Re: Winter Driving in SW Ontario?

On 2008-01-11, Carol <carolburnett@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

SW Ontario?  You're practically a southerner.

> My winter vehcile has given up the ghost and I am considering
> driving my 2000 Miata in the winter now.  I would obviously
> put snow tires on it but can anyone comment on how it handles
> in the snow and ice?

With four snow tires, a Miata handles very nicely in snow --
far better than most cars do, IMO.  Up here in Minnesota I
drive past a lot of SUVs in ditches every winter.

An LSD helps for getting going, but will cause the back end to
be a bit loose on very shap turns as the two rear wheels fight
each other (e.g. u-turns).  I do sometimes wish I had ABS in
the wintertime.

Just don't try to drive in snow too deep: no matter how good
the tires are, they've got to have weight on them to work. :)

As somebody else warned, vinyl tops and plastic rear windows
get brittle when cold, so treat them gently.

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