Thankful for my GTX on this 3/23 day!!

"MarquetteLa" (marquettela) 03/23/2016 at 15:56 • Filed to: None

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I’m !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! at the moment, so a trip down to the local Tire Rack Distribution Center was in order. Except around midnight last night it started to dump snow on Denver. I had already taken the day off of work, so I turned the key in my Mazda 323 GTX and backed out of the garage.

My cul-de-sac doesn’t get plowed, so I had to reverse my way back through the snow a bit. Once I got the nose oriented, this little AWD hatchback drove around stuck cars and through very deep snow to pick up a new set of tires for her roadster sister. The going was slow due to the horrendous visibility, but otherwise no issues whatsoever!

That is, until I got back to my house and its unplowed, stepped, inclined driveway. The snow was just too deep and I had to shovel the driveway. I wonder if it would have mounted the curb onto the driveway had I locked the center diff? Oh well, I needed some exercise anyway.

Just wanted to share that I really love using an old Group A rally homologation car to navigate the snowy winters (and spring!).

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! & !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! : @MarquetteLa

Nothing > MarquetteLa 03/23/2016 at 16:07

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That’s some dedication to a Tire Rack trip!

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > MarquetteLa 03/23/2016 at 16:08

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That’s a lot of snow on that tiny hatch.

MarquetteLa > Nothing 03/23/2016 at 16:13

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Today was the only day I could take off of work this week to swing by! I was wanting to drop the tires off to get mounted today, but that can wait until tomorrow.

MarquetteLa > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 03/23/2016 at 16:24

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I was pretty surprised at just how much snow was dumped on us. I wasn’t expecting it to be this much.

brianbrannon > MarquetteLa 03/23/2016 at 16:31

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I’m in Denver too. I really need to raise my Outback back up. Lowered it by accident with WRX struts. Are you running snow tires?

MarquetteLa > brianbrannon 03/23/2016 at 16:35

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GTX: AWD, turbo, snow tires
Miata: RWD, NA, summer tires

It’s a happy little specialized Mazda family.

Khalbali > MarquetteLa 03/23/2016 at 19:48

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I want! I only have the Miata, so I was stuck at home today.