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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 01:00 AM
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ss sc in snow

wow our cars r **** in the snow we got nailed with about 5 inches so far and its still going but these cars in the snow are rediculous. good thing i just parked her in the heated garage, and i guess the ol' silverado's coming out. i'll post some pics 2morow of me trying to drive in the snow
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 01:03 AM
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Yea.... and ur point is? lol. What do u expect this car to do in the snow with a stock tires on it?

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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 01:05 AM
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Proper tires make a world of difference. The Rosso's are not for snow use. You'll get stuck in an inch of snow.
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 01:06 AM
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yea i got stuck driveing my moms malibu maxx thursday when we had a nasty snow storm. talk about a bad car in the snow. it was bad the TC couldint even help it. i had to turn it off and floor it to move. never got it home ended up going to my uncles house near my work
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 01:07 AM
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it's not the car. it's the tires. we had snow and ice the other day, cars/trucks/whatever were getting stuck and spinning, i drove like the roads where completely dry. get beter tires or expect to crash.

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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 01:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Altiery54
wow our cars r **** in the snow we got nailed with about 5 inches so far and its still going but these cars in the snow are rediculous. good thing i just parked her in the heated garage, and i guess the ol' silverado's coming out. i'll post some pics 2morow of me trying to drive in the snow
Do you have snow tires or are you trying to drive on summer tires in the snow?
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 01:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Onyxd04Redline
Do you have snow tires or are you trying to drive on summer tires in the snow?
i'm assuming he's trying to drive in the snow with summer only tires. if he had winter tires he wouldn't be complaining
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 01:20 AM
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Even with snow tires it can be a challenge. Especially if you live in Wyoming where they don't beleive in snow removal. The Nero's do pretty well though, no complaints.
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 01:34 AM
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if your on the stock tires LOL.... theyre summer tires!!
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 01:52 AM
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we had like 2 days of snow here and nothing but cloudy days and rain here so im still ok with the stock pirrelli's haha
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 02:58 AM
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yeah, the stock tires are a joke in the snow, though its because they're summer tires. i have a set of bridgestone blizzak's on right now, and all i can say is, wow. i went from driving a car that was HORRIBLE at best in the snow to, probably easily the best car i've driven in snow. the car stops, turns, and goes pretty well. still have to be easy going though. get better tires, and the car will rock in the snow.... rock in the good way, that is!
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 03:10 AM
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just a dusting of snow makes the ss/sc spin like no other
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by MarcS
The Nero's do pretty well though, no complaints.

Agreed. I have about 3000k on mine and they are 100 times better than the stockers. By no means are they amazing, but they are infinitly more competent in the snow.
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 08:28 AM
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we got a good 6" last night and I went through it like a 4x4 excellent snow tires make all the difference.... I was passing 4wd SUV's like they were..... miata's on slicks
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 08:58 AM
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4 inches and goes good on stock tires
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 09:01 AM
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Always have a passenger that can push you up hills and you'll be fine.
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 09:06 AM
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indiana got smashed with snow haha, im not even gonna try to back it outta the garage-ill probably get stuck and its still gonna snow like 4 more inches so i dont wanna get stuck and then covered in snow lol
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 09:08 AM
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I have Michelin snow tires on my SS/SC and it chugs right along like a freight train. snow tires are great.
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 09:11 AM
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no ss/sc should ever see snow.....
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 09:58 AM
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I park my SS/SC but..... other than the low 1st gear , these cars should be good in the snow with 16" steelie's and some good snow tires . Any tire that you would put on the stock rims are going to be too wide when it comes to slush , but if you can get a narrow winter digger with a rim and tire package these cars should be fine .
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 10:00 AM
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Yea my car sucked last year, but I had the stock tires. This year with my Blizzak revo 1's the car is a beast!
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 10:41 AM
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here are my winter tires 215/55/16 Dunlop Graspic DS-2

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/BigPic...e1=yes&wTire=9
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by saunders1986
no ss/sc should ever see snow.....
hahahahahaha!!! it's a >22,000 car. it's not a corvette
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by 1BadBlueSS
here are my winter tires 215/55/16 Dunlop Graspic DS-2

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/BigPic...e1=yes&wTire=9
sipping ftw
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 11:32 AM
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Our cars are great in snow.

If you put the correct tires on it.
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