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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 04:12 AM
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Well i drove my G on Kumho Ecsta's this morning when the dusting was fairly superficial and did just fine. Good thing i parked it later in the afternoon though. Later I took the Toyota out to Costco in the evening with nary an issue. FWD on fat rubber rolls just fine

On the way back it really started coming down and I had to use every bit of restraint I had not to shoot some of the idiots getting in my way. People driving erratically, braking over & over again - spoiling my easy-going rhythm.
Not that I'm a direct descendant of Mika Hakkinen but I grew up in driving/riding through waist-deep floods so a few inches of snow are no big deal.

Had a whole lotta fun sledding with the neighbors after I got home so that made up for it
 
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 04:15 AM
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^I had to help to pull out 3 cars including mine from a ditch next to my house.

Fun night.
 
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 11:48 AM
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Chains suck because you can only go like 30mph. I think if you need serious snow traction, studded snows on all four tires would get you everywhere and you can get up to freeway speeds when necessary.
 
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 05:03 PM
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I guess traffic was so bad yesterday that people even had time to build snow man on a shoulder of SB 167.

I went that way today and there's one in a Sumner area on a left shoulder.
 
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 10:25 PM
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I'm picking up snow chains tomorrow. SCC Super Z6 Chains. Anyone using anything like this? My +07 G sedan did quite well in the snow so far. Hopefully I dont get stuck or anything when I go snowboarding at Crystal....
 
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 07:07 PM
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driving my G on all season T's and doing great love these tires, going down and up hills no wheel spin etc... unless i want it which i want it sometimes lol

nice and smooth accel and braking takes care of everything never above 2500 rpm's and never lose grip
 
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by ThePhoenix
driving my G on all season T's and doing great love these tires, going down and up hills no wheel spin etc... unless i want it which i want it sometimes lol

nice and smooth accel and braking takes care of everything never above 2500 rpm's and never lose grip
Yeah, G35x?
 
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 03:40 PM
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nope regular G35 RWD
 
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 04:56 PM
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I'm looking for chains. I'm thinking of getting Continental DWS tires on the coupe 19" wheels for an all season...Hopefully I can get em before it snows again.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by ThePhoenix
nope regular G35 RWD
WOw, yeah I just picked up some SCC Super Z6 Chains for 100 bucks. So I'm not too worried anymore unless i end up in a ditch or something. THen that would be a different story.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by SedanFan
I'm looking for chains. I'm thinking of getting Continental DWS tires on the coupe 19" wheels for an all season...Hopefully I can get em before it snows again.
Hey the snow cables I got are really good for better clearance since your getting 19s. Check it out, and they aren't that expensive either.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 11:13 PM
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i'm thinking of getting two of those Spider Spikes for my old 17" set
anyone ever try them up here ?
 
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 11:07 PM
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snow+G= Garage Queen
 
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 11:27 PM
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^^^ +1 ... Well said
 
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by atoor1990
^^^ +1 ... Well said
simple math equation is all it is
 
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