I have some unused snow chains if you need to buy some.

 

Today was the first day of snow in STL, and all the snow got compacted into the ground by other cars before the snow plows could get to work on it.

 

same as above, and I went to go help him and my slip light was literally permanently on the whole damn time. no traction what so ever

 

If it's winter (a.k.a snow on the ground), you swap your summer tires for winter ones, or get all-seasons if you must.

This car isn't THAT sporty that it needs to be stored for the winter.. unless you have the car lowered/have a low hanging lip kit (but the same would also apply to a $500 civic).

 

All season tires are bogus! They're only good for 3 of the 4 seasons. You need to get dedicated snow for winter driving.....cmon!

 

And you're surprised?

Nope, this ain't your civic.

 

Blizzak WS60's... my G goes better than a lot of 4x4 trucks with those tires on it.

 

I've never used them, but a friend of mine swears by autosocks.


http://www.autosock.us/default.asp

 

A rear wheel drive car with 19" wheels and summer tires = not going anywhere in any amount of snow. I have Blizzaks on my rays and it makes a huge difference, but I also have a 4wd truck as well. These cars are so low that anything more than a few inches and you don't have a chance.

 

+10000 to blizzaks, they are a life saver

 

I beg to differ. I've managed to drive my RWD sedan through 5 winters now with snow depths ranging from 1" to 6". I've never gotten stuck nor lost control and hit something. There are only a couple of times where I couldn't make it up a very steep power covered hill. I had to take a different route that those times, but I still got home. Fairly narrow 215/55R17 all-season tires high performance with decent tread are key.

Snow tires are overkill unless you live somewhere that experiences 30+ days of snow on the road a year. Snow tires handle like crap and wear quickly on dry surfaces.

 

Continental ExtremeContact DWS.

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Just purchased Michelin X-ice Xi2 snow tires for my stock 18's. Hopefully it was worth the purchase. I forgot how soft the 18's ride compared to the Rays 19's. Got them for 739 and you get a 70 dollar mail in rebate from tirerack.

 

Put snow tires on. You'll get batter traction than my AWD with all seasons on it, and trust me, I've compared them.

 

They actually won't burn up as long as the road temp is frozen. Mine are very comfortable, and perform very similarly to my crappy cooper all seasons. The difference is, my car actually works in the snow now.

I can't comment on Kansas City, but up here in Fargo and even Minneapolis, snow tires are a must. Those few days where a lot of snow falls, it makes up for it. I NEVER want to drive in snow again without snow tires. They are just phenomenal in the snow. Stops on a dime, accelerates like a beast, and turns as if the road were dry. It really does make THAT big of a difference.

And I got my tires for $540 shipped with a free GPS.

They are Continental ExtremeWinterContacts, btw.

Love my car in the snow. So much fun and so surprising for so many people that think RWD is horrible.