Every Miata owner in New
Every Miata owner in New England knows the rear-wheel drive Miata is not a good car for winter driving! The 2016 Miata Club, with the factory summer tires, has next to zero traction in 2 inches of snow! And forget ice of any sort! Even with snow tires on the Miata, even four brand new Blizzaks on the car doesn't perform much better. I know because I had owned four brand new Blizzaks which I had mounted on one of my Miatas! I used to get stuck sometimes in my own driveway with the Blizzaks on so I hope you can understand where I’m coming from! I live in New Hampshire and am driving my 4th Miata now. I currently have a 2016 Miata Club which I'm making payments on up the ying yang. When I moved to the White Mountains in December I took a chance and instead of buying snow tires which I knew would suck in substantial snow I purchased tire chains instead! They're legal in New Hampshire. The tire chains I use mount within seconds! I remove them as soon as the roads are clear because my tire chains were not cheap to buy! I store them in my trunk when not in use. They work in my situation so when the weather forecast here calls for more than a few inches of snow I head out and pop the tire chains on! I can't drive over 30 mph with these so highway use is restricted, but city driving is easy and fun! People look at my car because I drive it in snow storms! The tire chains are even great on ice when driving up on the mountain roads. My car occasionally bottoms-out in deep snow, but as long as the rear tires touch the ground I have traction and never get stuck! These tire chains are Thule CU-9 Size 80 which fit the Mazda 205/45R17 factory summer tires. They have plastic clips strategically placed to protect the wheels from getting scratched.