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?

Thanks
Mike

 

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.

 

hills and snow are an awful combination for this car...

 

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.

 

Please please please don't take your FD in the snow!

 

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.

 

I love Miami....snow=bad

 

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?

-s-

 

No but it can get dinged with skis, poles and snowboards from a close-parked SUV loading/unloading. And we know how close the cars get parked to each other at resorts. Not to mention mud, gravel and potholes in the lot. Leave the FD home.

 

Car rental - yet another FD reliability mod.

Seriously, enjoy yourself and rent an SUV or something. It'll be much better, and at least here in the US, unlimited mileage rentals aren't very heavy on the wallet.

 

No way would I take the car in snow. I too have lost it in rain (2000+) to fix. Very bad idea!

 

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...

 

dont take it

 

Also I've seen chains come off and cause all kinds of damage in the wheel well, tearing out abs sensors and the like...

 

Do NOT take it.

 

even if you are the master of driving, dont take it. some one will hit you. We here in whistler like to see how many americans crash per day during the ski season.