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Ekliptix
10-10-2002, 12:26 PM
cuz I did.:(

report later. not much damage I think.
Davetronz
10-10-2002, 01:25 PM
Was it THAT slippery?!?
I talked to my girlfriend while she was driving to school, said she couldnt talk cus traffic was so bad, and she hung up on me :thumbsdow :dunno:

Never did call me back yet. I didnt think it snowed that much. But hey, I just woke up for the second time today ;)
ancient
10-10-2002, 01:29 PM
Women..... heh
rage2
10-10-2002, 01:31 PM
Slush + Summer Tires == zero traction. Be careful out there boys and girls!
buh_buh
10-10-2002, 01:32 PM
Originally posted by rage2
Slush + Summer Tires == zero traction. Be careful out there boys and girls!
damn, that equation sounds like me!!:(
ancient
10-10-2002, 01:53 PM
My LB has all seasons on it, but the tread is gone on all 4... Thats a moving metal of death on this slush.
max_boost
10-10-2002, 02:02 PM
Just drive slowly guys, no need to rush
Hakkola
10-10-2002, 02:36 PM
I've still got my summer tires on, got my benz back yesterday, the roads look a little wet but no snow or anything on them, do you think it'l be frozen roads at night? I'm trying to figure out if i should drive the volvo or the benz to school tonight.

- The volvo has winter tires on it.
max_boost
10-10-2002, 02:46 PM
Take the Volvo, temperature will dip below freezing tonight and if the roads are still slushy, better safe than sorry
max_boost
10-10-2002, 02:48 PM
I drove my dads forester today, I feel so much safer in a AWD car during this weather.....if my car had snow tires, I wouldn't worry at all, but it doesn't
van
10-10-2002, 02:51 PM
I got winter tires already woo! hehe
kenny
10-10-2002, 02:56 PM
no ditches for me and my car has summer tires too! i hate slush on the roads, and it hates me. :)
Mikaldor
10-10-2002, 02:58 PM
Whew, changed to the all seasons 2 nights ago. :) No ditch for me!!
Stratus_Power
10-10-2002, 02:59 PM
woot Cat-boot .. no slep for me.. ah good ol' walking
legendboy
10-10-2002, 03:14 PM
Originally posted by kenny
no ditches for me and my car has summer tires too! i hate slush on the roads, and it hates me. :)

I drove my friends slk last winter for about a week, with the stock tires that thing was all over the road! even with traction control I was still fishtailing all over the place! kinda fun but scary too
2000impreza
10-10-2002, 04:10 PM
i still have summer tires on. drove around quite a bit today. roads wasn't bad at all.
Ben
10-10-2002, 04:12 PM
Originally posted by kenny
no ditches for me and my car has summer tires too! i hate slush on the roads, and it hates me. :)

how long ago was it since that happened kenny?
Davetronz
10-10-2002, 04:29 PM
Well damn, it did snow.... At 6:00am there was nothing but frost.... :(
GTS Jeff
10-10-2002, 04:39 PM
Originally posted by 2000impreza
i still have summer tires on. drove around quite a bit today. roads wasn't bad at all. but u drive a subaru
sexualbanana
10-10-2002, 05:22 PM
i had my summers on and i was fine
boi-alien
10-10-2002, 05:34 PM
Originally posted by sexualbanana
i had my summers on and i was fine

your car's not fast/powerful enough for it to matter :D
ninspeed
10-10-2002, 05:50 PM
i drive a rwd with dick all for weight in the back and eagle GPS tires.. and too much tq.. could barley get traction on the side roads (let the clutch out w no gas slowey and start spinning).. but main roads where fine... ill put the winters on tomorrow
turboMiata
10-10-2002, 06:07 PM
Originally posted by rage2
Slush + Summer Tires == zero traction. Be careful out there boys and girls!

Not if you are driving a QUATTRO!!!
Ekliptix
10-10-2002, 06:23 PM
well, here it is:
http://pages.prodigy.net/cliffsta/pictures/Im000154.JPG



edit: Just kidding guys. That's not my car.

Everything is ok. I did go in the ditch though, but My Pa pulled me out w/ his truck tonight.

Thanks for the concern.

I do live SW out of town so there are usually not many other tire tracks for me. I was heading into the Fish Creek Park area w/ my low tread summers. There was 1 other set of tracks and it just started going to the left a little, so I turned to the right a little, but nothing happened. Then I gave it some gas while turning left but it wouldn't respond, just kept going left. I knew I was going in to ditch and I yelled "NOOOOO NOO NOO!" The ditch was about 5ft deep and very steep, the very steep up the other side too. Luckely I went in at not much of and angle so when I hit the bottom of the ditch, the corner of my front bumper wasn't way down. Just lucky. No damage at all. I took a little bit of draging because of the steepness of the ditch, when I got pulled out 10hrs later, but not a problem.

Winter tires now!
HRD2PLZ
10-10-2002, 06:27 PM
Ouch Graham! That sucks. As long as your okay though. Where did you go into the ditch? I know when it snows the roads out there can be pretty bad.

Hope everything works out okay for you :thumbsup:
ninspeed
10-10-2002, 06:28 PM
Oh.. its not that bad.. at least your ok.. and the car still looks driveable... sucks living out in the country.. Hope every gets back to the norm..
Fluidic
10-10-2002, 06:34 PM
Ouch dude, sorry to hear and see about that! Trust me, I know accidents, especially ones involving ditches, they SUCK!!! :thumbsdow :thumbsdow

Cheers!

Peter
Ben
10-10-2002, 06:39 PM
Originally posted by ninspeed
Oh.. its not that bad.. at least your ok.. and the car still looks driveable... sucks living out in the country.. Hope every gets back to the norm..

hehe, that was not a picture of his car



Glad everything is okay man, ice and cars are a bad mix.

Cheers
Ekliptix
10-10-2002, 06:39 PM
jeez, that pic was a joke. haha. Can't you people distinguish between 91 and 92 tail lights?!? And do I have a spoiler? NO. haha, I'm kidding around.:D
Ekliptix
10-10-2002, 06:43 PM
This is how much snow is at my house right now(about 3-4") :

http://www.snowest.com/fusetalk3/attachments//snow1%2Ejpg
http://www.snowest.com/fusetalk3/attachments//snow2%2Ejpg
http://www.snowest.com/fusetalk3/attachments//snow3%2Ejpg
infamous
10-10-2002, 08:19 PM
haha i've got like 2 inches on my front lawn...glad to hear that your ok though....
GTS Jeff
10-10-2002, 09:07 PM
hey man, ditches are alright...better than curbs thats for sure!
Ekliptix
10-10-2002, 09:24 PM
hahahaha
2000impreza
10-10-2002, 11:00 PM
roads are pretty slippery right now..... slush + AWD + empty parking lot = lots of fun :D
Ben
10-10-2002, 11:01 PM
Originally posted by Jeff TYPE R
hey man, ditches are alright...better than curbs thats for sure!

curbs...:guns: :thumbsdow :banghead: :guns: :thumbsdow :banghead: :guns: :thumbsdow :banghead:
Fluidic
10-10-2002, 11:17 PM
Or gigantic fence posts near the Zoo... eh Benny!!

GRRRR!!!

:banghead: :thumbsdow :banghead: :thumbsdow
Ben
10-10-2002, 11:20 PM
Originally posted by Fluidic Digital
Or gigantic fence posts near the Zoo... eh Benny!!

GRRRR!!!

:banghead: :thumbsdow :banghead: :thumbsdow


ahaha, I OwNed those fuckin things...but the curb OwNeD me, so it cancells it out...It was funny, I drove by the other day, they were all fixed and new looking...hehehe
spyguy
10-10-2002, 11:25 PM
Originally posted by Jeff TYPE R
but u drive a subaru

doesnt matter what you drive...if you dont have traction you don't have traction..you will slide no matter what...:werd:
Boost Infested
10-10-2002, 11:27 PM
18psi of boost cutting through the icy slush! woOOHOOO! fun fun fun..... spinning in 3rd and 4th...:poosie:

almost like rally in the snow...:clap:
redline_13000
10-10-2002, 11:54 PM
ooo i love this weather...went 4 wheel drifting in a field today:D :burnout: :burnout: :thumbsup:
GTS Jeff
10-11-2002, 12:24 AM
Originally posted by spyguy


doesnt matter what you drive...if you dont have traction you don't have traction..you will slide no matter what...:werd: but with the beauty of awd, u still have double the traction every1 does, and double the fun in the snow! but im sure u already know that.
GTS Jeff
10-11-2002, 12:24 AM
Originally posted by Fluidic Digital
Or gigantic fence posts near the Zoo... eh Benny!!

GRRRR!!!

:banghead: :thumbsdow :banghead: :thumbsdow or lawns...lawns are no good either.
rage2
10-11-2002, 10:39 AM
The weather's much worse today. I saw 6 cars smack the curb, including an orange 4th gen prelude that curbed and cracked the whole front bumper. First time witnessing how easy fiberglass cracks. Was that you shadowz?
finboy
10-11-2002, 10:47 AM
Originally posted by Benny


curbs...

i know how you feel, last year i bit the curb pretty hard with the parents jetta. bent rim, lower control arm, spindle, and there is still a hovering sound :confused: :D
shadowz
10-11-2002, 03:48 PM
Nope, it wasn't me...my car was parked this morning