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mnbvcxz908 · 02-08-2009, 02:30 PM

Okay, so i live in North Dakota, where it's snow covered 65% of the time, and rear wheel drive isn't the best for here.

And considering im only 15 I can say that i honestly dont have the most experience.. Well, will snow tires really be enough to get around with in the winter?

Ject · 02-08-2009, 02:31 PM

Depending on where you live and how the roads are maintained.. you really don't need anything special if you take it slow and are careful..

On the other hand if the roads are never maintained and always snow packed.. you might want to invest in show tires / chains.. and still take it easy no matter what you're driving until you get some good experience.

ChevyBoiSS · 02-08-2009, 03:16 PM

You probably need a second car, here in Chicago it would be a nightmare if I had to drive the SS in the middle of December or January. Thats just me. Sometimes it comes down so much no matter how many trucks are clearing the roads, it just keeps coming down.

Number 3 · 02-08-2009, 06:19 PM

Number 3 has all season tires and so far in the Michigan winter I have had very few issues with control. Just a weee bit of slipping and sliding, but nothing that has made me concerned. It even gets up my driveway on snowy days which most RWD cars struggle with.

It's all tires. If you run summer Pirelli's in the winter you WILL have some issues.

Muscle Master · 02-08-2009, 06:25 PM

If you can, get a AWD banger

Tal · 02-08-2009, 11:15 PM

Odds are you would get by fine if you are careful, but personally I would get something else as an only car in ND.

Shadow-phoenix · 02-08-2009, 11:54 PM

i had a 91 RS that i drove in the winter in western NY, and it sucked... but, I've seen people driving the 4th gen's in snow, and they seem to do fine... as stated above, take it easy, and you should be fine...

02-08-2009, 02:30 PM	#1
mnbvcxz908 Drives: 2010 Camaro&2008 Black Sierra Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Minot Posts: 1	Hmmmm. Help anyone? Okay, so i live in North Dakota, where it's snow covered 65% of the time, and rear wheel drive isn't the best for here. And considering im only 15 I can say that i honestly dont have the most experience.. Well, will snow tires really be enough to get around with in the winter? __________________ 2010 Camaro

02-08-2009, 02:31 PM	#2
Ject aka Patrick Drives: '10 Camaro 2SS '04 Silverado Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Derby Kansas Posts: 3,072	Depending on where you live and how the roads are maintained.. you really don't need anything special if you take it slow and are careful.. On the other hand if the roads are never maintained and always snow packed.. you might want to invest in show tires / chains.. and still take it easy no matter what you're driving until you get some good experience. __________________ Current Modifications: Your average Bolt-ons & Suspension Upgrades GForce Engineering: 9" Rear End, Strange Pro Iron Case w/Moser Nodular 3.70:1 Detroit locker, 3.5" Solid Drive Shaft

02-08-2009, 06:19 PM	#4
Number 3 Hail to the King baby! Drives: '16 ATS 2.0T & '17 Buick LaCrose Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,308 View My Garage	Number 3 has all season tires and so far in the Michigan winter I have had very few issues with control. Just a weee bit of slipping and sliding, but nothing that has made me concerned. It even gets up my driveway on snowy days which most RWD cars struggle with. It's all tires. If you run summer Pirelli's in the winter you WILL have some issues. __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." - Aldous Huxley Link to Every Camaro photo I've taken in Hi-Resolution

02-08-2009, 11:54 PM	#7
Shadow-phoenix Terrorizing the streets Drives: 06 GTO, 92 Camaro RS, 84 Trans Am Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ft Hood Texas Posts: 259	i had a 91 RS that i drove in the winter in western NY, and it sucked... but, I've seen people driving the 4th gen's in snow, and they seem to do fine... as stated above, take it easy, and you should be fine... __________________ -Creating a monster- Rust is the vehicular form of cancer. A stupid owner is a Camaro's worst fear, second only to the though of going to the crusher. Camaro: a vicious animal that eats rice for breakfast, and mustangs for dinner.

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