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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 07:04 AM
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How does your DC5 or EP3 drive in the snow? We just got alot in Maryland.
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 07:14 AM
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so did we in New Jersey....i'm running stock tires so go figure
i suppose the anti-lock brakes help a little
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 07:37 AM
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Times like this I am glad I live on the west coast. We never get snow here in Phoenix, Az. hehe. Good luck with the stock tires on snow. All season my ***..
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 08:38 AM
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the worst part about snow and winter is all the ****** salt trucks
if u meet 1 on the highway they throw a **** load of salt all over the front of the car
i got a bunch of lil paint chips on my bumber from that
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 09:35 AM
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ep3 drives exxxcelent in this snow... i'm passin huge suv's and rear wheelers (BMWs, Benzoes,...) on rt. 1-9 like its nothing. i could almost hear them say, " look at this fudgen jerk !!"
the car is way light and don't over rev
snow + ep3(stock tires including anti lock)= funn times
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 12:42 PM
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i drive in snow.i take the car up to go snowboarding.im useing kumho kw17 snow tires and they work great
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 01:46 PM
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snow sucks...i went through it last year with my ep3 on stock michelins...bottom line is, they sucked! this year i'm rolling on falken ziex 512's...they're working great...so far!

i hate snow. coming from the islands where snow is non-existant...this really really really sucks for me! grrr
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 04:09 PM
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i was watchin the news and they interviewed a girl that couldn't get her RSX up a small street hill and when she turned around to do a U-turn, she kept fishtailing.
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 04:58 PM
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So I live in Texas, and it never really snows more than an hour or two here each year, but we're making a trip into kansas this xmas. Should I get some chains for just in case??
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 05:08 PM
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I dont have DC5 or EP3 but I have michelin tires on my winter car "all season" and I must say Michelins have to be one of the worst snow tires.
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 05:50 PM
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I have a DC5 with Bridgestone Blizzak's on it .....so it's not that bad to drive.
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 07:26 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2pointslowEP3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">snow sucks...i went through it last year with my ep3 on stock michelins...bottom line is, they sucked! this year i'm rolling on falken ziex 512's...they're working great...so far!

i hate snow. coming from the islands where snow is non-existant...this really really really sucks for me! grrr</TD></TR></TABLE>

i used to live in voorhees...now i'm like 5 minutes away from it.
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 08:07 PM
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voorhees sucks...lol! that's awesome...so did you go to eastern?

do you drive a silver 4dr civic? (like the one in your avatar)...if so i believe ive seen you around my area...well like last year, i used to see it a lot! i used to see that car on white horse rd...a lot!
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Old Dec 7, 2003 | 09:03 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2pointslowEP3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">voorhees sucks...lol! that's awesome...so did you go to eastern?

do you drive a silver 4dr civic? (like the one in your avatar)...if so i believe ive seen you around my area...well like last year, i used to see it a lot! i used to see that car on white horse rd...a lot!</TD></TR></TABLE>

yup that was me. I traded that car now i have a black rsx
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Old Dec 7, 2003 | 09:18 AM
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I still stock tires also, but luckly my car is still in the shop so I'm cool for now.
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Old Dec 7, 2003 | 09:50 AM
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I have the stock tires on my base and drove fine in the snow we got here in PA. I actually drove the RSX while the Evo sat in the garage (advans in the snow NOT GOOD)
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Old Dec 7, 2003 | 10:17 AM
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i have a set of michelin artic snow tires on my ep3 and we currently have 18 plus inches of snow on the ground and it's still snowing out side and i have no trouble at all going threw it.
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Old Dec 7, 2003 | 10:42 AM
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mines great in the snow
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Old Dec 7, 2003 | 01:57 PM
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I drove my car to Harrisonburg, Va on friday when it was snowing like a biatch, and car held up pretty good on stockies.
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Old Dec 7, 2003 | 05:32 PM
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EP3 runs good in da snow, no problems here.
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Old Dec 8, 2003 | 05:02 PM
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I live in MD too and just for fun I pulled out my RSX from the garage spun out for a bit and pulled it right back in haha

needless to say my dropped rsx with toyo tires wasn't going nowhere
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