In Reply to: You might be surprised w/ Honda's performance in snow, Bill Homer [Profile/Gallery] , Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:49:35

I was trying to say that I do use the AWD CR-V for really snowy conditions, because the ground clearance is helpful. I only got stuck in the CR-V once. (In my side yard! Because I was too lazy to carry a C'Mas tree back to the deck and tried driving through 10" of snow!)

Low ground clearance is the one thing that gives the Saab problems in the snow. The hill I live on is about a mile from top to bottom and twisty. If I beat the snow plow home the Saab has been known to slide sideways on curves once the snow depth it's pushing reaches a critical mass ... even with four new snow tires on it.

So my options are: 1) Just park the Saab and drive the CR-V until March (but why do that for the price of two new snow tires?), or 2) Buy two new snows for the Saab at sale price and drive 'er with 2 new + 2 not-so-new tires when the spirit strikes, or 3) Buy four new all-season tires now for the Saab, which it will need in the Spring, anyway.

I appreciate your comments.

P.S. In 30 years of driving, I only had a vehicle swap ends on ice once, and that was a RWD pickup truck. Yike!

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• Another steenkin snow tire Q, KevinM, Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:20:42
  • I love TSN but you people are really unbelievable, Sebastian, Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:18:51
  • Rear whipping effect on FWD cars, boramiNYC, Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:02:44
  • Re: Another steenkin snow tire Q, jp498, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:42:16
    • Re: Another steenkin snow tire Q, KevinM, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:53:25
  • Re: Another steenkin snow tire Q, KevinM, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:39:11
  • Best tires should be on the back (+), vvk, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:01:50
  • 60%braking and 100% accel comes from front so...., Used to be Chaz, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:26:25
    • Re: 60%braking and 100% accel comes from front so...., Coggs, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:53:18
      • Re: those %-ages go out the window when it's slippery, JimBlake , Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:01:53
  • I am speechless., dmz789abc, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:28:57
    • Re: I am speechless., Bill Davies, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:52:40
    • Re: I am speechless., Dan S., Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:49
    • Don't be. Think., Noel, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:58:01
      • Stability trumps work everytime..., Mike Lynch , Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:44:37
        • Gee, Mike, I was missing you on this one..., Noel, Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:04:39
          • Exactly... oversteer is easy and safer in the Winter, nwas, Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:03:52
          • Don;t know when you took a drivers course recently, but, TG, Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:56:28
            • I meant, as you know, normal driver's ed classes., Noel, Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:59:01
      • Why not replace all four and be done with it?, bender , Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:43:00
        • Agreed., turrbo , Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:15:29
      • Re: Don't be. Think., TML , Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:59:41
        • Re: Same question over and over, Noel, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:13:02
      • Yes, keep thinking..., dmz789abc, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:46:58
        • Oversteer may be unstable but, Noel, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:14:49
          • Re: Oversteer may be unstable but, JimBlake , Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:44:55
          • Oversteer is unstable to most, TG, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:19:33
        • Note the words "average driver" in your post n/m, nwas, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:14:29
          • What you say does not qualify you as above average., dmz789abc, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:56:40
            • Oh, pardon me, nwas, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:44:02
    • I agree, see my response n/b, CrNiFe , Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:19:51
  • put your best foot forward, Dale, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:08:36
  • front vs.rear, nwas, Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:29:57
    • Re: front vs.rear, Coggs, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:09:33
      • Wrong!, CrNiFe , Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:19:13
        • Not wrong, nwas, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:10:54
        • Knew I'd get flamed <g>, Coggs, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:55:50
          • I get flamed on this with great regularity!!, Noel, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:50:16
            • You're so right., Dale, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:54:45
              • Re: Dale's point is VERY important, JimBlake , Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:33:46
                • Yes!, Noel, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:00:02
  • yes, 2 tires are ok, zef95, Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:41:34
    • You might be surprised w/ Honda's performance in snow, Bill Homer , Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:49:35
      • Darn those pronouns!, KevinM, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:04:30 <-- Viewing This Message
        • Definitely buy all four >, Bill Davies, Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:43:36
          • Re: Definitely buy all four >, KevinM, Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:28:47
      • depends how deep?, James, Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:30:30

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