Your vehicle spotlight thread

[drew and not u]

Originally Posted by screwballl

also remember you can find a parking lot, put it in reverse up to around 10mph and crank the wheel.... and keep the gas halfway down for some fun spins

That's dangerous and irresponsible. Driving like that will definitely kill a car inside of 10 months, if you don't total the car hitting a pole or shopping cart first. .

[Hitman]

Originally Posted by drew and not u

That's dangerous and irresponsible. Driving like that will definitely kill a car inside of 10 months, if you don't total the car hitting a pole or shopping cart first. .

Kettle, this is Pot, you're black, Over.

[Sumgai]

I figured I'd add mine...albeit a day late and a dollar short. 2006 Nissan Frontier SE Quad Cab 4.0 V6. I have no idea how I lived before I had 4 doors on my truck. This is the 4th Nissan I've owned, so you could say I'm a little brand-loyal. I've still managed to never own a car, and hopefully never will.

[Hitman]

Originally Posted by Sumgai

This is the 4th Nissan I've owned, so you could say I'm a little brand-loyal.

Around here we call that being a Fan Boi.

[screwballl]

Originally Posted by drew and not u

That's dangerous and irresponsible. Driving like that will definitely kill a car inside of 10 months, if you don't total the car hitting a pole or shopping cart first. .

thank you cheif driving-jeep-off-cliffs

I have driven all sorts of vehicles and out of all the front wheel drives we did this with, not a single one died from this type of driving.. if you keep the RPMs around 2000RPM (gas about halfway down on most older and smaller 4 bangers) then it is harder on the engine to drive on the Interstate than to do the cookies in the snow...

[Hitman]

I have always been a big fan of driving 100mph on the Freeway, then yanking the E-Break. Talk about a Rush!

[Gig-O-Ram]

Originally Posted by screwballl

gig-o-ram's mom has a contour... and i think the other one was one of the kids... although a forum search shows those threads must have been archived in some black hole somewhere...

How did you know that my mom drives a Contour? Did I say that somewhere? If it's archived, you must have dug deep to find that...I don't even remember.

Originally Posted by screwballl

I don't always trust those built in mileage things... if you look at real time mpg, when you hit the gas you may see 5mpg and if you let off the gas coasting downhill you may see 70 mpg so the "real" mpg is usually closer to the "estimated" mileage.
fill up the tank and check the mileage yourself to see how accurate that milometer is

My Mustang has a thing that shows all kinds of info, including "Average MPG", which I take to indicate real time actual fuel consumption. If the number is low, I must be using fuel faster, and less if the number gets higher. It has a 14.5-15 gallon tank, with about 400 miles to the tank if I watch how I drive. So that ends up being just about what they rate the car at, which is 25-26 MPG when all is said and done, even though it's not supposed to have more than a 300 mile range.

Here's a vid I made of the Stang:

YouTube - Our New Mustang!

Click the link above the vid if it won't play here. It wouldn't when I tried it.

[oldman_gamer]

Originally Posted by screwballl

Using studded tires in the SD winters, my parents and I never once had a problem with studs coming out. Plus those tires could handle the dry pavement without a problem too, I forget the brands we used. One major problem is that people over-inflate them which can cause the studs to come out or get in an accident on dry roads because the car is driving on mostly studs instead of rubber.
The problem with the Blizzaks and similar soft tread types is that they are so soft that they tend to be useless after 10-20K miles so you only get 2-3 winters out of them before they're torn up and useless. They do work great on snow and ice but as soon as you hit dry roads with normal driving, they wear down very quickly. The tire companies love them of course because they cost as much as a full set of tires but last 1/2 to 1/4 as long as the normal 40-50K mile sets.

Originally Posted by BrokenHalo83

studded tires arent that great. as soon as you spin, out come the studs. Silica compounded tires work best. Silica thrives in the cold which makes it great for winter. You may wanna look at 195/65R14 as an alternate size for winter as your current size is really hard to find in a winter. a 195/65R14 will have roughly the same diameter so it wont throw your speedometer off, but it will be about 1cm narrower. Directional also seem to bite well into snow, which is always a plus. Bridgestone, Goodyear, BF Goodrich, Hankook & Kumho all make great winter tires that dont really break the bank. If you wanna go all out in terms of price, there's also Pirelli & Yokohama both of which probably make the best winter tires available

Bang for the buck right now, I'd say the Bridgestone Blizzak is a great choice

Originally Posted by Hitman

Around here we call that being a Fan Boi.

O K I worked for 6+ years at a major tire place ....first of all,you DO NOT lose studs...,I studded tires and know what it takes to put them in a tire.Spinning does NOT "throw" them.(if you lose studs,they were NOT done correctly)

Bang for the buck...Blizzak may come close(depending on the application). that particular brand can be beat. (/price/application etc.)...go to Tire Rack - Your performance experts for tires and wheels or your local Jack Williams Tire and Auto Service Centers Bridgestone has ALWAYS been over priced,as well as Michelin group: Tires, car tire maker, guide michelin, michelin map and sustainable mobility (all tire makers have low end lines...we see this in pc parts as well)

[BrokenHalo83]

Except that its widely known in the tire industry that michelin is one of the most over rated brands.

Kumho,Hankook,GT Radial are all companies that sell their tires cheaper and perform just as well. Which is odd since all of their stuff is shipped from overseas

[oldman_gamer]

Originally Posted by BrokenHalo83

Except that its widely known in the tire industry that michelin is one of the most over rated brands.

I agree 100% with that.

I agree with you on you edit as well.....them brands are outstanding in service as well as price.