How many of you guys...

How many of you drive your non forester or legacy subarus during the winter, wrx sti rs?.....i got an sti and im undecided as to whether i want to drive it during the winter of get a beater, what do you guys think?

 

i drive my impreza year round, and ita a blast!

 

Im not driving mine in the winter, the fmic would get hammered if I did. I have an older blazer ill be pimpin this winter

 

get a beater so you can beat on it

 

Drove my '02 WRX all year every year. It's a great winter car, the snow has no chance. I'm looking forward to winter in the STi, should be fun.

 

I drive my 02 RS in the winter, although I really want a limited slip rear end soon, the damn 00 and 01's had it! BASTARDS!

 

i have a STi and i plan on driving it in the winter. but not during days when it's horridly salty.

 

i drive mine year round.

 

Dont be scared. AWD was designed for the winter. Just remember to use the power to pull yourself through and not to hit the brakes. I have made that mistake far too many times

 

year round impreza for me, wouldnt want to drive anything else, well...maybe a justy!

 

w00t justy!

i had alot of fun last winter parking in my friends front yards, while other ppl had to park on the street and get covered by snow plows.

 

I bought my subie mainly cuz I wanted a good vehicle in the winter as well as a fun to drive vehicle in the summer. I just make sure I get the underside washed regularly. I'm already looking forward to this winter!

 

short throw when did u get an sti? where from? how much?

 

All I can say is: why the hell buy a Subaru if it will sit in the garage all winter?!

STi + Winter = Mucho Fun

 

i got it little more than a week ago, with a trade for like 20, and from a dealership

 

^completely agree!! Half the fun of owning one is to be able to drive it in the winter...maybe ever more than half. I believe i get more excited driving on snow than i do at a course.

 

but im worried about corrosion(sp) and salt and yuckity yuck and things getting messed up underneath

 

you can get the undercoat/paint protection/sill spray treatment from the dealer.
your nose will get chipped up, and your stock exhaust will rust, but thats about it.

 

Year round... no problems. I took my WRX out on the ice a lot too.

 

yeah lake driving is pretty sweet

 

I drive mine all year long,and on lots of gravel

 

^+1 preach on brother chin

the winter is what I wait for I get to whip shi!!ys all winter long......... except when they get out those sissy plows :x

 

i love scaring the fiance when its snowing..."omg we are gonna die", and "there is no way you can make it through that"

 

its the best when they hiot your arm and it is the part where even you are holding on with your a$$ cheeks

 

I'm not sure what the dealer sill spray is, but I bought some rust protectant spray from autozone. I got under the car, removed all the rust, and sprayed the hell out of anything I thought would rust. I put some engine enamel paint on the high heat exhaust areas etc. I'm hoping this helps the rust this winter.

 

You poor, poor, deprived man...


+1 to the winter driving...albiet with some decent winter oriented tires. If you're garaging it, you're really missing out.

Now if you're not used to winter driving, snow ice and such, or am new to awd(or rwd), you might want to take it easy come winter. Having a high powered subaru with a very nice awd system and using it safely are two completely different things.

As far as the rust comment, yeah, well, it's life. Either you aviod winter and any kind of salt all together or you expect your car to rust. I don't think Subaru is that for rust. It's nothing like Ford when it comes to rusting. Still, keep an eye on scratches, maybe get some rust protection, or do whatever else you think you'll need to do to keep the car in good shape.

 

I don't know, I've had my '02 since November of '01 and had it through 4 winters and the only visible rust anywhere on it is a dime size patch on the exhaust outlet.. I drove it everyday no matter what and only washed it every month or so.

Now the forester, that's the winter car supreme. Aside from a snowcat, nothing ignores winter better.

 

i cant drive in snow anymore.....its summer year round....

 

I drive my car year round, frozen lake fun is unbeatable.

 

havent gone on the lake yet with my car...think i'll do it this coming winter, i know i have plenty of fun in parking lots

 

you don;t want to end up hittin the curb

 

learn how to drive.. ha ha ha...

maybe if ya did it would knock the bolt loose in the suspension

 

Winter

Two winters ago my girlfriend lived in Stevens Square, which has notoriously narrow, crowded, and seldom-plowed streets. I always got a chuckle out of people rocking their cars back and forth, fruitlessly trying to get out of a parking space. I've never gotten stuck in my SVX with Blizzaks, even in 10 inches of snow. Its awesome.

I have a tow rope, have pulled a few cars out of nasty spots with it. Good times...

 

svxs rock...i want one for sure

 

Winter was one of the main reasons why I bought a Subaru.

C'mon, guys, it's not like these are exotics that should live in the garage once it gets cold out. :lol:

 

i had to pull my friends jetta out of a ditch the other day on a water logged gravel road, i know its not as bad as snow but it was still bad@ss

 

a few years ago I got to give my bro a LOT of poop cause I pulled his full-size SUV out of the snow with my 96L :lol:

 

I drive my subies all year round! taking my '88 to duluth with me this year! I can't wait!

all-seasons + 4WD + LSD = what hill? snow? slippery? huh???

 

I drive the STi in winter as well. No need to baby the car, it will depreciate sitting in your garage anyways so might as well have fun!

 

drive it all year round...on the lake, while ice fishing else where, go play with the car and then come back to check on the poles..and since most subarus come with that protecting frame thingy...its not a problem at all..hey...subarus are made not to be babied...so...go and drift slide whatever...just have fun

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