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Old 01-19-04, 07:51 PM
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Talking confirmed: RX7=worst car ever.....

i have confirmed today what others have already said. the RX7 TT is absolutely the worst car i have ever driven in the snow. ****, it wouldnt even make it out of my driveway. tires are almost brand new and just spun. i had to break out the explorer and grab my tow rope to pull her out. just thought id share.
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Old 01-19-04, 07:54 PM
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I have a 5spd 97 ultima and a 3rd gen 7....ultima is worse
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Old 01-19-04, 07:58 PM
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Its a good thing it doesnt snow here in Australia, which means i can drive mine all year round :-)
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Re: confirmed: RX7=worst car ever.....

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i have confirmed today what others have already said. the RX7 TT is absolutely the worst car i have ever driven in the snow. ****, it wouldnt even make it out of my driveway. tires are almost brand new and just spun. i had to break out the explorer and grab my tow rope to pull her out. just thought id share.
And you expected what?
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Old 01-19-04, 07:59 PM
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Snow + FD = Not a good idea
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sports cars don't like snow
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Old 01-19-04, 08:05 PM
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It probably depends a lot on what tires you have, but generally, I think the FD is not that bad in the snow. I drove an 88T2 in the snow for several years in college, and drove my FD in the snow for one winter before I moved to a warmer climate.

3 people seem to total their FDs on here everytime it rains, however.

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Old 01-19-04, 08:09 PM
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" okay class, let's go over this again, for those that were late; inclement weather + HP + RWD = Oh ****!"
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Old 01-19-04, 08:11 PM
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they are not supras that are boats and just stink to the ground and are able to grab the ground. like maxcopper said fds arent even good in the rain, i have to agree with this, i drove mine couple times in the rain and did ok but still slid around a bit. i wouldnt even consider driving it in the snow.
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The owner's manual states " Do not drive in ice and snow". Seriously, it's in there.
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Old 01-19-04, 08:28 PM
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Originally posted by widebody2
I have a 5spd 97 ultima and a 3rd gen 7....ultima is worse
I hope you meant Altima, b/c if you have an Ultima GTR and didn' t post pic's we'd be upset for sure! If you meant you have an Ultima, why the hell would you drive it in the snow?
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if you've never seen an Ultima, go to their site and "BEHOLD" at Ultimagtr.com
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Originally posted by RTS3GEN
I hope you meant Altima, b/c if you have an Ultima GTR and didn' t post pic's we'd be upset for sure! If you meant you have an Ultima, why the hell would you drive it in the snow?
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if you've never seen an Ultima, go to their site and "BEHOLD" at Ultimagtr.com

that car is INSANE! i didnt know what it was until now, but have seen it in mags. i just watched all the vids on the site. that car is nasty!


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I drove mine all last winter in the snow in Mass (we got 112 inches of the fluffy stuff last year!). It can be done, but I never want to do it again.

One ride in particular was a lot of fun. It was a 7 hour drive from Ithaca NY to Worcester MA in 8" of snow. That was the most horrifying experience of my life...
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Old 01-19-04, 09:25 PM
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Yeah put some snow tires on or just some donuts (No problem) haha
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Is this like the site for Stoopid Human Tricks??
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bah...

as long as you have good snow tires....and the snow isn't too deep...it isn't much worse than any other rwd car. Just drive within your limits.

course when I was trying to plow fresh tracks with mine(lowered at least an inch) through 5-6 inches of fresh snow...the snow plow was going to slow...it did get a bit sketchy.

granted I had real snow tires on the car.

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Originally posted by one80
Its a good thing it doesnt snow here in Australia, which means i can drive mine all year round :-)
haha no doubt man. I love florida.
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well its the first time ive got to take it out since i started the simplification. the snow is melting so its more like small sand sized pieces of ice. not good for driving. i dont mind the snow, in fact i love it. but with the 18s on the car it goes no where. i was just surprised it did so horrible. i mean i expected to get up my 1% grade at least. out of my driveway into the next street is only 20' away.
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Old 01-19-04, 11:45 PM
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i drive my FC in the winter and doing so now.

def some **** u need to know or learn about it though

only found it's way in to the ditch once this year b/c I was close to home and I bit off a bit more than i could chew (and knew my dad would get the tractor if i went farming ). Didnt' know the road was ice. It can be done.

last year at the same time i would say they are death machines. Before new springs/bushings i was driving 55mph and hit a bump in the road and i went side ways into on coming traffic for no reason that i could tell. After about 100ft and a long slide i stopped in a drive way.

After 30sec to gain my composure i then drove off..........contemplating my existance.

get the correct setup if u plan on driving it in winter. There is a world of difference
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Old 01-20-04, 01:06 AM
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well if it spins out too much, just toll her to a wide parking lot and start bursting some sideways and learn how to do a 360?

Snow=Great way of learning how to Drift..
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Old 01-20-04, 01:10 AM
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I WOULDNT TAKE MINE OUT IN THE RAIN LET ALONE SNOW.......ITS A SPORTS CAR......FOR DRY GROUND.....IM DUMBER FOR HEARING SOMEBODY ACTUALLY TRIED DRIVING ONE IN THOSE CONDITIONS
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Originally posted by one80
Its a good thing it doesnt snow here in Australia, which means i can drive mine all year round :-)
yeap me too gotta love so. cal
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It's not very suprising it's bad in snow, that's like saying "a dumptruck is the worst autocross vehicle" well of course!
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If you have problems driving and FD in the rain-----
GET NEW TIRES!!!!
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why were you pulling the FD out of the driveway if there was snow on the ground?
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