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- Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:14
- Forum: Tires and Wheels
- Topic: Snows: Dedicated wheels or swap tires?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13061
I chose not to use TPMS. It was going to be $195 extra from TireRack plus whatever it costs to get them calibrated at the dealer. Only downside is the light being on all winter but I dealt with it with my MS3 and it's not a big deal to me on the new car either. It's a small light that's off to the s...
- Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:14
- Forum: Car Chat
- Topic: E-Rod's New Non-Mazda
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6287
Thanks! Tested out the tires yesterday before the snow melted and I'm pretty impressed with them. Acceleration was good, didn't lose traction much even getting a little more aggressive with the throttle. Braking was very impressive, being able to brake pretty hard before the ABS would kick in. I cou...
- Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:14
- Forum: Car Chat
- Topic: Next Car: 2015 GTI or 2015 WRX?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 13548
Yea I just went blasting around yesterday finding icy roads and had no issues stopping, getting started, turning, etc. As long as you have good tires, the main advantage you give up with FWD is being able to floor it from lights. I love that in my wife's base Impreza, but I can still take off just f...
- Sat Nov 15, 2014 9:14
- Forum: Car Chat
- Topic: E-Rod's New Non-Mazda
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6287
- Fri Nov 14, 2014 9:14
- Forum: Car Chat
- Topic: E-Rod's New Non-Mazda
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6287
I went with 16" for the cost savings. Plus the extra sidewall is nice for snow. The thing I hate most about full-on snow tires is how soft the sidewall is. I know this is beneficial for snow driving but they just feel so "floaty" for lack of a better word. Like you can turn the wheel slightly back a...
- Fri Nov 14, 2014 9:14
- Forum: Tires and Wheels
- Topic: Snows: Dedicated wheels or swap tires?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13061
It may be a similar price point the first year to just get snow tires put on your main wheels, but the price goes up for that setup twice a year when you have to go get the other tires swapped back on. Mounting and balancing is usually ~$20/tire so you're looking at an extra $160ish a year going tha...
- Thu Nov 13, 2014 9:14
- Forum: Car Chat
- Topic: E-Rod's New Non-Mazda
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6287
So the stock tires are technically all-seasons but they're pretty terrible in snow. I thought maybe it was just people overreacting but I took it out and confirmed it for myself, heh. I can get around, but it's a little too sketchy for my taste. So I have a second set of wheels/tires on the way. Dec...
- Thu Nov 13, 2014 9:14
- Forum: Car Chat
- Topic: Next Car: 2015 GTI or 2015 WRX?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 13548
Yea if we were talking buying a used car with 60k miles, I wouldn't have voted for the GTI as high mileage VWs, from personal experience and from lots of other friends and a couple relatives, are generally nightmares. But we're talking a brand new car here where reliability probably isn't going to e...
- Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:14
- Forum: Car Chat
- Topic: E-Rod's New Non-Mazda
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6287
- Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:14
- Forum: Car Chat
- Topic: E-Rod's New Non-Mazda
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6287
- Sat Nov 08, 2014 9:14
- Forum: Car Chat
- Topic: E-Rod's New Non-Mazda
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6287
- Sat Nov 08, 2014 9:14
- Forum: Car Chat
- Topic: E-Rod's New Non-Mazda
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6287
It's actually a regular door, not a suicide door, but yea I wish it was on the driver's side. Then you could quickly throw a bag in the back seat without walking around the car. And I didn't look at the ST until after I'd already bought the Veloster but to get one with the same options would be abou...
- Sat Nov 08, 2014 9:14
- Forum: Car Chat
- Topic: E-Rod's New Non-Mazda
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6287
E-Rod's New Non-Mazda
Hey guys. I know I haven't been very active here lately but I haven't had much car-related stuff to talk about recently. I made the tough decision to sell my Mustang because it was a lot of money to just sit in my garage mostly unused since I work from home. So I sold it and used the equity to pay o...
- Sat Nov 08, 2014 9:14
- Forum: Car Chat
- Topic: Next Car: 2015 GTI or 2015 WRX?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 13548
Since you're a grown up now, I'd take the GTI. When I was younger all I cared about was how fast the car was and who cares about the interior or amenities. Now that I'm not trying to race everything on the street, I want something that's more comfortable and more refined and pure speed is no longer ...
- Tue Oct 28, 2014 9:14
- Forum: For Sale/Wanted
- Topic: Wanted: FD Stock DownPipe
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3825