DreamLike1

I need your suggestions on this please. I have never driven the Evo (or any other car) in the snow. This new years (probably a day or two before new years actually) I will be driving in the snow (for probably a good 45-60 minutes).

First of all is the Evo an okay car for a beginner to take to the snow?

Do I need to replace anything on the car (i.e. tires)

Will I need to put chains on the car even though its AWD?

Are the brakes good while driving in the snow?



Any kind of advice / tips you can spill my way would be awsome. Im pretty nervous about this and I wouldn't want to take any risks. TIA.

tenkra

everything's great in the snow...if you have snow tires.

dustin03

iTrader: (54)

fun snow tire and no on the chains and yes the brakes are fine and just drive the car easy I know its to easy to have fun in the snow and if that is what you want to do make sure you do it in a wide open parking lot

BuLocal

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Warning, the stock Advans are not safe in the snow.

DreamLike1

this is mostly what I wanted to know. I may either ask for a ride or not go if the tires are mostly considered bad.

Ev0ikon

iTrader: (18)

Stock Advan is DANGEROUS in snow.

Dero

iTrader: (6)

Like the other guys said, the Advans lose all thier traction in the cold and have horrible tread for snow traction. If you are making any significant drive, I would recommend changing the tires or getting a ride. Just do a search on here, and you'll see plenty of crashes because of the advans in the cold weather.

Jakeg97

iTrader: (56)

+1

NJQuickness

and if ur car slips, when in doubt hit the gas. 4wd is all about traction, dont coast, dont brake, use the gas to pull out

dustin03

iTrader: (54)

+1 sure is fun though

DreamLike1

aight sounds like im gunna get a ride... dont have $$ for new tires. Thanks guys!

jjm4life

iTrader: (14)

if you dont have the money for snow tires youre sure a sh*t not going to have the money to repair your evo when you wreck it. new years, evo, first time driving in the snow, no snow tires.... sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. take a cab

4TUN8

iTrader: (18)

I run my advan's in the snow, but I don't recommend anyone else do it. I've been driving in snow for 10 years so I'm a little used to it. I lived in the Mountains and used to drive my 87 camaro in the snow like it was cool. I also had a 96 Camaro, 95 supercharged T-bird, um....I think that's it for all of my RWD cars.


I basically rule =)

Happy Madison

easier said than done. when you're facing the wrong way (e.g. into oncoming traffic), the last thing your mind wants to do is hit the gas.

strikethree

I am going to pull a "warrtalon" here and tell you to SEARCH. There have been some very excellent threads covering this exact topic recently.

strike