champagne 2.5i Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 I finally got the pics of my Suby playing in the snow for the first time. I drove onto an access road at Sierra at Tahoe. We were fine until we had to turn around and head back uphill after driving onto a ski run. I tried backing up a bunch of times while going down and I was fine. Once I was stuck, I kept getting stuck with wheel spin with the front and back seperatly. I blame it on the RE92, if I had better tires I'm sure I would have been fine. Other than that the car handled great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Cool- my dad's new property has a steep inclined driveway and I almost got stuck going into it in ~6 inches of snow. I also blame my trouble on the RE92's. If I hit the lottery, I'll upgrade to better studded snows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champagne 2.5i Posted February 2, 2005 Author Share Posted February 2, 2005 Yeah I definatly would go with some nice snow tires, but living in CA I do not see snow that often unless I make a trip up to Lake Tahoe. Since I got the OB I will definatly be going up more often, and will need something a little better then our stock RE92. P.S. Jedi you rule, you reply to my posts right after I post them, as rare as that may be. Quick replies make posting worth it, especially with all the time I spend on this site (It is my homepage after all : P) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Yeah I definatly would go with some nice snow tires, but living in CA I do not see snow that often unless I make a trip up to Lake Tahoe. Since I got the OB I will definatly be going up more often, and will need something a little better then our stock RE92. P.S. Jedi you rule, you reply to my posts right after I post them, as rare as that may be. Quick replies make posting worth it, especially with all the time I spend on this site (It is my homepage after all : P) Hehehe- I'm on a lot. I'll be going back to Grad school soon though, so I might as well enjoy the board while I'm able. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChE Outback XT Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 Great photos! I've had a great winter with lots of snow in Northern MN and a new OBXT. The one complaint I have is that the wheels attract so much snow on the back roads (where there's often 3-8" of powder) that when I finally hit the plowed highway, I have to stop and clear out the rims to avoid horrendous vibrations. Has anyone else had similar problems? Know of any quick fixes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboAddict Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 I have been having a ball in the deep stuff with my Blizzaks. Need to make sure you do not get high centered on snowbanks, but other than that the tires make a HUGE difference. Inspires so much more confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboAddict Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 unstoppable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daverino Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 I have been having a ball in the deep stuff with my Blizzaks. Need to make sure you do not get high centered on snowbanks, but other than that the tires make a HUGE difference. Inspires so much more confidence. I have Blizzaks on 16 inch steel wheels, and I have to agree that they make me feel invincible. That's not to say that I drive like a maniac, though I do indulge in the occasional 4 wheel drift in empty intersections. I especially enjoy plowing through the snowbanks left at the end of my driveway when the plows come through our street. The way the winter has gone up here, though, I can't wait to get my stock tires back on (I can't believe I'm saying this!). I think the only tire worse than the RE-92's on dry pavement are the Blizzaks, but not by much. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lodro Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 I used Dunlop Winter Sport M2s on my Viggen and WRX. Great snow and ice, but they also are really good in the dry; they obviously don't have the overall grip but surprisingly good and they break away very predicably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboAddict Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Lodro, I had the M2's on my Audi S4 and agree with you completely. They are a great high performance winter tire. I generally don't look at my OB as a high performance vehicle so I do not drive it that way......much :-) When I truly want to tear it up and have some fun, I use my other car. With that said, I probably will keep the stock tires for summer use and keep the blizzaks for the fun winter stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.