how do IS300s do in the snow?

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09-01-04, 01:51 PM

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B.Diddy

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My car is absolutely perfect in snow with continental all-seasons tires.

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09-02-04, 08:03 AM

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Originally posted by B.Diddy
My car is absolutely perfect in snow with continental all-seasons tires.

Yes, all-seasons can vary quite a bit from brand to brand in traction capabilities. The IS300 comes from the factory with Bridgestone Potenza RE92's...an all-season with rather mediocre wet and snow-grip. I've had no real snow problems with them, driving gently the way I posted, but then again I don't drive a whole lot in the snow....just what is absloutely necessary. Perhaps, as you suggest, a trip to the tire shop for Continentals might be in order for BlueIS05.

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09-14-04, 12:58 PM

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IMO the car doesn't handle all that great even with blizzaks. To get to my house you have to go up a not too high incline and I have had the IS get stuck on me when the road was covered in some slushy crap.

My parents have a 2001 LS430 (along with a set of snow tires) and it does much better in the snow than the IS.