02-12-2013, 10:59 PM | #177 |
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I'm going to pretend you didn't just say weather forecasts these days are accurate and dependable
They don't come out of no where, but life goes on, you can't always sit home and wait for it when they don't all ever come, and they don't always start when they're "supposed to," etc |
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02-13-2013, 12:43 AM | #179 |
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This was a big one they got right, no doubt about it.. But they still get plenty of snow storms wrong too. More over estimated than under, but it's easy to shrug off smaller storms and end up getting caught in one. Think about worse winters we've had where it snows seemingly every week. People still need to go to work.
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02-13-2013, 09:12 AM | #182 |
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Okay let me get this right...Let's buy a 50-60k car and throw a bunch of cosmetic and performance upgrades on it but cheap out when it comes to winter tires? lol. With xDrive you can use your tires for more than 2 seasons. Get a reputable set of tires (Blizzaks) for a $1,000 and use them over the life of a standard lease. I'm sure that $250-$350 a year in tires isn't going to match your insurance deductible, you trying to find a new insurance company, legal issues tied to driving with improper tires for conditions, or medical bills when you drive off the road or through a red light and get plowed by on coming traffic.
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02-13-2013, 12:25 PM | #183 |
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The problem is people write posts wishing others a certain death, turn around and say you are a murderer for driving on summers in the winter.
Facts are: -OP lives in an area where for the past winters, there has been minimal snow, or when they has been snow, its cleared within 24 hours -OP has no desire to drive in snow and is willing to park the car for as long as the roads have snow - OP is not leasing and is aware that the tires will need to be changed. - Snow is forecast well in advance and there is enough time to make calm collected decisions on when to drive or park. After the snow storm has passed you can find an empty parking lot and do donuts, this is serious fun BTW, especially on the summers No need to attack OP, just state your experience and lets all learn from one another. I am not going to get winters, its an overkill. Let me enjoy my taxes at work as my Governor clears my roads for me Last edited by 300hp; 02-13-2013 at 12:31 PM.. |
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02-13-2013, 10:39 PM | #187 |
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Oh, I don't know about that...AWD certainly helps with traction and cornering. However, summer tires are just so bad in the snow that even the best AWD cannot sufficiently compensate for it. And of course, AWD does not to help you stop.
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02-14-2013, 10:04 AM | #188 | |
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2 scenarios AWD + Summer tires= Great traction AWD + Summer tires= Death Due to nature alone, in the past couple of winters, snow has accumulated for a total of say 2 weeks per year. Due to Chris Cristie's appetite for snow, snow is cleared and reduces the 2 weeks of snow accumulation to say one week per year. Lets revisit that equation again AWD + Summer tires= Great traction [51 weeks] AWD + Summer tires = Death [1 week] Why does death not happen Car parked in garage = [1 Week] You can change the numbers in [] to your liking |
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02-14-2013, 12:27 PM | #189 | |
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02-14-2013, 02:03 PM | #190 | |
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I have stated numerous times that I am from NJ, as shown here http://climate.rutgers.edu/stateclim...jhisttemp.html average temps have been above freezing every month of the year for the past 7 years. And here are statistics for average snow days, about 14 days http://www.currentresults.com/Weathe...l-snowfall.php My Governor takes care of the white staff from the roads, lets say half of those days. So your statistics apply to you not me. You constantly fail to recognize that I am not in Canada, I am in NJ. And I can park my car for that 1 week there is no snow, although this year its only be one day. Thanks for you post though:lol : Last edited by 300hp; 02-14-2013 at 02:34 PM.. |
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02-14-2013, 03:33 PM | #191 |
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Quite honestly this thread has been flogged 10 ways to hell. Apparently driving judiciously/choosing not to drive when it really snows instead of going for winter tires is a bigger sin than speeding, insane modding, driving while on cellphone/eating, or just about anything else to this crowd.
Just for the whole "it doesn't matter if you don't drive in the snow, the cold will still make you dangerous blah blah blah argument": As I said before, I can stop faster doing 70 on my summer tires in 35 degree weather than you can going 90 on your winters. So anyone else who wants to harp on this without being a total hypocrite will first have to honestly tell themselves that they never speed. |
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02-14-2013, 06:00 PM | #193 |
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LOL. Oh no you didn't... End of part 1
Begin Part 2...Go!
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02-14-2013, 07:17 PM | #194 |
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02-14-2013, 08:15 PM | #195 |
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OK I'll bite - no you don't need awd, especially in NJ!
I've driven rwd cars as long as I've been driving (a long time...) and many of them were equipped with summer performance tires. With planning and careful driving I've gotten stuck exactly twice. Once parked on ice at a restaurant (the waiters pushed me out) and once on an icy sloped on-ramp after being forced to stop at the bottom by a traffic light (the kind people stuck behind me gave me a push). Both times the tires were summer performance and if I learned one thing from those experiences, if it's a daily driver you have to rely on when it may snow, summer tires really are not a good idea. The Friday of the blizzard I had to work late. My current rwd 335 with all-seasons had no trouble on the slippery and hilly but plowed roads. Made it all the way home only to be confronted with the inevitable pile of snow in front of my driveway, which I blasted through only to get stuck due to deep snow. Poor beemer spent the night in the cold. Yes, awd probably would have dragged me those last few feet into my garage. I guess my point is I choose rwd in an area where it actually does snow occasionally and I may have no choice but to drive because I prefer less weight, less complication, less expense and better steering feel and fuel economy AND I actually ENJOY those few days where winter driving becomes a real challenge. I have however, definitely given up on summer-only performance tires. |
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02-14-2013, 08:32 PM | #197 |
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It appears you've answered your own question.
I spent the better part of a winter working on a project in Mountaintop PA (Poconos) many years ago. It snowed every other day it seemed. More than once I was driving untreated/unplowed mountain roads with 6"+ on the ground. I was driving a '95 Z/28 with about 450whp. ... So, you never really "need" all wheel drive...with proper tires. |
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