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Old 12-19-2008, 12:40 PM
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soo guys i was driving home from work and my freaking car slipped lucky i knew how to turn the wheel because i was like literally less than a foot away from slapping into another guys car. man snow sucks and i need to get deticated winter tires snow sucks anyone esle have any trouble on the road today?
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Nope, sorry. My 525xi performed beautifully on the snow with all season tires. I am sure I would have been able to kick some major Vette and Porsches butt with the occasional spaceship in the mix, too, but those guys were too cowardly to take me on.
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No problems here because I have brand-new GoodYear Eagle F1 all-seasons on and took off my Summer 166 rims and Exclaim UHP's before winter happened.
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That Sir, is why I got myself some dedicated.... It is not easy driving with performance tires (non xi models) without winters...


Go get em


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Originally Posted by Ghostteck' post='748976' date='Dec 19 2008, 04:40 PM
soo guys i was driving home from work and my freaking car slipped lucky i knew how to turn the wheel because i was like literally less than a foot away from slapping into another guys car. man snow sucks and i need to get deticated winter tires snow sucks anyone esle have any trouble on the road today?
get some performance snows and you can have lots of fun in the snow without worrying about traction i luv when it snows!
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Originally Posted by Ghostteck' post='748976' date='Dec 19 2008, 03:40 PM
lucky i knew how to turn the wheel
If you didn't know how to turn the wheel, you'd have bigger problems than snow!
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Mines in the garage My winter beater is all over the place in this snow.....just shoveled 8 inches
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Originally Posted by Ghostteck' post='748976' date='Dec 19 2008, 04:40 PM
soo guys i was driving home from work and my freaking car slipped lucky i knew how to turn the wheel because i was like literally less than a foot away from slapping into another guys car. man snow sucks and i need to get deticated winter tires snow sucks anyone esle have any trouble on the road today?

of course.. winter tires are essential, especially in your locality
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Originally Posted by rrnag30' post='749006' date='Dec 19 2008, 11:05 PM
of course.. winter tires are essential, especially in your locality
Here in Germany it's the law. If you're out driving in the snow, and you don't have snow tyres on, you're (a) breaking the law, and (2) will get quite the shock when your insurance company won't pay out.
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Originally Posted by Ghostteck' post='748976' date='Dec 19 2008, 04:40 PM
soo guys i was driving home from work and my freaking car slipped lucky i knew how to turn the wheel because i was like literally less than a foot away from slapping into another guys car. man snow sucks and i need to get deticated winter tires snow sucks anyone esle have any trouble on the road today?

You got off easy down there today.

Come on up to where baje and I live.

At least 10 inches in the driveway when I got home. Plow guy hadn't come yet. Street plow sludge in the entry and 200' driveway. Aside from my M-tech acting like a shovel, I cut through it all with my Nokians.

Get some snows dude.


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