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Old 12-18-2012, 02:09 PM   #226
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I think you should put a very bright light in your rear window, so you can flash people behind you if they get too close. Or, just get out and yell at them in Polish.
That sounds like an excellent idea! Give 'em tailgaters a nice hard burst of bright light out the rear, scare the bejesus out of them. That oughta learn 'em!
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Old 12-18-2012, 02:15 PM   #227
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My commute to squamish was uneventful.

leave north van to rain on the sea to sky

now its snowing up here, hopefully some of it sticks
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Old 12-18-2012, 02:24 PM   #228
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That sounds like an excellent idea! Give 'em tailgaters a nice hard burst of bright light out the rear, scare the bejesus out of them. That oughta learn 'em!
Hahha
Well I could swear at em in polish, sounds like a great idea. I think I'm going to mount a switch, with a relay to my battery, to another wire goin all the way to my rear bumper and then i'm going to mount 2 hella horns that are going to be connected to l.e.d. Strobe lights mounted on the side pillars of my rear window lol

If you tailgate me on a hill in the snow goin uphill...
BEEEEEP and then white strobes goin off

Hopefully it causes deafness and temporary seizures
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Old 12-18-2012, 02:40 PM   #229
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I was scheduled to work in PoMo today.. left Richmond at 830. Hwy 91 messed. Decided to to try cutting through Vancouver and taking Hwy1.

Turned around after 1 hr sitting in traffic. Made it as far as Rupert and Kingsway.

couple inches of snow.. mayhem in this city. hah!
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Old 12-18-2012, 02:42 PM   #230
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Hahha
Well I could swear at em in polish, sounds like a great idea. I think I'm going to mount a switch, with a relay to my battery, to another wire goin all the way to my rear bumper and then i'm going to mount 2 hella horns that are going to be connected to l.e.d. Strobe lights mounted on the side pillars of my rear window lol

If you tailgate me on a hill in the snow goin uphill...
BEEEEEP and then white strobes goin off

Hopefully it causes deafness and temporary seizures
Hellas? Pssh, air horns, that's where it's at... I like the strobe light idea though, I may have to keep that in mind.
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Old 12-18-2012, 04:37 PM   #231
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starting to miss my subie
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Old 12-18-2012, 07:32 PM   #232
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starting to miss my subie
What happened to your subie?
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Old 12-19-2012, 01:54 AM   #233
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Didnt get any snow here in Mission... wish I was back in town to enjoy the snow you guys had!
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Old 12-19-2012, 02:26 AM   #234
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I was using that ENKEI for summer basically. I am going to powder coated the rims next spring.And I barely drive the car in winter. So it is ok for one winter. lol
Plus you live in Richmond. You will need more protection from dings. Maybe that's why you keep going back to Fastrack?
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Old 12-19-2012, 03:58 AM   #235
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Hahha
Well I could swear at em in polish, sounds like a great idea. I think I'm going to mount a switch, with a relay to my battery, to another wire goin all the way to my rear bumper and then i'm going to mount 2 hella horns that are going to be connected to l.e.d. Strobe lights mounted on the side pillars of my rear window lol

If you tailgate me on a hill in the snow goin uphill...
BEEEEEP and then white strobes goin off

Hopefully it causes deafness and temporary seizures
This sounds great until one dark night you scare the crap out of a cop.... Vehicle Inspection
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Old 12-19-2012, 07:29 AM   #236
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I can hear someone skidding hard from a distance. Either they're pulling doughnuts, or they're having a realllllllly hard time getting out of their (level) driveway.

It's snowing in Richmond.

EDIT: Whoever it is is driving me up the wall. Save some for me, Bro!!
(****, that means I need to get out of bed and start my day... )

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Old 12-19-2012, 10:44 AM   #237
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richmond got like 1/4 inch. Spent my commute going about 30km/h.
People seriously overreact, i mean i could see the cement.

But its so fun!
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Old 12-19-2012, 12:56 PM   #238
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No kidding - although some of the feeder routes for the bridges were covered in hard-packed melted-and-refrozen snow (ie. ice). Some people really have no business driving with the tires they have on.

But I did manage to enjoy some unadulterated alone time on the roads early this morning. I have to say, the tires the car came with don't really like wet snow all that much. But they were ok. I miss the Fuzions that were on my Integra. They seemed to be better handling the snow. And that was a FWD vehicle, too.

And yes, it was fun.


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Old 12-19-2012, 08:22 PM   #239
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What happened to your subie?
I got old and practical, so I sold it for an eco car


my drive in this morning... traction control is not as fun as awd

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Old 12-19-2012, 09:00 PM   #240
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my winter mode


p225/4017 michelin pilot alpin's
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Old 12-19-2012, 09:27 PM   #241
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Nice!
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Old 12-20-2012, 03:44 AM   #242
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Plus you live in Richmond. You will need more protection from dings. Maybe that's why you keep going back to Fastrack?
Nothing related to dings. Door dings happened everywhere. I like Fastrack, so I just go often. Btw, most drivers are ok in richmond. Every place has good and bad drivers.




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Old 12-20-2012, 10:28 AM   #243
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Not going to lie but your car looks unreal in the snow. Major boner here. The only thing I don't like is your wing/spoiler/downforce generator but everything else about your car is beautiful
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Old 12-20-2012, 12:14 PM   #244
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Had some snow to play with yesterday! Took a quick snap with my ONE X phone before I had to go to work. Too bad nothing was left when I got off work


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Old 12-20-2012, 02:17 PM   #245
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p225/4017 michelin pilot alpin's
...I think I saw you on Alderbridge and Garden City in Richmond a month ago if my memory serves me correctly
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Old 12-20-2012, 02:38 PM   #246
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Plus you live in Richmond. You will need more protection from dings. Maybe that's why you keep going back to Fastrack?
STORY OF MY LIFE .. I MISS SURREY.. seriously.

fujiwara- whats the specs of the wheels? i cant tell if 9.5+27 or 10.5+30
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Old 12-20-2012, 03:11 PM   #247
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No better in surrey ... Last night I stopped behind some chick in a parking lot to let my girl friend out and the chick just backs out right onto my passenger door... Then bitches at me cause I was behind her and she didn't look... Argued with her for a good 10 min before she gave me her info.... No damage that I can see but the bitch didn't even apologize or anything...
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Old 12-20-2012, 04:02 PM   #248
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I had a fun last night
Bliss is an unplowed parking lot at 3 am
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Old 12-20-2012, 04:55 PM   #249
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I will say that the one thing I wasn't prepared for was the pooling of water all over the place. In particular, as I was heading off the Oak Street Bridge at Bridgeport, turning left onto Garden City (southbound), I was in the right left-turn lane (there are two lanes that turn left at that intersection). A fellow driver (in their Porsche SUV) was also turning left in the left lane, and just as we cleared the intersection, SPLASH!! my car got covered by the water from the puddle that the Porsche SUV had just driven through (at speed).

Those were three seconds where I literally had to guess which way the road was curving, as the muddy, salty water was finding its way off my windshield and hood. Luckily, I was ok (ie. continued driving without incident). Good thing my windows were closed, and thankfully there wasn't any hard debris in the water being splashed up.

(This happened yesterday afternoon at around 1pm.)
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Old 12-20-2012, 05:07 PM   #250
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OMG SNOW RALLY!
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