Hey, i live in new hampshire and today is the 23rd of october right??? well i looked out me window this morning and there is three inches of snow and its coming down hard still... WTF. have any of you driven your max in the snow? if so how is it ????

 

Better you than me...hehe. I'm in Wis. and only a dusting of snow, none stayed on the ground. I have 30 years experience driving in snow, but not with the Max. This will be the first winter with it. Could be interesting...I still have the stock tires on!!....and all that power!! WHEEEEEE...

 

Snow? What is snow? Oh yea, I remember it snowed here about 10 years ago. (Houston)

 

I live in MA and the day that I picked up my Maxima (3/20/02), we had a snowstorm that started about noon time. Needless to say, I was being extra careful but it seemed to be OK. On days like this now, I'll leave the Max in the garage and take my beater.

 

Thanks for rubbing that in.

 

i think i remember that day. the cowboys played the dolphins in the snow and leon lett made another one of his bonehead moves that game.

 

snow is fun if you find a big open parking lot

 

Wanna know how bad it can get? I live in NH, too, and I took all the shingles off my roof yesterday because it wasn't supposed to rain, just "possible light flurries." So, of course we get an inch of snow and 1/2" of rain, all pouring in my unshingled house.

SUCK!

Anyway, how does this relate to my Max, you ask? Last night I borrowed my brother-in-law's pickup truck so I can go to the dump, and I gave him my Max for the day... he gets to drive my car in the snow before me!!!

DOUBLE-SUCK!

 

The max is a very good car in bad weather, esp with vicious slip differential and traction control...in addition to the abs.....all of those makes for a good ride but of course, u could be driving with 27848 wheels but if u drive on ice, u goin to slip....

i think the max is one of the best car i've driven when bad weather is a factor. now, as someone said, take it in a big wide open parken lot...MUAHAHAHAHA

just a few advice, make sure if u have vlsd, tcs and abs...TURN IT ON....well, u don't have a choice with vlsd and ab but tcs u do(AUTO ONLY).....also, make sure ur tires are inflated correctly and drive safely...

MUST DRIVE IN PARKEN LOT!!!!!

 

I plan on buying a set of snows for the winter on crappy rims. Tires make all the difference in the world.

 

The closest thing to snow here (SoCal) is hail...

 

I plan on buying a snow car. You know something about 500-1000 buck that I can beat up this winter. If someone knows of one in NYC area let me know.

Thanks
Nice

 

on stock tires? You'll be dead before getting out of your driveway..

on anything else, not too bad.. just remember its a heavier car than what you may be used to. Not nimble, but not full of surprises either.

 

I have my stock 225/50/17 Potenzas. Should I get my 235/50/17 Pilot A/S's before the winter?

 

Not too good. And those stock Bridgestones suck. Sorry.

 

Last winter I was driving on the stockers and was slipping and sliding everywhere One time on my way home from work I noticed that I was the slowest car on the highway, seriously! That's an indication that the stock tires suck *****.

If you have the cash, swap them out. The Max on different tires runs fine in the snow.

 

if you're ever stuck in inches of snow and can't seem to move either forwards or backwards........simply turn off the
traction contol system and try again.

In some situations, the TCS is completely useless and progress
is easier without it.

 

snow??? whats that??? i live in south east louisiana it snowed last winter but that was the only time its snowed here since 1984

 

I go to school in upstate New York and Im from NYC. Let me tell you the maxima will handle great in straight roads. It is a FF afterall and the few advantages of a FF is better control in snow. The Max absolutely is the worst car ever for slush and ice with the potenzas. THEY suck.
I have driven in blizzards and in 1 foot of snow on the ground in the curvy roads of upstate NY. Its simple. Drive slow. I checked my underbody and did not see anything wrong or scatches. The car is heavy enough to stick to ground pretty well just by gravity. my friend has a civic si and now that is a deathtrap.