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Hey all,
Post your dummy driver story here. The snow brings out the worst in 99.9% of all the drivers in the D.C area.
My wifes Taurus is awesome in the snow.
E0 SVT
Kids, yeah, I have kids. How many do you want?
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No horror story, but I will state that a modified CSVT, combined with hi-po summer tires and a few inches of snow make for one unpleasant drive.
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Agreed, Pirelli 225 50's no good in the snow.
E0 SVT
Kids, yeah, I have kids. How many do you want?
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Today I was driving Northbound on I270 in my Jeep in 4WD. I was doing about 50 and up ahead I spotted a 3 foot high clump of snow that a plow had left behind. I had two choices. I could have tried to change lanes quickly and risk spinning out at 50mph, or I could have driven straight into the snow mound. Keep in mind that there is still about an inch of snow on the road, and if anything upsets my momentum I will most likely loose control. Well, I took option 2. I hit the mound of snow head on then I fealt the ass end wanting to become the front end. I spun sideways at 50mph and while facing the jersey wall I started to countersteer and bring it back around . I don't have ABS in the Jeep so not locking up the tires was chalenging. I pulled out of it, cussed at the snow a little and went on my way. Then I thought to my self "that was fun, lets do it again"!
I would like to know what the guy in the Tahoe behind me was thinking.
98 Contour SVT (soon to be reborn)
2000 GMC Envoy... Screw you guys, I like it.
89' Mustang 5.0 (Just bolt on's... for now)
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Well I drove my Colt turbo to school on thursday and the alternator went bad so I left it in fredericksburg until I could install a new one which was this morning, in the snow and ice. Little background on the colt: 2400lbs car with about 300hp to the wheels and nothing to weigh it down in the back. So I was driving on a highway after the install on route 17. About 2in of ice on the road and I come up a hill doing about 40mph and I feel the rearend start to slide to the right. I let off the gas hoping it would catch but it still was going to the right so i cut the wheels slightly and gave it some gas hoping the rear would pull out but it was too late. Did a complete 180 in the middle of the highway and sliding off the other lane while I stare at my brother who was passing me from behind and just shaking his head. I went off the road across the other lane and just turned around and drove home. Thank God no one was coming from the other direction or I would have been toast.
"I'm not above the law, I'm beyond the law"
1999 CSVT Toreador Red
Magnaflow Resonator and large K&N
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Originally posted by JeSuSToUr:
I HIT A POLE!! bye bye front bumper and grill. pics tomorrow.
05 Chevy Colorado z71 4x4 *for sale*
97 Honda Accord 4door track whore *12.9 N/A* (blown and wrecked)
97 Honda Accord 4 door
03 Eclipse GS
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05 Chevy Colorado z71 4x4 *for sale*
97 Honda Accord 4door track whore *12.9 N/A* (blown and wrecked)
97 Honda Accord 4 door
03 Eclipse GS
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 Dude wtf kind of pothole caused that? it looks like someone zudo chopped your hood and front bumper ...
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98 SVT Silver frost
Viper Responder 791 w/ 2way remote start 
Let the modding begin!
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i hit a pole behind my work
05 Chevy Colorado z71 4x4 *for sale*
97 Honda Accord 4door track whore *12.9 N/A* (blown and wrecked)
97 Honda Accord 4 door
03 Eclipse GS
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Ouch man!, i slid into a curb at 5+/- mph and fubared the bottom of my front bumper on the SVT 
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98 SVT Silver frost
Viper Responder 791 w/ 2way remote start
Let the modding begin!
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