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Old 03-01-2009, 11:05 PM
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We have a snow day tomorrow! Its a poorly-drained mess, I'm going to make a run for food before it freezes. Thank goodness for AWD and winter tires. I hope there aren't too many idiots within the .5 mile drive...
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Old 03-02-2009, 06:25 AM
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Haven't checked out the snow fall last night! I know it snowed not that I hace checked weather.com/tv news but, because I hear the damn snow plow hitting the storm drains and roads! Now, have to dig myself out AGAIN! When is this freakin' weather ever going to stop? I swear I am takin' advantage of the weather when it gets warmer!
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Old 03-02-2009, 09:38 AM
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Hows Everyone doin'?

We have a snow day tomorrow! Its a poorly-drained mess, I'm going to make a run for food before it freezes. Thank goodness for AWD and winter tires. I hope there aren't too many idiots within the .5 mile drive...
You dont have winter tires do you?

I'm going to take the 325i sport out for its first winter excursion soon It's really cold though, -6,5°C according to the Weather Channel and around 15-20cm (6,8-9in) before its all over.
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Old 03-02-2009, 12:57 PM
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You dont have winter tires do you?

I'm going to take the 325i sport out for its first winter excursion soon It's really cold though, -6,5°C according to the Weather Channel and around 15-20cm (6,8-9in) before its all over.
Good all seasons. I went out last night, DSC off, couldn't get the damn thing to lose traction without the pathetic BMW E-brake.

However, my campus is now coated in a crunchy, white layer of ice/snowy shit because not only did the flooded water freeze, so did the slush. What a mess. Well... At least my Midterm got pushed back.
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The roads were completely covered in four inches of snow, but me and my wiiiiiiiiiiiide 20" Toyo Proxes made the 35 mile trek to work safe and sound.
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Old 03-02-2009, 01:27 PM
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The roads were completely covered in four inches of snow, but me and my wiiiiiiiiiiiide 20" Toyo Proxes made the 35 mile trek to work safe and sound.
I hope it stays above freezing! Its supposed to be like 15º here, that isn't gonna be fun after a day in the mid thirties of melting.
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Old 03-02-2009, 02:36 PM
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The roads were completely covered in four inches of snow, but me and my wiiiiiiiiiiiide 20" Toyo Proxes made the 35 mile trek to work safe and sound.
Hey M - I went 2.5 miles to work on my 20" Michelin tires!
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Old 03-02-2009, 08:56 PM
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I can definitely say, one does NOT need all-wheel drive. After this morning, all the driving was done in the 325i including slushy parking lots, offramps, and unplowed side roads. If anything, the lower sport suspension poses a bigger problem with the low ride height.
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Old 03-02-2009, 09:11 PM
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I can definitely say, one does NOT need all-wheel drive. After this morning, all the driving was done in the 325i including slushy parking lots, offramps, and unplowed side roads. If anything, the lower sport suspension poses a bigger problem with the low ride height.
Yeah? Ask my friend who drove his 525i across I-85 yesterday how many times he had to get towed.
But in a rare moment of agreement, my CFO had to service her X today and got an E90 328i xdrive loaner, and her first comment was how it was swimming up our cul-de-sac since the economic situation has obviously stopped the town from maintaining our street. Oh well.

FSETH- You got spared, my friends were in ATL and they got hammered.

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Old 03-02-2009, 10:44 PM
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FSETH- You got spared, my friends were in ATL and they got hammered.
I guess I lucked out. It never got really bad in my area. Anything more than a couple inches of snow can really throw things off down here because they are just not prepared to deal with it. Plus, everyone here drives crazy as hell in rain/snow anyway for some reason which makes it even worse.
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