So just like a good chunk of the country, the Seattle area has been dealing with a bit of snow. Well this weekend is my wife and I's anniversary. We had a trip planned to Lake Quinault Lodge, but of course didn't anticipate the snow (planned a few months ago). Well anyway, we decided to at least spend one night anyway. All I can say, I love how my car handles the snow. I didn't get stuck, didn't spin out, and I still made good time (trip averaged about 4 hours each way, normally 3-3.5 hours from Seattle). I did have chains and used them around my place a day earlier, but didn't have to use it for the entire trip.

3 wheels running Kuhmo Ecsta SPT's, and 1 Barium Bravuris 2. Car sporting it's winter coating:







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yours looks good, but mine's not that good. still on old Eagle RS-A's
I have a garage, my bike is under a cover tho.

 

Mines seems to be doing good too....

 

lol i wish i lived in FL . my cars winter coating is under a car cover.

 

I'll take my occasional Washington snow over Florida's hurricanes any day.

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My GXE sits in the outside parking spot, covered with a foot of snow. Poor thing.

The GLE sits in a drafty garage, and has braved the weather we've had lately with mixed results. The Fuzion HRi's were rated decent in snow traction, and mine are brand new... but they're 245's, so although I'm very experienced at FWD winter driving, this width is taking some learning... like lane changes on snowy highways and figuring out when tire width & lots of new tread is a good thing vs when it's a bad thing in these conditions...

 

mines just has dirt where i haven't been able to wash it in 3 weeks since its been raining EVERY SINGLE DAY here in tn

ugh

 

3 weeks..I haven't been washing my car for 3 months.

 

Black plus 3 month of no washing = swirlilicious.

 

don't care, it has touch paint everywhere, front bumper is chipping clear coat as well

 

except for those things on the roof wth? lol

 

 

late to the party......

http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...hark-fins.html

 

cool, I'd put a mohawk on the roof.

 

 

I, too, have a number of imperfections on my car. My grandmother, in all her wisdom, said, "If it was spotless then you'd be worried about keeping it that way all the time". She speaks truth btu i did clean the interior real good after going through the autowash (multipass) the other day...then it rained for 4 days straight.

 

Heres my car with a coating just from last night:

Heres my deck to show how much it snowed all together:

Hm don't my chairs look all warm and cozy?

 

props to whoever gets some pics like this in their maxima:

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...&postcount=371

 

I don't think anyone has pix like that.

 

My maxima was known to do some snow driving...

 

Props to you then.

 

you can see the rear rims had some snow in the pic I posted. that's because I just finished some snow drifting.

 

Lies. Where's the solid proof of snow drifting?

 

I recorded one, but wasn't going very fast, and there wasn't a lot of snow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtTf0ZJcybg

 

Eh very slow but it's still drifting. Props to you.

 

ebrake slide is fun, but it's not a "drift". In a FWD car, the only way you can "drift" is in reverse

watch this video. It starts with a Jeep (check out the 0:50 mark!) but there is a maxima doing some actual "drifting" starting at about the 2:50 mark....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CeuA6MuedA

mine are nothing special....the maxima is a bit big to have fun with in the snow.

 

Yeah I know. FWD "drifting" FTL.

 

watch the vid link I posted above your post....

 

FF can drift, if you have some speed.
contersteer = drift

 

scandinavian flick

 

man have you ever pulled a trailer with your maxima in the snow? let me tell ya, its a chore LOL. i wish i had sum pics of it to show ya.

 

I bet you'd have a slightly easier time pulling a trailer with say...oh a truck or SUV.

 

 

lol, more sliding.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc3frGJniSU

 

lol too much topgear

 

This one kinda looks like mine from last year. None yet this season

 

I love those G35 rims on your 5th gen, very nice

 

I don't get as much snow as some of the pics above being in NY, but we do get a bit. With my Dunlop Winter M3's the Maxima has been unstoppable. Its amazing what a diff. winter tires make.

The ONLY good reason for FWD.....

if not choosing AWD.....

But what a blast it is to enjoy the 6 spd. in snow.