Misc. Ramblings - First Snow
 

The first snow fell in the Phila. area last night. This morning it was only 28 deg. F at 5:30 AM when I backed SVXY out of the driveway and headed to work. There was only about an inch of snow on the cars and the roads were basically clear but icy. As usual, the SVX performed beautifully. I kept the speeds down to 65-70mph. Typically, a frustrated Eagles fan in a mini-van was trying everything to kill himself by driving stupidly on icy roads.
When will Philly area people learn to drive in inclement weather?

The local ski resort where my wife works got about 4-5 feet of snow last weekend. I wanted to try out the Teal with the studs in the snow so I drove her to work. :D

They were doing a really good job at keeping the roads clear, the most I got to drive in was about 6".

The SVX ruled the road! I kept passing people all the way up the hill. I had chains with me just to be legal, but never even considered puttng them on.

What a mistake . . . the wife has given up on the LandCruiser . . . I can hardly wait for Spring so I can drive the Teal again! :(

LOL oh boy

When the Eagles win the Super Bowl :D :p

Total opposite here in Ohio.. if a cloud spits one single drop out of the sky, every car on the road goes 10 below the speed limit. During healthy downpours I know I'd better leave for work a good twenty minutes early.

But what if their driving FWD SVX's... then u can dust them right? :rolleyes:

last night was my first drive with the SVX in snow... And I must say that with 3 inches on the road it never lost its footing... although it aggravates me that it will spin one front and one rear tire.... I want locking differentials like the STi's..... :mad:

Yeah I know, but his original post referred to "Philly Area drivers" :D :p

The rear diff is limited slip...I just don't think it's very strong. I wouldn't mind having limited slip in the front as well.

We had a storm come through last week and left about 5-6" of wet snow here and I drove my wife's SVX to work because she wanted the Disco to pick up the kids after school with. Anyway I had just put on new BFG Traction T/A's about a month ago and was excited to see how they did in the snow and they worked great!! Sounds nice and toasty in PA., it was -16 here in Casper this morning.

I don't know about the rear not being "strong" enough. When I step on the gas, all 4 wheels spin right away. If you guys are getting single wheel spin and taking a long time to get up to speed, then there may be a problem. KC just had it's first 4-5 inches today and I drove my SVX up a big hill, around numerous trucks, suvs, and minivans all stuck near the top and spinning their wheels getting nowhere. And this wasn't with any built up speed, as I had stopped just behind the mess to assess possible escape routes.

As for having limited slip fronts, it would make the SVX understeer way too much, especially at speeds or on slippery surfaces. Now a switchable LSD at the front might be cool to have.

KuoH

I meant to post a similar thread earlier - we got a couple inches up by me last week, and I live in a little development that's EXTREMELY rural - it didn't get plowed...and then it froze. So basically, I have a neat little road course to test out the SVX. I intentionally tried to get it sideways, and could, but with a lot of effort, and never really felt out of control. I'm fully prepared for the 6" we're supposed to get tomorrow night into Friday.

As a side note, the wife took the last corner a little too fast in her Acura TL and nearly ended up going off-road into the woods. So the roads are *very* slippery. I'm also pretty impressed with the Falken Viex's that I had put on.

I have been parking SVXY on the street in front of the house. There is a lamp post on the other side of the next house. When I get up at 4:30 AM I look out the bedroom window to check on the SVX. The other morning there was frost on the car, and in the low lamp post light, the roof looked white pearl to match the rest of the car. The trunk and spoiler still looked black . I think that the car would look good with a white pearl roof, black trunk spoiler and windows.

For the 4EAT this is true. The 5MT and especially the 6MT tend to make the car more rear biased.

Misc. Ramblings - SVXY in snow 2
 

The Phila area roads were terible this morning. Visibility was poor at best and the roads were snowy/icy. The tires on SVXY are Yoko AVS dB S2s with about 20+K on them. I would say that they were fair to just ok in snow when new. Now I would say that they are just fair. My drive to work is 33 miles on I-95 and I-476 (Blue Rte.). The road surfaces were white. I kept the speed down to 35-40 mph and was still passing most people except for a few cazies in SUVs and pickup trucks. Going faster would produce loss of traction. I could feel the tires starting to lose grip. The SVX is a wonderful car for lousy weather. I just wish that somehow the rotten weather would not make it so dirty. Keeping the white pearl & ebony paint clean in winter is taxing.
The bad think about driving the SVX in this kind of weather is the styling of the car. The car is so low and the front styling is so aerodynamic that the headlights crud over due to the spray from traffic in front. I wish it had a headlight wiper/washer system.

It took almost an hour ro get into work. The place is almost deserted as I type this. The funny part is that when I got into the office complex at work, the snow removal contractor was out in force with a myriad of plows on pickup trucks and old Jeeps and had the streets almost all clear down to the blacktop. I wish that the state highway depts' were half as good.

PS: On 8 days to the NJ Shore SVX Meet (Should we bring swimsuits?.... Just the thought of Larry III in a Speedo is enough to make strong men heave.) :eek: :D