Hi to all in the group,

My wife and I are moving to Minneapolis Minnesota with a report date
of 3 September 2002. Since we both have never lived in snow before
or in sub zero temperatures,( My wife is from here in Az and I am
originally from Southern California) I would like to find out how the
Honda CRV drives in the snow? Has any had any problems starting a
CRV in snow? Those of you that drive your CRV in the winter in the
snow, what reccomendations do you all have? HOw does the CRV, since
ours is a 2000 with 4 wheel drive, how does it handle on ice and
snow? The drivers manual doesnt say a whole lot about it? I am
concenred about turning those icy corners when I drive to work--the
CRV although considered an SUV is light and I have some safety
concerns driving in the snow since either of us have any experience
doing that...my job will be in St Paul at Fort Snelling...

Glenn, Tempe, Az

Glenn:

 

My wife and I have a 2000 LX 5spd. The
first year we didn?t buy any snow tires because it was new. This past
winter I bought a set of Nokian snow tires and they worked unbelievably. I?m
not a big fan of drivers who are cocky because they have 4 wheel drive and
snows, but you really had to watch from being overly aggressive.

 

These tires are studdable, but because of
the antiquated laws here in Ontario they are illegal. If you are allowed studs, that would be a bonus.

 

In general we have never had a problem
with the snow

 

Jeff

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

 

 

Hello,

The CR-V handles lots of snow really well (I'm living in Montreal
and I travel with the Cr-V between Montreal and Toronto 1-2 times a
month). I went to my girlfriend's cottage this winter, which is
about 250 mi north of toronto, and I drove the cr-v in 18 inches of
snow for 50 mi. I didn 't encounter any problem.

Sometimes it gets tricky on ice because your get up to 52% (correct
me if the number is wrong) of the torque transfered to your rear
wheels. So if you're not carefull, you end up fish tailing a little.
However, when you get to that point, it's because you have been
driving way too fast for that weather anyway :o))

I know that some people say that the Realtime 4WD provided on the Cr-
v isn't all that great. Well, I wouldn't use my Cr-V to pull a 8000
pound boat out of the water, but for regular driving habits like:
snow, dirt roads etc. The Realtime 4WD is just fine.

I would also recommend to put winter tires on. It made a good
difference on my cr-v this winter. It improved the traction on ice.
My dealer recommended Nokia Hakkapeliitta 1. You may find them at
http://www.nokiantires.com . They worked really well for me.

Alex

Have no fear my friend...

Some fun I had the past winter...
http://www.geocities.com/civicwagon/crv/sn...n2002/index.htm

Very sure footed machine.

Ren

damn -- newfoundland looks pretty appealing --
 
-- too bad there's no locking diffs. on your cr, huh??
 
eric

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I have the steel rims. I plan on getting some aluminum rims so I can simply swap intstead of actually pulling the tires off the rims all the time.
 
I simply use whatever looks like it will give a decent bite and always go with studs. I have no expreience with Blizzak style non-studded tires so I can't comment there. I only wish I could find a Nokian dealer near my home.
 
Good luck!
 
 

I watched a special on studs and they basically said that the laws were passed in the 70's when studs were a heavier metal and did a lot of damage. Now they use lighter metals and the composition of asphalt is a lot stronger. (hmmm... although looking at some of the roads aroudn here would make you wonder... hmmm 2 .. then again a lot of the roads around here were only paved once... in the early 70's (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ).
 
Ottawa by road is about ummm.... 7 + 4 + 6 = 17 hours drive.. then you can add on the 6 hours ferry ride. I think I may drop by there this summer. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Time to visit some old friends and buy a roof rack to carry some new tires home. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
 
I am truly interested in these tires... it seems to be what they wear on all the rally cars you see on tv.
 
rene
 

hmmm... gotta pic?
 
how much??
 
Thanks!
Rene