And this is why you need snow tires...Seattle Snow FAIL

Rawhide · 11-25-2010, 08:14 PM

Actually I grew up in a mountain city, and while the number of steep hilly streets are greater, the actual gradients were not any worse than what I would find around...

...oh fuck me I'm arguing over something this stupid. You win man.

Flea7 · 11-26-2010, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Rawhide

...oh fuck me I'm arguing over something this stupid. You win man.

lol....hehe that was funny.

Scollins is right on in his post.

The funny thing about Seattle is that the winters are not very harsh. although we had a lot of snow and the temps were in the teens....it was only for a couple of days. For example, i had 3 inches of snow on the ground yesterday morning.....This morning 97% of the snow was gone and the temps were in the 40's. Rained last night and it all went away.

When it does snow, the people here suck in it and the city of Seattle doesn't have the snow equipment to deal with it.

Overall, People in Washington suck at driving in any weather conditions!

The mid-west have worst winters. They can stay frozen for weeks. lol

I'm originally from atlanta....we drive fast in all weather conditions!

Rated M · 11-27-2010, 01:00 AM

lol at the Minnesota comments....

I have a 2000 323ci lowered with some really really nice snow tires... Even that thing slides on glare ice like that, but not nearly as bad as others.

You have no idea how good this car does in the snow... its almost ridiculous

Comet · 11-30-2010, 05:08 AM

you want to talk ice and bad weather? yall got it nice and warm in the US

this is my first car up in Montreal:

PS: my doors were frozen shut.. I got in from the trunk which hadn't frozen yet

Freakazoid · 11-30-2010, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Comet

you want to talk ice and bad weather? yall got it nice and warm in the US

this is my first car up in Montreal:

PS: my doors were frozen shut.. I got in from the trunk which hadn't frozen yet

haha apparently you missed the northeast winter last year

3 feet of snow by my house....not an exaggeration

ragingclue · 11-30-2010, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Comet

you want to talk ice and bad weather? yall got it nice and warm in the US

this is my first car up in Montreal:

PS: my doors were frozen shut.. I got in from the trunk which hadn't frozen yet

A couple years ago, I had between 2-3 inches of ice cocooning my entire car. That was a real bitch to get off.

Not all US winters are nice. You guys do have it worse in general in frogland, but "nice and warm" is hardly accurate, even when compared to Quebec.

escobar929 · 11-30-2010, 10:26 AM

my fav was the guy at 0:45sec mark, he slid into the turn then pretended he just parked, awesome!

maswastage · 11-30-2010, 11:46 AM

Slick ice and hills are not a good combination, and it'll take more than snow tires to save you. Entertaining video, anyway, and I had to chuckle when the bus did a 180 and was flashing the "downtown" sign. Damn right you're going downtown, all the way down the hill whether you like it or not.

Chrisrw · 11-30-2010, 12:05 PM

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brocken · 11-30-2010, 12:42 PM

4 hour 30 mile commute home FAIL

Seattle drivers for the most part DO suck. "Omigosh its raining, what do I do..."

Like somebody else already mentioned, unless you had spikes or awesome chains it was like an ice rink.

It snowed for hours in the morning and was just a wet, slick mess... then it started freezing and snowing again.

Funniest thing I saw was somebody in an E90 328 lowered with deep 20's... I guarantee those weren't snow tires.

In contrast, Thanksgiving morning we had snow flurries starting really early AM that stuck to the ground. Maybe 3" deep when I went out at 8. It was AWESOME to drive in. Still a little slippery but much more predictable.
Did some STI snow drifting....

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Rawhide Captain 363 Rep 794 Posts Drives: 2022 M340ix Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA, KC iTrader: (0)	Actually I grew up in a mountain city, and while the number of steep hilly streets are greater, the actual gradients were not any worse than what I would find around... ...oh fuck me I'm arguing over something this stupid. You win man.
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Rated M Second Lieutenant 54 Rep 255 Posts Drives: 2007 IB Z4MC Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Minnesota iTrader: (2)	lol at the Minnesota comments.... I have a 2000 323ci lowered with some really really nice snow tires... Even that thing slides on glare ice like that, but not nearly as bad as others. You have no idea how good this car does in the snow... its almost ridiculous __________________
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Comet Troll Harder 395 Rep 596 Posts Drives: 997 GT3, 997 4 GTS, X6M Join Date: May 2007 Location: Montreal, Beirut iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 Porsche GT3 [8.00] 2012 Porsche 4 GTS [5.34]	you want to talk ice and bad weather? yall got it nice and warm in the US this is my first car up in Montreal: PS: my doors were frozen shut.. I got in from the trunk which hadn't frozen yet __________________
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escobar929 Brigadier General 154 Rep 4,528 Posts Drives: M2 CS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hollywood, FL iTrader: (14) Garage List 2020 M2 CS [10.00] 2020 M240i [0.00]	my fav was the guy at 0:45sec mark, he slid into the turn then pretended he just parked, awesome!
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maswastage Resident Diesel Junkie 56 Rep 1,070 Posts Drives: 2010 AW 335d Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	Slick ice and hills are not a good combination, and it'll take more than snow tires to save you. Entertaining video, anyway, and I had to chuckle when the bus did a 180 and was flashing the "downtown" sign. Damn right you're going downtown, all the way down the hill whether you like it or not.
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11-30-2010, 12:42 PM	#32
brocken Captain 34 Rep 616 Posts Drives: X3MC Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (5)	4 hour 30 mile commute home FAIL Seattle drivers for the most part DO suck. "Omigosh its raining, what do I do..." Like somebody else already mentioned, unless you had spikes or awesome chains it was like an ice rink. It snowed for hours in the morning and was just a wet, slick mess... then it started freezing and snowing again. Funniest thing I saw was somebody in an E90 328 lowered with deep 20's... I guarantee those weren't snow tires. In contrast, Thanksgiving morning we had snow flurries starting really early AM that stuck to the ground. Maybe 3" deep when I went out at 8. It was AWESOME to drive in. Still a little slippery but much more predictable. Did some STI snow drifting....
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