Okay, I've searched, and just want to know if there's more I should be doing. I might have to drive my S2000 this winter.. I am planning to get Blizzaks, front and rear mounted on my stock rims. Hopefully I can then get some new rims with new summer tires next year. I have some small rock chips, that i'm going to get looked at and filled before moisture/road salt becomes an issue. I am also looking into a hard top, since I don't have a defroster on my plastic window.

Is there anything else I'm missing?? I really wish I didn't have to drive it around... but there may be no way around it. My mom said to just sell my car and get a different all-year car, but I really don't want to do that.

 

Remember that this is NOT like a FWD car. Take it real easy till you can get a chance to go to an empty parking lot and learn the driving dynamics of this car in different situations: taking off with a bit too much gas, same thing but with the front wheels turned a bit, turning and turning with a bit too much gas, knowing what the ABS feels like and what it can do for you in a straight line, in a turn. Put the thing into a skid and know what it takes to control it and learn how not to do it by accident. Do a few "donuts" in the parking lot. These will teach you a lot.
Now to take care of the car. Consider getting the paint chips fixed, then get the 3M Scotchcal film installed. When you wash the car, hose the underside of it as best you can. Check and adjust your tire pressures whenever there is a temperature change. If it's real cold where you live, do you have a block heater? Give the car a good coat of wax or polish before winter comes. If you don't get a hardtop, put protectant on it and try not to brush snow off the rear window if it's plastic. Get some crappy floor mats. If you can, get under the car with some rubber safe silicone spray and spray all 6 of the rubber boots under there. There are 4 on the rear half shafts and 2 on the front steering rods. Are you using sythetic oil yet? if not, you might consider 5W30 dino oil if your temps get below -18*C. This is when 10W30 begins to flow like honey. If you are using synthetic, you'll be fine. I use 5W30 synthetic only because our temps here can get down to -35*C.

 

Take the money you will spend on the tires and hardtop and go buy yourself a good, high-mileage Civic. I'm sure you can find one for a couple grand.

 

http://www.beaterz.com/ I will be driving an s10 this winter, you could come beat it with a sledgehammer and I wouldn't care. just as long as you dont break the windows of course.

 

Thanks for all the input!