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14570 messages, Last post on Dec 03, 2009 at 9:18 AM
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Your Community Leaders are ateixeira and rsholland.
This is the place for Crew members to kick back, relax, and talk about...whatever!
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Replying to: jfl (Dec 11, 2008 2:05 am) I think they're under the engine cover, the little plastic thing that basically hides everything you need access to.  Sorry to hear about the job. Hopefully we've hit bottom and at least prices are down from the nose bleed levels of a few months ago. |
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Replying to: hondafriek (Dec 09, 2008 2:57 pm) Let's see, it's a 1993, so that was 15 years, at least. Probably closer to 16. Mileage was around 70k, so I definitely stretched it a bit. Thing is - the NA Miata is not an interference design, so if my belt snapped it only meant I'd be stranded.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Dec 12, 2008 12:02 pm) Cheers Pat. |
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Well.. I found out that these tires really suck in the snow.. which makes perfect sense  for an AWD economy sedan ('08 Impreza). I have a set of 205/50-17 Dunlop winter tires... .they would be a perfect fit.. except that I only have 16" wheels.. They have about 20K on them, so not the greatest tread left, but it would have to be better than these crappy OEM all-seasons.. Now, if I can just find a cheap set of 17" alloys off a WRX... 
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Replying to: kyfdx (Dec 15, 2008 1:07 pm) If Subie did spec A/S tires which performed better in winter, their summer performance would almost certainly suffer. Reviewers can be significantly swayed by such things, and in fact you'll often read when they have comparos that Car B would have scored better with grippier tires blah, blah, blah. To wit, if you want to win one of these "shootouts" and generate more sales, put on tires that will stink in winter. It was in fact one of the repeated knocks against the older WRXs (RE-92s) and a big plus in reviews of the new one with the Dunlops. They never do those tests in winter onditions it seems, because the result would have been the opposite. There is certainly a difference between what you expect from a WRX or an Impreza sedan, but the above principles still apply.
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Replying to: volkov (Dec 15, 2008 1:59 pm)  I'd understand on a WRX... I really would like to find a cheap set of 17" alloys that fit... Those winter tires are left over from my wife's 330ci.. It would make it much more likely that the stock tires would still be acceptable at the end of my 30K lease, as well...
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Replying to: kyfdx (Dec 15, 2008 2:05 pm)
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Replying to: xwesx (Dec 15, 2008 2:13 pm) I'm only musing, because I already have those winter tires... I think even 90% worn, they'd be better than the stock all-seasons in the winter.. My wife's convertible was a tank with them on...
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This due to the economic conditions. I'll have blog up in the morning of about a bunch of car companies pulling their racing teams from various venues. Bob
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Replying to: rsholland (Dec 15, 2008 5:15 pm)
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