Alero driving in winter.......

[PrImEtImE]

Winter is not too far away and all I have is my alero and not other ride as of yet. How will the alero be in winter for me with the AAS body kit and the stock 16" wheels?? will it be to low?? My car has never seen winter except one day so far. I have to make a decision on whether or not to drive it thru winter or get a second ride if I can find a good deal. How do Aleros usually drive overall in winter?

[jayson_waltz]

mines really good in the winter, and i have shitty tires. but i'm not lowered or kitted. Just a kiy shouldn't make a huge diff. tho.

[PrImEtImE]

right now I have 20's on it with a kit. That's the only thing I'm worried about is how low the the kit makes it with the stock wheels. Snowplowing isn't always the greatest in my area.

[billytheman1188]

hmmmm.....i would say buy a shitty car.

[alerored04]

or if the kit isnt molded on and you have stock bumpers swith em back. I would prob buy another shitty car.

[misslindseysue]

Buy my car, it's great in the snow!

But really... I drove the Alero all year for 7 years. 3 of those I spent up in Houghton, MI. I had all-seasons on it the first year, and snows the last two (and since then in the winter until I blew a 17" a few weeks ago and got new all-seasons). I never had a problem getting anywhere, but it's not lowered or kitted. Depends how deep snow will be, I plowed through 6"+ no problem.

[cherrington17]

i've driving mine through nearly every snow condition that exists w/ stocks (that were slowly balding, to which i have snows now) and it takes a little bit of finese. don't go chirping your tires and you should be fine.

but i'm unmodified... so i don't really help here.

[Redog]

I'm lowered and mine starts to give my problems when the snow gets higher than 15 inches. The snow will stop the car! If I give it too much gas, the car will dig itself into the snow, but if I turn off traction control, I'll be good

With my old tires, the tail would slide out real easy, like RWD car

[[ion] C2]

Buy my car, it's great in the snow!

can I have your trunk lol, or better yet I could come over and swap a stock one (not my drilled one) and give you $100 since yours has the wing

OFF-TOPIC lol

[Ryan from Ohio]

I would get a beater for the winter.

Im sure you wouldnt be happy if you mess the front end up. Also the chances of an accident in the winter are fairly high compared to the summer (due to road conditions not idiocy).

[pawzbear]

lol i wish i could help but we are lucky to get an inch of snow around here ahhah. But my alero does well in that. Usually we just get ice.. which is a nightmare. and we have 4wd work trucks anyways so i drive one of those =D

[01silveralero]

lol i wish i could help but we are lucky to get an inch of snow around here ahhah. But my alero does well in that. Usually we just get ice.. which is a nightmare. and we have 4wd work trucks anyways so i drive one of those =D

in jersey 4wd trucks are usually our usual :lol: its so hard being the garden state :lol:

[TheEdgeofSanity]

if you invested in some good winter tires,and bags of kitty litter for trunk weight/ traction helper if you get stuck, then you would probabily be able to do 5 inches of snow. Being low to the ground isn't going to help you but at least the aleros are fwd and have the engine weight on the traction tires. its up to you if you want to drive the alero in the icy roads and get salt all over everything. my alero's a daily driver stock so i don't have any other choice. i'd say buy a clunker with a good heater and tires for those cold mornings if you have the money to.

[SittinOnChrome]

get a 500 dollar cavalier from autotrader.com

[Redog]

lol i wish i could help but we are lucky to get an inch of snow around here ahhah. But my alero does well in that. Usually we just get ice.. which is a nightmare. and we have 4wd work trucks anyways so i drive one of those =D

Yeah they don't stop either :rolleyes2:

[pawzbear]

who said anything about stopping? you just plow though everyone =D

[jayson_waltz]

if you invested in some good winter tires,and bags of kitty litter for trunk weight/ traction helper if you get stuck, then you would probabily be able to do 5 inches of snow.
one, how would weight in the trunk help for a FWD? :lol:
And, have you even drove in a considerable amount of snow before? I've gone thoughr two feet w\o getting stuck, and i have extremely bad tires. Just gotta keep moving and don't spin the tires unless you absolutely have to.

[Cliff8928]

one, how would weight in the trunk help for a FWD? :lol:

It evens out the weight distribution. The car can sometimes tend to oversteer otherwise.

[steve-o]

^^^it would also help to keep the ass end from sliding out.

[alerocar01]

my car is ok in the snow but if my car was lowered i would have probably ripped off my front bumper. the roads up here can get bad.

[misslindseysue]

Ass end sliding out = oversteer. :)

And... I did have terrible oversteer when I put snows on the front and not the back. That was a fun winter!

[jayson_waltz]

^^^it would also help to keep the ass end from sliding out.

that usually helps get around the corners. and its fun:p
I guess it all depend on how you personaly want the car to handle.

[lonnie]

I'm lowered and mine starts to give my problems when the snow gets higher than 15 inches. The snow will stop the car! If I give it too much gas, the car will dig itself into the snow, but if I turn off traction control, I'll be good

With my old tires, the tail would slide out real easy, like RWD car
Ha Ha Ha why are you driving in 15 inches of snow or maybe I read that wrong. If you are I bet its fun in a parking lot or open ground.

[01silveralero]

my car is ok in the snow but if my car was lowered i would have probably ripped off my front bumper. the roads up here can get bad.

damn eskimo-living people :lol:

[steve-o]

that usually helps get around the corners. and its fun:p
I guess it all depend on how you personaly want the car to handle.


Fun it is! haha

[cherrington17]

i've easily driven through 15" of snow. downside to being in WNY. hell, i've gone through drifts higher then the front end of my car....

about once a year, i'll be driving on roads w/ ~12". Our plow guys are lazy as f* on really cold mornings.

but i'm with everyone else. if you can afford it, get a winter beater. something cheap, that you don't mind if it gets dinged, or dented. if you have work done to the alero, or want more work done to it... try to keep it in the best condition possible.

[PrImEtImE]

thanks for the advice. I still have a little time to look around for another daily driver. I don't think I could handle my Alero driving in the winter and getting full of salt. I'd rather keep it in my garage all winter....

[TheEdgeofSanity]

And, have you even drove in a considerable amount of snow before? I've gone thoughr two feet w\o getting stuck, and i have extremely bad tires. Just gotta keep moving and don't spin the tires unless you absolutely have to.

well, considering i live in michigan, yes i have driven in lots of snow... the kitty litter helps you keeps the ass end from spinning out and if ur stuck, it gives grit to the ice/snow. in my alero, i've driven in about a little over a foot of snow. i was saying that with a kit on an alero, less ground clearance means more plowing through the snow so 5 in. would probabily be the most you'd want to attempt. and, lastly, our cars have traction control that helps to not spin the tires so really any dimwit could drive in the winter..

[misslindseysue]

Dude - traction control doesn't help you when you very suddenly go from traveling in a straight line to sliding sideways towards a ditch. That's when you want good tires to get some grip and steer away. I only ended up in one snow bank (in Munising), but have had plenty of close calls where I wanted to get out and kiss my tires.

[cherrington17]

and not ALL aleros have TC. i certainly don't. :glare:

[steve-o]

and not ALL aleros have TC. i certainly don't. :glare:

I wish mine didn't, I turn it off everytime I get in the car. TC+5 speed=sucky