This car is pretty decent in the rain. I haven't had any problems yet...
The snow, well thats risking your life, no joke unless you put snow tires on.

-Vin

 

the stock tires are not rated for the snow. that's why they suck. i drove on pirelli 210's and had absolutely no problems.

 

its a good excuse to get a tire and wheel pkg. i like a little variety. plus the asa ka3 rims and blizzaks are pretty sweet.

 

LOL! I got accepted at VirginiaTech, but I chose not to go ther cuz of the snow. Im in FL at a lesser University just cuz of my car!

 

That's news? It's a known fact that summer tires + snow = no traction whatsoever... come on now.

RWD can handle reasonable amount of snow with ease if you have proper tires(winter tires) AND know how to drive. AWD will suck just as much with same stock tires we have on our coupes. I can't stress enough that tires are one of the most important parts on the car and proper tires make worlds of difference... they're the only parts of the car that come in contact with the pavement, afterall.

 

Hmm, lets see, I grew up driving a 76 Camaro with 400 small block 3 spd auto and no positraction, in West Virginia, averages 130 inches of snow a year.

So I drove my coupe with the pilot sports on it all winter here in Ohio and had not a problem.

 

Bad move... well, wanting to stay in FL instead of VA, I can understand but if you really did that because of your car, then... I have to say it's sad. A car is a car... not something that should run your life

 

You are lying... my coupe with Pilots was sliding all over the place when there was any accumulated snow on the ground. Well, actually, my rears were going bald so I guess you could have done well with pilots... but I would recommend not doing it again since you won't able to stop in snow all that well... had to find that out the hard way during my first winter of driving.

 

The car is well balanced for a RWD; thats a big deal for traction. Basically if you want the best traction in the snow get Blizzaks and put a sand tube in the trunk and it will be better than most SUVs.

The Goodyears suck in the Rain I can't wait to replace them when they wear out.

 

The Coupe is fine in the cold, it's the summer tires (Pilot sports) that come with the car that are not so good in the snow.
Add 4 snows and you'll be fine.
C.

 

I guess it would cost me another 1000 grand for snow tires. Rims too. I live in an apt. and dont know where to store them. Putting on the tires have labor fees too which I dont mind paying for since its only twice a year.

I wished they could come up with new innovative tires which would perform well any season even if a 'Day after tomorrow occurs'.

 

I actually just had a bit of a frightening experience on Monday in my G. While driving on a highway in NJ doin about 55 I downshifted (smoothly) to 5th to pass someone. As I moved into the next lane the rear slid a good 4 ft to the side. Luckily the traction control is awesome and saved me from an ugly possibility.

 

While you would lose some performance, you could just run a decent mud and snow rated tire year round. Your situation may warrant it. Or you'll just have to put your matress on top of your wheels or something.

Well if they did design such a tire, it would cost you more than you'ld probably want to pay.

 

Hmm, lets see, I grew up driving a 76 Camaro with 400 small block 3 spd auto and no positraction, in West Virginia, averages 130 inches of snow a year.

So I drove my coupe with the pilot sports on it all winter here in Ohio and had not a problem.



Maybe it is the additional 18 years of driving experience on my end that contributed to my winter driving abilities. Lying about the way my car handled last winter would be pretty lame.

 

I too live in Boston, ( just south ) with a set of 4 blizzaks I drove all winter
as a fellow G35 member stated.."The car was like a TANK in the snow. unstoppable..... get the snows !! for next year.. you wont regret it !!