# Winter Beater Car Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [November 22, 2007, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-car-thread/235134 "2007-11-22T08:51:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-car-thread/235134/1 "2007-11-22T08:51:13Z")
what the title says :lol post up what you drive in the winter and pics if any :banana ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-car-thread/235134/2 "2007-11-22T08:54:05Z")
ill start with my 1993 Honda Civic Sedan :rofl 224k miles lowered like 3 inches cold air intake, projector headlights, and a hole in the exhaust :lol ![http://a913.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/73/l_55205f2984b5b71031626faf8d5a8060.jpg](http://a913.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/73/l_55205f2984b5b71031626faf8d5a8060.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![OsoiNA6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/osoina6/32/6301_2.png) [@OsoiNA6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OsoiNA6)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-car-thread/235134/3 "2007-11-22T10:12:55Z")
Here are mine: ![http://images.uncleajg.multiply.com/image/3/photos/43/600x600/6/HondaAccord.jpg?et=K5sXqCmk%2CZadWQA4sho%2Bdw](http://images.uncleajg.multiply.com/image/3/photos/43/600x600/6/HondaAccord.jpg?et=K5sXqCmk%2CZadWQA4sho%2Bdw) (This is how it went down in college…) ![http://images.uncleajg.multiply.com/image/3/photos/43/600x600/8/Car%20Ride%203.jpg?et=joM%2BkhXjcJGZb3P7u06I2Q](http://images.uncleajg.multiply.com/image/3/photos/43/600x600/8/Car%20Ride%203.jpg?et=joM%2BkhXjcJGZb3P7u06I2Q) (GVR4- Limited Edition Winter Beater, never got stuck with this) ![http://images.uncleajg.multiply.com/image/3/photos/43/600x600/9/Ser4.jpg?et=xJ87MeHtfqTuPl%2B15BgueQ](http://images.uncleajg.multiply.com/image/3/photos/43/600x600/9/Ser4.jpg?et=xJ87MeHtfqTuPl%2B15BgueQ) ('91 Classic, still the best SE-R, 180k miles and got me through the Winter of '01) ---
**Author:** ![CustomLowz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/customlowz/32/6279_2.png) [@CustomLowz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CustomLowz)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-car-thread/235134/4 "2007-11-22T11:00:31Z")
![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v618/customlowz/100_3378.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v618/customlowz/100_3378.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v618/customlowz/100_3377.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v618/customlowz/100_3377.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![timmay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@timmay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/timmay)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-car-thread/235134/5 "2007-11-22T17:46:37Z")
![http://www.carreview.com/Channels/carreview/images/inf_g35_front34_600x425.jpg](http://www.carreview.com/Channels/carreview/images/inf_g35_front34_600x425.jpg) Not mine, but there all the same(I don’t have any pictures of mine hosted) - something significantly more exotic due in the stable no later then spring of 08. This car is WAY too heavy. ---
**Author:** ![givemeatalon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@givemeatalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/givemeatalon)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-car-thread/235134/6 "2007-11-22T20:41:38Z")
Seems most of us have Hondas as beaters…hmmm 98 Civic hatch, it’s so reliable compared to the DSM that I’m considering switching to it permanently… ![http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p130/GiveMeABMW/Picture210.jpg](http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p130/GiveMeABMW/Picture210.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2007, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-car-thread/235134/7 "2007-11-23T07:01:55Z")
> [@timmay](#): > > Not mine, but there all the same(I don’t have any pictures of mine hosted) - something significantly more exotic due in the stable no later then spring of 08. This car is WAY too heavy. thats your winter beater…or thats your all around ride for the year?? ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2007, 7:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-car-thread/235134/8 "2007-11-23T07:02:41Z")
> [@givemeatalon](#): > > Seems most of us have Hondas as beaters…hmmm > > 98 Civic hatch, it’s so reliable compared to the DSM that I’m considering switching to it permanently… Honda beaters ftw! :lol ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2007, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-car-thread/235134/9 "2007-11-23T07:24:56Z")
2001 dakota v6 5spd 4wd… I’ve had the damn thing for 2 years now and I don’t think I’ve ever taken a pic of it, HA! ---
**Author:** ![JClark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jclark/32/6309_2.png) [@JClark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JClark)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-car-thread/235134/10 "2007-11-23T15:47:28Z")
Pfft, my winter beater is way better in the snow. :nuts ![http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h136/jclarksince86/IMG_0464.jpg](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h136/jclarksince86/IMG_0464.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-car-thread/235134/11 "2007-11-23T20:26:17Z")
yeah FWD in the winter, ftw :🙂 :rofl :nuts ---
**Author:** ![JClark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jclark/32/6309_2.png) [@JClark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JClark)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2007, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-car-thread/235134/12 "2007-11-23T21:01:11Z")
Nah, FWD isnt any fun. You can get to the grocery store safely, but you cant do it sideways at really slow speeds. ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2007, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-car-thread/235134/13 "2007-11-24T08:30:04Z")
thats true, but thats what the e-brake is for but i guess rwd you can just give it gas and have fun :lol ---
**Author:** ![timmay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@timmay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/timmay)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2007, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-car-thread/235134/14 "2007-11-24T09:30:24Z")
> [@K-20power](#): > > thats true, but thats what the e-brake is for but i guess rwd you can just give it gas and have fun :lol If your crafty you can have more fun in snow with a FWD, I had a large rear sway bar on a FWD winter vehicle, with the factory front and it actually over steered. It was an absolute blast to drive, I also had Nokian studded snows all around to it was by far the most fun and safest car I’ve ever driven in snow. ---
**Author:** ![Fn\_Skanks](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fn_skanks/32/6308_2.png) [@Fn\_Skanks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fn_Skanks)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2007, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-car-thread/235134/15 "2007-11-24T23:22:23Z")
i’m gonna miss rwd in the snow, but i’ll have to settle for fwd now. my rwd machine is not a winter car anymore. ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-car-thread/235134/16 "2007-11-27T06:53:34Z")
> [@timmay](#): > > If your crafty you can have more fun in snow with a FWD, I had a large rear sway bar on a FWD winter vehicle, with the factory front and it actually over steered. It was an absolute blast to drive, I also had Nokian studded snows all around to it was by far the most fun and safest car I’ve ever driven in snow. youll never have as much fun in low traction situations than with rwd imo or awd… ---
**Author:** ![timmay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@timmay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/timmay)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 7:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-car-thread/235134/17 "2007-11-27T07:48:50Z")
> [@bennyfizzle](#): > > youll never have as much fun in low traction situations than with rwd imo > > or awd… I’m certainly not going to argue that, but with a little tuning you are not limited to yanking the ebrake in order to have fun with a FWD. I think the best combo for fun in snow is AWD with a RWD bias, i.e. not audi. ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-car-thread/235134/18 "2007-11-27T08:23:29Z")
ive never owned a beater just for winter. whats it like? ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-car-thread/235134/19 "2007-11-27T09:07:20Z")
phenomenal, it just makes you want to do everything you cant do in your summer car, i actually LOOK for potholes to drive through, try to launch off speedbumps, hit every puddle i see, etc etc… :banana ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-car-thread/235134/20 "2007-11-27T09:40:23Z")
> [@bennyfizzle](#): > > phenomenal, it just makes you want to do everything you cant do in your summer car, i actually LOOK for potholes to drive through, try to launch off speedbumps, hit every puddle i see, etc etc… > > :banana EXACTLY!, just beat the shit out of it…hence the name winter BEATER :mwahaha [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-car-thread/235134.md?page=2)