why i chose to purchase a supra

[boogum7]

i have been driving my car in idaho for 3 years now. and for about 6 months here there is snow/rain/crap. no accidents so far. you just have to know how to keep your foot out of the gas when it is slippery. very very fun for doing cookies in empty parking lots though. just spins and spins lol

[Toyotafanatic]

Man, up in Utah with my buddies 1j supra, it was snown real bad and we took the car out and had a blast, you could slide out the backend with no problem.

[Isphius]

Snow is all about tires. My supra went great in the snow except for accelerating. But it turned and stopped fine. You just need the right tires, and your fine. If you can, Get light truck tires, In the smallest width they have that will fit the rims. Not sure on the mk2. i had 205/50/16 yokohama avids and they worked fine in all weather. Could use a little more traction in the rain, But dry and snow better than i would expect from such cheap tires. Having front wheel drive helps a lot, But you dont need it. And stay away from awd/4wd, Unless its a pickup. Only time that helps is when you get stuck. Now you have 4 tires spinning you out instead of just 2. I know that from experience lol.

[Ahmad88]

when i had my supra i was goin like 20 or less making a left turn in a busy intersection it was on asphault and wet, that does mix either, i my rea ened up slidding out and i counter steered and it straightend out. right after that a cop pulled me over, he said that was quite a move u pulled there, i said my tires are bald and on my way to get new ones, he looked at my tires and said ok take it easy. i was actually on my way home

[tone loc]

Originally Posted by Ahmad88

when i had my supra i was goin like 20 or less making a left turn in a busy intersection it was on asphault and wet, that does mix either, i my rea ened up slidding out and i counter steered and it straightend out. right after that a cop pulled me over, he said that was quite a move u pulled there, i said my tires are bald and on my way to get new ones, he looked at my tires and said ok take it easy. i was actually on my way home

I have a funny story. this kid i work with has a trans am rwd and he was leaving work he hit a puddle and spun out (lol). As he was leaving the parking lot a cop pulled him over and gave him a 115 dollar ticket for recklas driving. the kid is taking it to court.lol

[Ahmad88]

hahaha i would too i would take pictures and date it if his tires were bald, cause thats not right on the cops part just caust he spun out doesnt mean he was driving recklessly, its obvious something happened to cause him to do that. was it a state trooper of county cop? sounds like a state trooper to me.

[Isphius]

Im not talking about forward traction. if your car is sliding sideways, as in your cars nose being perpendicular to the direction of travel, your 4wd isnt going to do anything different than 2 or no wheel drive. Thats what im trying to say. Most people arent going to go out in the snow and drag race. And I know how well awd works, my daily driver is a 95 awd talon, And yes I love the awd. Its such a big imporvment in traction over my supras. Even thou I just got it so I havent driven it in the snow, Im not just saying things without expereince.

[supra90turbo]

Originally Posted by Isphius

Snow is all about tires. My supra went great in the snow except for accelerating. But it turned and stopped fine. You just need the right tires, and your fine. If you can, Get light truck tires, In the smallest width they have that will fit the rims. Not sure on the mk2. i had 205/50/16 yokohama avids and they worked fine in all weather. Could use a little more traction in the rain, But dry and snow better than i would expect from such cheap tires. Having front wheel drive helps a lot, But you dont need it. And stay away from awd/4wd, Unless its a pickup. Only time that helps is when you get stuck. Now you have 4 tires spinning you out instead of just 2. I know that from experience lol.

You're serious, huh?
wow... well, let me tell you that my Subaru is the most amazing car I've ever driven in the winter. Yes I've driven my Supra in the snow (regrettably), yes I've driven my Maxima in the winter (terrible experiences there), Yes I've driven 4WD in the snow (durango, 04 grand cherokee, 99 ram 1500)

Let me tell you, AWD is the best you can do in the winter.

4 tires spinning you out instead of 2? The only reason you'd spin out in inclement weather is due to tire speed differences. In a RWD vehicle, when the rear tires are spinning faster than the fronts, they have a tendency to want to be at the front of the vehicle, hence spinning you out if you lack coordination and/or proper defensive maneuvers.

You spun out an AWD vehicle? I want to know how.


Wait until this winter. I'll show you a video that will make you think differently about AWD.

[Isphius]

Yes, Ive driven several a/4wd vehicles in the snow. Most notably, A subaru wagon, I forget which kind. It was all over the place. The best thing ive ever driven in the snow was a v6 dodge caravan. It was awesome. And i dont mean literally spin out, But get sideways. And besides, The thing i said about tires is true. Now matter how many wheels are driven you still only have 4 tires keeping you on the road. And i never said awd was bad neccesarily, But fwd does better. Its just such a big misconception that since you have 4wd you are totally safe in the snow.

[supra90turbo]

lmao. how completely untrue of a statement. FWD < AWD. forever and always. There's no disadvantages to driving all 4 wheels except for drivetrain losses.

Take the V6 Caravan, and I'll take my Subaru. Bring 'em out in a snowstorm and I'll run circles around you. AWD isn't just to get you unstuck. It's 100% traction all the time.