KFtransam

It's 53 degrees outside today near Chicago and I'm suddenly reminded... I may need a "winter car" as my TA is my daily driver

How are these 4th gens in 6in of snow?

warriorcustoms

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I would put the T/A in storage/garage & get an S10 4x4 or somethin close to that Ive been threw a few Windy City winters in a FWD & that wasnt too bad The older I get the less I like the cold So I moved south I still go back to Indiana around Xmas to Visit

mcalus

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Craigslist is your friend. Preserve your car and store the thing for winter.

I loved my 97 Lincoln continental for a winter car. Get a nice set of winter tires and you'll be good!

nomoneyz

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I'll never take my fbody in the snow again. Got caught in it twice and it was just crappy socal snow, couple inches max and I could barley keep control of the car. I'd get a truck or fwd car for winters.

3.8blackmaro

I do fine with mine in the snow with snow tires. After 6 inches or so it sort of turns into a snow plow.

mcalus

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I could put my car in drive in a plowed driveway an literally walk around my car and the tires were sitting and spinning.

warriorcustoms

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LoL The F-body has Always been a Fair weathered friend Yes I can drive em in snow But If you like your car Get a 4x4 or FWD Hell I live where it hardly ever snows now But Ive got an S10 Im doin a solid axle swap on Plus the ole ladies mom has the 04 Chevy HD 4x4 for anything before I finish my LT1 S10 An ext cab looks good with Dana 44s front & rear On 35x12.50R17s Might hit snow when I go see the Parents & Brothers in Indiana LoL

lt11994

If you got some like 235 series snow tires and some weight I bet it wouldn't be bad. But like posted above I've done the idle burnouts on snow its no bueno.

SS RRR

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The secret is a good quality all season tire. I lived in Denver and had an '85 and drove it in snow all the time when only sand was used for the roads.

96z28_lt1

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all depends i drove my z back when it was stock in the snow with an 80 lb sand bag in the rear and traction control, with the 6 speed i was still getting sideways in 5th gear doing like 10-20 mph, now i don't have t/c or is the car anywhere near stock now im just going to park it this winter.... i also had all season tires on it though which isn't the best for snow but better then a drag radial haha

Z28Roxy

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They actually do quite well IF you have snow tires. Not at all seasons - snow tires.

And FWD or 4x4 is no help with the most important things in the snow..... stopping and turning. Acceleration is much more in your control and less of a dangerous thing (more of an annoyance). Not that an fbody is the best snow vehicle ever made or anything like that but I'd take an fbody with snow tires over a 4x4 with all seasons or summer tires any day of the week.

These are the ones I used in my firebird for two winters:

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...sw=true&cs=215

duh

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I drive my car through winter in chicagoland. Even drove it the day it the blizzard started 2 years ago. Last year I went through it with my 315's on the back. The trick is knowing how the car reacts and where you're trying to get to. Don't ever be in a hurry and always give yourself plenty of room and you'll do just fine. If I could afford a winter car I would, but I'm a broke father of 2 so I'm probably in a little different situation...

SS RRR

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They'll do fine with either if you know what you're doing.

Z28Roxy

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Maybe. I never tried all seasons on mine, though I had put my summer tires back on when we got some ice in early April and I was able to make it 25 miles home. That said having had beaters (a 93 thunderbird and a 94 caprice) that just ran all seasons, I'll never go back to doing non-snow tires in winter. They are that much better.

KFtransam

Well, last winter i had a Chevy 1500, and before that a Cadillac sls, a dodge Durango, and an s10... Craigslist has been my friend for some time now

But all those Made for a nice and easy winter, and I'm thinking those big nasty ice ***** that seem to fall out of wheel wells in the middle of the road are going to be a little rough with 3" ground clearance :/

I'm thinkin a little beater to call my "dd" would give me a reason to tear appart the TA all winter anyway

bufmatmuslepants

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pick up a 73-87 chevy full size pickup, or 73-94 fullsize blazer, or the above mentioned S10 blazer, explorer, or jeep cherokee or grand cherokee. I had a 79 K10 which was my winter beater, I loved having people try to **** with me, and I could just yell out the window "go ahead bitch hit me, itll do more damage to your car than mine".

leadfoot4

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As one poster already said, SNOW tires can be your best investment, but if the roads get salted in your area, it will play havoc with the car.

I had an '85 F-body before my '96, and I drove it through one north eastern winter, but it was a challenge. I stored it for the next 8 winters I owned it, and drove old "s**t boxes" (with SNOW tires on them). Shortly after selling it and buying the '96, I found an S-10 4x4 to drive in the winter...

SS RRR

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It all depends on the surface. You have snow packed roads in temps below freezing then the best thing to use is either studded tires or chains. You have loose/fresh snow an all season radial will work fine. Of course a snow tire will work better, but for those who don't want to swap out and are aware of their surroundings, all season works fine.

mcalus

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All season tires, winter tires, slicks, drag radials... Doesnt make s difference when your ***** going to rot out in no time from salt.

Try washing your car when it's below freezing...

Get a beater and be done. Shouldn't even have to think twice.

Z28Roxy

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Well WI is well below freezing for most of winter most years. Sometimes we have freak winters like last year, but sometimes the temperature won't go above 25 degrees for 2 months. But yeah I agree, on fresh light snow, all seasons vs winter tires not much of a different - but in packed snow... or even fresh fluffy snow (if it's deep) snow tires are much much better.

Studs and chains are illegal here too.