Miata Mailing List: February 1995, Message #170
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   From: russotto@pond.com (Matthew Russotto)
Subject: MiataSnow
   Date: Sat, 4 Feb 1995 12:04:11 -0500

Finally, some winter weather here in Phila.  6-8" or so of powdery white stuff-
enough to present a ground clearance problem for a Saturn, let alone a Miata.
When it can get a grip, the car handles fine in the snow-- there isn't any
major oversteer problems that I'd expect from a RWD car.  But with standard
sized tires, it was too light and tended to float over the snow, getting
no traction and sliding all over the place.  I think I'm going to follow
Miq's advice and get 13" Honda rims with narrow snow tires next year.
 
BTW, I finally found a use for a front license plate-- it makes a passable
snow shovel.