Looks like Southeast CT where I am is in for a bit more snow coming this Friday/Saturday. I love it! I hope it's a decent snow as I just love driving my RDX in it.

I know, it's pretty selfish of me with many other co-workers driving a "regular car" but that's not my problem. I worked hard to buy my RDX and I want to enjoy it in some snow events.

Gosh darn it, snow already. We're approaching peak winter so let it snow for us RDXers for the next two/three months until Mother Nature takes over and starts popping flowers!

 

 

Your RDX is on All Season Tires right? How did the OEM all seasons do in the deep snow? I'll be trying out the AWD capabilities when I go out skiing this Friday. It is expected to snow 15 cm that day as well so hope the OEM tires are decent enough.

 

the MDX does great too. I'm hearing 6 inches?

 

i don't mind driving the RDX in the snow...it is all the shoveling I need to do trying to get to the RDX.

 

Be careful, snow can be deadly expensive. Although, I looked at my new snow tires and thought the same thing, "I hope it snows again this year."

 

I hear 5-7 inches for me (Orange County, NY). I'll be working from home anyway, but will have to venture out at least once.

 

You should be fine. Keep the tire pressures in check. I've been satisfactorily pleased with the RDX on OEM tires as long as the snow doesn't exceed the ground clearance of the RDX which is only a little more than 6 inches (15 cm). This is the 3rd winter on OEM and most definitely the last. Once the OEM tread depth goes below 6/32 the grip is radically reduced in wet and snow. I'm right at the 6/32 range on most treads with some even measuring a little less. I can't justify dumping the OEM's this late in the winter. They'll survive for the next two months or so of winter. But, next fall, new rubber for sure!

 

 

my experience with the rdx in snowy toronto is that the oem's are more than adequate in snow/slush. now if the weather is extremely cold (and dry), like say 0-10F, then that's when it feels less grippy. usually when it snows though, the temp's a bit warmer (25-30F) so no problem on OEM tires.

 

Agreed completely! Can't wait to go driving in the white stuff 2mrw. I have to work all day and most probably most of my office staff will bail out the day early if it looks pretty nasty. I'm more than comfortable to drive unless the snow starts to drift and get deeper than 6 inches.

PS. I pumped up my PSI to 35 cold in my garage 2nite. My prediction is they will drop to 32 PSI cold. We'll see. Looking forward to a "fun" snow day Friday.

 

boo forecast changed and there isn't going to be as much snow in the mountains. Oh well guess I will have to try it out when it snows more in Calgary on Saturday.

 

Uggh nnooo. I don't want it to snowwww. Was looking forward to partying tomorrow night.

 

I had fun with my RDX tonight coming home from work. I was the last one out of the office as everyone else bailed mid-day fearing the snow. My RDX didn't miss a beat. It's just all these other "bleep bleeps" on the road, stuck, spun out, etc, that one gets behind. I was even behind some SUV that got stuck going up a hill and had to back down and I was behind it! So I had to back down too. Once it was out of the way I dropped the RDX in "S" mode which holds the gears tighter and flew up the hill no problem. Gotta love SH-AWD this time of year!

 

Yesterday I was one of those "bleep bleeps" going home through the snow in southwestern Connecticut in my 2008 RDX on 40K OEMs and today I'm shopping for new tires. I was so surprised when I first fishtailed because it never happened before in the RDX, I didn't realize how bad the tires could be in the snow (previous 3 winters were fine).

Debating whether to get snow tires now or Continental DWS....only thing about the Conti's that concern me is that they become "DW" at some point and I'll be a "bleep, bleep" again.

 

I hear you. Unless you drive A LOT in the snow I would just get a new decent set of all seasons. I was debating to get new tires for this winter but decided to stick it out one more winter on OEMs as mine only have 11K miles yet tread is on average 5/32". After the winter is over they'll be fine until next fall in which I will definitely get new rubber!

 

I had the OEM's on for the first snow of the season when I picked the car up back in November - thought it did ok for all seasons. Subsequently swapped out for dedicated snow tires and the difference was night and day for the next snowfall. Car was much more sure-footed and less likely to trigger that flashing triangle on the dash that one or another tire was losing traction. All seasons may work "ok" for most situations, but nothing beats dedicated snows for the white stuff - could be the difference between ending up in a ditch and an uneventful drive home.

 

Agreed. They do make a significant difference. I had them on my previous TSX and I felt much safer driving in the snow with them. I don't have them yet on my RDX and I haven't driven in the snow yet with it.

 

Wow, never knew anyone who actually loved driving in the snow that much... Yeah, I know the RDX SH-AWD is one of the better snow handling AWD systems in town, probably better than BMW's X-drive. But I certainly do not look forward to driving in slippery snow around town; to the mountains for skiing, may be...
The concern lies more with having to deal with the other cars slipping around, and unpredictable slick ice patches where even our "REVERED" SH-AWD will make you feel like you are on ice-skates...
The biggest danger is when you feel like you are invinsible in your RDX SH-AWD. Nothing can repeal the laws of physics. That is why one finds more SUVs in the ditches than regular sedans, because of the driver's over confidence in their "almighty" AWD SUVs.