There is no way I would ever drive my s2k in the snow up here in Alaska. Just to give you a picture of what it is like up here. When driving on the road in my chevy Truck, the snow burms are about as tall as the roof of my truck. I might have them by a few inches. We have had over 4 feet of snow this year and it has all stuck around to point and laugh at my s sitting there in the garage. That is just me though, I am to protective of the s to put it through the harsh conditions up here, but from what I understand there is a guy who drives an AP1 every day in the snow and he gets around fine, so for anyone who says it cannot be done, you just arent doing it right. For the guys with only the s as their only form of transportation I would say get yourself some studded snow tires and you will be able to go through anything, well almost anything. Drive safe guys.

-Ian

 

tires and heavy feet. I drive my S2K w/ STOCK ORIGINAL S02s (well over 20k on them) in HEAVY rain, light rain, you name it, and I have NEVER had a problem whether cruising at 75 or traversing curvey roads. The key is you keep your damned foot off the gas around turns and keep the RPMs low

 

This thread means nothing. If you live somewhere where you get 3 2" storms a year then yes tires will make a world of difference. However, if you live at 7300 ft and get 300+ inches in a 6 mth time period (like I do) then you cant drive an s2000. Tires wont do a damn thing when the snow is above your doors. Its all relative.... Bottom line, use some common sense and save yourself and everyone else the stress of you sliding around everywhere and wrecking.

 

I have to say, of all the ridiculous posts I've read in my life, the one I quoted takes the cake.

I believe no one said S2000 was the best industrial-snow-plower ever produced. We just said the car will perform well in the snow with the proper tires.

xviper used to drive in snow high enough that he would have the radiator opening completely snowed out and he said the car performed just fine even then.

Look, what needs to be made clear is that, even with the correct tires, there is such a thing as adjusting to the road conditions.

So with your OEM tires (which are pretty good in the rain), just because the tire fits the situation doesn't mean you can redline/shift/drive the way you drive on a sunny summer afternoon. Changing cars isn't going to combat your traction problem if you aren't ready to adjust your driving technique to your specific weather circumstances.

 

It's certainly up there.

 

i would have pulled over and called for a tow...

 

Couldnt have said it any better.
And to echo what others have said..it isnt the car, it's the tires. If it isnt the tires, it's the driver

 

Yep. First experience in the snow with the S was with the OE RE050's. I had to get to the airport with my only car and I figured, "How bad could it be?". I went slow while other cars were passing me like I wasn't moving. Well, this is what I ended up with:





$4500 later, I decided to spend a measly $950 on some Blizzaks mounted on a spare set of wheels. I took those pics about an hour after it happened and as you can see, there is not a lot of snow on the ground. I lost control of the car driving straight at a constant speed (about 45mph). Without warning, the back tires broke loose and it was all over. I slid sideways for about a 1/4 mile, eventually tagged the concrete median and spun around twice before coming to a stop in the middle of a 2 lane interstate. In the next few miles of road, there were about 5 other cars who had either done the same thing or even worse, went off the right side of the road down into a 20 foot ditch (I'm glad I didn't do that). I spent a year in a half living in North Dakota with the S as my daily driver. Last winter we probably got 4 feet of cummulative snow that stayed on the ground until April. One night during a snow fall, with about 6" of unplowed snow on the roads, I decided to see how well the S on Blizzaks would perform. I was actually amazed at how balanced and controllable the car was with the right tire. This car is not bad at all in light to moderate snow falls. Now, I obviously wouldn't take it through multiple FEET of snow like I would an SUV or truck, but in anything from .01-8" or so, I think the car is fine with the right tire if you have to get around in those conditions. I have a friend who drove off the road and nearly totalled his Subaru WRX Wagon with AWD in the snow. Guess what. He was driving on OE tires and going too fast.

I've got Azenis 615's on the car now and the car is excellent in the rain. Even through standing water there is no hydroplaning at all. They've got great lateral traction on wet roads and if I do get the rears to break loose with a heavy foot, the tires are sticky enough to chatter and hop rather than spin freely. In a car like the S which doesn't have a lot of low end torque, as long as you keep the revs low and you foot out of the accelerator, the car is fine in the rain. Brake/downshift early and smoothly while slowing for a corner. While I have lost it in the snow, I've never had the back end of the car come out on me in the rain.

 

I hate the cold and snow also.... Summer is a couple months away



















Lake Havasu city, Az

 

Your sig says you have a gsx....get winter tires for that.