Do u put your car away for the Canadian winter?

[Alpine3.23]

Do you keep your car safe from the winter
or do u still drive it?

[bellavus]

my car goes out in the dead of winter, evne though I don't really want to drive her.

[Alpine3.23]

my car goes out in the dead of winter, evne though I don't really want to drive her.


me too kitty
dont have enough cash to buy a beater
but i usually try to take the bus, metro and trains
more

[AJL]

hit any snow banks AJ??

[axxessdenied]

Just the thought of all that salt... good god.

[320Power]

hit any snow banks AJ??

Im sure he's got a couple of stories to tell us.
I know that i was there for one of them... :stickoutt

[Gary-TulZa]

I keep the Pathfinder just for winter driving...

Seeing that all Bimmers are rwd, it's not a great idea to take a chance on drifting into a concrete barrier (or getting stuck in a snowbank).

[Alpine3.23]

hit any snow banks AJ??



:mad
not yet but i expect a few this winter!!!! :D

[Alpine3.23]

I keep the Pathfinder just for winter driving...


Can you buy me a beater as a birthday gift gary?
i will pay u back eventually, but not neccessarily in money ;)

[Alpine3.23]

Im sure he's got a couple of stories to tell us.
I know that i was there for one of them... :stickoutt

I have plenty dude
TOO MANY!!!
it is depressing

but this winter i will be good i promise! :)

[bellavus]

I have plenty dude
TOO MANY!!!
it is depressing

but this winter i will be good i promise! :)
be careful :)

[Alpine3.23]

be careful :)
I try :rolleyes

[bellavus]

i just get freaked out by all the deer that are around us here in PA, but you guys have moose which are much worse to hit in a car. I remember the tour guides saying that when we were on the eastern coastline of Canada.

[Alpine3.23]

i just get freaked out by all the deer that are around us here in PA, but you guys have moose which are much worse to hit in a car. I remember the tour guides saying that when we were on the eastern coastline of Canada.

LOL
there are definitely no moose in the city of Montreal
I dont have to worry about them

just black ice

[bellavus]

what's the plural of moose? Mooses? Meece? :D

Black ice is some nasty stuff, but wet leaves are bad too.

[Alpine3.23]

what's the plural of moose? Mooses? Meece? :D

Black ice is some nasty stuff, but wet leaves are bad too.

i think the plural of moose is just moose :confused

not sure though

yes but ive never had problems with wet leaves

[Alpine3.23]

yet..... :confused

[bellavus]

a friend of mine got into a bad accident and totalled his car on campus. He slipped on a 3" thick coating of wet leaves and hit his car into the curb. They are really bad, and a lot of people underestimate that they can be just as slippery as ice.

[Alpine3.23]

a friend of mine got into a bad accident and totalled his car on campus. He slipped on a 3" thick coating of wet leaves and hit his car into the curb. They are really bad, and a lot of people underestimate that they can be just as slippery as ice.

that sux for your friend man
:eek:

[bellavus]

that sux for your friend man
:eek:
yeah it did. :( He eventually got a new car.

[Alpine3.23]

yeah it did. :( He eventually got a new car.
well as long as he wasnt severly hurt

anyway kitty im off to bed i got skool early tommorow
talk to u later
bye bye

[Gary-TulZa]

Wouldn't it suck to have to tell your insurance company that you totalled your car by hitting a pile of leaves? :confused

[Hugo]

If you see leaves and you don't slow down you deserve teh totalage.

[bellavus]

the curve that he slipped on was an S-curve, going downhill. He was only going 5mph around the curve, the entire road surface had a 3" coating of wet leaves on it. The roads around here are never street-swept, so they are always slippery to begin with.

Another accident that happened when I was in high school also involved wet leaves, and one of my classmates died (he was in the passenger seat). :(

Wet leaves =:nono

[AJL]

lurk lurk lurk

[Alpine3.23]

Wouldn't it suck to have to tell your insurance company that you totalled your car by hitting a pile of leaves? :confused


one time i jumped in a huge pile of leaves put on the side of the road by the city
and there was a dead cat in them :eek:

[bellavus]

one time i jumped in a huge pile of leaves put on the side of the road by the city
and there was a dead cat in them :eek:
ewww!

But playing in leaves is really fun

[Alpine3.23]

ewww!

But playing in leaves is really fun

agreed especially
when u been "playing" with other leaves before ;)

[Hugo]

one time i jumped in a huge pile of leaves put on the side of the road by the city
and there was a dead cat in them :eek:

Bleh... :embarrasm

[Gary-TulZa]

At least it wasn't a bunny... :biglaughb

[Alpine3.23]

At least it wasn't a bunny... :biglaughb

:lol

[320Power]

AJ's the coolest mofo up in this piece

EDIT: Forced upon by AJ, as an apology for a certain ab-roller incident.

[Alpine3.23]

AJ's the coolest mofo up in this piece

well thank you Terrence i appreciate that! :devillook

[320Power]

well thank you Terrence i appreciate that! :devillook
Refer back to post #32 ;)
And to answer the question, yes, i do drive my car during the winter, although i wish i didnt have to. My exhaust pipes from the cat to the muffler are starting to rust like crazy!

[yellowbullet]

my car only sees the road if it's sunny or dry. in cases of emergencies i'll drive the car but never in snow. so basically here in the west coast it pretty much gets garaged through winter.

[Alpine3.23]

my car only sees the road if it's sunny or dry. in cases of emergencies i'll drive the car but never in snow. so basically here in the west coast it pretty much gets garaged through winter.

Cool
But u guys have light winters in Vancouver
In comparison to over here in Quebec

[yellowbullet]

Cool
But u guys have light winters in Vancouver
In comparison to over here in Quebec

that is true. we only get like...2 days of real snow...4 if we're lucky :D
but then again our rwd cars don't work well in snow

[Alpine3.23]

that is true. we only get like...2 days of real snow...4 if we're lucky :D
but then again our rwd cars don't work well in snow


It aint bad in the snow just takes some getting used to
and as long as you drive responsibly

[axxessdenied]

Yeah, the whole fwd is better then rwd in winter is really rediculous. This usually also comes from people that have never driven a RWD in the winter. FWD just gives you a false sense of security because of all that weight over the driving wheels. But, if you lose traction and start to understeer in the winter, that will suck.

Just throw something in your trunk to put some extra weight over your rear tires and get a good set of snow tires. As long as you don't drive like an idiot, you'll be fine.

I really dislike when people just stick with their all-seasons for winter. There is such a huge difference between all-season tires and winter tires for the winter.

[Alpine3.23]

:buttrock Agreed dude

[320Power]

as long as you drive responsibly

;) AJ

[bellavus]

Yeah, the whole fwd is better then rwd in winter is really rediculous. This usually also comes from people that have never driven a RWD in the winter. FWD just gives you a false sense of security because of all that weight over the driving wheels. But, if you lose traction and start to understeer in the winter, that will suck.

Just throw something in your trunk to put some extra weight over your rear tires and get a good set of snow tires. As long as you don't drive like an idiot, you'll be fine.

I really dislike when people just stick with their all-seasons for winter. There is such a huge difference between all-season tires and winter tires for the winter.
I've got a good set of Michelin All-Seasons that I use for winter driving and I'm fine. I am going to get snow tires next year, if I remain in a cold climate.

[Alpine3.23]

;) AJ


:dunno

[AJL]

:lol like you don't know

[Alpine3.23]

:lol like you don't know
im responsible ;)
with the ladies at least especially :buttrock :confused

[bellavus]

im responsible ;)
with the ladies at least especially :buttrock :confused
good boy :devillook

[AJL]

responsible :lol

[Alpine3.23]

responsible :lol

What?
:fingerboi

[mikaldor]

I've got a good set of Michelin All-Seasons that I use for winter driving and I'm fine. I am going to get snow tires next year, if I remain in a cold climate.

I swap out the all seasons for winter tires on the BMW's and keep going year round. I've found that my e30 gets better traction than some SUV's in the snow. I take her up to the mountains to ski, and it's never given me any problems. It'll be interesting to see how the E39 performs this year, but I've got some Michelin Alpines. Plus, this is Calgary... wait a day or two and the chinook will melt all the snow.

[Glenn 328is]

I drive my car all year too. Just throw on the alpins as well an it's good to go.

Get winter tires. They are a total difference.

[StouffvilleZ3]

I drove the Z the 1st winter, it did fine but I don't want to put her through that again, so I got a Honda. Best made cars EVAR!