Winter Rides ( And Maybe Pics )
12-26-2012, 09:54 AM
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Winter Rides ( And Maybe Pics )
About a month ago I bought my wife a 03 Oldsmobile Silluette. Its fully loaded with a DVD screen for the kids and both sides have electric sliding doors. It has low kms for its year and works great. The thing is, my wife really only needs it one day a week. So for the most part I have nit driven the tc in lmost two weeks. In the last month i have only put 80km on the balt. I am basically using our new van as my winter beater. :-). Which brings me to the title. What do any of you guys and gals use for your winter beater? If at all ? And pics if you can... lol...
12-26-2012, 09:55 AM
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About a month ago I bought my wife a 03 Oldsmobile Silluette. Its fully loaded with a DVD screen for the kids and both sides have electric sliding doors. It has low kms for its year and works great. The thing is, my wife really only needs it one day a week. So for the most part I have nit driven the tc in lmost two weeks. In the last month i have only put 80km on the balt. I am basically using our new van as my winter beater. :-). Which brings me to the title. What do any of you guys and gals use for your winter beater? If at all ? And pics if you can... lol...
12-26-2012, 09:05 PM
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i picked up a 2000 mazda protege es two months ago.
2 day old safety, winter tires, new brake lines, pads and rotors, air filter, oil change, new rockers and only 120,000km on it. paid $1,800 and it looks as good a shape as this one! i love it so far. i put a cover on my balt today due to impending snowstorm.
sadly i scratched the antenna base today trying to take it off. it was seized this year so i just poked a hole in the cover.
2 day old safety, winter tires, new brake lines, pads and rotors, air filter, oil change, new rockers and only 120,000km on it. paid $1,800 and it looks as good a shape as this one! i love it so far. i put a cover on my balt today due to impending snowstorm.
sadly i scratched the antenna base today trying to take it off. it was seized this year so i just poked a hole in the cover.
How do you like the TBSS?
01-05-2013, 11:07 PM
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I got a 02 grand am 2.2 auto that wont die. It was originally from texas and it has 185600 miles on it. Transmission doesn't even slip yet LOL. I have been driving it since august when my truck (now wrote off) dropped the transmission and had to go in for warranty work. Not bad for 800 bucks.
01-06-2013, 10:45 AM
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LOL yeah they are they look like suv tires. This car should do good with the snow tires and the traction control. I need both of that where I live im on top of some nasty hills and in a small town to they dont plow the roads to good. Also my driveway is 800ft long that i need to get down and my aunts driveway is just not normal lol
That's my car way up at the top. I didn't trust it making it up. this was before i put the snow tires on it and thats only half the driveway it turns and drops down even more then turns again to the house.
That's my car way up at the top. I didn't trust it making it up. this was before i put the snow tires on it and thats only half the driveway it turns and drops down even more then turns again to the house.
01-06-2013, 12:36 PM
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what happened to the intrepid? lol and yes i have the vids on my HD. i can do one up later and add it to facebook but there's only a little pull in it 
those are big houses haha
i'm very perceptive haha
LOL yeah they are they look like suv tires. This car should do good with the snow tires and the traction control. I need both of that where I live im on top of some nasty hills and in a small town to they dont plow the roads to good. Also my driveway is 800ft long that i need to get down and my aunts driveway is just not normal lol
That's my car way up at the top. I didn't trust it making it up. this was before i put the snow tires on it and thats only half the driveway it turns and drops down even more then turns again to the house.
That's my car way up at the top. I didn't trust it making it up. this was before i put the snow tires on it and thats only half the driveway it turns and drops down even more then turns again to the house.
i'm very perceptive haha
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01-06-2013, 12:56 PM
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This bitch was built like a rock. 189,000 miles and still feels like the day I got her. As someone else mentioned, heated seats are very nice.
This bitch was built like a rock. 189,000 miles and still feels like the day I got her. As someone else mentioned, heated seats are very nice.
01-06-2013, 01:15 PM
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Haha yea they are a good size. Its a new area they houses are only 10 years old. My house is styled the same but different builder and about 7 min down the road from my aunt. My aunt and uncle own a 2001 4 runner and a 2011 nissan xterra pro 4X just to get up the driveway lol
these are videos from last year in my old winter beater that i sold going up and down my aunts driveway
http://s35.beta.photobucket.com/user...a/020.mp4.html
http://s35.beta.photobucket.com/user...a/021.mp4.html
these are videos from last year in my old winter beater that i sold going up and down my aunts driveway
http://s35.beta.photobucket.com/user...a/020.mp4.html
http://s35.beta.photobucket.com/user...a/021.mp4.html
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01-06-2013, 01:55 PM
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the Intrepid is unfortunately gone.. I had it parked for 2 years while I was driving the Cobalt year round. all strut assemblies, including shocks and springs, and brake and transmission lines were rusted and obviously the battery was dead. between labor and parts, it would have cost about the same to put it back on the road as what I could spent on replacing it.
01-06-2013, 02:24 PM
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lol yea, I was just messing with you. we gotta get that photo shoot once winter is gone. I got new wheels for her
the Intrepid is unfortunately gone.. I had it parked for 2 years while I was driving the Cobalt year round. all strut assemblies, including shocks and springs, and brake and transmission lines were rusted and obviously the battery was dead. between labor and parts, it would have cost about the same to put it back on the road as what I could spent on replacing it.
the Intrepid is unfortunately gone.. I had it parked for 2 years while I was driving the Cobalt year round. all strut assemblies, including shocks and springs, and brake and transmission lines were rusted and obviously the battery was dead. between labor and parts, it would have cost about the same to put it back on the road as what I could spent on replacing it.
althought i intend to drive the mazda all year round and the balt on weekends.pics of the new rims? hell what was wrong with the stock rims? lol
01-06-2013, 10:36 PM
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no net yet, the weather hasn't allowed lol but soon! I got a nail in the sidewall in one of the tires and the stock size is VERY expensive. going down an inch on rims made a huge difference and I've wanted to get lightweight 18's anyway so I figured it's a win win. the rims and tires came to about $200 more than a new set of the stock tires would have cost so they will pay for themselves next time I have to replace the tires.
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