G37S up a snowy hill on winter tires?
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Hmm, those look similarly priced to the Blizzaks too. Which model? Looks like there's PA2 and PA3.
I wonder if I can get those in 18" sizes that will fit the sport brakes. I don't think they have them in the OEM sport sizes (*Sedan* sport sizes, that is -- it's the 225/50-18 in the front that kills it -- nothing comes in that).
But I'm looking at getting a tire & rim package with some inexpensive rims for the winter tires anyway, so I'd guess I could go with non-staggered anyway. Not sure what size to get though.
I wonder if I can get those in 18" sizes that will fit the sport brakes. I don't think they have them in the OEM sport sizes (*Sedan* sport sizes, that is -- it's the 225/50-18 in the front that kills it -- nothing comes in that).
But I'm looking at getting a tire & rim package with some inexpensive rims for the winter tires anyway, so I'd guess I could go with non-staggered anyway. Not sure what size to get though.
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^^^ the G is just fine in the snow. All i can figure is that you guys that say you should not drive it in the snow. Don't know how to drive in the snow. I take my G to the mountains to go skiing all the time and besides needing to know how to drive and paying a little more attentino it does just fine with a good set of michelin pilot alpins.
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You could go ahead and listen to these "people in the know", but like I said above, I've owned 2 g35 coupes and 3 mustangs and also two Mercedes and I drive rwd like it's a part of me and driving in the snow always sucked in all of them even with snow tires. You will definitely have a hard time with the conditions you'll be driving in. Good luck though. Take it very easy and if the conditions are fine you should be alright. I didn't wanna chance it this time so I picked up the awd. I do miss driving a stick though, like crazy.
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I think the answer depends on how much snow, if you have snow tires, and your experience driving in the snow.
We had a pretty big blizzard this past year in Maryland and I wouldnt even think about taking a RWD car out, even with the best snow tires in the world. My wifes 4WD SUV was even having trouble in the snow.
Up a snowy hill with winter tires? Well that depends on how good your tires are, if you have experience driving in the snow, and how much snow or how slick the hill is.
Me personally? Thats why we have the G37S and the RAV4 4WD.
We had a pretty big blizzard this past year in Maryland and I wouldnt even think about taking a RWD car out, even with the best snow tires in the world. My wifes 4WD SUV was even having trouble in the snow.
Up a snowy hill with winter tires? Well that depends on how good your tires are, if you have experience driving in the snow, and how much snow or how slick the hill is.
Me personally? Thats why we have the G37S and the RAV4 4WD.
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IMHO there are alot of people on this forum that are not experienced at driving a moderately powered RWD car, which is made obvious by the number of times I have read "don't turn off the VDC". The G is a very capable car if you know how to drive it. It is by no means a tail happy tazmanian devil, waiting to spin out on you.
That being said I drove for 2 winters in my G37S with Blizzaks and never had an issue. We had very heavy snow conditions in Rhode Island both of those years and I never got stuck. Granted I never went up any mountains, but I did encounter many uphill roads (some from a stop). Personally I found nothing wrong with the Blizzaks, I think that they lived up to their very impressive reputation, and any competant driver should be able to handle the G in the snow just fine.
I have also been caught in moderate snow before I had a chance to change over from the stock summer tires. Now that is a difficult task!
So, winter tires should be fine, unless you are one of the people on here who cannot drive your G in warm weather with the VDC off, then you dont belong driving it in the winter even with snow tires.
That being said I drove for 2 winters in my G37S with Blizzaks and never had an issue. We had very heavy snow conditions in Rhode Island both of those years and I never got stuck. Granted I never went up any mountains, but I did encounter many uphill roads (some from a stop). Personally I found nothing wrong with the Blizzaks, I think that they lived up to their very impressive reputation, and any competant driver should be able to handle the G in the snow just fine.
I have also been caught in moderate snow before I had a chance to change over from the stock summer tires. Now that is a difficult task!
So, winter tires should be fine, unless you are one of the people on here who cannot drive your G in warm weather with the VDC off, then you dont belong driving it in the winter even with snow tires.
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You could go ahead and listen to these "people in the know", but like I said above, I've owned 2 g35 coupes and 3 mustangs and also two Mercedes and I drive rwd like it's a part of me and driving in the snow always sucked in all of them even with snow tires. You will definitely have a hard time with the conditions you'll be driving in. Good luck though. Take it very easy and if the conditions are fine you should be alright. I didn't wanna chance it this time so I picked up the awd. I do miss driving a stick though, like crazy.
Well, let me tell you that the car was virtually unstoppable in the snow. The traction was amazing. That winter we got hit with one major snowstorm after another here in NY, and I found myself making excuses just to go drive the car in the snow. If I didn't experience that RWD car in such terrible conditions myself, I would have never thought a RWD car could be good in snow. After all, every other RWD car I have owned has been a sporty car with low-profile summer tires, so I think the tires can make a huge difference when it comes to winter driving in a RWD vehicle....