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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 07:40 PM
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Car for winter driving

Just wondering how many people have a car to use for the winter, and plan to park their 8 during bad weather??
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 07:42 PM
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I will be driving my '99 cavalier here in WI once the white stuff shows up.
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 07:45 PM
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With winter tires, the RX-8 is a great winter car. I drove mine all last winter, no problems. I actually prefer driving it to our Audi allroad (quattro AWD), even though both are fitted with winter tires - the RX-8 is much more fun.

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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 08:20 PM
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I'll be driving my '02 Nissan Frontier 4x4 pickup. The 8 will stay in the garage if there's even a hint of snow or ice in the air!
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 08:27 PM
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99 Jeep Cherokee for me! Makes me look forward to those really nice days when I breakout the RX-8!
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 11:16 PM
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Actually I bought the 8 for my winter/daily driver :p
My other car is a 911 Turbo. It goes in storage for the winter next week. I won't see it again till next April. Ahhh the great Chicago weather. Oh well I have to order my winter rims/tires on Monday.
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Old Oct 30, 2004 | 12:45 AM
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I have 19 inch rims I doubt it will see snow... and my 8 cant handle rain let alone snow.... she will be in the garage trying to save me mileage hehe....
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Old Oct 30, 2004 | 03:36 AM
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I have my 1994 Honda Prelude I drove around last winter. But now my wife is working so we both need cars. So this year I bought new rims and snow tires for the car.
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Old Oct 30, 2004 | 11:14 PM
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I'll be driving mine for the winter since it is my only car , get a big snow here ...I'll call in at work !
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Old Oct 30, 2004 | 11:38 PM
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Glad we dont have harsh winters here in Vegas, I can drive my RX-8 12 months out of the year...
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Old Oct 31, 2004 | 09:56 AM
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i drove it last winter w/stock tires and did get stuck a few times. this year ill have blizzacks to help me out
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Old Oct 31, 2004 | 10:01 AM
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I will drive my 8 this winter. I hope my Pilot Alpine pa2's don't let me down.
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Old Nov 1, 2004 | 11:18 AM
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The 8 will be hibernating most of the winter, w/ the occasional blast in the town when the roads are dry and salt free. I'll be sporting my Maxima or if my wife lets me, take the Navigator :p
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Old Nov 1, 2004 | 11:24 AM
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1992 Pontiac Sunbird. ONLY 49000KM on it... Great for Winter in Quebec, CANADA.
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Old Nov 1, 2004 | 11:41 AM
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I will drive my 92 Toy Truck 4WD with 162,000 on it!!!! till the Spring. The road crews throw down rocky gravel, and Mag Chloride to help with melting which can really mess up the underbody of any vehicle and then with the rocks on the roads other vehicles kick these up and you have WMDs coming at you to pit front ends and damage windshields. Windshield shops here in CO love this time of the year as they have tons of business replacing windshields. Not the RX!! nope. However, if I were forced with no other option I would go with all season M/S rated tires and try to survive the best I could by taking the back streets and staying off major highways due to the WMDs.
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Old Nov 1, 2004 | 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Tayninh
I will drive my 92 Toy Truck 4WD with 162,000 on it!!!! till the Spring. The road crews throw down rocky gravel, and Mag Chloride to help with melting which can really mess up the underbody of any vehicle and then with the rocks on the roads other vehicles kick these up and you have WMDs coming at you to pit front ends and damage windshields. Windshield shops here in CO love this time of the year as they have tons of business replacing windshields. Not the RX!! nope. However, if I were forced with no other option I would go with all season M/S rated tires and try to survive the best I could by taking the back streets and staying off major highways due to the WMDs.
lol..wmds. Shopping carts and old people driving are wmds too.
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