Trying to find a cheap sports car with good snow traction?

Matt

I'm currently looking at buying a 2000 Mustang as my first car, but considering it has RWD, I've had second thoughts about getting it because of the snow traction...Is there any other good looking sports cars that handle good in the snow that maybe, if used, would be under 4,000$?

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There are a couple AWD sports cars out there...but not for your budget.

You need to decide if a sports car is something you really want...before you spin out into a guardrail on ice.

For $4K, it may not be the time to be looking at sportscars/muscle cars at all.

If all else fails, look at older Subaru Imprezas. They have surprising specs and AWD.

What is worse; driving lowrider or sports car in snow?

Parris

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TRICK QUESTION ! ! !


Sports car is worse. Although I did drive an MGB Roadster through 5 Canadian Winters.

You can put snow tires on a lowrider - push a button - and you have ample ground clearance. A sports car's ride height is fixed and cannot be altered.

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What is worse; driving lowrider or sports car in snow?

Parris

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TRICK QUESTION ! ! !


Sports car is worse. Although I did drive an MGB Roadster through 5 Canadian Winters.

You can put snow tires on a lowrider - push a button - and you have ample ground clearance. A sports car's ride height is fixed and cannot be altered.

whats an american made sports car that will handle descently in the snow?

luddrums

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Um...nothing?!? It would have to be at least fwd and the only fwd sports car I know of is a chevy cobalt ss turbo (or the cobalt ss supercharged/ion redline). Even then it has lot's of torque so you'll need dedicated snow tires in the winter. I believe the cobalt ss turbo is made in the US. I know the redline (not sure about the cobalt ss super) was physically constructed in kentucky...but a lot of the parts aren't US origin (like all american cars). Other than that...possibly a dodge srt-4 neon (or possibly caliber).

The Civic Si might be constructed in the US as well...Honda and Toyota build almost all of their US market cars in North America...some in Mexico/central america though.

But yeah...when I was living in the mid-atlantic I ran my car (stage 2+) in the snow and it drove well even uphill with snow tires (Dunlop graspic). Actually, I can honestly say it was fun. But with regular tires...no...you will die (I drove through a colorado blizzard on regular tires) and can't shift into 2nd gear without fishtailing.

Other than that...any RWD car will be HORRIBLE in the snow...and mustangs, gto, camaro, challenger, etc...are all RWD. Even with snow tires it's going to be miserable driving on a rwd car.

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Can a rear wheel drive sport car drive in winter with snow tires?

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freefallin

I have an infiniti g35 that I just bought this spring and its first winter with me is fast approaching. its a rear wheel car, and I know sport cars in general are not made to be driven in snow. But, if I replaced all four tires with snow tires, will it perform as good in snow as any other car?

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Sure they can, I see them all the time. Get a separate wheel and tire combination. Its a good idea to go a size smaller with the wheel size, this also means the tire will be narrower. Tire rack has winter tire wheel packages, they also explain the winter tire wheel downsizing.

What is a good sports car that can be driven in the winter?

crazy_bass

Hey everyone. So I am looking for a fun sports car, but its going to be my daily driver so i need to be able to drive it in the winter. Does anyone have any suggestions? I am looking to buy something used for under $5000. I am open to any kind of suggestion, some of my ideas were an eagle talon, grand prix gtp, maybe even a cadillac(cheap and easy to find). Any help is appreciated.

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I had a Mustang, Camaro, Trans Am and a Corvette and driven a Ferrari and none of these are good in the snow. If you want something for the snow, get a 4 wheel drive truck.

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