DJ's doing it right!

 

I'd be proud of myself if I could ever get my car that dirty.

 

yep... you're not alone.. in the great Rocky Mountain state of CO.
but of course mine is lowered front and rear to only a 1 finger width gap. lol. I can barely clear some parking lot entrance's or my own driveway for that matter. lol... put an inch or two of snow on that and Im screwed. lol.
But what do I care... I never take her out of the heated garage except on nice days and dry roads... Probably why I only have 7k on it after 2 years

 

oh i was, i rocked it like that for like a week or two then I had to wash it before I went back to school.

 

now that is one dirty tC lol

 

Haha, you're lucky! Mine is lowered with tein springs as well, lol. Unfortunately, the tC is my daily. My bagged minitruck gets the garage spot and is the nice day/car show driver.

I am in the market for a small 4x4 truck. I feel like I'm risking my life when I drive my tC even on 2" of snow. It's the worst car I've ever owned driving in snow. Brand new tires and all...

 

When you say brand new tires, I'm guessing you mean all seasons? Invest in some decent snow tires and you won't feel the same way.

 

Exactly man! They are all seasons...

I have my stock wheels up for sale in the classified, but if they don't sell, I think you have the right idea.... mount some good snow tires on them and use them for winter.
I'm actually in the market for a small 4x4 truck though. Need it for hauling and I'll use that as my driver on snowy days in the winter, then just park the tC. Either way, I need to figure out something soon. Western PA is having one of the worst winters in history. Don't think this stuff is going to melt until May!

 

I hear you man, but once you drive with a full set of snows on *any* car, it will completely change how you feel about that car.

The other thing that makes me laugh is when people tell me they don't need snow tires because they have AWD, 4x4, etc. Because that's really going to help you stop any better? No, it won't. And that's where people run into trouble. They lose the ability to safely control their car once they are already moving.

I've gotten through winters before with all seasons. Of course you can manage, but why? Why worry about how much snow is going to fall, and instead be ready & waiting to pounce on it and test the limits of your new snow-monster? The tC is an absolute beast in the snow (with the right shoes). I have winterforce tires on her right now, and I haven't had a single close call yet this winter (knock on wood), and I put ~50 miles on her each day.

I wish the blizzard that pounded the south would have hit NY. Bring it on

 

Nooooo! I enjoyed my snow day and a half.
Besides, it was kind of fun to partly learn to drive in the snow...

 

Totally feel this thread. I'm sick of this nonsense already.

WARM THE F@CK UP!

 

Im in Florida... No snow but i don't like waking up in the morning to go to work and i half to use a credit card to scrape the window... Im in Florida we don't sell scrapers here...

 

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I hate the winter. I'm contemplating moving out to SoCal hahaha

 

^ as cool as she looks dirty, i try not leaving my car that dirty. salt is evil and does evil to our cars. so every time it gets like 25-30 degrees here, i get mine washed lol

 

Well my factory wheels were sold last night. So no mounting snow tires on them, lol. However, I am going to look at a toyota 4x4 this afternoon - if all goes well, I'll have me a truck this weekend!
The only problem I have in my tC is getting started from a stop, especially on an incline. Once I'm moving, I'm good to go. I am right there with ya on the people driving 4x4 who think they own the road - still need to take into consideration stopping! lol

 

Well on a good note the snow is melting and it was almost 50* today so the tC finally got the bath it deserved.