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roverT 12-19-2016 02:31 AM

Anyone having fun in the snow?
 
Just put this together from some mobile phone video...it was a fun night!


You guys must have some video of anything car and snow related....post it up!

320icar 12-19-2016 06:45 AM

I could pull some dashcam e-brake turns I was doing last night, but I think I'll save myself the embarrassment...

asma123 12-19-2016 07:54 AM

What kind of tires are you running? I don't bother taking my m out when it's snowing I can't even get out so I just stick with my x5

roverT 12-19-2016 07:56 AM

LOL that's awesome. A few of us made a circuit that we followed last night and main goal was to stay sideways as much as possible driving that circuit. [emoji51] So MUCH hoonage last night.

roverT 12-19-2016 08:27 AM

Blizzak LM60 which are "performance" winter with bias towards dry/wet. So far they're fine. But it gets dicey to start on that heavy snow on a moderate incline. Last night was great. The snow was dry'ish and I had no problem climbing hills where a majority of cars were stuck at the bottom!

yray 12-19-2016 08:43 AM

hooned at lansdowne... realized not enough snow and tires biting into pavement

no more hoon :okay:

roverT 12-19-2016 09:19 AM

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...1c964a56ea.jpg

Calling in a snow day. [emoji322][emoji322][emoji322]

bcuzracecarz 12-19-2016 11:14 AM

Wow, not even a comparison between you in Coquitlam and me out in Langley. We have a dusting compared to you guys, that's nuts!

richardmozis 12-19-2016 04:51 PM

subbed to your channel

punkwax 12-19-2016 05:25 PM

Thanks OP. Haven't done this in too long :okay:

Eff-1 12-19-2016 05:56 PM

Thanks for the video. I used to love heading out in the snow, especially up to SFU. Put my snow tires to the test, e-brake turns etc.

I realize that now when it snows, I like nothing more than keeping my car safe in the parkade. And whenever I am driving when it snows, all I think about are the morons around me without winter tires, praying they don't slide into me before I get to my destination.

Got old I guess.

roverT 01-01-2017 09:21 AM

Anyone having fun in the snow?
 
So last night was a pretty edgy experience if any of you were driving in the snow. I came out of Richmond Centre as the snow starting to stick and then watching Richmond drivers play bumper cars on Alderbridge. I kept my distance and never put myself in a "no exit" situation should the person behind be wearing 5% tread life all seasons. Drove to the airport to pick up a friend and bring him to Aldergrove where the roads got more and more dicey with cars in places I didn't know cars could get to. My traction was completely fine but after I dropped my friend off so I could get to Coquitlam, I dumped my tire pressures to 28 and more or less made my own lanes in the snow. Highway 1 was a disaster and any lane change resulted in having to plow through a snowbank barrier separating the lanes. M dynamic mode was on so I could slip sideways, spin and power my through each lane change without slowing down. What a nutso evening!!

There was so much snow that my headlights barely melted the snow fast enough off the lens. Luckily my HID fogs stayed hot enough in that little glass housing to keep snow clear.

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2017...7967460a06.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2017...82e1cdd60e.jpg

320icar 01-01-2017 10:26 AM

Quote:

situation should the person behind be wearing 5% tread life all seasons.
Take it from somebody who works in a tire shop in Richmond... For every car that comes in for new tires, a solid 4/10 will be past the wear bar. It's absolutely deplorable

roverT 01-01-2017 12:27 PM

Wow!!! That's slightly surprising. How does insurance work if you crashed your car and you have no tread??

320icar 01-01-2017 12:30 PM

You may not be found at fault, but I believe icbc can drastically lower your payout/coverage

E60_M5 01-01-2017 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 320icar (Post 8813411)
You may not be found at fault, but I believe icbc can drastically lower your payout/coverage

Directly from ICBC website

"No. Driving without winter tires​ will not void your insurance if you have a claim. It also won't mean you're automatically at-fault in a crash. However, if you get in a crash where winter tires could have helped, not having them may affect whether—or how much—you are at fault."

The_AK 01-01-2017 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roverT (Post 8810906)
LOL that's awesome. A few of us made a circuit that we followed last night and main goal was to stay sideways as much as possible driving that circuit. [emoji51] So MUCH hoonage last night.

reminds me of this


roverT 01-01-2017 01:25 PM

Haha that's awesome. Wish it could be like that!!

vantrip 01-01-2017 03:56 PM

That E60 wagon sliding around, what a beauty!

tegra7 01-01-2017 06:27 PM

^Nice Stang.

320icar 01-01-2017 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tegra7 (Post 8813472)
^Nice Stang.

You mean Ford Sierra / merkur xr4ti?

tegra7 01-01-2017 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 320icar (Post 8813483)
You mean Ford Sierra / merkur xr4ti?

Look at vantrip's avatar.

cho 01-01-2017 10:32 PM


roverT 01-01-2017 10:49 PM

My friend who was opposing me last night and going eastbound on the Port Mann:

"Barely cleared the bridge yesterday. So glad I took the right two lanes. Then went into jerk mode and rode the shoulder past everyone who was stuck. And took every side street home. People should not drive with incapable tires and incompetent drivers..."

LOL


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