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Old 12-02-2008, 02:44 PM
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hey this will be my first year driving my 96 2 door accord ex in the snow and i have a set of 4 all season tires on it ne one know how accords do in the snow

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Old 12-02-2008, 02:45 PM
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mine did just fine, only hit a bank once and thats cause I was being a stupid kid. I never had a scenario where I thought I was going to lose it. Also I live on a really steep hill that they suck at plowing and the accord always made it up no problem at all.
 
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Old 12-02-2008, 02:46 PM
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Great with snow tires... decent with regular tires. If I get anywhere near a patch of ice and stop I'm screwed because I barely get any traction.
 
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Old 12-03-2008, 01:41 AM
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Get some highly rated tires for the snow. Tirerack has good advice I have found. Read the test ratings not just the rieviews...You can't have the wrong tires on the car and expect the "car" to be successful.
 
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Old 12-06-2008, 01:25 PM
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have a fatty ride shotgun. anything that helps to give more traction to the front wheels.

i used bowling *****, but i have an excess of them.
 
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Old 12-06-2008, 07:57 PM
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It all depends on the driver of the car...Honda s drive good in the snow...but your gonna be the driver..good luck and be careful

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Old 12-06-2008, 08:14 PM
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Its also the tires. All-season tires can be quite good in the snow, or really REALLY bad.

The 4-season ratingsimply meansthe rubber compound doesntget hard at freezing temperatures. It means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about the tread design or how much traction you get in the snow.

Ive had some4-season tires that were wide & had high speed-ratings. They sucked in the snow. For me that was OK because I didnt intend to use them in snow.

Ive also made up a set of winter tires & wheels with non-sporty 4-season tires in the narrower DX/LX width and that worked good too.
 
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Old 12-06-2008, 09:05 PM
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ORIGINAL: Davewave

Get some highly rated tires for the snow. Tirerack has good advice I have found. Read the test ratings not just the rieviews...You can't have the wrong tires on the car and expect the "car" to be successful.
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I put on my steelies awhile ago that has a set of Fuzion all season tires and it doesn't perform very well. It spins easily and sometimes when I leave my gf's house I can't get up and hill and have to back down it and go the other way. Just drive smart, that is really what it boils down to. We have had snow and ice lately and I have seen 1 jackknifed semi and about 18 cars in the ditches on the interstate while on my way to class. Drive slow, no sudden jerks/stops, pay attention to ice on bridges, and dont get in a rush. You'll be good to go.
 
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