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Old 03-08-2013, 03:33 PM   #1
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Smile Does the 'S' Stand for Snow?

It’s tough when your FR-S is your daily driver in New England – this is NOT the kind of drifting I was expecting, especially this late in the winter…


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Yea lucky for me my car broke yesterday and is sitting in a nice warm dealer garage. Driving a winter beater 2013 corolla for this storm lol
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The S stands for shovel!! LOL
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FR-Shit there's snow.
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FR-Stuck in snow!
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Wow, did you end up driving in that?
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LOL. It did years ago till I decided I could do something about it!
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Winter Tires and away you go - at full opposite lock


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Wow, did you end up driving in that?
No way - luckily, I'm retired so I just sat inside and waited. Sun came out the next day and the snow slid right off the car. Good wax I guess! Did drive it today, snow's almost gone. Lots of salt and sand on the roads though...
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Shit - here we go again...

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