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TinyGiant · 12-11-2008, 03:52 PM

changed my tires back to the steelies today :(

i gotta say they ride way better than the 17" ones.. but dont feel as tight when turning as the wider tires do

1NZYaris1 · 12-11-2008, 04:22 PM

Yeah , it's summer here , nice hot day's , sticky sweaty nights .

Sorry Tiny , you can have summer back in 6 months

YarisPR · 12-11-2008, 04:30 PM

Winter sucks.............. upps I forgot I live in the Caribbean..

I once removes my 18's and I didn't like how the car looked it looked kinda funny and yes the corners didn't felt so tight

TinyGiant · 12-11-2008, 05:52 PM

darn you guys...supposed to have an icey mess of a night.. freezing rain, snow, ran.. then cold.. should be interesting driving to work in the morn

BailOut · 12-11-2008, 08:19 PM

Perception is such an odd thing. While some curse Winter others seek it. A friend and I will be driving down to Mammoth Lakes for the next two days for some snowboarding and skiing as they are the only place within a day's drive that has any snow right now. Last year our local ski area was fully open by the last week of November but so far this year we have only gotten 2" (5cm) of snow. We are getting by on 1.5 green (beginner) runs and man made snow.

For 1NZYaris1: Not all of your fellow Kiwis seem to like your Summer. I met 4 young men from New Zealand at my local ski area just yesterday morning. They are here on student visas to work as instructors at the ski area until March or April.

Bob_VT · 12-11-2008, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by TinyGiant

darn you guys...supposed to have an icey mess of a night.. freezing rain, snow, ran.. then cold.. should be interesting driving to work in the morn

It went from rain to ice to snow with icy roads last night and I was traveling in northern VT. Not a good time but the 4 blizzaks pulled through fine.

Dam near went through a tankful of ww fluid from the salt and road dirt

thebarber · 12-11-2008, 10:00 PM

steelies4life

Rich k · 12-11-2008, 10:14 PM

Eh winter, the gas mileage ain't so great, it takes 15 min to get the ice off the windows and dig out the snow from behind it to get out of the parking lot, you have to dodge the idiots sliding at you on the commute in and back out, eh...though its all good, keeps the trouts happy and their water cold, without winter, there is no good fly fishing for trout, so bring it on. It'll make the fishing that much better come spring.

12-11-2008, 03:52 PM	#1
TinyGiant Tiny Giant Clothing View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Blazing Blue Yaris 3D LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rochester, NH Posts: 3,394	boo winter! changed my tires back to the steelies today :( i gotta say they ride way better than the 17" ones.. but dont feel as tight when turning as the wider tires do __________________ Sold the yaris... rocking an 89 vw cabriolet now :)

12-11-2008, 04:30 PM	#3
YarisPR Drives: Yaris Sedan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: MayaWest, Puerto Rico Posts: 1,574	Winter sucks.............. upps I forgot I live in the Caribbean.. I once removes my 18's and I didn't like how the car looked it looked kinda funny and yes the corners didn't felt so tight __________________ I Drive a 129whp Yaris ;)

12-11-2008, 05:52 PM	#4
TinyGiant Tiny Giant Clothing View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Blazing Blue Yaris 3D LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rochester, NH Posts: 3,394	darn you guys...supposed to have an icey mess of a night.. freezing rain, snow, ran.. then cold.. should be interesting driving to work in the morn __________________ Sold the yaris... rocking an 89 vw cabriolet now :)

12-11-2008, 08:19 PM	#5
BailOut Steals terrorist's lunch View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Reno, Nevada, USA Posts: 1,299	Perception is such an odd thing. While some curse Winter others seek it. A friend and I will be driving down to Mammoth Lakes for the next two days for some snowboarding and skiing as they are the only place within a day's drive that has any snow right now. Last year our local ski area was fully open by the last week of November but so far this year we have only gotten 2" (5cm) of snow. We are getting by on 1.5 green (beginner) runs and man made snow. For 1NZYaris1: Not all of your fellow Kiwis seem to like your Summer. I met 4 young men from New Zealand at my local ski area just yesterday morning. They are here on student visas to work as instructors at the ski area until March or April. __________________ - Brian Share the Road I often carry 2 carpool passengers and mountain bikes or snowboards/skis over a 4,500 foot elevation difference. Click the graphic above to see my detailed mileage logs.

12-11-2008, 10:00 PM	#7
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	steelies4life __________________

12-11-2008, 04:22 PM	#2
1NZYaris1 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,566	Yeah , it's summer here , nice hot day's , sticky sweaty nights . Sorry Tiny , you can have summer back in 6 months

12-11-2008, 10:14 PM	#8
Rich k Drives: 07 3dr white Yaris 5spd stock Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dutchess NY Posts: 130	Eh winter, the gas mileage ain't so great, it takes 15 min to get the ice off the windows and dig out the snow from behind it to get out of the parking lot, you have to dodge the idiots sliding at you on the commute in and back out, eh...though its all good, keeps the trouts happy and their water cold, without winter, there is no good fly fishing for trout, so bring it on. It'll make the fishing that much better come spring.

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