Smoked an SC430 today
22-Dec-2008, 12:10 PM
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Oddly enough, Crappy Tire. I got quotes from all my tire guys, and they were all in the $400 range. One of them is a good friend too, and told me to check out the Goodyear Winter Nordic at CT, so I did. My stock size was pricier, but then I busted out the Excel and calculated alternate sizes. The 135/80R13 I ended up picking up cost a total of $230 after taxes, and then I paid another 50 bucks to have them put on.
As a lot of people already said, winter tires don't make you into a driving god, but anyone that has ever done ANY form of motorsport, knows that tires are the best investment. I can think of plenty of situations where more power can't help you, but more grip will ALWAYS help you. I will always always have the right tire for the right situation. UHPs in the summer, winters in the winter, and R comps for the track. Anything less and you are seriously selling yourself and your car short.
As a lot of people already said, winter tires don't make you into a driving god, but anyone that has ever done ANY form of motorsport, knows that tires are the best investment. I can think of plenty of situations where more power can't help you, but more grip will ALWAYS help you. I will always always have the right tire for the right situation. UHPs in the summer, winters in the winter, and R comps for the track. Anything less and you are seriously selling yourself and your car short.
22-Dec-2008, 12:16 PM
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No, nobody said that either. I said going 80 in weather like we had the other day was silly, which it is because that was a pretty bad storm.
24-Dec-2008, 11:22 AM
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24-Dec-2008, 12:28 PM
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I have winters on, and They are a huge improvement, last year i had allseasons. But if you were outside last night at around 1am it was stupid to go anything above 50km/h but i saw lots of trucks and cars doing so. Risking your life is ok but in a storm like last night going any faster is putting other peoples lives at risk. you could hit a pedestrian (which wierdly enough i saw so many of them out at 1-2am last night) or you could hit a building or a post or another car. they dont bring out the snowplows early enough and they dont have enough of them to keep the roads clear i hope the government rethinks their snowplow policys and practices because it was hell to drive from toronto to oshawa.
24-Dec-2008, 12:35 PM
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I have winters on, and They are a huge improvement, last year i had allseasons. But if you were outside last night at around 1am it was stupid to go anything above 50km/h but i saw lots of trucks and cars doing so. Risking your life is ok but in a storm like last night going any faster is putting other peoples lives at risk. you could hit a pedestrian (which wierdly enough i saw so many of them out at 1-2am last night) or you could hit a building or a post or another car. they dont bring out the snowplows early enough and they dont have enough of them to keep the roads clear i hope the government rethinks their snowplow policys and practices because it was hell to drive from toronto to oshawa.
31-Dec-2008, 09:53 AM
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^^^
Most cities are like that
It makes sense, When your in a city that has XXXXkm of residential streets and whatnot, you'll only want to go over it once right?
Not 2-3 times to plow the snow that just fell after you plowed the first time in the middle of the snow storm.
Most cities are like that
It makes sense, When your in a city that has XXXXkm of residential streets and whatnot, you'll only want to go over it once right?
Not 2-3 times to plow the snow that just fell after you plowed the first time in the middle of the snow storm.
31-Dec-2008, 12:00 PM
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Woah, this thread is 90% fail and 10% win.
So you smoked a Lexus or a Cadillac in the snow... wow! dude you're my hero! Where do I sign up? do I have to drive a Honda to be win? wow, its fools like you who give Honda drivers a bad rep.
I hear there's a snow storm coming soon, you should try to go out and see how many cars you can smoke before you smash into a pole and kill yourselves.
So you smoked a Lexus or a Cadillac in the snow... wow! dude you're my hero! Where do I sign up? do I have to drive a Honda to be win? wow, its fools like you who give Honda drivers a bad rep.
I hear there's a snow storm coming soon, you should try to go out and see how many cars you can smoke before you smash into a pole and kill yourselves.
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