Mid-Atlantic Chat Thread - Page 79 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

kanundrum · 03-06-2013, 05:16 PM

Weather people really love to cry wolf

IloveBaldEagles · 03-06-2013, 05:17 PM

http://m.leftlanenews.com/next-bmw-z...t86-roots.html

IloveBaldEagles · 03-06-2013, 05:19 PM

Only issue with all the rain and the snow around it is that when it gets dark. Nothing worse than black guys on the road.

xjohnx · 03-06-2013, 05:21 PM

drove home from work today in the snow, it did alright. not bad at all, really. Then on the way home from work I decided to play in an empty parking lot and somehow got stuck in what couldn't have been more than three inches of snow. after a good bit of rocking and sliding i managed to find some traction to get out of there.

IloveBaldEagles · 03-06-2013, 05:50 PM

Oh wow, I'm not even going to correct that. Gotta love auto correct.

nataku · 03-06-2013, 05:56 PM

Haha I was wondering what the hell you were talking about in that previous post. It's one thing to be racist, it's another thing to just not make any sense.

Edit: On the topic of your link, I don't understand what they're actually keeping from our platform then. A 400hp V6 doesn't really seem like it would fit the bill.

IloveBaldEagles · 03-06-2013, 07:14 PM

They are going to use the GT86 chasis on the new Z4. And on that post it was supposed to be black ice.

johhnc479 · 03-06-2013, 07:17 PM

Quote:

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. ^_^

Why would you turn traction control off in the snow unless you were "playing"?

Quote:

Originally Posted by MindtheGap

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.

Maybe it's because (I assume) I'm twice your age........generally the older you get the bigger your salary is, and the more of a wuss you become at the thought of having to dig a car out from being stuck in the snow, or walk home in the middle of a blizzard..........but if I didn't have the option to not drive when snow was forecasted or other vehicles to choose from, I would definately get snows for any RWD car.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sekal

Only issue with all the rain and the snow around it is that when it gets dark. Nothing worse than black guys on the road.

Too funny on the autocorrect.

infinite012 · 03-06-2013, 07:54 PM

Stopped by Casey Subaru in Newport News to have my crickets checked out and put in a warranty request for new wiper blades (they're covered under the 3 year/36,000 mile warranty). While I was there I noticed they had not 1, not 2, but 5 BRZs on the lot.

SSM, CBS, LR, WRB, SWP. And then I drove in with my DGM. I think all we were missing was that weird blue.

Zaku · 03-06-2013, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite012

Stopped by Casey Subaru in Newport News to have my crickets checked out and put in a warranty request for new wiper blades (they're covered under the 3 year/36,000 mile warranty). While I was there I noticed they had not 1, not 2, but 5 BRZs on the lot.

SSM, CBS, LR, WRB, SWP. And then I drove in with my DGM. I think all we were missing was that weird blue.

That LR was it a limited or Premium and was it manual? thanks!

infinite012 · 03-06-2013, 08:22 PM

No idea. All I saw was the back side...

TyperRspec789 · 03-06-2013, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pure Automotive

If anyone is off work and feeling froggy.

That's the second time I've heard/seen you say "froggy".. Word of the month?

Zaku · 03-06-2013, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite012

No idea. All I saw was the back side...

I'll give them a call later, I'm searching for an LR in our area if it's what I'm looking for them I wouldn't have to order.well I guess if the price is right. thanks.

Jaylyons1 · 03-06-2013, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johhnc479

Why would you turn traction control off in the snow unless you were "playing"?

I don't trust the computer to do what I know how to do. I don't know how many times traction control would kick on and instead of sliding in a good direction, I would suddenly be sliding in the direction I didn't want to go. I eventually just started turning it off and learning how to deal with it myself.

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03-06-2013, 05:56 PM	#1098
nataku Negative Mass Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Orange Metallic AVO Turbo GT86 6MT Location: Arlington VA Posts: 702 Thanks: 272 Thanked 346 Times in 201 Posts Mentioned: 56 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Haha I was wondering what the hell you were talking about in that previous post. It's one thing to be racist, it's another thing to just not make any sense. Edit: On the topic of your link, I don't understand what they're actually keeping from our platform then. A 400hp V6 doesn't really seem like it would fit the bill.

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03-06-2013, 07:54 PM	#1101
infinite012 Banned Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 13 DGM BRZ Ltd Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 974 Thanks: 294 Thanked 470 Times in 255 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Stopped by Casey Subaru in Newport News to have my crickets checked out and put in a warranty request for new wiper blades (they're covered under the 3 year/36,000 mile warranty). While I was there I noticed they had not 1, not 2, but 5 BRZs on the lot. SSM, CBS, LR, WRB, SWP. And then I drove in with my DGM. I think all we were missing was that weird blue.

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infinite012 Banned Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 13 DGM BRZ Ltd Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 974 Thanks: 294 Thanked 470 Times in 255 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	No idea. All I saw was the back side...

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