Drove my Boxster in the snow again.

[fatmike]

Just so we're clear. It snows in Germany. The car is tested in Sweden.


Put some winter tires on it, and the car far exceeds expectations in the white stuff.



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[MConte05]

Originally Posted by fatmike

Just so we're clear. It snows in Germany. The car is tested in Sweden.


Put some winter tires on it, and the car far exceeds expectations in the white stuff.



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Damn straight it does.

Just remember that if it starts to get away from you, more throttle WILL fix the problem. Stepping on the brakes will not.

For those of you terrified of driving in the snow, next time it gets wet or snowy outside, go to the local parking lot and play around. Don't just do donuts. But try sliding around, maintain a slide, use engine braking to slow you down, learn how to threshold brake. Not only will you be giggling with a big grin on your face, you'll be learning valuable car control!

[Pilot2519j]

I did it for 9 winters in NY. My limitations were over 4" of snow since at that point the nose would sink and there would be too much snow under the car to drive effectively. I did use winter set of Bridgestones Blizzard tires which coped with the winter driving adequately. My first car was a VW bug that drove over everything so logically speaking the Boxster's configuration is not much different engine in front of wheels instead of behind as the VW, therefore I knew what I could expect from the Boxster in the winter and I have to say it never let me down.