Parking a Miata in the Snow

My roommate asked me to move his Miata (which has summer tires on it) to a different parking space, because he had tried to and couldn't. The resulting craziness is what you see in the video.

[@hugetacoman]

Everyone saying that he sucks at driving has obviously never experienced the joy of spinning around in the snow when the parking lot is empty. Besides, I think he did a pretty good job driving a Miata with summer tires in the slush. I'd clear off all the snow before driving it though!

[@FreddietheFly]

park that thing for the winter! that's where mine is... a nice warm garage.

[@theachman1]

I have the identical car (except supercharged) and living in NYC, I can say that even with the factory limited-slip diff, driving in the snow on summer tires is a NO-GO.

[@disobedient]

Tip for next time: have your friend sit on the trunk. More effective than pushing if you aren't wearing good boots. Or feeling lazy.

[@nemocheerio]

That was hilarious. It's amazing what a difference snow tires make.

[@Synchrimedia]

Miatas are almost undrivable in even an inch of snow, but put a set of 4 Blizzak snow tires on it and i guarantee you can drive it anywhere. i drove mine year round for 10 years in hilly, snowy central PA and it had no problem in up to 4" of snow with Blizzaks. you don't even need to put weight in the back, but i recommend Blizzaks on all 4 wheels. you'd be amazed. it's like having 4WD in comparison!

[@KevinKJohn]

Yeah, Blizzaks are serious business :)

[@6oldmember]

driving in the snow is always a challenge.... BUT! its FUN!!!

[@oldmanpeters]

Tip for next time.... SNOW TIRES! (I know you guys were having fun here, but if you ever want to actually drive the miata in the snow or cold/wet weather GET SNOW TIRES PLEASE!

[@NHComputerGeek]

kind of off topic, but did you hear that mail truck go by? LOL

[@OldWriter205]

Look Honey, my car made all this mess." And she thinks, "And I'm dating this guy?"

[@rtsoccerplayer]

LSDs only help is one wheel is stuck and the other is spinning, which clearly wasn't the case here

[@p4nc4ke4]

lol, not much snow driving experience + summer tires probably only make it worse. I just get all season tires does the trick in my miata.

[@s.flanders]

I'm looking to buy a Miata, but seeing as how I live in Michigan, I'm not quite sure if it's a good idea. I mean, looking at this video, I realize that RWD on such a small car might be impractical for snow.

[@Hidframe]

looks like u have an igloo on it :)

[@InnerFrei]

Sorry, my mistake, i thougt only ONE wheel was spinning!

[@ravinaziankld]

Wow snow in cali? I think it would have been easier to push it in..haha. But i know how it feels to drive a rwd car in the snow..sucks even more with summer tires.

[@Skyhawk656]

I like doing this kinda stuff with my miata too :P was fish tailing it down the driveway at work...

[@shorerydr10]

wow you obviously have driven in the snow a lot to do that...

[@jm-holm]

why do everyone you see in these videos just step harder on the gas when the wheels spin? the key is going SLOW enough to avoid losing the grip. accelerate like you're ... i was going to say driving on eggshells but somehow that didn't seem right.

[@wills7577]

I drive my Miata year-round in Michigan. I know how this feels.

[@swagger93]

@AgentLinkDark They are not the worst cars in the snow ever, dude. I could name like 20 cars that are worse at a minimum. With snow tires almost any car is competent in the snow, leading me to assume you must have really crappy snow tires (all seasons). And the Miata is not an all-wheel steering car. That'd be sort of the antithesis of the whole MX-5 philosophy. I don't know where you obtained that information.

[@TrefyJot]

haha! who says you can't have fun in the snow in a 5/miata? ;0)

[@onYaFace2023]

wha happened to ur AWD? it wasnt working that day? lol j/k i struggle too when I wannna park my miata

[@Megadriver]

Kinda like my W203 in the snow. I still have summer tires on and it snowed yesterday. I can't go up the slightest incline. The hill in the video would have beaten me! :D

[@mintblue99]

2:52　"ITTE KIMA-SU!" In Japanese "I'll be back"

[@NDSautomotive]

That's all ice that miata could burly move.

[@clayaiken6161]

i didnt think it was this bad in the snow

[@KevinKJohn]

They usually aren't, but this particular one had summer tires on it :)

[@ned6969]

"Parking a Miata in the Snow " My roommate asked me to move his Miata (which has summer tires on it) to a different parking space, because he had tried to and couldn't. The resulting craziness is what you see in the video. I don't think you were trying to have fun, u were just revving it like a newbie ...

[@420bakersarmy]

as light as the miata is you coulda just slid it in the space

[@bob119911]

does any one have a miata and drive it everyday in (winter too)? lets say you sand bag (~100 pounds?) it and have decent winter tires, would you still get stuck a lot and slide around every corner? also what kind of winers are you dealing with (i live in montreal/canada and am really wanting to buy one)

[@olioli917]

get winter tires. done.

[@vkotis]

i hate the snow for that :(

[@DerekWorth02]

@spykerfan21 o lol you said it was only automatic in the use, and i was saying that mine is a 5speed. anyways yeah i understand where ur comming from with the throttle.

[@so0kat]

or you could pick it up and put it where ever you want. ;-)

[@anosn122]

I see this happening to me in the near future.. O shit...

[@KevinKJohn]

Anson Skaggs Just smile and enjoy it, man, haha

[@klutchkick420]

ok.. flat out... i was trying to park my miata in the snow.. same as you, and i happened to shit my pants!!!! the smell just wont leave my car... especially my sparco seats!!!! do you know what i could do to get the raunchy smell out??

[@InnerFrei]

if u get an LSD you will not have this problem next winter

[@tbirdpimp07]

does lsd make ur car drive?

[@DerekWorth02]

@spykerfan21 ... i have a miata... i live in mo, usa... its 5 speed.

[@MrSlowestD16]

This and the space (or lack there of) is the only reason I don't own a miata...rochester winters are much worse than this, lol, RWD die here hardcore..

[@rtsoccerplayer]

lol were only human

[@MNBluestater]

you obviously don't know how to drive in snow....you don't turn the front wheel to get going ! Also, a bag of sand in the trunk does wonders....

[@Rlnthndr]

I hope your room mate is a women otherwise I have bad news.