snow pro
January-3rd-2003, 01:47 PM
#16
Protege Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: South Jersey
Posts: 13
Originally posted by markv
This morning I tried braking hard on a hard packed, icy snow and ended up heading backwards at about 50mph. I didn't hit anything, but I'm starting to think seriously about springing for a second pair of Blizzaks for the rear.
This morning I tried braking hard on a hard packed, icy snow and ended up heading backwards at about 50mph. I didn't hit anything, but I'm starting to think seriously about springing for a second pair of Blizzaks for the rear.
Dude, unless you're as broke as me, go get those 2nd set of blizzaks/snow-tires already. The risk / potential of losing more is just not worth it. I have an AWD car and even that wears snow tires during Winter.
January-3rd-2003, 04:25 PM
#17
Protege Owner
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 731
been snowing all day here in Rochester... had a little fun at lunch driving around in it... I really like my snow tires 
Here's a pic of my Pro parked in the lot at the apartment (the P5) the other silver car to the left of it under the snow is another Pro of someone else in the building.
Here's a pic of my Pro parked in the lot at the apartment (the P5) the other silver car to the left of it under the snow is another Pro of someone else in the building.
January-8th-2003, 03:47 AM
#19
Protege Newbie
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Maine
Posts: 23
Yeah, I'm impressed with my '98 in the snow, it handles good for just all season's, I haven't got my studded snow tires on yet, they're still on my 323 (which handles like a tank with snow tires and a full load of people!) The Maine winter so far has been pretty nasty to us, not as bad as some of you guys, but a lot more wind and drifts that carry over the ice (That's an experience in itself.)
January-8th-2003, 03:10 PM
#20
Protege Newbie
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 25
Alright, I broke down and bought the second pair of Blizzaks. I tossed my car into three or four snowbanks last weekend, and the fun factor of the most oversteering car on the planet is starting to wear off. Had I bought my snow tires in the first place, I would have had a full set already, but the pair was given to me by a mechanic after I had a clutch job last winter. I had always assumed the tires were much more expensive than they turned out to be. I got the new pair for $100 plus $40 for a pair of wheels. Now I can look forward to going even more berzerk in the snow. 
January-11th-2003, 03:20 PM
#21
Representing Europe
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: zagreb,croatia
Posts: 177
Re: snow pro
Originally posted by brogeflog
We got about 7 inches in Philly. You would have thought the world was going to end. People forget that we live in the Northeast and are supposed to get snow. Anyway, my pro handled the snow like a champ. I was very impressed with its behavior in the slick stuff.
Do the folks up north and in Canada feel the same way?
We got about 7 inches in Philly. You would have thought the world was going to end. People forget that we live in the Northeast and are supposed to get snow. Anyway, my pro handled the snow like a champ. I was very impressed with its behavior in the slick stuff.
Do the folks up north and in Canada feel the same way?
7 inches??? thats nothing, i live in croatia, we have 20 inches, i have a michelin energy summer tyre, its damn slippy, but she handels great, who knows, maybe we will have a snow rally here
January-16th-2003, 07:53 PM
#22
Protege Enthusiast
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: dam Missouri
Posts: 108
i live in Missouri around KC, and today we got like 6 inches and this was the first winter that i have had the car and i was really fun. The pro was good when i would not try to push it or any thing like that but when i got on it was really fun. I will see if my friend and I can put the video on the forum so everybody can see the stupid crap that we have to do in boring Missouri.
January-17th-2003, 06:50 AM
#25
Macklum Forever
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Deep River,Ontario Canada
Posts: 390
Markv
Its real fun when you canthrough the car into a corner and have it slide sideways .I used to do this in my 1st gen all the time ,then i put 4 matching tires on . ,Bad news ,No more fun but the car was much safer to drive 
By the way I am now on my 3rd mazda ,I have never been stuck with ant of the cars ,not to say I haven't put them into a snow bank or two . I was always able to drive them out
By the way I am now on my 3rd mazda ,I have never been stuck with ant of the cars ,not to say I haven't put them into a snow bank or two . I was always able to drive them out
January-20th-2003, 11:01 AM
#26
Protege Enthusiast
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Youngstown, OH
Posts: 152
Originally posted by markv
That photo was taken at Jay Peak, VT last winter. It's hard to tell in the picture, but the frozen crud on the doors was actually almost 4" thick! It was the result of driving like a bastard on back roads in northern VT for three hours in a blizzard. Right now, I have Blizzaks on the front but Michelin all-seasons on the rear. It goes fine in snow and ice, but the handling is a little interesting. A quick flick ofthe wheel gets the car completely sideways with no braking necessary. Also, on hard braking, the rear wheels lock up long before the fronts, which can lead too some nasty fishtailing. This morning I tried braking hard on a hard packed, icy snow and ended up heading backwards at about 50mph. I didn't hit anything, but I'm starting to think seriously about springing for a second pair of Blizzaks for the rear.
That photo was taken at Jay Peak, VT last winter. It's hard to tell in the picture, but the frozen crud on the doors was actually almost 4" thick! It was the result of driving like a bastard on back roads in northern VT for three hours in a blizzard. Right now, I have Blizzaks on the front but Michelin all-seasons on the rear. It goes fine in snow and ice, but the handling is a little interesting. A quick flick ofthe wheel gets the car completely sideways with no braking necessary. Also, on hard braking, the rear wheels lock up long before the fronts, which can lead too some nasty fishtailing. This morning I tried braking hard on a hard packed, icy snow and ended up heading backwards at about 50mph. I didn't hit anything, but I'm starting to think seriously about springing for a second pair of Blizzaks for the rear.
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