bgillette

Well yesterday and today cleveland got about 8-12 inches of snow and the roads were A MESS. I have to say this TSX really handled amazingly! It just seems to LOVE SNOW, even though I hate it because my car is FILTHY!!!! The sport shift seemed EXTRA useful becauseI could shift back and forth from 2 and 3 and the car would take off, yet seem stuck to the road when I would downshift. The VSA kicked in a few times and really seemed to work well too! I have the original tires on the car (3500miles on them) and they seemed to grip pretty well!!

the TSX is great!!!

the heated seats are a gift from the G.O.D!!!, but i wish i had an 05 with heated mirrors...but i'll live

finally did you know that if you pull the parking break when driving (obviously did this in the snow to swing the ass end out when going around a bend) that a buzzzzz goes off inside the car....just a little beeping sound....

man this car is fun to drive in ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS!!! I just hope the salt and stone chips dont happen to my car....please pray...

pby

Sounds like fun, but I certainly don't envy all that NaCl.

a_TSX_4_Me

Oh NaCl, reminds me that I just finished a semester of Organic.....How's Durham? When i left last week, it was 75 and sunny!
steven

pby

Don't ask... I may as well be in Cleveland.

It's supposed to drop below 32F/0C tonight.

members78

sounds like fun, but why r u driving in 8-12 inches of snow?! i'd stay home all safe and sound, no tsx wintersledding for me.

PixelHarmony

Is it still snowing?

mg7726

can't wait to i take my TSX into the snow

members78

be careful of black ice yall. i slid my last car into a wall going only 5mph.

ABP-CL9-TSX

I'd just stay home, unless I really had to venture out in a blizzard.

Montag

NaCl is more like inorganic. But I know what you mean.

jcg878

I don't think that's road salt man


jcg, who hated organic

pby

It is. There are more expensive alternatives (Mg, Ca etc) but I would bet most cities use the cheapest method.

jcg878

lol.. in Durham, that's sand in my experience


edit: and no shit, for some reason I always thought it was CaCl2

zircon

funny, I was driving in a snowstorm on the other side of lakeerie on Sunday and almost went off the road in 1" of snow. Had no control over my car as it edged toward the ditch while I was in the passing lane (going about 70km/hr). The road had a slight crown and it seemed to push me toward the ditch. I was afraid of fishtailing when the tires finally bit, but the car stabilized. I have 29,000km on my tires, so there is lots of tread. I was scared shitless. My traction control light went off more in 30 minutes than in the entire life of the car. Very very poor handling in snow.

I think people living in snowbelts need snow tires or those funky new studs that ha ve come out in Scandanavia.

TSX7

My last car was a corolla and it handled better in snow than the TSX.

bgillette

I had to drive because I was at work....and the MAJOR snow started to fall at about 2pm...i left work at 430pm and there was a good 6 inches on the ground...took 2 hours to get home from work which made it about 8 inches+ on the ground.

A car in snow is ONLY as good as the driver.....so if your TSX isn't doing well....go out and mess around in a SNOWY parking lot and really learn how to drive in the snow.

pby

I think some cities use Ca2Cl2 and other alternatives for environmental reasons.

I believe Durham doesn't even bother; we just shut down.

jcg878

yeah I noticed I worked at DUMC and the offices were vacant if flurries threatened... I thought "Hello?? this is a hospital!"

zircon

What makes you think people don't know how to drive in snow. I have been doing so for 29 years, and this is the worst car I have ever had in snow. I have never had a winter accident, but the weekend was close. This car is great on dry pavement, but it is dangerous on snow with OEM tires.

ostrich

I am also in Cleveland, and I totally agree with bgillette that my TSX has handled the snow extremely well! I really cannot complain at all. The window defroster also worked very well.

Now that I have said it, have I jinxed myself for the rest of the long, snowy Cleveland winter? LOL!

bgillette

Now that I have said it, have I jinxed myself for the rest of the long, snowy Cleveland winter? LOL![/QUOTE]

sauceman

Get yourself some snows fool. You don't live in Florida.

jlukja

CGTSX2004

iTrader: (1)

Damn you!!

At least my parents are gonna be warm. It's a high of 32º in NJ today, where I am on business.

vid666

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I guess you'll have to come over and clean my driveway from now on...