Snow Tires Have Arrived!

"macanamera" (macanamera) 10/30/2014 at 16:49 • Filed to: None

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I'm excited to put these on! I was in the process of doing it last week but it was like 80 all week so I figured I would wait a week or two and let it cool down. Hurry up and get cold, weather!

quarterlifecrisis > macanamera 10/30/2014 at 16:53

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You stop that wishing for cold right now. Right this instant.

Brian Silvestro > macanamera 10/30/2014 at 16:54

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I'm getting mine on TOMORROW

macanamera > quarterlifecrisis 10/30/2014 at 16:56

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Why? Winter is awesome! Snow tires! Skiing (aka, shredding the gnar-gnar)! Fires! Beers!

macanamera > Brian Silvestro 10/30/2014 at 16:57

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dem blizzaks? I can't remember. These are Goodyear ultra grip Ice WRT, never tried them, heard good things. We will see.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > macanamera 10/30/2014 at 16:59

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I'm getting mine tomorrow or Saturday...so excited for winter (I haven't had one in a few years having been in AZ)

Too many M's > macanamera 10/30/2014 at 16:59

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While I do like snow, I can make fire and drink beer without it....

I don't however like the road salt and other crap they put on the roads.

Brian Silvestro > macanamera 10/30/2014 at 16:59

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Yes, dem Blizzaks. On Sunday I have a rallyX to go to in which it might snow, so good timing.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 10/30/2014 at 17:01

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I've had one Chicago winter since moving from Arizona, and I do not want another! lol

The FR-S will make for a fun rally stage style commute to work, but these winters suck. haha I'd much rather have a winter like that in Colorado.

macanamera > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 10/30/2014 at 17:07

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Flagstaff gets the second most snowfall of anywhere in the continental US!

macanamera > Brian Silvestro 10/30/2014 at 17:08

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snow rallyx is best rallyx

Brian Silvestro > macanamera 10/30/2014 at 17:08

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that's what I'm sayin doe

macanamera > Brian Silvestro 10/30/2014 at 17:09

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we have similar views doeeee

Brian Silvestro > macanamera 10/30/2014 at 17:11

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this doe doeeee

macanamera > Brian Silvestro 10/30/2014 at 17:12

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this dodo doeeeeeee

Brian Silvestro > macanamera 10/30/2014 at 17:13

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DOOOEEEEEEE

Brian Silvestro > macanamera 10/30/2014 at 17:14

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macanamera > Brian Silvestro 10/30/2014 at 17:15

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dam dat dough doe...

For what it's worth this has been my favorite doe focused conversation of today doe

macanamera > Brian Silvestro 10/30/2014 at 17:17

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^these does doe

Brian Silvestro > macanamera 10/30/2014 at 17:18

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DAT DOE

macanamera > Brian Silvestro 10/30/2014 at 17:20

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Brian Silvestro > macanamera 10/30/2014 at 17:31

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*cries*

Takuro Spirit > macanamera 10/30/2014 at 17:37

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We're supposed to get rain with possible snow tomorrow. It is too warm for it to stick though, but I might throw the snows on the Camry Saturday just to be safe.

Last year I missed an opportunity to put them on, and had to drive through slushy crap with near-bald all seasons. NEVER AGAIN.

Lekker > macanamera 10/30/2014 at 17:52

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I actually got my Conti's DWS today for the next year, nice change from the Summer-Only when it snows, or rains, or its cold, lol.

macanamera > Takuro Spirit 10/30/2014 at 17:53

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Dang where do you live?

Takuro Spirit > macanamera 10/30/2014 at 17:54

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SE Wisconsin.

macanamera > Takuro Spirit 10/30/2014 at 18:00

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Sounds like it snows a lot there...

Flavien Vidal > macanamera 10/30/2014 at 18:02

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No more winter tires for me from this year!!! Damn does it feel good!! Sooooooooo good! I can actually properly enjoy a sports car all year long instead of just "managing to not destroy it" 5months per year :)

Takuro Spirit > macanamera 10/30/2014 at 18:19

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Last couple winters we got hammered

MM54 > macanamera 10/30/2014 at 18:50

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I'm considering putting mine on this coming weekend, depends if I get the time to make the 3 hour round trip to the garage they're patiently waiting in. Was going to wait until Thanksgiving like I usually do, but I'm not sure I can pull it off this year; these summer tires do not like the cold/slush.

M54B30 > macanamera 10/30/2014 at 19:09

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we got slammed by winter storm atlas last year so I mounted a set of artic Altimax on my Corolla and I have studded winter tires for my montero, but nobody will mount them with a broken stud. We haven't seen winter here yet either.

Rico > Brian Silvestro 10/30/2014 at 19:56

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quarterlifecrisis > macanamera 10/31/2014 at 08:30

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I moved from Illinois to NC to get the fug out of the winter. So far it's been unsuccessful.

However, the most fun I ever had in winter was back when I had my AWD TBSS (with a tad more power than stock) on Blizzaks. Holy amazeballs was that fun. Grip like no other...unless you didn't want grip.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > macanamera 10/31/2014 at 08:34

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Not last year...and Tucson gets very little snow

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 10/31/2014 at 08:37

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haha...welcome to the midwest. at least you're far enough north that you get a real winter...i feel like once you start getting to the southern part of illinois winters would suck...it's cold enough to not be able to go do a lot of things but too warm for snow to stick around very long

pip bip - choose Corrour > macanamera 10/31/2014 at 09:01

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the difference between these and normal tyres is?

macanamera > pip bip - choose Corrour 10/31/2014 at 09:04

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A lot of things: tread pattern, tire compound (much softer, designed to retain flexibility and grip at sub zero temperatures), more flexible sidewalls.

Winter tires make an enormous difference. Until you use them, it's hard to explain. More than anything, it makes braking in snow or slush 10x better, which is probably the most important thing.

pip bip - choose Corrour > macanamera 10/31/2014 at 09:08

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reason i ask is i've never used any , no need for them here in Australia ever , unless you live all year at the ski resorts maybe , where i am we might get snow abut once every 7-8 years , and even then it's all gone by the end of the day , as it's a very very light covering

macanamera > pip bip - choose Corrour 10/31/2014 at 09:11

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Oi! Australia mate? Let's go find some bogans and get some goon bags and play goon of fortune and find some nice sheilas and have us a root and then head into the bush and get attacked by drop bears!

Sorry lol

pip bip - choose Corrour > macanamera 10/31/2014 at 09:13

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LOL!

macanamera > pip bip - choose Corrour 10/31/2014 at 09:14

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oath, mate