Really Dissapointed W/Traction
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Really Dissapointed W/Traction
This really sucks. Here is the story. I had a new garage built. Insulated and drywalled. Had the 8 in there. Needed to move it from one side to the other so I could finish taping the drywall. I got stuck in the alley just backing out and pulling back in.
Damn traction lite kept coming on and I could not get more than 7-10 miles an hour on the speedometer even though I was giving gas. All I did was spin and could not even get up my apron. WTF!
Turned off the DSC and it was even worse. Spin, spin,spin and smell that rubber burning.
This is in Chicago with a few inches of snow.
Not a winter car for sure. So much for weight distribution. This one sits until dry streets.
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Damn traction lite kept coming on and I could not get more than 7-10 miles an hour on the speedometer even though I was giving gas. All I did was spin and could not even get up my apron. WTF!
Turned off the DSC and it was even worse. Spin, spin,spin and smell that rubber burning.
This is in Chicago with a few inches of snow.
Not a winter car for sure. So much for weight distribution. This one sits until dry streets.
Rx8group
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Yeah, I remember those days.......... Snow, parked cars, longing for spring........
Now I can drive every day of the year, at speed, even with slicks if they were legal. We do get our 8 or 9 days a year that we have to use our windshield wipers, then I have to wash the water spots off. Yeah, it sucks......
Chris...
Now I can drive every day of the year, at speed, even with slicks if they were legal. We do get our 8 or 9 days a year that we have to use our windshield wipers, then I have to wash the water spots off. Yeah, it sucks......
Chris...
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Originally Posted by 1up5dn
Yeah, I remember those days.......... Snow, parked cars, longing for spring........
Now I can drive every day of the year, at speed, even with slicks if they were legal. We do get our 8 or 9 days a year that we have to use our windshield wipers, then I have to wash the water spots off. Yeah, it sucks......
Chris...
Now I can drive every day of the year, at speed, even with slicks if they were legal. We do get our 8 or 9 days a year that we have to use our windshield wipers, then I have to wash the water spots off. Yeah, it sucks......
Chris...
Can't wait!
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Originally Posted by rx8group
This really sucks. Here is the story. I had a new garage built. Insulated and drywalled. Had the 8 in there. Needed to move it from one side to the other so I could finish taping the drywall. I got stuck in the alley just backing out and pulling back in.
Damn traction lite kept coming on and I could not get more than 7-10 miles an hour on the speedometer even though I was giving gas. All I did was spin and could not even get up my apron. WTF!
Turned off the DSC and it was even worse. Spin, spin,spin and smell that rubber burning.
This is in Chicago with a few inches of snow.
Not a winter car for sure. So much for weight distribution. This one sits until dry streets.
Rx8group
Damn traction lite kept coming on and I could not get more than 7-10 miles an hour on the speedometer even though I was giving gas. All I did was spin and could not even get up my apron. WTF!
Turned off the DSC and it was even worse. Spin, spin,spin and smell that rubber burning.
This is in Chicago with a few inches of snow.
Not a winter car for sure. So much for weight distribution. This one sits until dry streets.
Rx8group
Originally Posted by 1up5dn
Yeah, I remember those days.......... Snow, parked cars, longing for spring........
Now I can drive every day of the year, at speed, even with slicks if they were legal. We do get our 8 or 9 days a year that we have to use our windshield wipers, then I have to wash the water spots off. Yeah, it sucks......
Chris...
Now I can drive every day of the year, at speed, even with slicks if they were legal. We do get our 8 or 9 days a year that we have to use our windshield wipers, then I have to wash the water spots off. Yeah, it sucks......
Chris...
I hear the southwest is getting a lot of rain at this time. Slicks would be as bad as the Bridgestones in snow.
Cheers,
Allen
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Yeah, for our area it is considered a lot of rain but we are in great need of it. On the other hand, it makes driving to work just that much more fun ----- sideways!
Chris....
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If you need to get your car to move (not to drive) on ice, hold the DSC button down for about 15 seconds. You will have two lights that come on and it will allow it to be free of the computer's controls.
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What ALneilson said - I too have the Pirellii PZeroNero M+S tires - they make the car perfectly "winterable" with good snow traction, and a vast improvement in dry handling over the stock RE040. Anybody that says my all-season tires are a compromise, with worse handling in the summer, and not ideal handling in the snow, I invite you for a test drive.
That said, my wife's car has Blizzaks - and yes, there is no substitute for pure snow tires when things are at their worst, but these Pirellis combined with the RX-8's electronic interventions make the car fine enough for me in the snow.
That said, my wife's car has Blizzaks - and yes, there is no substitute for pure snow tires when things are at their worst, but these Pirellis combined with the RX-8's electronic interventions make the car fine enough for me in the snow.
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Do some research before dissing the 8 in the snow... I've taken it through some nasty conditions with all-season tires without any problems (and I don't have TCS/DSC either). The stock Potenzas, like many summer tires, are worthless in the snow.
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I put Pirelli 210 full snows on my car yesterday.........on new rims for winter. I went with 17X7 wheels and 225-50 17 snows. It makes the car handle like a dream in snow and ice. Before the snows, I couldn't drive the car up the alley behind our house because of the ice...now I can't get the rears to break out unless I drop the clutch and really give it throttle. I am very happy with the tires. ( getting them at cost didn't hurt either :D )
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There have been many threads on this topic. All of them come to the same conclusion: When there is snow, you need the proper tires on the car or don't even drive it. This isn't something that is exclusive to just this car.
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Originally Posted by rx8group
So I gotta spend $600 to move my car in my Garage? Don't think so!
It's the TIRES. Many of us have had a lot of fun, safe winter driving with proper winter tires.
Regards,
Gordon
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Originally Posted by StewC625
Nice avatar for this topic, Deslock!
Which all-seasons are you running?
Which all-seasons are you running?
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/rx-8-snow-report-48055/
I wanted PZero Neros, but they weren't available when I needed new tires. My intention was to use the the all-seasons year round, but while the Continentals grip well, they're not as responsive as the stock tires. So I picked up another set of used stock rims/tires and will use the Contis November-March.
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