Hello fellow Canadian owners,
I did a search on the forum to read a few threads about winter driving...
Threads do go back all the way to 2002, and I also read some owners did 30K+ miles in the snow (especially in the Prairies, which IMHO is "real" snow and "real" winter conditions !)
I'm still on the fence about driving the NSX sometimes, when weather is not too bad. Obviously I already have a good, AWD DD, but was afraid of :
1- SALT. I know that aluminium doesn't rust, but it can oxyde ? Should be more resistant than steel though, but would driving in the salt without washing under the car everytime leave some damage within a few years ? What about the non-aluminium parts ? Like rusted brake calipers, suspension struts, mufflers, headers...
2- TIRES. What sizes are you, hardcore Canadian NSXers, driving in the snow ? 195-55R15 in front with 205-55R16 in the back ? Obviously, narrower should be better for snow. What brands/models have you tried ? Was looking forward Michelin X-Ice2 or the new Toyo Observe model...
3- BEHAVIOUR. Any driving problem in normal, winter conditions ? Like the car getting very prone to snap-oversteer ? If so, have you found some adjustments that make the car more driveable ?
4- TEMPERATURE. Do you have a block heater ? Battery heater ? Spark plugs, coolant, or oil viscosities to change before driving at -10F ?
Lots of questions ! Hopefully I'll be able to add my own answers to this thread next year ! :smile:
I did a search on the forum to read a few threads about winter driving...
Threads do go back all the way to 2002, and I also read some owners did 30K+ miles in the snow (especially in the Prairies, which IMHO is "real" snow and "real" winter conditions !)
I'm still on the fence about driving the NSX sometimes, when weather is not too bad. Obviously I already have a good, AWD DD, but was afraid of :
1- SALT. I know that aluminium doesn't rust, but it can oxyde ? Should be more resistant than steel though, but would driving in the salt without washing under the car everytime leave some damage within a few years ? What about the non-aluminium parts ? Like rusted brake calipers, suspension struts, mufflers, headers...
2- TIRES. What sizes are you, hardcore Canadian NSXers, driving in the snow ? 195-55R15 in front with 205-55R16 in the back ? Obviously, narrower should be better for snow. What brands/models have you tried ? Was looking forward Michelin X-Ice2 or the new Toyo Observe model...
3- BEHAVIOUR. Any driving problem in normal, winter conditions ? Like the car getting very prone to snap-oversteer ? If so, have you found some adjustments that make the car more driveable ?
4- TEMPERATURE. Do you have a block heater ? Battery heater ? Spark plugs, coolant, or oil viscosities to change before driving at -10F ?
Lots of questions ! Hopefully I'll be able to add my own answers to this thread next year ! :smile: