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IloveBaldEagles · 03-06-2013, 12:46 PM

Drove to work, and will drive again later around 5. Summer tires still on!

Zaku · 03-06-2013, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Sekal

Drove to work, and will drive again later around 5. Summer tires still on!

God thing our area isn't too bad just yet, have a safe drive back

nataku · 03-06-2013, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sekal

Drove to work, and will drive again later around 5. Summer tires still on!

You sir are crazy. I drove on those Primacies in the first snow and it was ridiculous. Granted I balded the back ones doing burnouts and AutoX last year...

But I digress.

Blizzak powwwwwwaaa! Man I had no issues. It was funny driving from Arlington to Herndon, watching as the storm got more and more snowy, less and less rainy. Gonna be interesting driving later though.

kanundrum · 03-06-2013, 12:59 PM

Coming down here pretty hard but it doesnt look likes its sticking

DC-FRS · 03-06-2013, 01:03 PM

14 inches of snow so far and it's still coming down strong. This is crazy!

IloveBaldEagles · 03-06-2013, 01:07 PM

I'm gonna find a parking lot later after work fosho!

Pure Automotive · 03-06-2013, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Grimlock

You aggravate me, sir! All these deals I am not able to take advantage of!

BTW, I assume that the catted front pipe doesn't trigger CELs?

Nope

Jaylyons1 · 03-06-2013, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by nataku

You sir are crazy. I drove on those Primacies in the first snow and it was ridiculous. Granted I balded the back ones doing burnouts and AutoX last year...

But I digress.

Blizzak powwwwwwaaa! Man I had no issues. It was funny driving from Arlington to Herndon, watching as the storm got more and more snowy, less and less rainy. Gonna be interesting driving later though.

Really? I drove on the stockers last time it snowed and it did just fine. Granted, I turned off the traction control and my tires are still pretty new. ^_^

nataku · 03-06-2013, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaylyons1

Really? I drove on the stockers last time it snowed and it did just fine. Granted, I turned off the traction control and my tires are still pretty new. ^_^

It wasn't undriveable, but it definitely didn't feel safe like the Blizzaks. I barely had to change the way I normally drive when I'm on slush and snow. Ice is another story, but I haven't come across any yet today.

Unrelated edit but didn't feel like spamming with more posts:

Anyone going to Great Falls cars and coffee this Saturday?

ftc~brz · 03-06-2013, 02:01 PM

seems like every time we may get substantial snow my car is in the shop and I'm stuck in a loaner.
the flavor of the month: vw passat. I will never complain about the outback I usually get EVER again. =(

Frostyman · 03-06-2013, 02:03 PM

I think it depends on which stock tires you have. The bridgestones have 0 traction whatsoever in the snow. Even new, they have a very shallow tread pattern, that turns into slicks once the tiniest bit of snow gets into the gaps. It was a brutal affair last month in Va Beach when we got snow. I was literally sliding sideways at 10 MPH.

Jaylyons1 · 03-06-2013, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by nataku

It wasn't undriveable, but it definitely didn't feel safe like the Blizzaks. I barely had to change the way I normally drive when I'm on slush and snow. Ice is another story, but I haven't come across any yet today.

Unrelated edit but didn't feel like spamming with more posts:

Anyone going to Great Falls cars and coffee this Saturday?

I could definitely see that.

I do still remember the first time I drove my STi home in AK. Driving one home from the dealership in the winter was scary! Threw some Hankook Ipike's on and it drove like a champ!

civicdrivr · 03-06-2013, 02:36 PM

I didn't get to sleep until ~6am. I wasnt expecting to wake up to snow down here, but of course, I did. The weather said it would change over to snow later in the afternoon.

I finally get to use the snow tires I bought for my other car 3 years ago

Sent from my Nexus 4

MindtheGap · 03-06-2013, 05:12 PM

I will probably only buy summer tires and drive super careful or not at all in the snow. I mean we just dont get enough snow to justify the expense/traction trade off for what maybe 1-3 days of the year being crap (at least in my MA area).

This fake blizzard is what I mean. Buy for price/grip and wear ratio imo.

03-06-2013, 12:59 PM	#1082
kanundrum Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FR-S Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 5,364 Thanks: 2,704 Thanked 3,016 Times in 1,711 Posts Mentioned: 106 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Coming down here pretty hard but it doesnt look likes its sticking __________________ Ive spent most of my life racing... The rest I just wasted

03-06-2013, 02:36 PM	#1091
civicdrivr Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2018 Golf R Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 2,807 Thanks: 5,386 Thanked 1,095 Times in 647 Posts Mentioned: 68 Post(s) Tagged: 7 Thread(s)	I didn't get to sleep until ~6am. I wasnt expecting to wake up to snow down here, but of course, I did. The weather said it would change over to snow later in the afternoon. I finally get to use the snow tires I bought for my other car 3 years ago Sent from my Nexus 4 __________________ Parting out HERE

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Frostyman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2013 Raven FRS Location: Virginia Beach, Va Posts: 496 Thanks: 30 Thanked 143 Times in 93 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	I think it depends on which stock tires you have. The bridgestones have 0 traction whatsoever in the snow. Even new, they have a very shallow tread pattern, that turns into slicks once the tiniest bit of snow gets into the gaps. It was a brutal affair last month in Va Beach when we got snow. I was literally sliding sideways at 10 MPH.

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MindtheGap Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Ultramarine FRS mt Location: Maryland Posts: 85 Thanks: 72 Thanked 29 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I will probably only buy summer tires and drive super careful or not at all in the snow. I mean we just dont get enough snow to justify the expense/traction trade off for what maybe 1-3 days of the year being crap (at least in my MA area). This fake blizzard is what I mean. Buy for price/grip and wear ratio imo.

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