HardTop or Beater For Winter ?
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From: Bellingham, WA
Beater, beater, beater!
Yeah, there's no salt here in the Seattle area, but I grew up in Michigan and lived in Massachusetts until I was 60. The S would probably do fine in snow with the right tires, but there's no getting around the rust bug. Keep your nice car nice - wait for good weather.
Yeah, there's no salt here in the Seattle area, but I grew up in Michigan and lived in Massachusetts until I was 60. The S would probably do fine in snow with the right tires, but there's no getting around the rust bug. Keep your nice car nice - wait for good weather.
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From: Kufstein
I say buy a beater. I've seen what a winter (actually just the salt) can do to a perfectly clean car in just one winter, and it's bad news. It peeled the paint off my valve cover and other panted things in the engine bay, rusted up the suspension, and froze up all the hinges (this was on my MR2 BTW). Also after getting a beater you will never know how you lived without one.
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From: from the CHii
beater... I drove the S to my girlfriends for a christmas dinner (i live in the northern suburbs of chicago)... happened to have a blizzard that night, she lives about 25 miles from my house. I drove behind a vette heading east on I-90 @ 10-15mph w/ my hazards on 
- IT'S NOT EASY, the smallest bit of gas and your rear end gives.
- IT'S NOT EASY, the smallest bit of gas and your rear end gives.
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From: Dublin, OH
Originally Posted by nrgizeman,Aug 24 2005, 02:34 PM
buy a beater... winter driving is impossible with this car even with snow tires. unless you are like me... located where there is no winter. 
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From: OH
Originally Posted by nrgizeman,Aug 24 2005, 05:34 PM
buy a beater... winter driving is impossible with this car even with snow tires.
blizzaks and 2 40lb bags of concrete mix (the fit perfect in the trunk well ) and i had a snow Ferrari....I no longer drive it in the winter because I didn't want to put it through the harsh weather...but it can be done, and done very well
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From: Denver
The only issue I've had with driving an S2000 in the snow is ground clearance. But if it snows that much, I stay home.
I wanted to get a beater, not because I'm afraid to drive it in the snow, but sometimes it would be nice to have another commuter with 4 seats.
I wanted to get a beater, not because I'm afraid to drive it in the snow, but sometimes it would be nice to have another commuter with 4 seats.
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From: Montr
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dont even think drive a s2000 in snow it happened to me (the 1st year i have mine) i did wait too long in novemeber before store in garage , i had a snow storm when coming back from work no winter tire , car is low , RWD ... + if you want a good value the day you will sell your car its better to buy a beater , thats my opinion
dont even think drive a s2000 in snow it happened to me (the 1st year i have mine) i did wait too long in novemeber before store in garage , i had a snow storm when coming back from work no winter tire , car is low , RWD ... + if you want a good value the day you will sell your car its better to buy a beater , thats my opinion