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Old 05-22-2007, 06:39 AM   #1
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Boxster in the Snow

Greetings,
I live in Boston, and am contemplating buying a boxster that I will use as a year-round car. I'm not having much luck finding one I can afford with traction control, and wondered if anyone had experience with a non-TC model in the snow. I don't expect to do much winter driving, but I'd like the option. Any thoughts?
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Old 05-22-2007, 06:54 AM   #2
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hey frank..Welcome Aboard
unforunately, I live in NorCal and I can't give my $.02 about it but there's a lot of members here in this forum that love driving it in the snow...one of them is DJ. He will chime in soon
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Old 05-22-2007, 07:30 AM   #3
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Hi Frank,

I live in Boston....I've been here for about 15 years.....Let me put it to you this way.....I wrap up the Boxster and leave her in the garage come winter....I battle the snow in a Cayenne....(6 cylinder....the money tree hasn't reached full maturity yet...:-) )
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Old 05-22-2007, 08:22 AM   #4
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Old 05-22-2007, 08:41 AM   #5
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just get some tires and ure set, i even drove mine w summer only tires (although i dont recoment that, but if you have good winter tires ure good to go) and its actualyl a lot of fun to drive a box in snow
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Old 05-22-2007, 09:15 AM   #6
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I drive mine here in Chicago with snow tires and you will be a ok. I even took it out the worst day of the snow season and commuted for 4 hours and not a scratch. Just a little slide which I cured by leaving in 2nd gear.

On the other hand, plenty of normal cars in the ditch and a sweet X5 face first in a street pole.

The winter comes down to you driving with some intelligence and a lot of care.

And please please discount the statements of those that haven't driven the box with a set of snow tires...kind of hard to speak without experience on this particular car......18" continentals on mine and not a problem.

Like DJ, I've driven in the snow on summer tires twice, don't recommend it, but I'm still here typing.
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Old 05-22-2007, 11:50 PM   #7
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Frank, I live in Boston and this is not my daily driver car. I couldn't do it the box but you'll read that lots of folks drive their car in the dead winter and have no problem.
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