Should I take my FD skiing
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Should I take my FD skiing
I'm going skiing in a week for a week and am wondering if I should take the FD. It's got the stock wheels and suspension and is all pretty much stock. We only get snow here in ski resorts pretty much so I thought I'd ask you 'mericans who've probably got a bit more snow experience. Can you get chains to fit them? Most likely it will sit up there all week getting covered in snow, will the snow scratch the paint? Will it get bogged easily in the snow?
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Mike
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Mike
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if you got another car, id say take it! chances are if you dont run in to something or someone, someone might run in to you... snow and fd's dont mix, hell i dont even like driving my fd in the rain unless i want to slide it around.
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Its not worth the risk. Have you ever driven a high hp rear wheel drive on snow? If you have to drive a haul to get to the mountains then I can understand why you want to do this, but it is not a good idea at all.
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I have taken my FD skiing several times. Driving it in snow is really no worse than driving anything else in snow as long as you know what you are doing.
Snow will not scratch the paint as it falls and accumulates on the surface. What can be bad is if the roads have an accumulation of slush or if the trucks have been out dumping sand on the roads. That will fly around and if you are following somebody too closely can do serious damage.
Snow will not scratch the paint as it falls and accumulates on the surface. What can be bad is if the roads have an accumulation of slush or if the trucks have been out dumping sand on the roads. That will fly around and if you are following somebody too closely can do serious damage.
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I would rather rent a 4WD car/truck than risk my RX-7 to the snow. Lightweight, powerful, RWD with wide tires and low ground clearance is a recipe for disaster in low-traction conditions such as snow or especially ice. If you absolutely must drive you 3rd-Gen in the snow, run some small skinny tires, chains, and put as much weight as possible on the rear (driving) wheels.
Subaru's are good for snow, and I've heard they're pretty plentiful there in OZ, do you have a friend with a Suby that you could borrow?
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Subaru's are good for snow, and I've heard they're pretty plentiful there in OZ, do you have a friend with a Suby that you could borrow?
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Snow will not scratch the paint as it falls and accumulates on the surface.
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omg.
1. you could slip
2. someone else could slip
3. salt
4. dirt
so basically, are you crazy?
rent rent rent
sorry, i'm prob just paranoid. But imagine the pain if someone plows into you sliding... I wouldnt want to wake up one day and find that...
1. you could slip
2. someone else could slip
3. salt
4. dirt
so basically, are you crazy?
rent rent rent
sorry, i'm prob just paranoid. But imagine the pain if someone plows into you sliding... I wouldnt want to wake up one day and find that...
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