On 6/11/2011 3:29 PM, Alan Baker wrote:
> In >,
> "johnny > wrote:
>
>> Alan Baker wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm quite likely to want to take my Miata on roads that have
>>> significant snow cover and in particular roads where the snow
>>> is packed down in the centre of the lane and your tires drive
>>> down ruts on either side...
>>>
>>> What do you guys think?
>>
>> What I think is that I was working outdoors all day yesterday in these
>> crappy mosquito woods on the outskirts of St. Petersburg FL yesterday
>> and it was hot as Hell and I like to pass out from the heat (had to keep
>> moving, though, or the mosquitos would have drained me dry) and the idea
>> of driving a Miata in snow sounds absolutely great. Just the word
>> "snow" sounds great. "Snow." "Snow." Ahhh. Thank you.
>>
>> All the edge-of-losing-it fun of hi-speed driving at easy-going low
>> speed, gotta love that. So go for it! What's the worst that could
>> happen? Your snow tires wearing unevenly? Your car handling less than
>> optimally well? It's going to do that anyway on snow tires.
>>
>> yrs wdk
>
> That's what I think too...
>

One of the more annoying things that happen on snow is due to the low
clearance between the underside and the ground. Remember to take a shovel.