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02-27-2007, 03:42 PM
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So it snowed this sunday in NY and this is what happened to me....
and i was going 25-30.. to make matters worst the cop gave me a ticket for unreasonable speeds.. moron...
and i was going 25-30.. to make matters worst the cop gave me a ticket for unreasonable speeds.. moron...
02-27-2007, 04:24 PM
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Very damn small..... ><! how fast were you going anyways? I was driving through that snow/rain mix through DE, PA, NY, and CT on Sunday evening into the night and it wasnt that bad for me atleast.
02-27-2007, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by jlegendls
So it snowed this sunday in NY and this is what happened to me....
and i was going 25-30.. to make matters worst the cop gave me a ticket for unreasonable speeds.. moron...
and i was going 25-30.. to make matters worst the cop gave me a ticket for unreasonable speeds.. moron...
Sorry it happened to you and your car but it looks to me like you're running summer rubber in winter! If that's true then what were you thinking?
02-27-2007, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by DarkBrew
Sorry it happened to you and your car but it looks to me like you're running summer rubber in winter! If that's true then what were you thinking?
Coulda, woulda, shoulda.....
02-28-2007, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by New Yorker
Give a guy a break—I'm sure he wasn't running summer tires. He's got 70 posts here—and I assume, an owner's manual—so I don't see "summer rubber" as a factor in this accident. What are you suggesting—that he's stupid? There must be some other cause for the crash—icy patch of road, perhaps?
But Look at the picture he posted. OEM rims and probably OEM tires.
Based on my experience with my RE040s and cold weather I change to winter tires as soon as the temerature is consistently below 10C (50 F) daytime highs.
Driving with summer tires on snow is possible but it's stupid!
Every accident has at its root a sequence of events. Maybe he hit a patch of ice. Maybe he was driving too fast for the snow and cold. Maybe he had summer tires. Bottom line is, this was preventable. It does not mean that I don't feel for the guy.
02-28-2007, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by DarkBrew
Were you being sarcastic? Your response seems aimed at making him feel worse.
But Look at the picture he posted. OEM rims and probably OEM tires.
Based on my experience with my RE040s and cold weather I change to winter tires as soon as the temerature is consistently below 10C (50 F) daytime highs.
Driving with summer tires on snow is possible but it's stupid!
Every accident has at its root a sequence of events. Maybe he hit a patch of ice. Maybe he was driving too fast for the snow and cold. Maybe he had summer tires. Bottom line is, this was preventable. It does not mean that I don't feel for the guy.
But Look at the picture he posted. OEM rims and probably OEM tires.
Based on my experience with my RE040s and cold weather I change to winter tires as soon as the temerature is consistently below 10C (50 F) daytime highs.
Driving with summer tires on snow is possible but it's stupid!
Every accident has at its root a sequence of events. Maybe he hit a patch of ice. Maybe he was driving too fast for the snow and cold. Maybe he had summer tires. Bottom line is, this was preventable. It does not mean that I don't feel for the guy.
Sorry for your luck...I know how bad the stock potenzas sucked in even a little rain around here...i'd hate to drive in snow with them.
Here's a video of an rx8 in snow with stock potenzas
http://youtube.com/watch?v=CAGZlmEfUw0
02-28-2007, 09:12 AM
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What I said does seem insensitive - I'm sorry. And I know how bad I feel when something happens to my car. But if you're running summer tires in snow, surely you realize you have only yourself to blame. I could understand the temptation to take the 8 out—carefully—in snow "just this one time," but if I did that and slid into something I'd be blaming myself—and I wouldn't be surprised.
03-02-2007, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by New Yorker
What I said does seem insensitive - I'm sorry. And I know how bad I feel when something happens to my car. But if you're running summer tires in snow, surely you realize you have only yourself to blame. I could understand the temptation to take the 8 out—carefully—in snow "just this one time," but if I did that and slid into something I'd be blaming myself—and I wouldn't be surprised.
03-02-2007, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Nick
Some of us just don't have the luxury to leave the car at home or buy snow tires.... I didn't plan on having two RX-8s for the winter but now I do and so the wife's has the snow tires, mine has stock. After two winters with an RX-8 I just realize I have to be extra careful. And get a running start across ditches.
03-02-2007, 04:45 PM
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ouch! sorry that happened to ya. Did your insurance give you an estimate yet?
03-02-2007, 11:26 PM
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I'm sure the OP was looking for a pity party but this isn't the place for it if you did something stupid like try to drive fast in the OEM Potenzas in snow/ice. Those things are SH*T. Nobody ever buys them again with their own money.
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