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2000+ owners and winter driving

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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by SSE Motorhead
Ask anyone who was on the Titanic that question.
Was it that long ago that the latest movie came out..Haro should know this one..

Originally Posted by SSE Motornut
... when the car is parked all night in sub-freezing temperatures, turns back into ice and expands...
Why would you be that cruel to your car when you have a garage.

Pete...park in the garage.
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 01:06 PM
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if you have an iceberg lodged in your wheel, you should not be driving.

honesty, could ice really wreck anything metal inside your wheelwell?
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 01:26 PM
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A snowbrush wiped out one of Gumballs.
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 01:26 PM
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I'd love to park in a garage in the winter, but it'* my brother'* garage so his Mini will be in there. Plus my car wouldn't fit, his garage is smaller than HALF of yours.

Pat, PM coming.
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 01:08 PM
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I'm going with 16" rims. I was wondering how narrow I can/should go. The narrower the better for snow IIRC, but is 215 too narrow? I wouldn't be doing any high speed maneuvers.

In trying to keep as close to the stock diameter as possible, 215/65/16 would be closer than 225/60/16.

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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 01:09 PM
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Narrower is always better, as you are putting more downward pressure on a smaller surface area.

In the winter I go from 255/50 down to 225/65
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