I'll package some up for you, I got extra.

Sounds like we dodged a bullet.

When buying snow tires, should you get the stock size, bigger, or smaller?

the rule of thumb for snow is tall and skinny. But I would stick with the stock size since thats what the vehicle electronics are set for.

I've driven through nineteen Michigan winters and four German ones. In all that time I have never seen a better handling car than my 98 GTP. I've driven everything from Chevettes to M-1s and it meets or beats them all.

Anyone who has trouble driving the 97-03 Grand Prix on snow needs to work on his technique.

Sure you do. It's just not as often and maybe a 1/4". But that pretty much shuts the whole city down. Fun going out and watching people trying to drive in it. Majority have no idea how to.

Yeah, if and when we get some (not alot) i really don't worry about it. Not enough to damage anything. We do have to worry about floods. We get those a whole buch out here. I hate taking my car thru water, but i've had to once or twice. Its crazy, brakes go out reallly bad.

This is my first winter with the GTP and while I didnt drive it much in any of the snow we got last weekend, I did have to drive it on ice and what the plows missed. The car did great once I figured out how it all works.

My traction control seems to let the wheels spin a bit while it lights the low trac light, about enough where you dont think you are going to go anywhere so you let off the gas. Well if you just stay with it a second longer the traction control wil engage. I was stuck between ice chuncks from a plow and a sheet of ice at the end of my driveway. I was going nowhere, the traction control light lit and out of frustration just let the wheels spin just a bit longer, the tires bit and off I went. I tried this over and over in reverse and drive and it was the same every time. It takes longer than normal for it to engage compared to some cars but once it does, it will pull you out of almost anything if you have decent tires. They are probably all a bit different but thats been my experience so far.

Stopping however is a joke on a dry sunny day, and downright dangerous in the rain. In snow its just a mess. Cant wait for new brakes, bigger rotors and stainless lines....

Jeff

Hya Guys foisy here ! I live in North Bay ontario Canada for anyone that knows its about three hours North of Toronto. That pic of the red car is what we get at least once a week. I have a set of Blizzaks of my GP and its awsome, between the track control and the weight it goes real well in the snow. Keep in mind ice is ice and unless u have chains on your GP or any car for that matter your not gonna stop on a dime.

If I lived where you lived, I wouldn't have a Grand Prix. unless I had a winter truck/jeep/suv.

I was driving cross country this week in the snow in my GTP no probs but the brand spankin new Cherokee three lengths ahead of me couldnt handle it and spun out hit a big rig and took the rear off of the jeep. Not pretty. Traction control kept my car goin in a straight line.

I'm jealous of traction control...my car just pretends it has it.....

I turn off the traction control. Maybe it's just me, but I can't stand it.

I think itz the operator w/ the problems...not the TCS...

adam
98 gtp