Let it snow

[Bradley G]

Ok , with snow in the forecast it pains me to go into "Snow mode"
I switched out the wheels and tires today, it felt nice @ 50*
Who else is hunker'in down for the season?

[DOOM]

Keep that crap up there! Dont send it this way!!!

[offroadkarter]

Ok , with snow in the forecast it pains me to go into "Snow mode"
I switched out the wheels and tires today, it felt nice @ 50*
Who else is hunker'in down for the season?


I'm ready for snow, another season of snowmobiles

[ntd]

Ok , with snow in the forecast it pains me to go into "Snow mode"
I switched out the wheels and tires today, it felt nice @ 50*
Who else is hunker'in down for the season?

I just stored mine I'm fortunate enough to have something else to drive for the winter 07 focus(aka lil-silver).

[bob6364]

16" steelies and Winterforce tire went on last weekend 3rd season and they still look great......

[a_d_a_m]

I'm in winter mode.

Car's stored in the garage, new tires on the AWD Magnum.

[Pops]

Bradley T Bolt and the GM are tucked away. I sure wanted to get the Merc out today but was the only one at the store.:( Its headed for low temps by Friday. Hang on to your hat!

Doomie go find a couple of Midgets to keep you warm!;)

[dohc324ci]

Hey guys I know nothing of what your speaking of....LOL If I want snow I drive 3 hours north east to Lake Tahoe, if I want the beach I drive 1.5 south west to Santa Cruz or Monterey, if I want Big city life I head north west 1 hour to San Francisco/Oakland if I want cows, flat land, walnut orchards, tomato fields, piece and quite I stay home....in the Central Valley....LOL sorry

[ntd]

Hey guys I know nothing of what your speaking of....LOL If I want snow I drive 3 hours north east to Lake Tahoe, if I want the beach I drive 1.5 south west to Santa Cruz or Monterey, if I want Big city life I head north west 1 hour to San Francisco/Oakland if I want cows, flat land, walnut orchards, tomato fields, piece and quite I stay home....in the Central Valley....LOL sorry

Yea but one good earthquake and you'll lose half your state:depress:

[dohc324ci]

Yea but one good earthquake and you'll lose half your state:depress:

You know earthquakes arent seasonal...LOL The last one we had in the Bay Area NorCal was in 89 (7.1). But funny you should mentioned this because visiting back east in 06 everyone said the same thing about the earthquakes and it funny because it isnt like theres an earthquake season or anything like that. Once in a while you get one that will register high (5) on the Richter scale lower than 3 cant even feel it. I think the worst thing about California is our politics (Sacramento), high taxes, traffic, air quality, high cost of living. Other than that the weather is great...BTW, I get 11-13" of rain annually.

[Bradley G]

I get 11-13" of rain annually.(QUOTE)
11-13?... !, we had that much a couple weeks ago.
That's not rainfall, that's a shoe size!:eek:

[bob6364]

Hey guys I know nothing of what your speaking of....LOL If I want snow I drive 3 hours north east to Lake Tahoe, if I want the beach I drive 1.5 south west to Santa Cruz or Monterey, if I want Big city life I head north west 1 hour to San Francisco/Oakland if I want cows, flat land, walnut orchards, tomato fields, piece and quite I stay home....in the Central Valley....LOL sorry

Your state is beautiful mate ....its your goverment that is ugly....i stayed in San Diego for awhile What a cool place 3 hours to just about any kind of terrain anyone could want.

[Mr. Man]

Hard to beat Tracy for H3ll on Earth heat though. At least the humidity is low

[Bigdogjim]

The Mercury been off duty since Indy......

F-150 2wd with wide tires is worse then the marauder in the snow:)

We get snow then I just call off for the day, works for me:up:

[ntd]

I think the worst thing about California is our politics (Sacramento), high taxes, traffic, air quality, high cost of living.

I would have figured the Govinator would have cleaned that up:lol:

[CRUZTAKER]

Who else is hunker'in down for the season?

Brad....we are so ready for the cold!

Bring it on....Daddy needs ice!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2734/4136501812_938568eedd.jpg

[dohc324ci]

I would have figured the Govinator would have cleaned that up:lol:

Sacramento is so screwed up its no wonder why we are 30 B I L L I O N in DEBT. For the EIGHTH largest Economy in the world how did that happen? Arnold was good his first term....then he got re elected and has been disappointing. But I never put my faith in ANY politician they are very ambitious and will always disappoint you just like my RAIDAZ:D

[dohc324ci]

Brad....we are so ready for the cold!

Bring it on....Daddy needs ice!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2734/4136501812_938568eedd.jpg

Hey Cruz isnt that above ground pool kinda shallow huh....LOL

Must get really cold out their to have a rink that long...

[Vortex]

Chance of a few flurries later this week here IN DALLAS!!!

[CRUZTAKER]

Hey Cruz isnt that above ground pool kinda shallow huh....LOL

Must get really cold out their to have a rink that long...

Yup...normally in the teens through February around here.;)

Puck-en Ehh!

[TAKEDOWN]

Ok , with snow in the forecast it pains me to go into "Snow mode"
I switched out the wheels and tires today, it felt nice @ 50*
Who else is hunker'in down for the season?

I did... I went out and bought a 2004 Ford Crown Vic Police Interceptor, I was to lazy to change the tires, LOL!

[Ms. Denmark]

I did... I went out and bought a 2003 Lincoln Aviator , I was to lazy to change the tires, LOL!
Fixed it....otherwise what he said ! LOL

[Bradley G]

The snows I mounted are on thier fifth season, I'd be lying if I said the rears have much left.
You can still see the sipes , they are maybe good for one more season.
I wish I had snow tires for Lil Sis, the UHP summer tires don't offer much traction below 30*, Good thing I work close to home.

[Mote]

Who else is hunker'in down for the season?

Just sold the old van so now I have cash for winter tires. Got an eye on a set of new 17" Mustang Bullitts and a new set of 235/60-17 Kumho snows. With mounting and balancing it'll be $850. We won't have any snow to speak of for at least 2 weeks so I should be good to go by the time I need them.

[RacerX]

Thanks to Sean, I'll be putting the snow tires/rims on this weekend. I hate snow... My Siberian Husky and kids love it though. Guiness (my dog) pulls the kids on a toboggan at about 20+mph. :D

[justbob]

Welllllllllllll, I got as far as repainting the steelies yesterday while it was warm, but I don't have any lugs or centercaps yet... So kinda ready? I need some lugs and caps on the CHEAP! Maybe junk yard?

[TAKEDOWN]

Fixed it....otherwise what he said ! LOL

... Ahhh, but YOU'RE rolling in style!

[LOWBUCKMM]

i went out and bought a volvo s70 t5 for a new work/winter car. and i just ordered some snow tires for it. so im ready for the winter.

[justbob]

My cab is now rolling small pimpin 16's! First time ever with snows, I feel bad for what I have done!!! It's not like i'll ever drive it in the snow, but I need a back up vehicle incase one of the other one's break, so she is now ready.

[Pat]

It's snowing here in NW Louisiana, a light, small flakes, dusting. Not even hitting the ground. But it's nice to see.

Regards,

[swc69]

I almost hate to say it - but I'm about two weeks from re-activating the insurance on my 2003a for the winter. It sat all summer. I didn't even switch out the snows from last year.

I remain, AFAIK, the only guy on the planet with a Marauder as a dedicated winter only car. I might hit 100k miles by February.

I think this year I'll fix the HVAC so I at least have heat on my feet.

[dohc324ci]

All my smack talking about not knowing nothing about the snow and BAM. It snows in Tracy Ca, first time in 27 years! It figures...LOL

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=SR&Dato=20091207&Kategori=A_NEWS&Lopenr=120709997&Ref=PH
http://www.tracypress.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Tracy+awoke+to+snow%20&id=5029579-Tracy+awoke+to+snow&instance=home_news_bullets#

[Bradley G]

Congrats!
We have a storm coming, I've heard 6"-10",... "LIARS"!!!:P

All my smack talking about not knowing nothing about the snow and BAM. It snows in Tracy Ca, first time in 27 years! It figures...LOL

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=SR&Dato=20091207&Kategori=A_NEWS&Lopenr=120709997&Ref=PH
http://www.tracypress.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Tracy+awoke+to+snow%20&id=5029579-Tracy+awoke+to+snow&instance=home_news_bullets#

[Mote]

We have a storm hitting starting late morning today. My new snow tires get mounted balanced and bolted on in an hour!

[jdando]

We have a storm hitting starting late morning today. ....

Yeah, what he said!

I am living large, ditched the 25 mile commute for a 4 mile commute a couple months ago. No more sitting on the freeway for 2 hours at any sign of rain or snow.:banana:

[imorb1994]

I know all the garage queens are going crap themselves when they see this but:
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/500/medium/Early_SNOW.jpg (http://javascript<b></b>:;)
Approximatley 14" so far and possibly looking at another 34":eek:

[jdando]

...Approximatley 14" so far and possibly looking at another 34":eek:

:bows::bows::bows: Now we are talking snow!

[justbob]

Damn son! Thats some snow!!!

Now my problem... My Escort wagon with new front firestones is utterly reckless to drive in the snow! No takeoff, no turning, no stopping! This morning I took one of the kids to school and it was ALL over the place. I decided to take the Rauder with the new snow tires and NO weight when I took the second kid and HOLY CRAP that car stuck to the road like glue!!! So what's the point of having the beater???????? My escort hatchback I had last winter was a dream in the snow (except turning), of course it was a standard shift and this one isn't.

[GordonB]

Put the snowshoes on Blue Nov. 22 before we flew to Michigan for Thanksgiving. I did Red on Fri. Dec. 4. Got the first white stuff on Sat. Dec 5th, my birthday -- YUCK!!! Gawd, I hate winter. Looking forward to NMB, SC for Christmas! I might get one car washed!
GordonB

[yjmud]

mine has been away since I whacked a deer in October
been repaired since

[Mr. Man]

Damn son! Thats some snow!!!

Now my problem... My Escort wagon with new front firestones is utterly reckless to drive in the snow! No takeoff, no turning, no stopping! This morning I took one of the kids to school and it was ALL over the place. I decided to take the Rauder with the new snow tires and NO weight when I took the second kid and HOLY CRAP that car stuck to the road like glue!!! So what's the point of having the beater???????? My escort hatchback I had last winter was a dream in the snow (except turning), of course it was a standard shift and this one isn't.

We had a couple Escort wagons when we lived in NYC (least likely car to be stolen and the people who come out at night are animals and have no respect for other people's property). I always thought the wagons did well in snow...just point add mash the gas. Do you have snow tyres on the front wheels? Snows make a big difference.

[justbob]

No, but looks like i'll be looking here really quick! I can't believe how bad it was???!

[rauder775]

I usually swap out my "cop snow tires" by Thanksgiving but am a bit behind schedule. My MM does not have winter duty anymore, but I still change them for the season (may as well get use out of the set and keep the miles off my original tires). I actually enjoy running it that way for a while, then slapping the mags back on when the weather breaks just ushers in Spring appropriately!!

[CRUZTAKER]

:bows::bows::bows: Now we are talking snow!

J you seriously need to send some of that cold our way and SOON!

I got 1200 gallons of water in my back yard just waiting to be abused!

[guspech750]

My Marauder has been my best car in the snow by far. Excluding my 4WD Jeep. I will forever buy snow tires now for whetever car I may own in the future (hopefully another Marauder). I was so surprised at how the car was so firmly planted on the road and the traction I have in the snow.