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Old 07-18-2012, 01:10 PM   #1
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Old 07-18-2012, 01:57 PM   #2
 
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Depends on the driver. I man handle my box nd goes great. Its a "torquey" little car. Slap snow tires and an lsd nd ull do great!


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Old 07-18-2012, 04:20 PM   #3
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What snow tires have ye?
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I use OE tires and rims for winter. I have a non VSC xD. it's fine.
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Old 07-19-2012, 12:46 PM   #5
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I use OE tires and rims for winter. I have a non VSC xD. it's fine.
Please excuse my ignorance, but what is a "non VSC" xD?
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Please excuse my ignorance, but what is a "non VSC" xD?
a 2008 xD. only year without stability or traction control....I still argue the money wasted on snow/ice tires. It doesn;t snow that much where I live, but people insist on them...I insist on working on controlling the car without them...
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V.ehicle S.tability C.ontrol or something of that nature.
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Old 07-19-2012, 08:35 PM   #8
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my stock tires are pretty close to shot and they sucked in the snow. Im grabbing some blizzaks this season.
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last year I was trying to get up a very small incline with my stock wheels and it almost didn't happen, thats the only reason I want snows this season haha
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