got a 2003 g35c , lots of fun out there espcially with m6, definately put the blizzak ws-50 to the test saturday late night.......

it's got lots of great on the straight line but on the turns there's slipping but it's not too bad...... way better then the stock michelans, wasn't moving with those

be safe all

 

I had to move mine yesterday down the drive and onto the street with a small bit of ice on surfaces. With summers on I could barely touch the gas without making it spin. Had to get a run to get it back up into garage. Time to put her away for the season.

 

I finally got my winter tires put back on yesterday (Toyo Observe Garit KX), its unbelievable how much easier my G is to drive with them on. The all season tires were fine for taking off, but they were pretty scary in corners and when I was stopping.

 

Got a pantload of snow and now rain here today. Getting out of my street was easy this morning. Downhill, coming back, still not plowed and about 8" on the roads and lots of ruts was a challenge, even with the snows. So I backed down and .... it was doable in reverse. Necessity is the mother of invention. Can hardly wait to leave in the morning and swoosh down the hill and onto the plowed road.

 

Got new Blizzak WS60s installed on Friday just in time for some slippery roads in Toronto. They worked beautifully and quite a bit better than the discontinued WS50s.

 

I have to say I'm not overwhelmed with my WS-60's. Far better than my A/S Toyo's but IMO not as good as the GY Ultra grips I had on my previous car. My other car was light and FWD, that may have made a difference, but it, too was horrid in the snow with the BS RE910s I had on it.

I drive with a light touch and most of the time all is fine, but I do see more slippage than I expected. Nearly didn't make it up the ramp to my parkade last week - tried VDC on, VDC off, I finally spun my way up, then vowed always to take the OTHER ramp up...though I have to drive halfway around the block, it's fully instead or partially covered and always bare and dry.

Maybe I'm doing it wrong. I'll have to double-check my tire pressure and such.

 

I planning on going to Kicking Horse on Sunday, 31cm in the last 24 hours and 248cm so far this year at mid mountain.

 

Take a snorkel, Christian!

 

I have to admit to casting a longing look at this over the weekend:

http://www.canadatrader.com/result/d...6&pgno=1&srt=1

But since I just bought my G this year, I'd rather avoid the lovely wife having my Boys dangling from her rear-view for upgrading already.

 

Very nice, I love IP, just would hate the work involved in keeping it clean.

My car Slip indicator along with the reassuring "GRRR" noise comes at every time I drive straight, turn, and brake , haha. I kind have come to tune it out and drive normally with it, before I would slow down when it would come on, but the frequency is too much for me to mind. So far I haven't actually slipped yet, haha.

 

That was my thought, too. Precisely why I've never had a white car, or a black one, but it sure looks nice when it's clean.

 

hmmm link only goes to home page 4me

 

vancity got 6-8" over the weekend. with new all-seasons the G was OK on flatter sections of road, but and incline grade over 3% is dicey at best. if we had snow on a regular basis snow tires would be a must. the g/f's honda civic becomes the snow vehicle - skinny tires & fwd is a better combo than the G.

i found that switching the VDC off allowed me to climb hills that i couldn't with it on. VDC kills power and forward momentum and made the G useless on hills.

 

Works for me. Not missing too much, Ian, just an IP 07 G35x.

 

Same here.


That would be a great upgrade Wayne, are you seriously considering it?