I am going to tahoe in feb (long weekend) ans was thinking of driving subie. The problem is i have summer tires and how much of a problem would that be. i can take my wifes Pilot. suggestions?

dinar

 

well if the weather stays the way it is... you wont really have any trouble.

no snow on the roads... just some small icy patches. thats it. if you go during a snowstorm... thats a different story.

i just came from sierra. lots of civics and integs up there w/o chains and sporting summer tires. if they did it.. you'll be just fine.

 

thanks i will see the weather. do i need chains during the snow storm even for the pilot.

 

as long as the pilot is awd and you have A/S tires M+S would be better...

you'll do just fine.

 

the minature lake here in meyers (6miles to south lake from sierra ski resort) was measured last week by the fire dept. there is 1 foot (yes: 12 inches) of ice. i am friends with the dude who runs the park and he said it was ok to drive on... yeah this is not related to road conditions. the roads are dry enough that i took a joy ride to marklevill last night.

 

halfway through 3 gear in a flat r2 with exposure and i found no ice. good

 

sweet thanks

 

theres ALOT of black ice up there right now, i took my dads silverado instead of my car and didnt have to worry about ppl baping into me cuz they dont know how to stop on ice. i also got to put the v8 to some drifting use!!!

 

Id definately take the pilot if you are sporting summer tires

It will be more comfortable, they are 4wd and come with all-seaons factory (at least my sisters MDX did)

 

i went up last year with toyo proxes 4's and had no slippery issues at all.. and those are not very high on the rating for snow.

 

Don't take the Subie.

Even if it isn't snowy when you drive up, that is not a guarantee that it will not be snowy on the way down.

Take the Pilot. That's why you have a 4x4 SUV right? I would be all for taking the Suby but it has summer tires-- and it's winter! Even w/ no snow on the ground, cold temps=bad grip.

 

i used my pirelli pzero nero m+s the other week when the temp hit the all time low (-5) and there was plenty of ice on the roads where i was. i couldnt get the tires to break loose easily at all. side to side cornering was good, they gripped the ice perfectly and the tail only broke loose if i was jerking the car around hard. i made it through the blizzard last january on falken summer tires. you basically just gotta be careful, as is the general advice anyways on snow. you can do it with the subie.

 

thats the fun part

 

from my experience summer tires and snow are OKAY until you try to hit the brakes

 

so how do you stop without brakes. ha ha ha. i will take the Pilot to tahoe just to be safe as my 3 year old will be with us.