Looking for some advice

evo_accent · 11-07-2006

Ive been looking to get a 1g dsm or gvr4 for a while now. Have any of you guys had experience with modded dsms in the winter? do you know if a 1g dsm or a gvr4 would be better in snow/handling?

Im 20 and i work at the Circuit City in Burnsville, car audio section. I have a very crappy hyundai accent right now which has suprisingly lasted this far.

Garrett

**scheides** · 11-07-2006

Welcome! DSM's and VR4's are awesome in the snow. I even drove my 1G with summer tires on it for most of one winter, and it behaved very well! Modded cars do fine through the winter, just keep off the gas and go easy on the brakes, just like any other car.

Swifty1638 · 11-07-2006

I currently drive my car, and I also mod it every chance I get. Right now, I'm stocking up parts so springtime, I can take a weekend and throw it all at the car, and sell what's on it.

-A. Swift

**Kracka** · 11-07-2006

Toss some snow tires on it and it'll be practically unstopable.

evo_accent · 11-09-2006

Thanks for the info. Im extremely excited but its just too bad that i have to wait untill after x-mas (promotion) or untill i get a better paying job

sleepy2lazy · 11-09-2006

Yep, AWD + Winter Wheels rocks in the winter.

Good luck with the dsm when you get it.

Pimpin Dsmstyle · 11-10-2006

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Originally Posted by S2kracka

Toss some snow tires on it and it'll be practically unstopable.

As far as acceleration goes :P Stopping is the same shit as anything else!

curt_gendron · 11-10-2006

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Originally Posted by Pimpin Dsmstyle

As far as acceleration goes :P Stopping is the same shit as anything else!

You'll stop a lot better with snow tires than you will with regular tires.

later,
Curt

**Kracka** · 11-10-2006

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Originally Posted by Pimpin Dsmstyle

As far as acceleration goes :P Stopping is the same shit as anything else!

You couldn't be more wrong actually. Snow tires with stop FAR quicker on ice/snow than regular all-seasons will.

A//// Guy · 11-10-2006

I think he means putting snow tires on any car, there wont be a difference with dsms, etc stopping. AWD vs FWD downshifting will help alot though, so yea stopping will be better.

evo_accent · 11-11-2006

ohkay so with a awd dsm downshift in the winter for stopping which im used to doing with my hyundai because it has bad stock brakes and buyh snow tires. What do u know about 3kgt's?

niterydr · 11-11-2006

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Originally Posted by evo_accent

ohkay so with a awd dsm downshift in the winter for stopping which im used to doing with my hyundai because it has bad stock brakes and buyh snow tires. What do u know about 3kgt's?

Bigger car, more powerful, usually better maintained, but the body parts are much more expensive if you ding it up during the winter.

FattyBoomBatty · 11-11-2006

If it's strictly a beater or daily driver, don't get an expensive car. Unless it's brand new. 1G with blizzacks or something.

evo_accent · 11-12-2006

yea if i got a a 3kgt then i would have a daily driver also i think