Cold Tires
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Cold Tires
....been reading lots of threads about cold tires, wrecks, spin outs etc.
I don't drive my "S" much in the winter but had it out on Friday night, it was single in the digits. i picked it up from a vallet parking guy at the club i was at went out on the road. everytime i left a light before VTEC even kicked in "Gazzzzeeee" tires would spin, shift into second at like 4 grand more tire spinning... it was crazy. Stock tires still have lots of tread. Just figured i would post the warning once again.
I don't drive my "S" much in the winter but had it out on Friday night, it was single in the digits. i picked it up from a vallet parking guy at the club i was at went out on the road. everytime i left a light before VTEC even kicked in "Gazzzzeeee" tires would spin, shift into second at like 4 grand more tire spinning... it was crazy. Stock tires still have lots of tread. Just figured i would post the warning once again.
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From: Windsor,On,Can&Spokane WA
Agreed.
WET ROAD + S2000 + Speeds above 60 MPH = Me wearing depends all day.
I've never owned a car that I feel so uneasy with in anything other than completely dry conditions. Winter weather notwithstanding.
WET ROAD + S2000 + Speeds above 60 MPH = Me wearing depends all day.
I've never owned a car that I feel so uneasy with in anything other than completely dry conditions. Winter weather notwithstanding.
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We had some freezing rain that changed to snow overnight, and the S2000 is my daily driver. Before on bad weather days I usually drive my wife to work in our other car and leave the S in the garage. Today for some reason I thought maybe the main roads would be ok for me to drive. BIG mistake 
I made it to the interstate from my house and I should have noticed that I had almost no traction. As soon as I got going on the 3 lane interstate (got up to about 40MPH) I started sliding sideways, I have no control at this point just along for the ride. I proceed to start into a 360 spin across all 3 lanes of the morning rush hour traffic, car stalls and I was lucky enough to get it restarted and off on the shoulder without ever touching another car or anything else! HOLLY CRAP 
I proceeded to drive 9-10 MPH on the shoulder with my hazards flashing, got off the highway and creaped home. I am buying snow tires this week, problem is they are hard to come by in our sizes this late in the season.
I made it to the interstate from my house and I should have noticed that I had almost no traction. As soon as I got going on the 3 lane interstate (got up to about 40MPH) I started sliding sideways, I have no control at this point just along for the ride. I proceed to start into a 360 spin across all 3 lanes of the morning rush hour traffic, car stalls and I was lucky enough to get it restarted and off on the shoulder without ever touching another car or anything else! HOLLY CRAP I proceeded to drive 9-10 MPH on the shoulder with my hazards flashing, got off the highway and creaped home. I am buying snow tires this week, problem is they are hard to come by in our sizes this late in the season.
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Originally Posted by S2KNJ' date='Jan 31 2005, 07:39 AM
....been reading lots of threads about cold tires, wrecks, spin outs etc.
I don't drive my "S" much in the winter but had it out on Friday night, it was single in the digits. i picked it up from a vallet parking guy at the club i was at went out on the road. everytime i left a light before VTEC even kicked in "Gazzzzeeee" tires would spin, shift into second at like 4 grand more tire spinning... it was crazy. Stock tires still have lots of tread. Just figured i would post the warning once again.
I don't drive my "S" much in the winter but had it out on Friday night, it was single in the digits. i picked it up from a vallet parking guy at the club i was at went out on the road. everytime i left a light before VTEC even kicked in "Gazzzzeeee" tires would spin, shift into second at like 4 grand more tire spinning... it was crazy. Stock tires still have lots of tread. Just figured i would post the warning once again.
You say that you've "been reading lots of threads about cold tires, wrecks, spin outs etc" and yet you STILL took your S out in single digits with OEM tires!? Shouldn't reading all those threads suggest that this WASN'T a good idea?
It's thinking like this that cause those threads to begin with.
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Originally Posted by S2K'ing-IN-Spokane' date='Jan 31 2005, 04:56 AM
WET ROAD + S2000 + Speeds above 60 MPH = Me wearing depends all day.
On good tires? I have found the RE050's (i.e. the OEM tires on 04+ models) to be quite good in the rain, assuming they have enough tread. This includes some rainy-day track time at my first HPDE class. Just don't push the limits like you would on a hot, dry day.As for the cold -- yes, summer tires in extreme cold = bad.
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Originally Posted by S2K'ing-IN-Spokane' date='Jan 31 2005, 05:56 AM
Agreed.
WET ROAD + S2000 + Speeds above 60 MPH = Me wearing depends all day.
I've never owned a car that I feel so uneasy with in anything other than completely dry conditions. Winter weather notwithstanding.
WET ROAD + S2000 + Speeds above 60 MPH = Me wearing depends all day.
I've never owned a car that I feel so uneasy with in anything other than completely dry conditions. Winter weather notwithstanding.
And you think this car is unpredictable in the wet? Try driving a modified turbo MR2!! My old MR2 had double the torque my S2000 has at a lower RPM... talk about scary haha.
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From: Formerly PDX now Pewaukee
I can not attest to the fact the s2000 does poor in cold condition
However, the s2000 does just fine in the rain.
I live in OR, it rains 250 days/year or something crazy
Its the driver that can not handle an s2000 in the rain. Have to drive conservative and not like a sportscar and you'll be just fine. I have gone weeks w/out v-teching, but better to be safe than sorry.
However, the s2000 does just fine in the rain.
I live in OR, it rains 250 days/year or something crazy
Its the driver that can not handle an s2000 in the rain. Have to drive conservative and not like a sportscar and you'll be just fine. I have gone weeks w/out v-teching, but better to be safe than sorry.
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From: Little Elm, TX
I have the fuzions... and I have also VTEC'ed 1st and 2nd gear to 9000RPM on a 35 degree night with wet roads...
Sure, the tires spun, but it didn't make me spin out or anything. -- I also tried a 3rd gear VTEC engagement and my tires didn't break loose then. As for just normal driving in the rain, my Fuzion's are excellent, and are great for a little tail happy 90-degree-turn when your right foot and hands see fit.
Sure, the tires spun, but it didn't make me spin out or anything. -- I also tried a 3rd gear VTEC engagement and my tires didn't break loose then. As for just normal driving in the rain, my Fuzion's are excellent, and are great for a little tail happy 90-degree-turn when your right foot and hands see fit.