Boxster in the snow?

[Ivor]

What is the Boxster like to drive in the snow? I am going North at the weekend and snow is forecast. This is my first winter with a Boxster so should I be feeling fairly confident or should I take the Ford Focus instead? By the way, the Boxster has 18" Michelin Pilot Sports.

Any advice/thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: Ivor

What is the Boxster like to drive in the snow? I am going North at the weekend and snow is forecast. This is my first winter with a Boxster so should I be feeling fairly confident or should I take the Ford Focus instead? By the way, the Boxster has 18" Michelin Pilot Sports.

Any advice/thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Boxster will be fine if you drive carefully but as for the other b*ggers out there who can say .... Take the Focus it's a great car and if you have an off you won't be as upset

 

[Ivor]

Good point about the other drivers. They're always worse than the white stuff itself! []

 

[thboxster]

In the right place it can be way too much fun[].

On packed snow, once you have managed to get it moving, which seems to be the biggest problem (very gentle on the gas!), then it cruises comfortably.

On a busy highway or just a snow covered highway you should be extra carful though,

Not that it doesn't work well, but t'would be a terrible shame to park it in the nearest ditch.

 

[AD Boxster]

Don't expect the traction to be great especially on wet deep snow but unless you are going off the main routes you shouldn't have a problem. Gentle use of the right foot is recommended unless you are trying to provoke some fun.

 

[Brian Halling]

On the second weekend in January I drove my 2.7 to the Scottish Highlands to recce a Spring rally, and encountered some significant snow in the Grampians. Climbing a steep pass during a heavy snowfall was fine until we stopped; getting going again was almost impossible. My companion in a Maserati 3500GT decided we should turn round, and the resulting many-point turn proved exciting!

The trick, as ever, appears to be a gentle right foot, selecting the highest gear possible going up and the lowest coming down (usually more effective than brakes). Letting a few psi out of the tyres can help if you are really stuck, but remember to pump them up again as soon as you can. Four wheel drive is the best solution, but alas ...