winter pics..

[nando]

finally got some snow! the drive home this morning was a bit hairy because of the high winds (whiteout conditions) but I still managed to pass every SUV on the freeway ;)

sorry for the poor quality, it's very windy outside and snow kept blowing into my lense. even my tripod couldn't save some of them, I took like 15 and only a few turned out. :(







BTW, snow tires make all the difference in the world.. last year I got caught with my pants down and had to drive for 2 weeks on a sheet of ice with ES100s. my main concern was stopping (impossible with ES100s), with snow tires it's no problem!

[uofom3]

nice shots! we need some snow down in oregon now...

[DrMcDave]

yeah snow tires are key even on an ix, i slid off the road with my 17's on a few years ago. I was crawling too, but with the blizzaks on my car does far better than our four runner, in fact my lowered ix went through snow that our four runner got stuck in. Amazing. I have some nice snow pics, but they aren't digital. Nice pics.

what happened to the is lip? is it off for winter?

[Mike 91 318ic]

I'm snowing here in Vancouver too, I'll snap some pics after work...

M

[nando]

what happened to the is lip? is it off for winter?

I traded it to TJ for some headers.. waiting on my rieger lip from greg. I would have taken it off for winter anyway, what do you guys think of the painted i lip?

[cahomey]

Looks good.

[KenC]

nice shots! we need some snow down in oregon now...

NO! The ice last year sucked. Keep the snow in the mountains and the valley floor dry. My car doesn't leave the driveway if there's any ice or snow.

[Mike 91 318ic]

Here's a couple winter pics of my cabrio. Vancouver actually got a decent amount of snow the past couple days :D It's very icey under the snow, I actually got stuck today in a empty parking lot, lucky a nice couple pushed me out.

[nando]

haha, just had a humbling experience.. my car rocks in the snow but when you get high centered on a 3' deep snow drift there's not much you can do.. thankfully a nice guy in a huge ass 4x4 farm truck came and helped me ;)

no harm, no foul, although I nearly lost my i lip.. oh no!

and mike I can't believe you'd drive such a beautiful car in the snow! nice pics though :)

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

So, do the cars feel TURBOCHARGED with all that cold air induction?! :)

[sovann]

Wow... I don't know how you guys drive in that shite...

I've never actually seen snow in my entire life. Yay for crappy Australia where the sun is always out and the ladies are always wandering around in bikinis :P

[Jand3rson]

Wow... I don't know how you guys drive in that shite...

I've never actually seen snow in my entire life. Yay for crappy Australia where the sun is always out and the ladies are always wandering around in bikinis :P

I saw a picture one time in a book when I was a kid of a guy in a Santa Claus suit walking around on the beach in Australia handing out presents. Fucks me up to this day.

[Mystikal]

I saw a picture one time in a book when I was a kid of a guy in a Santa Claus suit walking around on the beach in Australia handing out presents. Fucks me up to this day.

There was a Santa on the beach in Jamaica when I was there last week giving out presents. :P

[Mike 91 318ic]

Yeah getting stuck isn't much fun, lucky for you and I we had some help when we needed it. I don't drive much in the snow, but I ccouldn't resist taking her out for a few slides :P Plus I wanted to see how the car handled with the new LSD.
I wish I had a chance to drive my previous 89 ix in the snow, I bet those cars are pretty capable.
ttyl
M

haha, just had a humbling experience.. my car rocks in the snow but when you get high centered on a 3' deep snow drift there's not much you can do.. thankfully a nice guy in a huge ass 4x4 farm truck came and helped me ;)

no harm, no foul, although I nearly lost my i lip.. oh no!

and mike I can't believe you'd drive such a beautiful car in the snow! nice pics though :)

[aaron_silva]

Wow... I don't know how you guys drive in that shite...

I've never actually seen snow in my entire life. Yay for crappy Australia where the sun is always out and the ladies are always wandering around in bikinis :P

Doesnt New Zeland get snow?

Aaron