Winter....

So, who's driving their Monte during the winter? I don't want to but got no choice. It's not my driving I'm worried about, but i don't want to have some one else ram into me.... accident's do happen. I took the Monte for a test drive in winter and it drives very good. What do you guy's think?

Well fortunately I've had my Monte during winter months once already, and I must say, it does drive very well. I had no problems and I think as long as you continue to drive defensively you should be ok. I have had to avoid my share of near bumps or scrapes and Monte handled it with no problems. I will be driving mine.... then again... I live in Southern California and we really don't get much snow down there if you know what I mean. haha.

O ya, this will be my first winter with my monte.

Last winter we had this crazy storm that came in about 3:00 pm. It was about 2 inches an hour coming down. Started just as I was leaving school...the roads were like a warzone. Normally it takes me 30 minutes maximum to get home. It took me 3.5 hours that night.

Even though its hard to drive. I love RWD in the winter. Powersliding through any turn you want is so much fun!

Another fun thing about winter driving. You can just blow through any intersection you want... and if you get pulled over: "Sorry officer, I tried to stop but I couldn't. them damn Low-pros you know?"

Sorry, guys...don't know the pleasure of "winter driving." I live in vegas, before that, the Cayman Islands. I am, however, an expert in wet-weather driving. It drives me crazy here in Vegas how people drive on wet roads. I am happy to report that my Monte has performed very well indeed on wet roads.

My Monte is my DD. It's been through several South Texas blizzards with no problems at all....

south texas blizzard what are u smokin its so hot they melt b4 they hit the ground lol

I was up there for a winter in 1993. It got a decent snow, far's I recollect. (little faux texas talk, there pardner)

and another thing i hate about Canadian winters..... all that freaking salt. manitoba isnt too bad, but how do you wash the salt off when it's -30 c ?
ha ha, the joy's of winter. i dont know how long you guy's get winter, but for us it's months.... we know what it's like to have our door's freeze shut, then you rip the weather stripping off try'ing to get the door open.


yawhn... all this complaining is getting me tired.

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ORIGINAL: Bigg J

I was up there for a winter in 1993. It got a decent snow, far's I recollect. (little faux texas talk, there pardner)

Not bad, not bad at all.... You would make a fine Texan....

i drive mine all year around here in GErmany and i can honestly say i see snow.

it drives great!!
and actually hasent slid on me to much the one time it did was a solid sheet of ice and it was under snow so i didnt see it but that was my fault for going to fast. other wise doing great

just make sure you wash it about once a week to keep the salt off of it so it dont have paint issues

I really don't want to drive my '76 through another winter. The car's been my daily driver for 6 years now and has gone through five winters. The last three have taken their toll on the car. Snow chains beat the hell out of both my quarter panels and I ended up bending a wheel, which is why I had to get a new set. And from what the window installer said from when I got a new windshield and had the rear window re-sealed, my vinyl top is water logged and if it isn't taken care of within a year (as of last Feb.) then the rear window will start to leak again. I need to store my 76 and get a winter beater. I'm trying to find a G-body Grand Prix for daily driving.

I've got an 04 SS and the Goodyear Eagle RSA's suck in the winter. If your doing 55 you better start thinking about stopping a good 1/4 back. Goodyear just released a new tire that you can get on http://www.tirerack.com that is just great. I think it was the triple tread or something. They are back ordered until December or something like that and cost about $600 for 4.

I just decided to by a used truck - 2000 Chevy Blazer so I could tow stuff and use it as a winter beater.

I might take the new Monte out a few times over the winter season?

The '86 LS isn't coming out if I can help it. It already has rust issues I've been fighting for years thanks to the previous owner. I don't drive the car daily as I don't drive any of my '57s.

The cars I drive now will have to be enough like they have been.

I will have my 06 SS stored away for the winter. I also drive a 06 Supercharged Cobalt and I have Winter tires for that. Might as well not damage 2 cars so the monte will stay parked. I will have it hooked up to my Deltran battery tender plus to preserve the battery and cover it with a soft car cover and pray Spring arrives early!