Hows the car in the snow - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

nine1wing · 02-19-2011, 06:49 AM

Sorry fellow mustang owner here from michigan and my winter car died a month ago so for the remainder of winter I"m forced to drive my car in the snow. Got 2 toolboxes, 2 rims, sparetire, in the trunk with the other 2 rims in the back seats. lol it aint fun, just wondering if some of you that are forced to drive your camaro are holding up

IROCanSS · 02-19-2011, 06:53 AM

Dude, just put two snow tires on and take all that crap out of your car!

Number 3 · 02-19-2011, 07:24 AM

Absolutely fine with the right tires. The LS/LT with all seasons is quite capable. The SS needs the Ice and Snows. But with those tires, an SS is pretty good in the snow too. It is one of the best RWD cars I've driven in Michigan.

Jeffm · 02-19-2011, 07:35 AM

No problems driving in the snow this year and we had an abundance of it.

Maverickhpr · 02-19-2011, 08:51 AM

We don't get snow much where I live in Oregon but we get that frozen rain and all I have is the stock allseason tires and she handles fine as long as I take it slow and steady but it is unique driving on a sheet of ice

Moorepheus · 02-19-2011, 08:56 AM

My car doesn't see sone, ok, well she does, but she doesn't get to go play in it. She sits in the garagae all winter long until the snow is off the streets.

booenson · 02-19-2011, 09:02 AM

Tried driving with a light dusting on the ground, absolutely no traction with the stock summer only Pirellis

Orange5thGen · 02-19-2011, 09:02 AM

Great in snow with the right tires!

ObseSSed · 02-19-2011, 09:04 AM

I don't put snow tires on. I tried it with less than an inch of slushy snow and I couldn't get it out of my driveway (which has a pitch to it). I decided never to drive it in the snow and I wait until the roads are clear again.

However, if I had snow tires, it is probably a completely different story.

Jeffm · 02-19-2011, 09:16 AM

I think the V6 is much better do to not having as much torque, as long as i have started out in M2 no slipping or getting stuck I was throughly surprised at how well the car did compared to my FWD Grand Prix GT. Granted I have put 100pds of Sand and 40 Pounds of salt in the truck it was a very stable car in the snow.

IamJacksCamaro · 02-19-2011, 09:21 AM

LS with manual and stock tires, mine is very good in the snow.

StreetReporter · 02-19-2011, 09:21 AM

I was going to post a reply, but I've answered this question so many times on here. So I'll just shut up!

You_Blabbed_Quaid · 02-19-2011, 10:04 AM

I bought my 2SS a few weeks back and had what is normally a 2 hour drive back home on the freeway. Well it started snowing heavily and ended up becoming a 4 hour ordeal through a blizzard. The car has Perelli Scorpions on it and handled alright. There was about 6 inches of snow on the ground and the ass end of the car would swing out if I went too heavy on the gas. If you keep everything nice and smooth and one gear above where you should be everything is okay. Also, I did not have any weight in the trunk. I will put a few sandbags back there next year to improve stability. I was more concerned about people hitting my new f**king car!

It was definitely NOT the weather I wanted to drive in the first time in a Camaro. All my previous cars had been 4 bangers with front wheel drive!! Regardless I feel that now that I have driven through that nightmare nothing will ever be worse. So yes, the car can drive in the snow as long as you have winter tires on and baby it.

jtzako · 02-19-2011, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by You_Blabbed_Quaid

I bought my 2SS a few weeks back and had what is normally a 2 hour drive back home on the freeway. Well it started snowing heavily and ended up becoming a 4 hour ordeal through a blizzard. The car has Perelli Scorpions on it and handled alright. There was about 6 inches of snow on the ground and the ass end of the car would swing out if I went too heavy on the gas. If you keep everything nice and smooth and one gear above where you should be everything is okay. Also, I did not have any weight in the trunk. I will put a few sandbags back there next year to improve stability. I was more concerned about people hitting my new f**king car!

It was definitely NOT the weather I wanted to drive in the first time in a Camaro. All my previous cars had been 4 bangers with front wheel drive!! Regardless I feel that now that I have driven through that nightmare nothing will ever be worse. So yes, the car can drive in the snow as long as you have winter tires on and baby it.

When I picked up my car last year it started snowing also. Not all that heavily but enough to make me nervous with my brand new car.

02-19-2011, 06:49 AM	#1
nine1wing Drives: 2011 Camaro Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: wyoming, Michigan Posts: 59	Hows the car in the snow Sorry fellow mustang owner here from michigan and my winter car died a month ago so for the remainder of winter I"m forced to drive my car in the snow. Got 2 toolboxes, 2 rims, sparetire, in the trunk with the other 2 rims in the back seats. lol it aint fun, just wondering if some of you that are forced to drive your camaro are holding up

02-19-2011, 07:24 AM	#3
Number 3 Hail to the King baby! Drives: '19 XT4 2.0T & '22 VW Atlas 2.0T Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 12,169 View My Garage	Absolutely fine with the right tires. The LS/LT with all seasons is quite capable. The SS needs the Ice and Snows. But with those tires, an SS is pretty good in the snow too. It is one of the best RWD cars I've driven in Michigan. __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." - Aldous Huxley

02-19-2011, 07:35 AM	#4
Jeffm ICANHAZ Drives: 2013 CRT 1SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Skiatook, Ok Posts: 983 View My Garage	No problems driving in the snow this year and we had an abundance of it. __________________ http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=254430 Build Thread

02-19-2011, 08:51 AM	#5
Maverickhpr Drives: 2016 Hyper Blue 2LT RS Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Hillsboro OR Posts: 289 View My Garage	We don't get snow much where I live in Oregon but we get that frozen rain and all I have is the stock allseason tires and she handles fine as long as I take it slow and steady but it is unique driving on a sheet of ice __________________ Camaro it's not a car it's American Muscle

02-19-2011, 09:02 AM	#8
Orange5thGen Drives: 2011 Convert Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,052 View My Garage	Great in snow with the right tires! __________________ Come see me at www.chicago5thgen.com TEAM LLT, , 2011 Covertible 1LT RS, JDM Color Shift Halo's, Showstopper Camaro Bowtie Led Mirrors, Side Markers and Engine Cover, Pace Setter Catback Exhaust, BK Coilover Kit, 21" Full Crome GM wheels, Tinted windows, I WIN BEARS Plate. Full amber ABL dash and door update with IOM interior panels.

02-19-2011, 06:53 AM	#2
IROCanSS Account Suspended Drives: 89 IROC 350 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Back roads, southern Ohio Posts: 12,504 View My Garage	Dude, just put two snow tires on and take all that crap out of your car!

02-19-2011, 08:56 AM	#6
Moorepheus Drives: 2013 Dodge Charge R/T Plus AWD Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Niagara Falls, NY Posts: 1,307 View My Garage	My car doesn't see sone, ok, well she does, but she doesn't get to go play in it. She sits in the garagae all winter long until the snow is off the streets.

02-19-2011, 09:02 AM	#7
booenson Drives: 2010 1SS/RS M6 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ontario Posts: 115	Tried driving with a light dusting on the ground, absolutely no traction with the stock summer only Pirellis

02-19-2011, 09:04 AM	#9
ObseSSed Drives: 2SS/RS M6 RJT Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Connecticut Posts: 195	I don't put snow tires on. I tried it with less than an inch of slushy snow and I couldn't get it out of my driveway (which has a pitch to it). I decided never to drive it in the snow and I wait until the roads are clear again. However, if I had snow tires, it is probably a completely different story. __________________ [SIZE=1]2SS/RS/MN6/RJT/Beige/Sun Roof

02-19-2011, 09:16 AM	#10
Jeffm ICANHAZ Drives: 2013 CRT 1SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Skiatook, Ok Posts: 983 View My Garage	I think the V6 is much better do to not having as much torque, as long as i have started out in M2 no slipping or getting stuck I was throughly surprised at how well the car did compared to my FWD Grand Prix GT. Granted I have put 100pds of Sand and 40 Pounds of salt in the truck it was a very stable car in the snow. __________________ http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=254430 Build Thread

02-19-2011, 09:21 AM	#11
IamJacksCamaro Drives: Camaro LS M6, Fiero, Ford F100 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 638	LS with manual and stock tires, mine is very good in the snow.

02-19-2011, 09:21 AM	#12
StreetReporter Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT RS Black on Black Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 218	I was going to post a reply, but I've answered this question so many times on here. So I'll just shut up! __________________ "If at first you don't succeed, conceal all evidence you tried in the first place."

02-19-2011, 10:04 AM	#13
You_Blabbed_Quaid Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: London Posts: 14	I bought my 2SS a few weeks back and had what is normally a 2 hour drive back home on the freeway. Well it started snowing heavily and ended up becoming a 4 hour ordeal through a blizzard. The car has Perelli Scorpions on it and handled alright. There was about 6 inches of snow on the ground and the ass end of the car would swing out if I went too heavy on the gas. If you keep everything nice and smooth and one gear above where you should be everything is okay. Also, I did not have any weight in the trunk. I will put a few sandbags back there next year to improve stability. I was more concerned about people hitting my new f**king car! It was definitely NOT the weather I wanted to drive in the first time in a Camaro. All my previous cars had been 4 bangers with front wheel drive!! Regardless I feel that now that I have driven through that nightmare nothing will ever be worse. So yes, the car can drive in the snow as long as you have winter tires on and baby it.

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