SNOW and STOCK TIRES - YEEEIKES! BAD IDEA!
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Originally Posted by 350ceo
I can't see how snow tires could help that much when the car is this bad
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Originally Posted by 350ceo
Park your RX8 if its snowing.
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I can't see how snow tires could help that much when the car is this bad
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I can't see how snow tires could help that much when the car is this bad
However - I posted it first about 13 months ago, but on winter tires the car is great. It is the TIRES that are completely useless in snow. How is this so hard to understand??? The CAR isn't that bad, your buddy's experience was completely due to the tires. After 1 full winter and the start of a second, I can attest with complete confidence that an RX-8 on winter tires gets around just fine. When our first snow fall hit this year, I had the winters on the RX-8, and the all-seasons on our Audi allroad AWD (hadn't put the winters on it yet). The RX-8 was a far better car to drive in the slippery, icy conditions than the Audi AWD on all-seasons.
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Gordon
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Originally Posted by Gord96BRG
The RX-8 was a far better car to drive in the slippery, icy conditions than the Audi AWD on all-seasons.
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Gordon
Regards,
Gordon
Yep, I have been driving for over 27 years and have always had all-seasons. My 8 was my first performance car and I am now sold on summer tires in the summer and snow tires in the winter! You just can't beat having great traction whether you want to accelerate quickly or you want to brake quickly. Tires are everything!
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Originally Posted by Gord96BRG
After 1 full winter and the start of a second, I can attest with complete confidence that an RX-8 on winter tires gets around just fine.
however, conversely. i've never felt more helpless and shock scared while driving on the stock tires on less than an inch of snow on a new jersey interstate.
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