Snow Performance???

[paulooshen]

hey guys,, i am jsut doing some research for i will probably not get to buy a RL till spring 06, but was wondering if any of u have driven this car in teh snow?! as this would b my only car and i live in northern NJ, also was wondering if snow tires are available for it as well.this would b one of teh deciding factors when i choose a car.

[jeepin79]

Originally Posted by paulooshen

hey guys,, i am jsut doing some research for i will probably not get to buy a RL till spring 06, but was wondering if any of u have driven this car in teh snow?! as this would b my only car and i live in northern NJ, also was wondering if snow tires are available for it as well.this would b one of teh deciding factors when i choose a car.

I can only speak for the stock tires. They SUCK in the snow, you cant go anywhere. I have read on here there have been others that put winter tires on their RL with much better snow driving results.

[alredline04]

I put snow tires on last winter and the car handled great. I only got stuck once because my rear brakes froze up. Stay away from using the parking brake in the winter.

[paulooshen]

lol yes parkign brake is never good in the winter, jsut like the older cars with pop up headlights dont leave those suckes down lol. glad to know they are available though, any other input would b great.

[redline603]

definitly get snow tires and get the stock rims off of them before the snow and salt. my rims were pitting out really bad by the end of the winter. but i did get a brand new set of rims in the spring because it was so bad. the only bad thing was it took the dealership almost a month to get the ok from the regional rep!

[paulooshen]

is it possible to get crappy rims onto it?? i heard due to teh large caliper size it will b difficult but i guess anything is possible as long as i get right size and off set..

[Sp00ner]

You should be able to find something that fits. Some 17" steel rim meant for truck or SUVs? Something like that.

[alredline04]

check www.tires.com

[clownhair]

I got some cheap ass rims from discount tire. They were 78 bucks a rim.

[Vita]

stock tires are OK in snow until you try to go up hills that haven't been plowed. couldn't get out of my parking lot once last year...

any local tire shop should fit you up with some cheap rims and some nice snows, won't be cheap though (if you get decent snows) because they can't fit you up with anything less than z rated