I live in Ontario, Canada and I've driven my Civic in all kinds of weather including snow. I'm surprised how well it does in snow considering how low to the ground it is.

How do you find Civics function in extreme weather?

Well i was really surprised when i was driving in extremely heavy rain during a traffic jam. The traffic would speed up to about 45 mph (on the highway) and then come to a sudden stop. many cars rearended each other but not my little honda! it stopped on a dime!

Depends what tires you’re running if you’ve got tires designed for rain or snow the car should stop just fine.

When I've replaced two tires at a time, they put the new ones on the front.

I think the front wheel drive is great for winter driving, based on my experience after my first car which was a Chev Monza.

The Toyotas and the Civic were much better in the snow.

I found that my civic (5 speed standard) will go through any snow as long as it is not too deep to hang up the undercarriage. I was caught in noreaster once - no snowplows out yet - the road was horrible. A guy in a Hummer was trying to keep up with me. We met at a traffic light, and boy was he pissed as he looked down at me!!

Bravo! That is funny. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap.gif)

What year is your Civic? I assume the later years are even better in the snow because they're higher off the ground.

Sorry, I just noticed that you drive a 2002. I forgot about the feature of this forum that mentions our cars.

This post has been edited by Taggart: Nov 3 2007, 08:52 AM

I love the front wheel drive. I cannot stand to drive any car in the winter that doesn't have it. I never knew that changing just two tires was better.

Man the year i bought my 98 dx and lowered it i was coming over a hill and there was snow everywhere and my car acted as a sled into a metal calvert.it sucked big time

Sorry, I just happened to buy two at a time a few times, and I believe the theory was to put the newest ones on the front for steering and front wheel drive considerations.

I guess that would make sense to put the newer tires on the front since it is front wheel drive. Thanks for the tip.

Does make alot of Sense!

I am glad to buy the Honda Civic 95 model, the old car was worse on a snow road, it would just get stuck up in the middle of the way to office or back home or shopping, but this car wheels are really good on any road. I am happy this winter would go on well.

Well it looks like I will get to find out how the new tires will work. We are getting buried in the snow right now.

i live in ohio and we get hit hard during the winterand i happen to live where snow plows dont go out in the country with hills i have a 92 hatch stock b7 with a lightweight flywheel and it sucks i barely touch the gas a i get spinnage but i drive second gear about 4thou spinning and supprisingly i go up snow covered hills turn anhd everything no problem.but the good thing about a fwd is when it slides let off of it the ease an it good

That is where I am at also is Ohio. It got nasty there for awhile. Glad to see it finally clear up. That is what is bad about living in the country getting plows out that way is next to impossible.

yeah it is and i live all the way at the back of a privat gravel road with a shit load of hills. but thats southern ohio for you

Hopefully you have four wheel drive? I so hate those long driveways and the back roads.