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BTW, I had to drive one time in the snow with high performance tires (not the S02's but another brand) and it scared me sh*tless!
Same here, Allmost crashed into a house while doing about 25 Mph on a snow covered road with S02 as the car just flipped around after releasing the clutch while slowing down. I bought an old car for the winter.
Since it is front wheel drive, the roads sometimes forces you to go one way.
*LOL* off course it is RWD, at least over here in Europe
What kind of effect will salt have on my car?
It is not good for the paint and off course can cause corrosion.
Just saw this thread. The replies so far are very good infomation. If you do a search with my username and words like "snow", "winter", you'll see lots more comments from me and many others.
Whether or not you park the S or not is always the owner's choice. You know the realters' slogan about "location"? Well the same goes for the S in winter ........... TIRES, TIRES, TIRES - snow tires, that is!
I don't have undercoating on my car and it's about to enter its 3rd winter. I've inspected the underside a few times lately and it looks no different than local S2000 that have yet to see their first winter. Cars come rust proofed from the factory far better than people realize and "salt" should not put fear into peoples' hearts as much as it used to. Since you have your car undercoated, you should be more than fine. I ensure that whenever I wash my car, the underside gets hosed out as best I can. You might consider putting more 3M film immediately in front (yes, in front) of the rear tires. Somehow, this area gets the most debris thrown up onto it.
Snow tires will give you grip in mush. They will give you that margin of slip control that you need to get through those conditions. But don't be fooled, you can still move the rear end around at will with the throttle. Learning to control and counteract this characteristic is KEY to winter driving a RWD car. Once you master it, it's a blast. Properly equipped, the car is more than capable as a winter vehicle. Properly trained, the owner will find this car a joy to drive in winter. It is only "fear of the unknown" and "misconception of things unfamiliar" that compells people to tell you park this thing. Of course, if you are keeping this car "forever" or you are really troubled by the thought of getting it filthy and putting additional "off season" use out of it, yes, then park it. It's not worth losing sleep over.
Just remember, this car cleans up real good:
So if this picture really disturbs you, then park it. But do what YOU want. Don't let others (including me) convince you to do one thing or the other.
OMG!! I was on the fence whether or not to fix the CRX up for a winter rat or just get snow tires. BUT, after seeing that picture..... I am definatly getting the CRX back on the road. Thanks for that picture.
LOVE that picture Viper. Makes me feel better that I drive the S in winter about 10 miles to work (backroads). I've yet to get quite THAT disgusting (close tho).
Like everyone else says, you gotta have winter tires. Afriend of a friend told me I was nuts for winter driving. Said he almost killed himself in his old Miata too many times. When asked what he was running for winter tires, he says, "whaddya mean????"
Originally posted by sireousrex OMG!! I was on the fence whether or not to fix the CRX up for a winter rat or just get snow tires. BUT, after seeing that picture..... I am definatly getting the CRX back on the road. Thanks for that picture.
You're welcome!
It's never my intention to coerce anyone into driving their car in winter. I only want to dispell any misconceptions about it so people can make their own "informed" decision. I just find it hard to sit by and listen to people say to NOT do this or that because they "think" this or "think" that or "assume" something or other OR "imagine" it would be like this or that. It's really easy to pass judgement or give advice if one doesn't actually have first hand knowledge or have experience based on having done it the correct way. To drive once or twice on OEM tires in snow and then slip, slide all over the place and then go and yell it to the world, "Park your S for winter! You'll hurt the car or kill yourself!" , is a misinformed conclusion. Same goes for anyone who spends a lifetime driving FWD cars in winter and can only "imagine" how unsafe it must be to drive this car in winter.
So if my picture helped you to decide, then I say good! It's done its job.
Thank you all very much. I really appriciate your info. I have an old 1975 Ford pickup that needs a little work before it will be available to drive. I think I will drive it when it gets really ugly. Again, thank you all very much once again It makes me proud to be a member of this board.
