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01-16-2006, 05:05 PM
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How is your SVX in Snow?
Mine is very very very good. Story : Sun. here in Ct we got burried in snow the streets were not plowed down to the TAR. My wife and I had to go to the store... a store is on top of the hill. Well I start up the hill this guy in a Saturn View is following me. I can see him saying to himself this guy is gona get stuck in front of me. Well he is like on my butt all the way up the hill. I said to the wife let's see him panic. I stopped at a stop sign at the steepest part of the hill . ( we had been cruising thu them up to this point ) I took off snow flying. He sat there spinning. I got to the top of the hill he was still there stuck....
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01-16-2006, 06:10 PM
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My Legacy kicks ass in the snow...and since the SVX has 100 more HP and an LSD, I'm willing to bet it hauls ass.
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-Jason (8/23/07-Present) 1995 Subaru SVX LSi (197k) Polo Green (#1102) 03/95 Mods: DDM Tuning 4500k 35w Low Beam HID, 100w H3 Bulbs, Extra Ground Cables, 15 minute $12.96 mod, svxfiles designed transmission mount (  ), sporting a "new" tail light bar, silver BBS rims, custom power steering cooler (one that doesn't dump ATF constantly), new negative lead cable, no more third or fourth gear  (1977-Present) 1977 Chevrolet Corvette (81k) Silver (12/01/2011-Present) 2005 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 5MT (97k) I have a bad feeling about this. -Obi Wan Kenobi
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01-16-2006, 06:11 PM
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#7
01-16-2006, 06:33 PM
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With good tires, it is a great snow car.
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19
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#8
01-16-2006, 06:54 PM
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What's snow??? We don't get that in Idaho. Mine kicks ass in the snow even with summer tires. A lot of it also comes down to how the driver controls the car.
Keith
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The member formerly known as Civic_Slayer 1992 "Robins egg blue" SVX Originally Claret 147k- CURRENT 1992 Pearly 187K and climbing (11-91) #964 *retired 1992 Pearl SVX 122500 miles #86 FASTAR THAN THE OLD ONE.*SOLD  Everytime I get into my car, it always reminds me that it has POWER
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#9
01-16-2006, 07:31 PM
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We get so much snow here, and this car doesn't care at all. Today the roads were COVERED with slush and snow. No problem at all! I got some nice winter tires from Ricerocket when I bought the car from him, so she goes where others can't with no hassle.
I went to an un-plowed parking lot the other day and decided to go park in the very back corner, just because I could (after doing about 5 laps in the 6-10" snow cover). So much fun. SVXs are amazing.
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01-16-2006, 10:28 PM
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Mine is Great!!!! I have good tires thou....
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1992 SVX LSL Peacock 94,000Miles 1981 VW Westfalia 166,000Miles 1995 Volvo 850 Wagon GLE 174,000Miles 1981 FIAT Spider 120,000Miles 50% Boxer
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01-16-2006, 10:29 PM
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I should never talk up my car at work............now they know that I can get there no matter what......
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~~Michelle ----------------------------------------------- '92 LS-L - copper - 190K miles '94 LS-L - pearlie - 92K miles *still have '92 parts*
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01-16-2006, 10:46 PM
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with snow tires mine was a beast - i used to enjoy watching the neighbors shoveling their driveways.
 i did get stuck once, however. i went to pull out of my garage, and then <thunk> ..... the snow was higher than the bumper and i just bottomed out! i said screw this, i'm not shoveling out over 2.5 feet of snow from the driveway, and took the subway to work.
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01-16-2006, 11:14 PM
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My legacy is AMAZING in the snow. I have the base 5mt in it and toyo spectrums. They are reasonable all-weather tires... they do very good in snow and ice and decent in the rain with this tranny. The last blizzard we had, I drove literally all day through it. All day log I was behind people and passing cars that had pulled off the road and given up. At the gas stations I always got stuck pushing cars and trucks... and I drove in like it was nothing at all.
Another great thing about this car is that it is still easy to have fun with. I can control just about any slide and throw it into a whirling dervish of fun and snap it back into control just as easily. I have a similar tranny in the svx now, and I imagine with similar tread tires it will be the same. With the auto in the svx riding on FZ4s it did pretty well as long as I limited the gears. I image with blizaks it would be very good. Subarus, I love it when SUVs try to tailgate you in the snow.... My only complaint at all is the fact that I have to get out once in a while to "de-ice" the springs on the wipers if I'm driving in a snow storm. Every couple hours usually. (legacy that is)
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 - some other "tricks"[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] In progess: track down mystery noise <-identified, paint the new dash, get better pic Spring plans: Replace Trans - Integrate ECU with the carputer - Suspension - Go back to STI Filter - Paint? Maybe not  - Next Oil change: Purolator L30165Member #995 | My Locker | My New LockerCatch you next at: ? Auto-X ? Last edited by Speedklix; 01-16-2006 at 11:16 PM.
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