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Offline whistler

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WINTER MODE
« on: December 02, 2006, 03:09:19 pm »
A friend gave me a deal I couldn't pass up on some lightly used winter tires... 250 cash, on rims, installed and balanced... Otherwise I would have had to buy new rims (~50 each...) and tires (~100 each) which I couldn't afford. This way I got some cheap wheels what should keep me alive for 2 winters and let me avoid scraping up my chrome stockers.

It looks kind of ghetto because not all the rims match, but at least they are the same size  :rofl2: .









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Re: WINTER MODE
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2006, 03:55:54 pm »
What kind of tires are they?

Good job,better than using all-seasons and saves your good wheels for summer time.


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Re: WINTER MODE
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2006, 04:03:31 pm »
Cooper Weather Master I think they are called... I dunno where they are in the pecking order, but like I said the price was right and they are a HELL of a lot better so far than any all seasons I've used.
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Re: WINTER MODE
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2006, 05:55:18 pm »
Even a "poor" winter tire will be better than an all season...  I haven't heard of these, so I don't know what kind of quality they are, but good choice to go with some kind of winters!  :D

The car looks surprisingly decent with steelies, too...  there are a few cars on a campus I see on a regular basis with their steelies, and they look terrible.  :(
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Re: WINTER MODE
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2006, 06:01:21 pm »
Hey what part of the world is that?  Looks like Ottawa weather from yesterday.
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Re: WINTER MODE
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2006, 08:00:44 pm »
Nice Buick.   Black appears to go well with white.  I have Coopers too.   My car's previous owner bought them.   I think Walmart sells them.

http://www.coopertire.com
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Re: WINTER MODE
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2006, 08:26:58 am »
Good call wing... im in Ottawa  ;D .

I'm pretty happy with the look... Its got kind of a hooptie cop car style to it  :rofl:.
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Re: WINTER MODE
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2006, 10:01:30 am »
Gonna get hubcaps for them or just leave them the way they are?
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Re: WINTER MODE
« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2006, 10:33:15 am »
Quote from: whistler on December 02, 2006, 03:09:19 pm

It looks kind of ghetto because not all the rims match, but at least they are the same size  :rofl2: .

It's not the wheels (or car) that makes it look "ghetto" -- but the setting!  Must be Wing's neighbourhood with all that graffiti.  :)

Neat pics!
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Re: WINTER MODE
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2006, 11:19:38 am »
Quote from: Giant Dwarf on December 04, 2006, 10:33:15 am


It's not the wheels (or car) that makes it look "ghetto" -- but the setting!  Must be Wing's neighbourhood with all that graffiti.  :)


If it was wings neighbourhood, wouldn't we have seen some close up shots of the graffitti by now? j/k.

My winters went on the car thursday... In the nick of time.
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Re: WINTER MODE
« Reply #10 on: December 05, 2006, 12:39:46 am »
Smart choice whistler, installing winters!
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