Miata Mailing List: January 1997, Message #118
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Subject: Re: Driving in the Snow

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Previously on Driving in the Snow, Patrick Wei 

said...



>         I would like to know if anyone drives his/her Miata in the snow

> on a regular basis. I have never driven my Miata in the snow, so I would

like

> to know if the Miata is any good for winter driving. BTW, I'm not asking

about

> driving through a few feet of snow (for that an APC is probably needed), but



> just the kind of plowed stuff one would encounter on the access roads to 

> ski resorts.  



The concensus seems to be that if you try to use the factory Bridgerocks on

anything besides dry pavement, you're asking for trouble.  If you have

aftermarket all season tires, YMMV, but they probably will be only marginal on

snow.  If they aren't all season, park the car.



The net.wisdom is that you should grab a set of 14" steel wheels and put a

good set of snow tires like (Bridgestone) Blizzak or  (Nokia) Hakkapiliitta on

**all 4 ** wheels.  The results seem to be quite good.



	-John



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John Freas (jfreas@gte.net) - Who hasn't driven the Miata in cold rain yet.

Red '90 Base (Red Dwarf)

Clearwater, Florida

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