I still find it awesome how bad weather doesn't stop people...

"Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise" (raveymayveysurprise) 01/29/2014 at 00:09 • Filed to: None

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...from driving nice cars. It's -15°C today in Toronto, slush all over, and I saw two Porsche Boxsters on the road. The U of T Vantage is still to be seen around, someone is flaunting their new 991 Turbo S in this snow, and it hasn't stopped a GT-R from getting out too. And, there's someone in a matte black C63 AMG Coupe on campus who drives around in the snow every day. The fact that he hasn't wrapped it around a tree is amazing.

Big Bubba Ray > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise 01/29/2014 at 00:13

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It's definitely ballsy. A few weeks ago when we had a bunch of snow I saw a guy driving his Bently Continental around. Granted it was probably AWD, accidents still happen.

Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise > Big Bubba Ray 01/29/2014 at 00:15

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I've seen the same here. I'd imagine on snow tires, that would be an awesome snow vehicle. It also reminded me that I saw a 1-Series M on the same day (this was in early January, mind you).

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise 01/29/2014 at 00:20

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My buddy drives his 1000 hp Weistec C63 in the snow with Blizzaks on S550 rims. He says it works. I say he's crazy. And then I agree it works.

Also, if by some unholy course of events I was forced to live forever in the winter, I would definitely buy a Turbo S and tear shit up. No better car for it.

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > Big Bubba Ray 01/29/2014 at 00:20

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With snow tires those are borderline unstoppable in the snow.

Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise > Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment 01/29/2014 at 00:22

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Even with his insistence that it works, I think I'd clench up a bit if I rode shotgun in the snow... although that sounds amazing.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise 01/29/2014 at 00:41

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I've seen more classic cars driving around on a snowy winter's day vs a sunny one, I guess they want to get the most out of the hoonage.

Anon > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise 01/29/2014 at 00:43

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The person in the C63 either has some of the biggest balls on the planet or is a complete idiot.

Advan > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise 01/29/2014 at 00:44

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As my German girlfriend has taught me, where you are pretty much required to get some winter tires by law, driving in bad weather in fast cars isn't so tough when you aren't a moron.

Big Bubba Ray > Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment 01/29/2014 at 00:50

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Oh ya I believe it. If I were driving a car like that around in bad weather, I'd be more scared of other people crashing into me! Fun to see crazy cars driving around in bad weather, but not worth the risk in my opinion.

The Dummy Gummy > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise 01/29/2014 at 00:56

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This guy was in the garage when NJ got hit pretty hard the other week

Anon > Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment 01/29/2014 at 00:56

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Eh I would say that an R8 or a modern AWD Lamborghini would also be up there for best snow terrorist.

NoahthePorscheGuy > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise 01/29/2014 at 01:13

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They might actually be good drivers. At this point i'm more worried about driving around in bad weather because of other people's inability to drive.

Brian Silvestro > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise 01/29/2014 at 08:16

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Whoa 1 Series M? That's where I draw the line. That car shouldn't be mistreated like that.

Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise > Brian Silvestro 01/29/2014 at 08:47

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I'm going to play Devil's Advocate for a second (because I wouldn't drive one in the snow). For the most part, it was stop-and-go traffic. The chassis is well sorted enough that with snow tires, it should be able to drive through Toronto without much problem. I'm unsure how serious the threat of rust is on current German cars, but I'm sure it was less than what it was ten years ago. They could get away with it.

That being said, I'd get a winter beater too.

Brian Silvestro > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise 01/29/2014 at 08:55

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Not only that, but those are collectors cars, it's like driving an M1 around in snow tires in the snow. It's just wrong.

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > Anon 01/29/2014 at 12:56

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Yeah those work too. Turbo is a nice size though, and seems like the most practical. But having an Aventador winter beater would probably be almost the coolest thing in the world.

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise 01/29/2014 at 13:01

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Haha the one time I was in it while snowing it was a bit...clenching. That's the best word to use.