husker741

I just got my Bridgestone Blizzaks put on Friday, right before we got about 6 inches of snow. I know some of you will think I'm crazy for not storing it, but I cannot believe how well it handles in the snow!
So how many of you actually live and drive in a snowy climate with your SC430?

iolmaster

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Nebraska if mostly flat. I tried it a couple of times here in the mountains of Virginia and I learned quickly to park it when it snows. That is why I got the Subaru.

husker741

Sounds like a good idea! Haha what kind of subie do you have?

Poqman

I thought about it last year. Even cleared the driveway to get ready to go, but looking at how low the front end was compared to the snow, decided against it. Figured a SC would make a bad snowplow

tuterz

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ill be driving in the winter.. but not the snow .. haha.. park it on snowy days

husker741

Last year, I tried to drive uphill in 10 inch snow that hadn't been plowed. I mad it maybe 50 yards from my house, then got stuck. So i feel ya haha. Definitely not a plow. But in the small stuff, it hauls ***.

tuterz

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i drove my blue sc in the snow.. put it in 5th gear.. and hit the gas .. speedometer said 130 .. and i made it up a steeeeeeepppppp hill.. haha

husker741

Haha sounds like quite an adventure. What a good looking car that was! The ECT snow in our 430's helps a lot to get up hills. But without the Blizzaks, I doubt I would get anywhere! The only downside is now the pie plates are back on

scdroptop

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Blizzaks are great tires! Lots of my infinit FX buddies on my other forum have them and swear by them. If the climate changes any more down here in Dallas, I may be forced to get some better winter wheels/tires or even car! LOL

husker741

My dad even has Blizzaks on his Tundra. And even though it already has 4WD, it can literally get through anything now.

husker741

I've always wondered if turning ECT Snow on regularly would improve gas mileage. Because it keeps the tranny in higher gears and uses less power. Anyone know?

C-COOP

I run my SC in snow all winter. I have Michelin Alpins on for winter tires and it runs like a dream, much safer than sliding around in my pickup with its all -season tires.

husker741

Definitely! Like I said earlier, it is amazing how well it handles.

Z3NK1

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I'm in Alberta too, running Goodyear winter tires. Car does alright, but the open differential takes away half the fun of driving in snow.

Harold57

Like SCDROPTOP, I too drive in the northern wastelands of Dallas. I do drive in the snow when we get it here, but it is extremely rare when there are piles of snow around here and we really don't have any steep hills. I can tell that the SC430 doesn't perform near as well as other cars that I've owned in the past in snow but it is surviveable. You just have to be very careful and patient.