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Re: Winter driving help [traumer]
by stuckamy
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Jan 24, 2007 (2:38 am)
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Replying to: traumer (Jan 24, 2007 1:55 am)
I somehow thought I could get by with All Seasons, I was able to get by with my older Mustang, however it was a manual transmission, and maybe I was used to driving that more. I think though on this night in addition to the snow I might have been stuck ice ruts left by others who parked there. Do snow tires perform better in/on the ice also?
Again thank you for your help.
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Re: Winter driving help [stuckamy]
by traumer
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Jan 24, 2007 (2:51 am)
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Replying to: stuckamy (Jan 24, 2007 2:38 am)
Winter Tires are made with a softer rubber compound so that when its freezing outside the tires won't be frozen stiff and will grab the surface better in cold weather.
Winter tires are made special to run in snow and on ice. They have hundreds of sipes (small cuts) on the thread surface to grab onto the ice. This is all a very simple answer from me. At tirerack.com read the articles about winter tires and you will find out why winter tires are the best way to go.
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Re: Winter driving help [stuckamy]
by traumer
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Jan 24, 2007 (2:59 am)
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Replying to: stuckamy (Jan 24, 2007 2:38 am)
I live in North Dakota and have winter tires on my 4 cylinder Honda Accord and I get around with no trouble at all on ice or snow. I work rotating shift work and have to travel about 80 miles round trip to work on the interstate and then mostly on two lane highway. With my hours I'm always on the road before the snowplows and have to drive on very bad roads at times. After switching from all season tires to winter tires I get around so much easier now.
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Re: Winter driving help [traumer]
by stuckamy
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Jan 24, 2007 (4:54 am)
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Replying to: traumer (Jan 24, 2007 2:59 am)
My old Mustang is a manual transmission, with all season. I usually was able to get around most of the time, got stuck a many times, and was usually able to rock it out, occasionally I would need a push, and this is the first year though with an automatic. Of course having to use the ladies room as badly as I had to and not being very picky about finding a better parking location and I think being as frantic as I was did not help, because I am sure that I nailed it at first trying to get out to find somewhere else to go. I do very much appreciate you taking time to help me with my questions.
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Re: Winter driving help [traumer]
by stuckamy
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Jan 24, 2007 (7:11 am)
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Replying to: traumer (Jan 24, 2007 2:59 am)
Well eighty miles is quite a trip, mine in only 53 miles one way give or take a few depending upon which rout you would like to take. Normally it takes slightly a little over an hour to get home. One snowstorm though with my 2003 Mustang it took seven hours to get home, most of it due to traffic being slow, I got stuck several times, however there were plenty of helping hands. Some of the guys who got stuck though did not have the help I had, so it goes to show being female at times does help.
And with my 1995 Camaro being an inexperience driver in the snow, I was once stuck so bad and for so long I ruined the transmission, which was an automatic. Thought you might like to know a little more.
Once again thank you for the advice and help with my questions. Sorry for all the questions.
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Re: Winter driving help [stuckamy]
by ontop
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Jan 24, 2007 (6:28 pm)
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Replying to: stuckamy (Jan 24, 2007 7:11 am)
Just wondering what snow is?
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Re: Winter driving help [ontop]
by bigfur
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Jan 24, 2007 (6:52 pm)
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Replying to: ontop (Jan 24, 2007 6:28 pm)
No offence intended but....shut up!  haha
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Re: Winter driving help [ontop]
by meateater
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Jan 25, 2007 (5:24 am)
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Replying to: ontop (Jan 24, 2007 6:28 pm)
Just wondering what snow is?
I think its the powdery stuff that somehow falls to the ground in places where its like living in a freezer.
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Re: Winter driving help [ontop]
by wtd44
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Jan 26, 2007 (1:05 pm)
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Replying to: ontop (Jan 24, 2007 6:28 pm)
If you get an aluminum grain shovel, you won't define snow, but you'll be able to throw it away from your car tires with precision and EASE.
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Re: Winter Driving - are you prepared? [Sylvia]
by pittautoman
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Feb 10, 2007 (6:45 pm)
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Replying to: Sylvia (Dec 09, 2005 7:32 am)
Not doing anything except lettin er warm up.
John,
http://www.dripslipper.com
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