Winter mode, engaged.

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher) 11/24/2017 at 18:14 • Filed to: Bring on the snow err actually snow sucks so stay away

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I took advantage of an unseasonably warm day today to, ironically, put on my winter wheels. I painted them dark gray this year ... badly ... and had some new General Altimax Artics mounted. They were like 35% cheaper than another set of Blizzaks, so hopefully they don’t suck.

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher 11/24/2017 at 18:25

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Starred for the tag. Stay away snow!!

William F. Buckley Jr.'s Favorite Peanut Butter > shop-teacher 11/24/2017 at 18:34

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92 degrees in LA today. Perfect day for a drive in the mountains.

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW 11/24/2017 at 19:09

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Yeah. I quite enjoyed our last two mild winters. I have a feeling we’re going to get hammered this year. I hopefully will be wrong.

pip bip - choose Corrour > shop-teacher 11/24/2017 at 20:07

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summer here.

:/

MrFurzzy > shop-teacher 11/24/2017 at 20:19

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I have used those tires on my cars for the past two years and they have performed very well. I live in wisconsin and commute about 100 miles round trip for work. Those tires have always gotten me through the snow.

Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!! > shop-teacher 11/24/2017 at 21:14

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Great tires. I’ve had them on 2 GTIs and an Odyssey. No problems at all in a New England winter, and nice and stable at the 90mph the ones on my GTI are rated for.

shop-teacher > MrFurzzy 11/24/2017 at 21:15

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Great to hear, thanks! I’m in Chicagoland, so we get similar winters, usually a bit less snow than you guys. I put Alitimax RT43's on a couple cars, and was really happy with them, so I took a chance.

shop-teacher > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!! 11/24/2017 at 21:16

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Awesome! Thanks! I was happy with the Altimax RT43's I put on a couple other cars, so I figured these were a gamble worth taking.

shop-teacher > pip bip - choose Corrour 11/24/2017 at 21:17

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Winter is descending. We’ve had two mild ones in a row, so I’ve got a feeling were due to take a beating this year.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > shop-teacher 11/24/2017 at 22:13

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i’m really hoping we have mild winters for another 4 years, Lord knows i can’t afford winter tires and even though i’m mildly curious, i’d rather not try out my new all seasons

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher 11/24/2017 at 22:43

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We are due. Hope you’re wrong though!

shop-teacher > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 11/24/2017 at 23:42

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You’ll be fine. Just drive carefully. I’ve always enjoyed driving in snow, so I’ve done a lot of it over the past 20 years. This is only my second set of winter tires. I did five Chicago winters in 2wd S-10’s with open diffs and all seasons. Only got stuck once.

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW 11/24/2017 at 23:42

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Fingers crossed!