"Snow tires are a waste of money"

"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish) 02/03/2017 at 17:06 • Filed to: Winter is hard

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HammerheadFistpunch > gmctavish needs more space 02/03/2017 at 17:10

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Pretty sure that Camry had snows on, at least it sure looked like it.

gmctavish needs more space > HammerheadFistpunch 02/03/2017 at 17:12

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Oh yeah possibly, they could also be aggressive all-seasons

McMike > gmctavish needs more space 02/03/2017 at 17:12

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It’s been a mild winter. I was begining to think I wasn’t going to be able to use this.

fintail > gmctavish needs more space 02/03/2017 at 17:13

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And of course, just more cold rain in Seattle.

gmctavish needs more space > fintail 02/03/2017 at 17:14

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It’s in the process of turning into rain, so it’ll get nice and icy tonight

dogisbadob > gmctavish needs more space 02/03/2017 at 17:15

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but it’s got AWD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hahahahaha

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > gmctavish needs more space 02/03/2017 at 17:16

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This looks like a situation where there is a skim of snow on top of solid ice. Beyond metal spikes or tire chains there isn’t much you can do to control your car.

Audi made an amazingly valiant effort but got blocked.

fintail > gmctavish needs more space 02/03/2017 at 17:19

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Fun times. Probably not here - Van and Portland have been nailed so many times this winter, while Seattle has virtually nothing.

vicali > gmctavish needs more space 02/03/2017 at 17:20

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I would rather drive back and forth across the province in a snowstorm before I’d ever try to get through the lower mainland..

Urambo Tauro > gmctavish needs more space 02/03/2017 at 17:21

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That first one just HAD to leave the door open, didn’t she? “Let’s see how many cars I can hit!”

gmctavish needs more space > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 02/03/2017 at 17:21

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It only snowed again this morning, I would be surprised if there was already ice. Maybe hard-packed enough that it had basically the same effect though. From what I’ve heard from friends, no one saw salt trucks out last night, everything is worse than it should be, even though we knew this was coming today.

gmctavish needs more space > fintail 02/03/2017 at 17:23

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Weird, I always thought Vancouver was the most rainy, but it looks like it’s Seattle

gmctavish needs more space > vicali 02/03/2017 at 17:27

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It’s not a good time in general, and even worse when it snows. I only have to drive once tonight, I’m not looking forward to it

vicali > gmctavish needs more space 02/03/2017 at 17:29

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10% heavy coastal snow, 10% oil residue on the road surface, 80% terrible driver with all seasons.

CompactLuxuryFan > dogisbadob 02/03/2017 at 17:37

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That A4's not even quattro (lack of badge on grill and rear tire movement).

vicali > vicali 02/03/2017 at 18:04

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I shouldn’t talk so quickly I guess; this is 10 minutes from home;

Coq is closed, Connector was already closed this morning, and we are expecting another 25cm overnight..

fintail > gmctavish needs more space 02/03/2017 at 18:18

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It might be close in terms of volume or dreary days, but because of Fraser outflow, Van gets more snow. Especially this year.

Matsayz > gmctavish needs more space 02/03/2017 at 18:48

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Why did they have the door open?

gmctavish needs more space > Matsayz 02/03/2017 at 18:50

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The best guess I’ve got is they aren’t very smart, I can’t think of any good reason

sn4cktimes > vicali 02/03/2017 at 23:26

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I think the biggest problem with the Coq is that a lot of the turns are graded for water to run off the road surface (which is great) but it also seems to let a lot of vehicles just slide right off the shoulder when there’s that packed ice. If the road surface was banked I think a lot more cars would stay in their own lanes. Or at lest the road.