The banter thread

[xtremepsionic]

So, looks like it is going to be officially winter starting next monday, snow and below freezing weather forcasted for Calgary! I just put the winter tires on for a day to make sure they're not leaking, and quickly swapped back my summer tires for these last couple of dry days left. It is so much fun ripping up the corners with these summers in the dry, I just did a personal best of 0.99g in a corner coming home today. Turn off traction control, understeer, oversteer, a flick of countersteer, weeeee

I hope it snows a lot, or not at all, I can't stand driving on dry roads with those winter tires, it's like trying to run with boots on, you can do it, but it's no fun at all.

[mr.abulia]

Huh... looks like I'm driving into Calgary earlier than I thought, then! I don't have winters for the P-car, and I need to get there for next week...

Of course, it is Calgary. It'll probably be sunny and 35 by next Friday

[xtremepsionic]

Quote: Originally Posted by mr.abulia (original)

Huh... looks like I'm driving into Calgary earlier than I thought, then! I don't have winters for the P-car, and I need to get there for next week...

Of course, it is Calgary. It'll probably be sunny and 35 by next Friday

Weather network link, look at long term forecast for next Thursday

No, more like -12C I think

[I Am Canadian]

Quote: Originally Posted by mr.abulia (original)

I don't think the rear one will line up just right, xtreme

I may have found a solution though: buy a grille and a stock rear bumper, and then try to find whatever the heck that middle grill piece is in these photos:




(ok, does anyone know why these aren't showing up as pictures? I used the insert image button, for gosh sakes!)

Initially I was not a fan of the OEM kit, but slowly grew to like everything but the rear bumper. For me, as an owner now....it all doesn't matter. This CP car rocks.

The "middle grill" you speak of appears to me as part of that molded bumper. Not a trim addition.

[I Am Canadian]

Quote: Originally Posted by xtremepsionic (original)

Weather network link, look at long term forecast for next Thursday

No, more like -12C I think

Yes, but Abulia is mostly correct. A chinook will roll on in soon enough. I'll be missing those chinooks once E-town is locked into the unforgiving cold.

[mr.abulia]

Quote: Originally Posted by I Am Canadian (original)

The "middle grill" you speak of appears to me as part of that molded bumper. Not a trim addition.

Ok, groovy. I guess I'll e-mail a Hamann dealer and see if they can help me out

[faster,Tobias!]

I put my snows on last Sunday, as I didn't want to wake up to three feet of the white stuff & switch my wheels in a hurry. You can rip around corners in the dry with them one, but you can practically hear the dollars fluttering skyward. Happily (I have the tire warranty) I found a nail in one of my nearly-worn-out Eagle F1's (I bought them in Aprl!!). Now I'll have to remember to find another nail for one other tire in the springtime!

[xtremepsionic]

Quote: Originally Posted by faster,Tobias! (original)

I put my snows on last Sunday, as I didn't want to wake up to three feet of the white stuff & switch my wheels in a hurry. You can rip around corners in the dry with them one, but you can practically hear the dollars fluttering skyward. Happily (I have the tire warranty) I found a nail in one of my nearly-worn-out Eagle F1's (I bought them in Aprl!!). Now I'll have to remember to find another nail for one other tire in the springtime!

Got a bunch of them in the tool box, when do u wanna run them over?

[xtremepsionic]

Drove down to a dog club meeting to take pictures today. The best part of the drive was definitely the 270 degree on ramp from Deerfoot onto Barlow trail.



If you look at that map, deerfoot going south, a big loop onto Barlow north, so much fun going at about 105km/h there I envy you guys living in the south, hehe

[Ferroequine]

Quote: Originally Posted by xtremepsionic (original)

I envy you guys living in the south, hehe

Have you tried the EB Glenmore onto SB Deerfoot onramp (S curves) yet?

[xtremepsionic]

Quote: Originally Posted by MiniVee (original)

Have you tried the EB Glenmore onto SB Deerfoot onramp (S curves) yet?

Oh yes, actually last month when I went to that dog club, I took Glenmore onto Deerfoot. I don't remember the S curves too much, because I was too busy waving and weaving left and right to stay good bye to some truckers who didn't let me merge a couple blocks ago

Another similar one is EB 16th Ave just past COP, merging onto NB Sarcee Trail, good set of Ss there too.

[MiniPapa]

All this talk of twisty roads is making me itchy.
I haven't driven my girl all week and I'm starting to get irritable.

She was towed to Crowfoot today for service Monday, so hopefully I'll have her back Tuesday.

Then I'll have to make up for lost time

[mr.abulia]

I hope they manage to fix her up on Monday... and I hope you have your snows on so that you can get her home again! I don't even want to think about what the roads are going to be like next week

[xtremepsionic]

Yeah, looks like it is "wet snow" on monday, however the rest of the week now seems to be mostly above freezing. I sure hope it will be warm enough for the snow to just melt away so I can put the summer tires back on I have perfected tire change in the garage, takes me 15 minutes to change all 4s, so I'm going to put on the snows only when I have to!

[mr.abulia]

Quote: Originally Posted by xtremepsionic (original)

I have perfected tire change in the garage, takes me 15 minutes to change all 4s, so I'm going to put on the snows only when I have to!

That's pretty good What kind of jack are you using? I've got a Canadian Tire wheeled jack (el cheap 2 ton variety with stands), but it works pretty well for changing out tires. My only issue with doing it in the garage is the space between me and the walls... I'm a big boy