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Old 06-03-05, 08:13 AM
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3rd gen rx-7 vs canadian winter

anyone drive theirs during winter?
Old 06-03-05, 09:12 AM
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good luck. You will be plowing the snow with that low front end if you live anywhere but downtown toronto
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If you can afford an FD, you can afford a winter beater!

Besides ruining the FD from the winter weather, you also put your life and others at risk!! She does not like snow at all!! And you live in Calgary!!! Holy Crap!!!

Get yourself a beater...

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^ Agreed ^ .....Store it and preserve it!!
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There is someone here in Winnipeg who drives or at least use to drive their 3rd gen in the winter. I didn't see it last winter, but the two winters before that I did. He puts on steel rims with winter tires all around. Personally mine stays in the garage all winter..
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if you want to die giver a shot ! i got stuck in snow before never been so scared in my life driving
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Blah , FD is perfectly fine in the snow , just get some good tires , and winterize your car.
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Originally Posted by Neo
If you can afford an FD, you can afford a winter beater!

Besides ruining the FD from the winter weather, you also put your life and others at risk!! She does not like snow at all!! And you live in Calgary!!! Holy Crap!!!

Get yourself a beater...

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If you can afford the maintenance on these cars then you can afford a beater.
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Dont do it, its a sports car man!
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beater it is
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driving an rx7 in the winter is retarded.

I've done it before, and I WON'T do it again! get a TSI AWD talon, they're dirt cheap and the closest thing to a snowmobile you can get with 4 wheels.
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Originally Posted by Cheers!
good luck. You will be plowing the snow with that low front end if you live anywhere but downtown toronto
you sound like an american!.. dt toronto still gets snow..


i had a 82 rx7, without lsd which was awesome in the winter.. if you need a rotary powered mobile year round, you should consider something like this. fun goin around corners 6000rpm in 3rd leavin some wicked ice patches but maintian full control. had a prob once though.. got to close to a snow pile in the middle of the road and it sucked me in! instant 180. beater though, so it was more fun than anything..
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Originally Posted by AUM
There is someone here in Winnipeg who drives or at least use to drive their 3rd gen in the winter. I didn't see it last winter, but the two winters before that I did. He puts on steel rims with winter tires all around. Personally mine stays in the garage all winter..
until he went out of control and totaled it in a snowbank
or he just found a brain and now puts it away for the winter.
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Originally Posted by Cheers!
good luck. You will be plowing the snow with that low front end if you live anywhere but downtown toronto

ah ha h a ahahahah aha hahahahah a ah
i remember one day last winter in toronto 35km=3hrs on the 401 man your better off just walking all winter if you live in toronto the only benefit to driving is heat




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