How do the xDs do in the snow? We are planning a trip from Phx AZ up north to eastern Washington in a few weeks in my wife's 2010 xD

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I'm sure as long as you have some kind of snow tires or wrap your tires in chains you should be just fine. I've talked to quite a few people up north that drive the xD in snow

 

Yea. As long as you got good tires, you should be good.

 

I have Blizzaks on my xD and i love driving it in the snow, especially with it being a stick.

As long as you don;t go in anything too deep you should be good

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plenty of driving in the snow. generally on stock tires, it's like walking on ice.

but, get some decent tires and you will be fine

 

How'd it go?

The stock bridgestones were pretty bad on snow, but I only replaced them with better all-seasons (Hankook Optimo 727's), not even snow tires, and it pulls like a champ.

The limit seems to be about 7" of standing snow on the road. Less than that, and you're good. Approach that and you'll fishtail but keep some momentum and you'll get through. Any more than that and the front clip and plastic belly pan pack too much snow under the car. If you're in the mountains you might want snow tires or chains, but in the north midwest I never bother.

Also, these cars like to store snow in the strangest places. It'll collect in the wheel wells, of course, but it will also collect inside the back bumper and may collect over the plastic belly pan. Doesn't really hurt anything, but I like to knock it loose after driving in bad snowstorms.