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Exhaust · 12-24-2012, 04:53 PM

So I live in Dallas texas. Im on a 2 week vacation during the holidays to visit family in maryland. Today it began to snow and its my first time seeing snow in 8 years. Whats crazy about it all is people are still driving around here like its no big deal. No way would that shit fly in texas, I remember when I was living in san antonio and it snowed for the first time in years people were pushing their cars, doing 20 on the hwy, skidding down hills and people getting towed out of ditches. No way would that shit fly in texas, but up north is almost like its no big deal. How the HELL do you northeners drive sports car RWD at that in this kind of weather? An AWD evo is one thing, but a RWD twin in this kind of weather is fucking ludicrous!

wrxgoose · 12-24-2012, 04:54 PM

WTF MAN?! I'M FURTHER NORTH THAN YOU AND I DON'T GET SNOW! *end nerd rage*

i want snow so badly

Spaceywilly · 12-24-2012, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by wrxgoose

WTF MAN?! I'M FURTHER NORTH THAN YOU AND I DON'T GET SNOW! *end nerd rage*

i want snow so badly

I'm going snowboarding Thursday and the mountains are supposed to get 12" on Wednesday night

OrbitalEllipses · 12-24-2012, 05:07 PM

Mid-Atlantic, especially around the Beltway, can't drive for beans in ANY kind of inclement weather. My favorite is seeing the brake-stands in the snow. Hey, dummy stomping on the pedal harder WON'T slow you down faster. It's stopped by now and barely stuck to the roads here; the danger is not so much the weather (that happens a few days out of the year), but the other drivers.

MTCRX · 12-24-2012, 05:24 PM

In "the old days" pre-1980, most cars were rear wheel drive, without limited slip, anti-lock brakes, etc. and all-wheel drive didnt exist, 4-wheel drive was on buckboard-like riding, minimally appointed trucks, probably a manual trans. You just learned to drive with what you had. We also walked to school and home, uphill both ways through snowstorms and blizzards. But we endured and are here today. Be careful though, rear wheel drive isnt the best in the snow for sure.

Got3n · 12-24-2012, 05:27 PM

OP: San antonio people dont know how to drive at all, when it rains people crawl all the time, when it froze/snowed here a few years back the city shut down...i was like WTF people, learn to drive!

DSOmegaX · 12-24-2012, 05:33 PM

At least that's how people react driving in snow. Here in California, that's how people drive when it rains.

be6sti · 12-24-2012, 05:39 PM

Come to Iowa in a blizzard.... It's pretty entertaining

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fatoni · 12-24-2012, 05:55 PM

anybody who drives faster than you is reckless. anybody driving slower is an old lady. any body driving the same speed as you is blocking you in. also, i would imagine people out there already have weather appropriate tires.

srtblake · 12-24-2012, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by fatoni

anybody who drives faster than you is reckless. anybody driving slower is an old lady. any body driving the same speed as you is blocking you in. also, i would imagine people out there already have weather appropriate tires.

Also, if you drive a shittier car then me your poor. If your car is nicer, mommy and daddy bought it for you.

Giccin · 12-24-2012, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DSOmegaX

At least that's how people react driving in snow. Here in California, that's how people drive when it rains.

Yep. Close calls during heavy rain? No big deal. Lol

Calum · 12-24-2012, 11:13 PM

Snow tires and patience is how we drive in shitty weather. I don't mean going stupidly slow, I mean making slow deliberate driving inputs and giving yourself much more room to complete any maneuver. It has a lot in common with driving at the limit on a track, just that the limit is MUCH lower and the car will handle differently because your no where near as far into the suspension travel.

Try picking a race line through your corners, let out the clutch before you enter the corner, and ease into the corner like you're at 10/10ths with half a tank of gas sloshing around in the back.

Kilzod · 12-24-2012, 11:28 PM

I grew up in PA where it snowed pretty regularly. I guess after a while you just get used to it, and driving in it. I know exactly where the OP is coming from, though. I moved to SC about 5 years ago, where it rarely, if ever, snows. A couple years ago they had 1 snowstorm here that dropped about 6 inches of snow, and it was like the end of the world down here! People sliding all over the place, crashes everywhere. At the time I had an SS Camaro and didn't have any problems. The next day, it was gone

Once you get accustomed to driving in that type of weather, it kind of sticks with you.

mashal · 12-24-2012, 11:43 PM

Lol I am driving my beater civic for the winter, out here with studded tires you can drift

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wrxgoose WUB WUB Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Firestorm Location: Charlotte Posts: 2,788 Thanks: 313 Thanked 1,573 Times in 858 Posts Mentioned: 52 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	WTF MAN?! I'M FURTHER NORTH THAN YOU AND I DON'T GET SNOW! end nerd rage i want snow so badly

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OrbitalEllipses Banned Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Attitude Location: MD Posts: 10,046 Thanks: 884 Thanked 4,890 Times in 2,903 Posts Mentioned: 123 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Mid-Atlantic, especially around the Beltway, can't drive for beans in ANY kind of inclement weather. My favorite is seeing the brake-stands in the snow. Hey, dummy stomping on the pedal harder WON'T slow you down faster. It's stopped by now and barely stuck to the roads here; the danger is not so much the weather (that happens a few days out of the year), but the other drivers.

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MTCRX Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: Whiteout FRS- autocross ready Location: Montana Posts: 283 Thanks: 136 Thanked 109 Times in 68 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	In "the old days" pre-1980, most cars were rear wheel drive, without limited slip, anti-lock brakes, etc. and all-wheel drive didnt exist, 4-wheel drive was on buckboard-like riding, minimally appointed trucks, probably a manual trans. You just learned to drive with what you had. We also walked to school and home, uphill both ways through snowstorms and blizzards. But we endured and are here today. Be careful though, rear wheel drive isnt the best in the snow for sure.

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Calum That Guy Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2013 asphalt FRS MT Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 4,865 Thanks: 5,058 Thanked 2,868 Times in 1,499 Posts Mentioned: 82 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Snow tires and patience is how we drive in shitty weather. I don't mean going stupidly slow, I mean making slow deliberate driving inputs and giving yourself much more room to complete any maneuver. It has a lot in common with driving at the limit on a track, just that the limit is MUCH lower and the car will handle differently because your no where near as far into the suspension travel. Try picking a race line through your corners, let out the clutch before you enter the corner, and ease into the corner like you're at 10/10ths with half a tank of gas sloshing around in the back.

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Kilzod Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: N/A Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 152 Thanks: 7 Thanked 42 Times in 38 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I grew up in PA where it snowed pretty regularly. I guess after a while you just get used to it, and driving in it. I know exactly where the OP is coming from, though. I moved to SC about 5 years ago, where it rarely, if ever, snows. A couple years ago they had 1 snowstorm here that dropped about 6 inches of snow, and it was like the end of the world down here! People sliding all over the place, crashes everywhere. At the time I had an SS Camaro and didn't have any problems. The next day, it was gone Once you get accustomed to driving in that type of weather, it kind of sticks with you.

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mashal DADA Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 Location: Kanada Posts: 1,500 Thanks: 47 Thanked 388 Times in 249 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Lol I am driving my beater civic for the winter, out here with studded tires you can drift

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