Are GTPs / GPs good in the snow? Im not a FWD fan at all.. and my last FWD car (94 Cutlass) was terrible in the snow. I have driven the Z the last 3 winters in the snow, just took two 70lb sandbags on the rear seats and finesse while driving. Ive ventured out in as deep as 3inches before. Not all that impressive as far as snowfall.. but a fair amount. Anyone have first hand exeprience? This is one of my selling points with winter almost upon me (Its snowed a couple times already)

Everyone I've talked to about snow with the GPs is positive. A good set of all seasons will do ya.

GP's get good traction cause they are so damn heavy.
GP's slide on stops cause they are so damn heavy.

I have 2 sets of tires. One for winter and one for summer. My GP handles great in the snow. Or did at least, now I park during winter since I have a 3rd car.

It usually snows about 6 inches here. About 2 years ago, it snowed almost a foot up here, and the GP did great, even though I was running on Yokohama AVS db tires. (surprise snow storm while I was at work) I only got stuck once, but that was because the bonehead in front of me stopped in the middle of the hill. I turned around went home a different way. If I didn't have to slow down, I would've made it, as I was almost at the crest of the hill...

Going down hills can be scary, but the abs made sure I was always tracking in the direction I wanted to go, and made sure I never lost control of the car at stops. I don't know how many times I was stopped at an intersection, and I see cars sliding towards me sideways in my mirrors. Even my wife was complaining that the abs in her 3.2TL didn't seem to work as well as the GP's.

The traction control doesn't seem all that beneficial on the snow, but it does seem like it helps the car get moving faster, as my Grand Am will just spin its tires on the hill by my house. But the traction control does seem to help a lot on rain slicken roads.

About a week ago another freak storm dropped about 6 inches over here, and the GP did great on those same tires. My coworker who has a late model Nissan Maxima said it scared the crap out of him coming into work, as his car kept sliding and such. So either his car sucks in the snow, or he's too much of a snow newbie. (He moved up here last winter after the snow melted)

Wow. I think the GP is absolutely terrible in the snow. I had a Scorpio and an 82 Camaro that were better in the snow than the GP. The abs has caused me to slide through some intersections before and the traction control is a joke. All the tc does is tell you there is low traction. The Low trac light comes on and you're like, "no sh!t", as your tires spin away. I have never gotten stuck in anything, even in the affore mentioned vehicles, until I got the GP. Then I managed to get stuck twice in 6 months, once in snow once in mud. I am seriously considering snow tires before the real snow hits.

hmm...I can't believe that...I think the gp is GREAT in snow...I never have any problems...are you off-roading???

adam
98 gtp

This weekend was my first experience in serious snow with the GP. I think it did ok. I think my tires suck ass(stock GoodYears) and need replacing. The traction control thing is perhaps the dumbest device in this car(besides me). I turn it off now when I get in the car, otherwise it will kill me. Seriously, it's dangerous. The antilocks are annoying but I suspect will be less so when I get new treads.

mine does great in the snow

You get a lot of snow up there, Herc?

we got about 2 feet this weekend but i have some 4 foot drifts that I had to move.

I just pulled my car out of the snow. I took my brother's Cherokee to NH this weekend and they didn't shovel out my car.

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It was lodged between my fence and garage and accumulated a lot of snow. Took my dad and I a half hour to dig it out.

wish i had a digi cam but heres my story.

in anticipation of the storm i parked my car in my carport (a 3 walled garage and a 28 inch opening in one corner) when i went out to move snow around i had 6 inches of snow piled on top of my car my truck that sat out side had none. go figure.

Glad i don't have to deal with snow down here in Houston.