I guess its time for new tires or atleast I have to rotate them. I'm having trouble getting through my neighborhood and my driveway while I watch everyone wizz by and stop and go with no problems. Maybe I should look into some Blizzaks. Hmmm. Here are some pics of my car and the 15+ min it took to get up my driveway... As you can see in the pic, the driveway is somewhat been paved but I guess the screamin eagles couldn't handle it...

 

you mean you lose traction easily? check the tread depth, I also have. . . had I should say some very very bald tires, I mean they were starting to look like slicks, and I just rotated them to the back (since the back seem new and perfect) until I get some new tires. If you back are in better shape, yea put the max in the garage jack it up and rotate.

 

I think just getting into his garage is going to be a problem

 

if thats the case, then rotate tires, and salt on the drive way.

or better winter tires if you have the money for it.

 

I'm riding on Michelin Sport All Season tires, a little bit left on the tread, and cannot get up my girlfriend's driveway. I usually give it my best, by stop moving half way up, hit the brakes, and slide the rest of the way down. I just park at the bottom and walk up.

 

be happy you dont have a front lip on cause then it would be more of a problem. man i miss snow. cali sucks. its been raining here all week. i rather have snow.

 

that looks...."fun"

 

You could try backin up the drive way. Sometimes that helps.

 

yeah it does look when especially when you yank the parking brake and start to slide in the snow.

 

I thankfully took off my front lip a week ago anticipating the snow would hit hard sometime soon, but i didn't pay any attention to my tires. I'm on a very tight budget, does anyone know where I could find either of these tires for a good price? I checked with Tirerack.com, that is the best i've seen so far.: Continental contiextreme contacts or Sumitomo HTR+. The HTR+ is abit cheaper than the Continentals but i've heard nothing but good reviews on the Continentals. Also I plan on changing just my front 2 tires, I dont really have enough cash to change all 4, i pray the back tires has some meat left. Is that a bad idea?

 

is your drivway that steep? i had really bald tires last year and i had no problems and my driveway is probably steeper but i cant tell by your pictures. then again i always back my car in so that might actually make a difference. give it a shot, its worth it, not like you would be wasting much more time lol. definitly recomend rotating tires, thats all i did, havent had enough snow to really test it out and give u feedback.

 

I tried that and couldn't get traction on my street. (hasn't been plowed and probably won't till sometime later ). I was momentarily stuck in the middle of the street than rocked it free and reversed to a driveway opposite of my house. I than goos'd the car and shot right out of their drive way across the street and up my driveway. Ahhh i'll be stuck at home till I get some new tires..

 

Suprisingly you can sorta tell in the picture but that is all the incline in the driveway. Its not steep at all. Just a slight incline up the driveway to the garage. Its sad, the tires must be really bald and my front right tire looks alittle flat as well. Thanks for the recommendation, i plan on rotating the tires.

 

Wouldnt it be nice to have that WRX right about now

 

Gotta love Iowa snow. We're supposed to get about 12" tonight. I hate this state.

~THT

 

 

yep yep yep......i get to sit back point fingers and laugh...........that is until the huricane season starts again :-(

im guessing you dont know any one who can give u a lil push to make it up the driveway.

try shoveling the snow and get some gritty sand to pour in your path, should help for a lil while

shovel the driveway and salt it to prevent large buildups.

(this is all advice given to me by my dad who sits here lookin at your pics, he is from canada.)

 

omg that max is gorgeous ! im loving those pics to say the least. put that stillen lip back on..... and start sweeping the streets

 

I have sumitomo scrixon 4 all season, and they are horrible. but who knows the htr+ could be better. Im thinking about getting some snow tires myself, all seaons just dont cut it in the winter

 

Oh crap that's funny. I would love to see that. I'm dieing thinking about this right now much less if I saw it.

 

Bah. That's not very steep of a driveway. And how could you get it up? I actually really like my dunlops winter sp 6000... there's not much tread left, and I have a good grade on my driveway. Also, I tend to use reverse up the driveway if I can't get up going forward.

 

You are correct, the driveway is by no means steep. Its hardly an incline but tell that to the Bald Scream'n Eagles (Stock Eagle RS-A's) that couldnt make it 1/3 of the way up.