Winter. Driving your CivicX, have a Beater or Secondary?

[Nozomi135]

I wish it snowed more in Vancouver so I could get more use out of my winter tires.

You'd love it down around my neck of the woods I'm sure! Up in Moncton, NB myself and am used to storms getting bad enough to literally bury an entire car under a few feet of snow. Driving in it is fun, cleaning the driveway/digging out the car, not so fun!!!

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[945T]

I wish it snowed more in Vancouver so I could get more use out of my winter tires.

LOL, you and me both. Last winter was pretty interesting however. I'm planning to take the Coquihala up to Big White this winter to see how it does on new snow tires. I will say the stock hankooks (I have a LX) were pretty decent last season, they started and stopped OK in snow and ice but turning below 5 degrees celsius was practically useless, slipped very easily.

 

[Marcy161]

I wish it snowed more in Vancouver so I could get more use out of my winter tires.

I will trade you Edmonton weather for Vancouver any day

 

[darkness975]

I can only afford to own one car, so this one will be in snow, ice, whatever.

One can only pray it won't be a bad winter.

 

[Dicecube]

I will trade you Edmonton weather for Vancouver any day

I accept. No trade backs

 

[TO Turbo]

It's a Civic X not an NSX. Winter wheels and tires waiting in my garage to be installed.

 

[CobraCommand]

I accept. No trade backs

Yeah ok but who wants Nova Scotia?

 

[skullmurdoc]

civic SI will be my daily. We are require by law in Quebec to wear snow tires but I would anyway.
It won't be fun this winter coming from a WRX. lol

 

[kritz]

I have an Impreza for snow/ice/salty road duty. It loves snow

 

[MrVvrroomm]

My '16 EX-L is my winter beater.

 

[shadowspar]

I wish it snowed more in Vancouver so I could get more use out of my winter tires.

Props to you for actually putting winters on; when I lived in Victoria, I don't think anyone bothered

 

[Dicecube]

Props to you for actually putting winters on; when I lived in Victoria, I don't think anyone bothered

Our last year winter was pretty bad in Vancouver. I had snows on my previous crv every winter but didn't invest in a winter setup for this civic because I'm not sure if I will keep it for long. But I guess I'll keep it for a few years. My priority is saving up to buy a place haha

 

[shadowspar]

My CivicX's name is Snowy, partly because it's going to be tackling our brutal Northern Ontario winters head-on. I figure a great car is meant to be driven.

Have a set of Toyo Observe GSI-05 tires coming, along with some simple fully-painted alloy rims. I've been really pleased with the Toyos on previous vehicles, so I'll give them a shot again. They should be here in the next couple of days, but I couldn't resist the chance to go camping this weekend. Surprise, they have snow already an hour north of here.



I was pretty impressed with how well my CivicX acquitted itself, even with the stock Hankooks on it. On pothole-riddled logging roads with 4-6" of snow and whatever muck underneath, I'd get an occasional bit of sideways slip, but never felt like I was going to bottom out, hang up, or get stuck.

The road crews were putting so much salt on the highway, I was getting thirsty just driving over it. So, I didn't get a chance to test the tires on ice....but I'm ok with that.

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