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[GlassBomb]

I'd say RWD, for obvious hoonage. Also that frontier more than likely has more torque, which can help you get out of some sticky situations when it comes to snow

Driving in snow has actually very little to do with horsepower and torque. And everything to do with traction.

[chaozbandit]

Because Mondays are relatively dull, especially during a long weekend, here's 19 minutes of Group C (late 80s, early 90s era) excitement recreated in modern times. 

 

 

Watch as a Jaguar XJR-14 (in the oh so wonderful Silk Cut livery) chases down the Mercedes (Sauber) C11 at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (filmed April 2015). Got a bit of a chuckle watching the telemetry... seems the onboard data gathering doesnt read gear position or throttle/brake either. 286 KMH (178 MPH) in neutral - what wizardry!

 

"What's that red thing he keeps grabbing?" /lol

[DigitalHermit]

Need advice on a car cover...

I found a nonwoven fabric cover for 1200PhP and a nylon one is around 600 PhP...

which should I get?

The nonwoven has better security (padlocks... on a car cover...)... but they have similar stitching...

nonwoven is this material:

Edit:

The car is parked on the curb, exposed to the elements, most of the time... There are also lots of cats in the area...

[FireFox]

But

 

 

They were both Gr.A IIRC.

 

Ahh Group A, that is what I meant

[carguy86]

holy sh!t!! (i just drove my brother`s rally peugot in a snowy field, sooo much fun!)

[FuzzyYellow]

Thought I'd drop in here ang get some suggestions advice and opinions on driving in snow/icy conditions.

Ski/snowboard season is here, but I don't have immediate access to the truck I usually drive (Titan 4x4), long story short, its being used by another family member who is towing some loads.

That leaves me with either driving with an Frontier RWD (manual tranny) or my Mazda 3 sedan (FWD). Thoughts?

Never driven manual in snow/icy conditions, makes me a bit nervous, but it is the car with the better all terrain tires of my two options.

So it comes down to FWD or RWD?

I'm surprised no one asked this, but which has better/newer tires? Rwd to fwd is going to matter less than the tires. My personal vote would be the Frontier because I know better how to predict the handling of a rwd vehicle.

[FuzzyYellow]

Thoughts on this? http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/cto/5370379566.html

[DigitalHermit]

Thoughts on this? http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/cto/5370379566.html

better look for the rest of the front end too...

[exyia]

had a pretty good day yesterday

[FuzzyYellow]

I want an AW11 again.

[chaozbandit]

Jaguar is back in open wheel racing! (sort of)

 

[pagani123]

Today some guy was showing off a 2008 Maserati Quattroporte at some restaurant my mom likes... is it just me or is the interior REALLY outdated for a luxury sedan in 2008? My Honda Civic of the same year has a nicer looking dash then that

 

 

 

(stock photo, but the guy's looked pretty much the same)

 

 

Im with you... even a current gen Quattroporte S looks behind in time a few years, like this should of been the 08 model lol... Maserati really isnt what everyone thinks... They look great on the outside but are a bit lacking on the inside for what is supposed to be a very creature-comfort oriented car

 

 

 

 

 

That being said, I still love the look of the Gran Turismo both the cabriolet and coupe versions.

its made by ferrari its crap trust me. only good ferraris are worth more than 800k

[pagani123]

i know their are a lot of jdm fan boys here so im just going to drop this 

https://www.lovecars.com/news/2015/12/28/forbidden-fruit-toyota-86-grmn

[FuzzyYellow]

I take it back, I don't want an AW11 as much. I wan an SW20 MR2 because it's faster than a Supra MKII or MKIII, and it's trunk is big enough for a guitar or maybe even two.

[chaozbandit]

i know their are a lot of jdm fan boys here so im just going to drop this 

https://www.lovecars.com/news/2015/12/28/forbidden-fruit-toyota-86-grmn

~~

 

Eh, it doesnt appeal to as many people as the regular USDM special editions did. Plus 100 units for Japan only at $54K, yeah no thanks.

[pagani123]

Eh, it doesnt appeal to as many people as the regular USDM special editions did. Plus 100 units for Japan only at $54K, yeah no thanks.

again not jdm enthusiast so idk how cool or not the things are  

[FuzzyYellow]

Stock in inches is a 23 iirc, what's on there now is a 21, and I'm putting on a 28. This should be fun.

 

that's a big difference.

[FuzzyYellow]

My way of solving wheel gap [emoji14]

It's better than lowering it. [emoji14]

[warmmilk]

Stock in inches is a 23 iirc, what's on there now is a 21, and I'm putting on a 28. This should be fun.

 

so not the handling route...?

[techswede]

This don't look too bad. Wanna get one of these for a tranny temp gauge.https://jet.com/product/detail/345b89e9a5ab4d13a16a2f8c5c243d67?jcmp=pla:ggl:vehicles_parts_a3:vehicle_parts_accessories_motor_vehicle_parts_motor_vehicle_sensors_gauges_a3_other:na:na:na:na:na:2&code=PLA15&k_clickid=93517234-8a58-431a-8b1e-5e41124dcc0b&gclid=CjwKEAiA2IO0BRDXmLndksSB0WgSJADNKqqo9dFSkqzlg4jyV4XPOVhRGjxmXTEPvaw107dtV4uy1BoC8eTw_wcB

Just make sure you get one with a really low intensity light. A pillar gauges are irritating when they are too bright.

 

(My mom had multicolour gauges on the A pillar..boost pressure and oil pressure i think it was) 

[ionbasa]

I'm surprised no one asked this, but which has better/newer tires? Rwd to fwd is going to matter less than the tires. My personal vote would be the Frontier because I know better how to predict the handling of a rwd vehicle.

The ones on the sedan are newer, but aren't all terrain, they're all season. I replaces them 5k miles ago. The ones on the frontier have been broken in a bit, but are all terrain, and probably offer more traction. 

 

The issue that I have with the frontier is that in first gear it has way too much torque, I can't downshift until about ~7 mph. 

[warmmilk]

Thought I'd drop in here ang get some suggestions advice and opinions on driving in snow/icy conditions.

 

Ski/snowboard season is here, but I don't have immediate access to the truck I usually drive (Titan 4x4), long story short, its being used by another family member who is towing some loads.

That leaves me with either driving with an Frontier RWD (manual tranny) or my Mazda 3 sedan (FWD). Thoughts?

 

Never driven manual in snow/icy conditions, makes me a bit nervous, but it is the car with the better all terrain tires of my two options.

 

So it comes down to FWD or RWD? 

 

 

The ones on the sedan are newer, but aren't all terrain, they're all season. I replaces them 5k miles ago. The ones on the frontier have been broken in a bit, but are all terrain, and probably offer more traction. 

 

The issue that I have with the frontier is that in first gear it has way too much torque, I can't downshift until about ~7 mph. 

 

the Mazda 3 will be better.  there isn't gonna be too much of a difference between all terrain and all season tires for snow traction... unless they're some really knobby tires...  if you do decide to drive the Frontier, throw some sandbags in the back to put some weight over the rear tires.

 

all else being equal, fwd > rwd in the snow.

 

 

also, why would you ever need to shift to first over 7mph?  only time I ever go to first is if I'm at a complete stop or if I need to get going fast

[ionbasa]

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also, why would you ever need to shift to first over 7mph?  only time I ever go to first is if I'm at a complete stop or if I need to get going fast

When we used to have a Saturn, I could downshift while going 15 mph.   . Just got used to it I guess and expected the same thing with the frontier.

And its kinda handy when I roll through stop signs in the middle of the night  . 

[pagani123]

idk why but i love the noise of the islero its fixed and in driving condition so happy 

[carguy86]

idk why but i love the noise of the islero its fixed and in driving condition 

a 1969 lamborghini islero? (those are BEAUTIFULL!!!)