Mazda RX-8 Care & Maintenance

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#102 of 103 Re: Winter Driving with the RX-8 [seapal] by trispec2007 Oct 25, 2009 (3:00 am)
Replying to: seapal (Oct 21, 2009 1:24 am) Crazy talk man. You don't need snow tires in DC. Cheap all seasons are perfectly fine for your current 18" rims. Going to 17" rims will kill your tire pressure sensor. Tire pressure sensor is much more important than snow tire. I live in Boston. Even here snow tires really are not required. My cheap all seasons handle 4" of fresh snow. The traction control and LimSlipDif handle the slippage. Snow tires might handle slip better, but the car bottoms out at 5" so nothing will help with that. Replies to this message: seapal (Oct 25, 2009 5:17 am)
#103 of 103 Re: Winter Driving with the RX-8 [trispec2007] by seapal Oct 25, 2009 (5:17 am)
Replying to: trispec2007 (Oct 25, 2009 3:00 am) thanks. so many postings on this and other blogs are from owners in real snow country it's not clear if i need them for the occasional 1 inch snow/slush or it All Season Performance tires will work. what i do know is that the stock low pressures won't keep me and my family safe. so while most of the winter in DC is cold temps we only get average 2-3 snowstorms per winter of 1-3 inches. most driving is just on freezing pavement. All seasons or snow tires for the RX8? thanks for you post Trispec!

#102 of 103: Re: Winter Driving with the RX-8 [seapal] by trispec2007; Oct 25, 2009 (3:00 am)

Replying to: seapal (Oct 21, 2009 1:24 am)

Crazy talk man. You don't need snow tires in DC. Cheap all seasons are perfectly fine for your current 18" rims. Going to 17" rims will kill your tire pressure sensor. Tire pressure sensor is much more important than snow tire.

I live in Boston. Even here snow tires really are not required. My cheap all seasons handle 4" of fresh snow. The traction control and LimSlipDif handle the slippage. Snow tires might handle slip better, but the car bottoms out at 5" so nothing will help with that.

seapal (Oct 25, 2009 5:17 am)

#103 of 103: Re: Winter Driving with the RX-8 [trispec2007] by seapal; Oct 25, 2009 (5:17 am)

Replying to: trispec2007 (Oct 25, 2009 3:00 am)

thanks. so many postings on this and other blogs are from owners in real snow country it's not clear if i need them for the occasional 1 inch snow/slush or it All Season Performance tires will work. what i do know is that the stock low pressures won't keep me and my family safe. so while most of the winter in DC is cold temps we only get average 2-3 snowstorms per winter of 1-3 inches. most driving is just on freezing pavement. All seasons or snow tires for the RX8? thanks for you post Trispec!