hopefully to have my AP1 in a few weeks here, might drive it on some winter days... I will have winter tires and such.... but overall how is this thing in winter??

 

If you come from a background of driving FWD exclusively, this will take a bit of getting used. Having said that, an S2000 with good snow tires handles great in Calgary winters. The only thing you need to worry about is staying out of those deep ruts that form on side streets. Learn to select your route to avoid these or learn to drive just next to these ruts. Take a couple of hours to go try stuff out in an empty parking lot on an early Sunday morning so you know how it drives, how it turns, how it brakes, etc.

 

agreed..
it was okay with re050 haha.. worse mistake ever..

and with the winters i got from xviper it was soo fun.. except best to stay at low speeds

 

get some good winter tires and you'll be fine.

 

Driving the S in the winter will make you a better overall driver.
Car control and throttle sensitivity control will be gained. It will make you pay attention every second you drive, so if you want to be "involved" while driving then drive it in the winter. This involveness will keep you out of trouble as well.

 

It's great with snow tires. My '04 F-150 FX4 4x4 doesn't even do as well.

The big thing with the S2000 is that you'll be able to steer with the throttle, and applying too much throttle (even just a little bit), will make the back wheels spin.

 

its fine!!!
as long as u have winter tires as everyone says...
but i come from driving fwd cars ... so it took me a while to get used to it!
without traction control... it can be a little scarry.... but like trunger said keep it at low speeds

 

I'm driving my 3 month old S for this winter in Winnipeg which is usually a harsher winter than Calgary and so far so good. We had one day where we had 25cm of snow and I had to stay home. But if I can ride higher than the snow, I'm fine. Not to mention how much fun empty, snow-covered parking lots are now

I should mention I'm using winter tires as well and this is my first RWD car.

I intend to sell my winter tires next fall and buy a winter beater like an old 4runner or pathfinder. The "ice ruts" here are brutal and I hate driving over them with this car.

 

As long as the snow is fresh and cold and soft, you can drive through snow that is quite deep. I've driven through snow that covered the front grill entirely. In cold winter, you don't necessarily need a lot of air going through the grill because you don't need that kind of cooling for the rad. When I got the chance after I parked, I pulled the snow out of the grill with my hand.

I know exactly what you mean, but here again, you learn to drive just off to the side of these ruts and ride on the high points of the road. Not withstanding this, I've learned to travel alternate routes.

 

Red Deer is a lot like Winnipeg in winter, we get a lot more snow than Edmonton and Calgary, and we get a lot of ice ruts. You just have to learn where to drive the car, and what angles to approach everything at.

That being said, it's the shittyness of red deer's roads that made me get a second vehicle. I'm still winter driving my S2000, just not every single day. In fact I drove it to work with me today.