Miata + Winter = Fun

[ravepuppie]

Driving the Miata in the winter snow is quite easy and only requires one simple thing. SNOW tires, not "all-season" tires. AS tires are mislabeled as it actually means they SUCK in ALL seasons.

[slyzxx1]

DO you drive your miata in winter like all winter and how does it perform ????

[bhtooefr]

@slyzxx1 It's not running any more, but with snow tires and a limited slip diff, it did quite well in Ohio winters.

The same things that make it extremely controllable on pavement make it extremely controllable on ice, if you've got the right tires for the job.

[Derangedteddy]

I can do better doughnuts in my front wheel drive Hyundai.

[spykerfan21]

if you want te make a real donut....try to not steer contra...but keep steering in one direction...i kan make this 180 turn with a frontwheel drive (e-brake) so if you steer all time to one direction youl make a real donut

[oneofakakind]

Your gonna wanna counter steer some though

[saskmatt7]

nice i got a miata too, you really need those winter tires and sand bag in the back heh

[landoncholly]

you need snow to that in your 280z? it must have a really lame engine. my '84 300zx would do that only way better on dry pavement. and it was a stock n/a motor. i find my self saying this to a lot people and im getting tired of it but you need to learn how to drive!

[itwontme1111]

@landoncholly @landoncholly what makes you so unbeleaveably great at driving since you are only 21 years old

[landoncholly]

@itwontme1111what does me being 21 have to do with anything? your only 23.

[itwontme1111]

@landoncholly well you know you have so so much exp in driving you have just mastered it to the point where you can tell other people how to drive, and i never told anyone learn how to drive. if your so good why dont you upload a vid of your perfect donuts

[landoncholly]

@itwontme1111 i dont have a camera or that car anymore or would.

[itwontme1111]

@landoncholly your 21 and dont have a camera, come on, you can do better than that like your usb port is messed up and you cant upload.

[landoncholly]

@itwontme1111 no my usb is fine i seriously dont have a camera and i sold that ZX like 2 months ago, sorry.

[JuicedJetta]

snows gonna be here soon... cant wait to do this, only in a 280z

[shadowkeeper0]

miata=fun doesn't really needs winter:P keep/learn drifting;)

[tbirdpimp07]

my 92 was loads of fun car handles better then a porche ... or a gocart theyre a little underpowered but still fun as hell 2 drive i dont see why they wouldnt be reiliable if u take it easy in em wasnt as impressed with the fuel milage course i normaly drive a tercel lol but ive had several people make fun of it ... untill i took them for a ride they changed theyre mind

[DennCan21]

ns dude i got a lexus isf 10

[irishperson]

Get it.

[AkinaGod]

*BWAP!* Noob takes out camera.

[HolgerKuhrts]

Hi,nice action, a lsd would help drifting ( not the drug, although... ;-)  )

[bhtooefr]

Actually, I suspect that this car might have an LSD in it.

Mazda might have that in their records, whether it originally came with a viscous LSD, so I do plan on calling them. Of course, someone could have always put the Mazdaspeed clutch-type LSD in after the fact, too.

[gabriel1812]

nah, i don't think they have it in the records. you have to look under the car yourself and find out. there are several pictorials on how to find out.

[spyderhex]

prolly a Torsen swap. thats what i got... its a brick house. i check the fluid level every now and again. been sliding around for 2 years on it now and is still good. a common swap tho.

[hites05]

or more than a light dusting. :P

[bhtooefr]

I'll note that the light dusting was covering a nice layer of black ice. ;)

[ShortySIG552]

I love first-generation Miatas

[tness72]

Its fun driving MX-5 during winter time, the weight ratio is perfect, and the handling is great. I live north of the artic circle and i drive my MX-5 the whole year, including winter. And we have a lot of winter here in the north of norway:)

[KaHOnas]

I used to do this with my FC (RX-7) all the time in NY during the winter. I haven't done it with my Miata as it don't snow that much down here in TN. I can attest to the fun-ness.

[williamjamesfrost]

i have one too and often dream of snow. heavy rain is fine till then - lots of that in england lol

[vvind]

coool

i have a miata too ;) titanium grey

anyways what kinda of headlights do u have? new bulbs? or are they hid's?

[bhtooefr]

In this vid, just regular H6024 sealed beams.

My camera had white-balanced on the sodium lights, so it made the Miata's headlights look blue.

Now I'm running Hella e-codes with plain old 55W/60W H4 bulbs, though.

[Fritzy1127]

it does equal fun