUOTE=MacGyver]7+ years and she's a daily driver, three of those in Boston and one in MD winters.

 

i just have some really good all seasons i use all year long. you sacrifice some warm weather performance, but you realize it's worth it when it starts raining and your S handles as well as your MDX

once it's snowing you shouldn't really drive the S anyway, but good all seasons can handle light snow (very very light).

 

I drove the S 50+ miles roundtrip in a major snowstorm while in Boston, hung out right behind the snowplows as much as I could. Granted, it was to pick up a chick who I knew was interested in having a good time that evening, so that was probably why reason flew out the window that night.