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Front wheel drive (or all wheel) will do ok, but don't attempt it in a rear wheel drive! Even with the FWD, put some extra weight in the trunk! As long as it's just snow and not ice, you should do ok!
The problem is the other driver's who don't know what the hell they're doing and run into you!
I am puzzled by this. What advantage is there to putting weight in the trunk of a FWD vehicle? It seems like that would possibly decrease performance in snow and ice rather than improve it. All you are doing is adding weight over the wheels that get dragged along. How does weight there provide any benefit?
I live in Chicago and drive a 2008 Honda Fit manual, this winter has been pretty bad by Chicago standards. I've driven through some pretty bad snow storms (also rain storms and flooding) and iced over highways that forced a lot of people off the street. The Fit had no problems in these conditions, other than the tire pressure indicator has a tendency to go off when its cold even though the tire pressure is fine. My only real complaint with the fit is that when driving on highways at any time the Fit is a very bumpy ride.
Hey,
I just moved to New England, Rhode Island specifically, and I also drive a 2008 Honda Fit manual. I have never driven in the snow and am not looking forward to it, do you buy special tires? If so, what kind and how many?
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I just moved to New England, Rhode Island specifically, and I also drive a 2008 Honda Fit manual. I have never driven in the snow and am not looking forward to it, do you buy special tires? If so, what kind and how many?
If its less than 5 or so inches of snow, I bet most FWD cars will be fine. Anymore snow and a lot of cars will run into clearance problems and you may start getting stuck in odd spots. I've never had snow tires mostly cause I'm too cheap, and I've always been able to either walk to work or borrow someone's 4wd vehicle when its snow big, lol
If you'll be driving on roads that don't get plowed often or are some type of emergency essential employee (nurse, doctor, military etc), I'd probably look into getting something with more clearance as a replacement or a second vehicle.
I am puzzled by this. What advantage is there to putting weight in the trunk of a FWD vehicle? It seems like that would possibly decrease performance in snow and ice rather than improve it. All you are doing is adding weight over the wheels that get dragged along. How does weight there provide any benefit?
I have found that putting some weight in the trunk of a FWD car helps if you (as I did) have problems with the rear wheels locking up (on older cars) or ABS kicking in (on newer) when roads are slippery, or especially if sand covered from previous ice/snow.
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Do you use special tires?
