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KiingDavid · 01-25-2011, 09:00 PM

whos getting the ft as a daily driver here?
come winter snow tires or a beater?

snow tires for me =D winter isnt THAT crazy here in toronto the ride height shouldnt be a problem but salt

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Dimman · 01-26-2011, 02:44 AM

Not that we actually get Canadian winter here in Vancouver so it will probably be a daily.

NorthFool · 01-27-2011, 02:07 AM

I am/will! Gotta wait 4 years till I'm outta uni though...
Won't be a problem for winter in Calgary (for me)
Although our winters can get brutal, I usually drive through them on bald summer tires in a low fwd car. Rwd shouldn't be too much harder with good winter tires

Denwo · 03-07-2011, 01:39 PM

This is definatly going to be my daily! In the winter I'll just make sure to wash it every other week to keep the salt off!

BoostJunkie · 03-08-2011, 08:56 AM

<~~~~me!!

The soup will be retired to strictly weekends/track days

Kage · 03-08-2011, 10:25 AM

Me too. Down here in Maryland we usually get about 4-8 days of really bad snow all winter. For those few days I'll drive my celica instead and my brother will have to stay home.

Other than that this will be my dd and my brother will borrow my celica

alexmotrix · 03-08-2011, 12:46 PM

daily in quebec city salts here, good spiked gislaved/continental/nokian and an lsd will do the job, and for the days where my girlfriend will take the car, Toyota's STAR system should do the work.....

Kiety · 05-04-2011, 12:47 PM

I got winters on my 135i, works just fine. Probably will be trading in for the FR-S when its out and it's a lighter vehicle, winter tires + sand bags in the back time for when the weather really gets bad.

Want.FR-S · 05-04-2011, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Kiety

I got winters on my 135i, works just fine. Probably will be trading in for the FR-S when its out and it's a lighter vehicle, winter tires + sand bags in the back time for when the weather really gets bad.

Hi Welcome. Why would you need a sand bag in the back during winter driving? I thought a shovel with some cardboard boxes will do the trick.

Kiety · 05-07-2011, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Want.FR-S

Hi Welcome. Why would you need a sand bag in the back during winter driving? I thought a shovel with some cardboard boxes will do the trick.

helps when pulling into side roads covered in snow. the extra weight goes a long way.

RB · 05-11-2011, 08:22 PM

I live in McMurray so the FT will unfortunately have to live in the garage for large portions of the year.

Sport-Tech · 05-18-2011, 09:23 AM

I'd think going from a 135i to an FR-S would be a step down not up... just grab yourself a 1M! Only $57K in Canada!

Had to laugh at the sand bags addon - for Burnaby??? What do they get there, 2 mm of snow a year, which gets melted in 30 minutes by yet more of its legendary rain?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiety

I got winters on my 135i, works just fine. Probably will be trading in for the FR-S when its out and it's a lighter vehicle, winter tires + sand bags in the back time for when the weather really gets bad.

dappy · 06-10-2011, 01:29 PM

This will be strictly for summer fun.

Sleepy-kun · 07-02-2011, 07:35 PM

DD here. I've lived up in northern BC with my '94 RX-7 for a couple years and I just kept those lightweight chains in the back and a couple of sandbags. You drive responsibly, and it's all good. Take 'em off for some parking lot action though

01-25-2011, 09:00 PM	#1
KiingDavid Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Drives: Lexus IS 300 Location: Toronto Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The daily driver whos getting the ft as a daily driver here? come winter snow tires or a beater? snow tires for me =D winter isnt THAT crazy here in toronto the ride height shouldnt be a problem but salt ...

03-08-2011, 08:56 AM	#5
BoostJunkie RaggedEdge Autosports Join Date: Aug 2010 Drives: 97 APU Supra Location: Houston Posts: 872 Thanks: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	<~~~~me!! The soup will be retired to strictly weekends/track days __________________ Red JZA80 APU Supra 800whp White 07 Turbo Si 411whp RIP

05-04-2011, 12:47 PM	#8
Kiety Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Drives: 2008 BMW 135i Cabriolet Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I got winters on my 135i, works just fine. Probably will be trading in for the FR-S when its out and it's a lighter vehicle, winter tires + sand bags in the back time for when the weather really gets bad. Last edited by Kiety; 05-04-2011 at 01:00 PM.

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dappy Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Drives: Audi A3 Location: 多伦多 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This will be strictly for summer fun. __________________ White FR-S 6MT

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Denwo Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Drives: 1998 GTI Vr6 Location: Canada Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This is definatly going to be my daily! In the winter I'll just make sure to wash it every other week to keep the salt off!

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alexmotrix rookie drifter Join Date: Jan 2011 Drives: 1987 ae86, 1985 celica gts Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 106 Thanks: 6 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	daily in quebec city salts here, good spiked gislaved/continental/nokian and an lsd will do the job, and for the days where my girlfriend will take the car, Toyota's STAR system should do the work.....

05-11-2011, 08:22 PM	#11
RB Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Drives: 2011 Jetta TDI Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I live in McMurray so the FT will unfortunately have to live in the garage for large portions of the year.

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Sleepy-kun Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Drives: 1994 Mazda RX-7 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	DD here. I've lived up in northern BC with my '94 RX-7 for a couple years and I just kept those lightweight chains in the back and a couple of sandbags. You drive responsibly, and it's all good. Take 'em off for some parking lot action though

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