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This should be lots of fun in the snow! Proper tires and rwd!
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Apex wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2019 1:49 pm That’s such a good looking car there, Troy! :megusta:
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My fear was that it would suck in the dry but it was not bad this afternoon with sunny and 45F weather. It's nowhere near as responsive or grippy as the summers for sure, but I don't have any of the complaints that :wasteful: has about his Xi3's making him nauseous or whatever.

It's more like going from a razor sharp sports car to something like a regular sporty car. M2C vs M240i type thing. Still pretty fun with the marshmallows on it.
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troyguitar wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2019 2:04 pm It's lube to seat the beads when it's 20 degrees out and even the snow tires are hard. Mounting tarz can be a PITA when it's warm and total :rage: when it's cold.

I'll clean it up eventually. Maybe. Or :jesus: will do it.
It won't come off on it's own. It's still all over my :ramz: that were put on in September.
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troyguitar wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2019 2:27 pm My fear was that it would suck in the dry but it was not bad this afternoon with sunny and 45F weather. It's nowhere near as responsive or grippy as the summers for sure, but I don't have any of the complaints that :wasteful: has about his Xi3's making him nauseous or whatever.

It's more like going from a razor sharp sports car to something like a regular sporty car. M2C vs M240i type thing. Still pretty fun with the marshmallows on it.
I had Xi3s on the volt and thought they were just fine. Definitely soft, but isn’t that the point?
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Detroit wrote: Sun Nov 17, 2019 7:21 am
troyguitar wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2019 2:27 pm My fear was that it would suck in the dry but it was not bad this afternoon with sunny and 45F weather. It's nowhere near as responsive or grippy as the summers for sure, but I don't have any of the complaints that :wasteful: has about his Xi3's making him nauseous or whatever.

It's more like going from a razor sharp sports car to something like a regular sporty car. M2C vs M240i type thing. Still pretty fun with the marshmallows on it.
I had Xi3s on the volt and thought they were just fine. Definitely soft, but isn’t that the point?
I have performance winter tars on my car and the handling characteristics are :impressive: , I don't see why someone needs the epic traction of a marshmallow tire if they even remotely know how to drive in shitty traction conditions. My parents put xi3s on her TL and it's a :dislike: from me.
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Detroit wrote: Sun Nov 17, 2019 7:21 am I had Xi3s on the volt and thought they were just fine. Definitely soft, but isn’t that the point?
I have performance winter tars on my car and the handling characteristics are :impressive: , I don't see why someone needs the epic traction of a marshmallow tire if they even remotely know how to drive in shitty traction conditions. My parents put xi3s on her TL and it's a :dislike: from me.
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I probably would have been fine on the Pirelli performance winters but they're old and have mixed reviews. No other options were available here in :jalepenis: 205/50/17 :doe:
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Detroit wrote: Sun Nov 17, 2019 7:21 am
troyguitar wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2019 2:27 pm My fear was that it would suck in the dry but it was not bad this afternoon with sunny and 45F weather. It's nowhere near as responsive or grippy as the summers for sure, but I don't have any of the complaints that :wasteful: has about his Xi3's making him nauseous or whatever.

It's more like going from a razor sharp sports car to something like a regular sporty car. M2C vs M240i type thing. Still pretty fun with the marshmallows on it.
I had Xi3s on the volt and thought they were just fine. Definitely soft, but isn’t that the point?
Fine for a Volt, but on my STi it completely ruined the car. Driving an STi on Xi3s for close to 6 months out of the year was a total :butwhy: experience, it dramatically neutered the feel on turn-in and the stability mid-corner. I would've been much better off on some PA4s or even some AS3+ all-seasons :doomed:
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I had Nokian Hakka flocka flames. No steering feel to be had in 205-65/15 but they tore shit up.
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I put the oem mud flaps on the front today, they seem pretty good. Solid feeling and perfect fit. The rears require pulling the wheels off :doe: so I'll do that another day.
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When I got the snow tarz, I had the shitty stockers moved to the SSR's. Summer tire storage is sitting out in the back yard, poverty style.

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Should have done the bachelor :ramz: coffee table
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troyguitar wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2019 2:24 pm When I got the snow tarz, I had the shitty stockers moved to the SSR's. Summer tire storage is sitting out in the back yard, poverty style.

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I was just looking at wheel racks this past weekend and also thinking about building my own..... between my son and I, we now have a three set surplus..... :waxer:
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Irish wrote:
troyguitar wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2019 2:24 pm When I got the snow tarz, I had the shitty stockers moved to the SSR's. Summer tire storage is sitting out in the back yard, poverty style.

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I was just looking at wheel racks this past weekend and also thinking about building my own..... between my son and I, we now have a three set surplus..... :waxer:
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CaleDeRoo wrote:Should have done the bachelor :ramz: coffee table
That would be a lot of coffee tables. I've done it before but it only realistically fit 2 tires for my table. Image
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troyguitar wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2019 2:44 pm
CaleDeRoo wrote:Should have done the bachelor :ramz: coffee table
That would be a lot of coffee tables. I've done it before but it only realistically fit 2 tires for my table. Image
I did coffee + end table with my BBS wheels. Threw some white Christmas lights inside of them for some sexy ambiance. None of the :tits: even noticed.
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2019 3:03 pm
troyguitar wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2019 2:44 pm That would be a lot of coffee tables. I've done it before but it only realistically fit 2 tires for my table. Image
I did coffee + end table with my BBS wheels. Threw some white Christmas lights inside of them for some sexy ambiance. None of the :tits: even noticed.
Interesting use of the plural ... you mean the left nor the right noticeD or do you have multiple sets in your life, you cassanova you? ....... :hubba:
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Irish wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2019 3:08 pm
CaleDeRoo wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2019 3:03 pm

I did coffee + end table with my BBS wheels. Threw some white Christmas lights inside of them for some sexy ambiance. None of the :tits: even noticed.
Interesting use of the plural ... you mean the left nor the right noticeD or do you have multiple sets in your life, you cassanova you? ....... :hubba:
This is back when I had my own place @21 and thought I was hot shit because I had forged BBS wheels. There was probably 100 different sets of :tits: through that door. 0% noticed the :ramz: and maybe 4% noticed me.
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2019 3:15 pm
Irish wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2019 3:08 pm

Interesting use of the plural ... you mean the left nor the right noticeD or do you have multiple sets in your life, you cassanova you? ....... :hubba:
This is back when I had my own place @21 and thought I was hot shit because I had forged BBS wheels. There was probably 100 different sets of :tits: through that door. 0% noticed the :ramz: and maybe 4% noticed me.
:nice: :heavybreathing:
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2019 3:15 pm
Irish wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2019 3:08 pm

Interesting use of the plural ... you mean the left nor the right noticeD or do you have multiple sets in your life, you cassanova you? ....... :hubba:
This is back when I had my own place @21 and thought I was hot shit because I had forged BBS wheels. There was probably 100 different sets of :tits: through that door. 0% noticed the :ramz: and maybe 4% noticed me.
:notbad:

I also lived alone with a :225: coffee table in my early 20s... can confirm, the table never got me laid. Now I have perma- :tits: and the days of :225: coffee table are long gone :sad:
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It'll melt off by May
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troyguitar wrote: Mon Dec 02, 2019 8:09 am All seasons are fine. Image
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:wap: Where are these mangos?
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No one else was in Aldi but they were at least open. Did not die or have to get rescued by a fucking truck. :wrong:ImageImageImage
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Aldi is great when times are tough. Scrap metal is only $.25. you need a :truk: to really take advantage of that though.
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