"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
01/12/2020 at 22:15 • Filed to: None | 8 | 18 |
[UPDATE 7:09 PST]
Highway 2 closed at 20th st...
Cars in ditches everywhere...
Blue lights abound....
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.BUT NO LAND CRUISER REQUIRED BECAUSE I MADE IT HOME!!!
I can’t believe I’m saying this... But thank God for this stupid “manual mode. ”
There was a long stretch from 87th Ave to highway 9, uphill. Speedo says zero miles per hour. Traction light flashing. Cars in ditch next to me, two other cars getting chains . But we CRAWLED up that motherfucker and made the long way to highway 2 and got back to Everett, at incredibly low speeds.
Fuck the CR-V that was tailgating me.
Fuck the Frontier that passed me on the shoulder, half a mile after someone else drove into the ditch.
And a thank you to the to Tundra that backed off when I threw on my flashers because I was going billions of miles per hour below the speed limit.
And long live the Paseo wagon!
E90M3
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/12/2020 at 21:48 | 4 |
It was 70 here today. I sat outside at a bar with my girlfriend today, it was quite pleasant.
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> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/12/2020 at 21:50 | 12 |
What makes driving in intense snow even more dangerous? Texting. What is even more dangerous than that? Getting Kinja’d while driving in intense snow.
Stay safe!
CB
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/12/2020 at 21:55 | 1 |
Take it easy, leave a good following distance, be safe.
lone_liberal
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/12/2020 at 21:56 | 1 |
We got seven inches on Friday. I wimped out and worked from home because I didn't want to be doing that.
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/12/2020 at 22:01 | 2 |
When in doubt throttle out.
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> lone_liberal
01/12/2020 at 22:02 | 13 |
-can’t handle seven inches
gettingoldercarguy
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
01/12/2020 at 22:09 | 5 |
Eric @ opposite-lock.com
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/12/2020 at 22:17 | 0 |
It was like 1.5” of slush here. It’s just going to be a sheet of thick ice by the morning... Scary.
Luckily it stopped snowing over here. Hopefully it doesn’t start back up again, otherwise I will be working from home again.
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/12/2020 at 22:19 | 0 |
Glad you’re both
home safe and sound!!! Looks like terrible weather...reminds me of the 30cm+ snowstorm we had a few days ago...no way I was going out in that!!!
WilliamsSW
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/12/2020 at 23:08 | 2 |
You know what this situation calls for?
Snownuts!!
interstate366, now In The Industry
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/12/2020 at 23:14 | 0 |
Does the IS have snow mode in its ETCS? The GS does, but I’m probably not going to use it since I specifically bought the TL for the 2 times a year it snows here.
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> interstate366, now In The Industry
01/12/2020 at 23:29 | 1 |
Yep, the SNOW button seems to hold revs longer is all, maybe it slows throttle but I doubt it? I used snow mode and manual mode to keep the gear lowwwww
glemon
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/12/2020 at 23:42 | 1 |
Do you have winter tires on that wagon? . I have a set (had them about 5 winter’s they seem to last pretty well) mounted on some cheap steelies. The IS looks like a Corolla on the steelies with cheap hubcaps, but is a beastie in the snow. Snow mode sucks in mine, but traction control works well to keep all that power (lol) in check on the snowy corners. I drive it year round in Nebraska, no problems.
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> glemon
01/12/2020 at 23:46 | 0 |
I do not have winter tires... Where'd you get the steelies off of?
fintail
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/13/2020 at 00:23 | 1 |
Nothing in Bellevue yet, but I am hoping. Snow line appears to be around 522 so far.
glemon
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/13/2020 at 00:36 | 0 |
It has been a long time, I lucked out and got a set off Craigslist for somewhere around 100 bucks. Bolt pattern and offset are pretty common, 5 x 114.3 mm I think, the wheels might have come from a Camry. My rest of the year wheels are 17"s, the steelies are 16" with a higher profile winter tire.
Dusty Ventures
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/13/2020 at 02:55 | 3 |
I’ve been that Frontier. Because I have SNOOOOOOOW TIIIIIRRRR REEEESSSSS
Bylan - Hoarder of LS400's
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/13/2020 at 03:27 | 0 |
Clencher of a drive home, glad you made it! I almost wish we got more snow here in the Chicagoland area, only got just enough to do parking lot drifts