First time dealing with snow - advice?

[TheHamburgler]

I have heard of folks having issues with the windows freezing up during the auto up/down when door is open closed - so be on the lookout for that.

This sucks every time. You can open the door just fine, but it won't happily shut and seal. Then you gotta wait for it to heat up enough inside for the window to go down so you can actually close the door, otherwise the car won't stop reminding you that the door is open. I always worry about breaking the window with it all the way up. Probably an irrational fear, but my Supra is cursed so everything is possible.

Also, I agree with the tire statements here. Used to pass up trucks in my BRZ with Blizzaks.

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[puzzled]

I was talking to one of my buddies in Foley yesterday, but he's from the upper midwest so aware of freeze-proofing his water spouts outside his home. If your area is now prone to freezing due to climate change, you might want to look into freeze-proofing your spouts. There is great risk that your water pipe could burst inside your walls when temps go sub 28F for longer hours.. Anyway, just thought I'd toss that in there for folks in the South as I heard (especially older homes in the South) do not have this feature.

 

[razorlab]

How did a thread about a Supra in snow switch to talking about home water spouts?

Sometimes this forum is like talking to that awkward uncle that hasn’t left his house or talked to anyone in years.

Just pure random gibberish.

 

[Rocksandblues]

How did a thread about a Supra in snow switch to talking about home water spouts?

Sometimes this forum is like talking to that awkward uncle that hasn’t left his house or talked to anyone in years.

Just pure random gibberish.

what up Unk?

 

[MisterSkiz]

How did a thread about a Supra in snow switch to talking about home water spouts?

Sometimes this forum is like talking to that awkward uncle that hasn’t left his house or talked to anyone in years.

Just pure random gibberish.

Hello, little man. Boy, I sure heard a bunch about you. See, I was a good friend of your dad’s. We were in that
Hanoi pit of hell together over five years. Hopefully, you’ll never have to experience this yourself, but when two
men are in a situation like me and your Dad were, for as long as we were, you take on certain responsibilities of
the other. If it had been me who had not made it, Major Coolidge would be talking right now to my son Jim. But
the way it turned out is I’m talking to you, Butch. I got something for you.
This watch I got here was first purchased by your great-grandfather during the first World War. It was bought in a
little general store in Knoxville, Tennessee. Made by the first company to ever make wrist watches. Up till then
people just carried pocket watches. It was bought by private Doughboy Ernie Coolidge on the day he set sail for
Paris. It was your great-grandfather’s war watch and he wore it every day he was in that war. When he had done
his duty, he went home to your great-grandmother, took the watch off, put it an old coffee can, and in that can it
stayed until your granddad Dane Coolidge was called upon by his country to go overseas and fight the Germans
once again. This time they called it World War II. Your great-grandfather gave this watch to your granddad for
good luck. Unfortunately, Dane’s luck wasn’t as good as his old man’s. Dane was a Marine and he was killed,
along with the other Marines at the battle of Wake Island. Your granddad was facing death, he knew it. None of
those boys had any illusions about ever leaving that island alive. So three days before the Japanese took the
island, your granddad asked a gunner on an Air Force transport name of Winocki, a man he had never met
before in his life, to deliver to his infant son, who he’d never seen in the flesh, his gold watch. Three days later,
your granddad was dead. But Winocki kept his word. After the war was over, he paid a visit to your grandmother,
delivering to your infant father, his dad’s gold watch.
This watch. This watch was on your daddy’s wrist when he was shot down over Hanoi. He was captured, put in a
Vietnamese prison camp. He knew if the gooks ever saw the watch it’d be confiscated, taken away. The way
your dad looked at it, that watch was your birthright. He’d be damned if any slopes were gonna put their greasy
yellow hands on his boy’s birthright. So he hid it in the one place he knew he could hide something. His ass. Five
long years, he wore this watch up his ass. Then he died of dysentery, he gave me the watch. I hid this
uncomfortable hunk of metal up my ass two years. Then, after seven years, I was sent home to my family. And
now, little man, I give the watch to you.

 

[razorlab]

Hello, little man. Boy, I sure heard a bunch about you. See, I was a good friend of your dad’s. We were in that
Hanoi pit of hell together over five years. Hopefully, you’ll never have to experience this yourself, but when two
men are in a situation like me and your Dad were, for as long as we were, you take on certain responsibilities of
the other. If it had been me who had not made it, Major Coolidge would be talking right now to my son Jim. But
the way it turned out is I’m talking to you, Butch. I got something for you.
This watch I got here was first purchased by your great-grandfather during the first World War. It was bought in a
little general store in Knoxville, Tennessee. Made by the first company to ever make wrist watches. Up till then
people just carried pocket watches. It was bought by private Doughboy Ernie Coolidge on the day he set sail for
Paris. It was your great-grandfather’s war watch and he wore it every day he was in that war. When he had done
his duty, he went home to your great-grandmother, took the watch off, put it an old coffee can, and in that can it
stayed until your granddad Dane Coolidge was called upon by his country to go overseas and fight the Germans
once again. This time they called it World War II. Your great-grandfather gave this watch to your granddad for
good luck. Unfortunately, Dane’s luck wasn’t as good as his old man’s. Dane was a Marine and he was killed,
along with the other Marines at the battle of Wake Island. Your granddad was facing death, he knew it. None of
those boys had any illusions about ever leaving that island alive. So three days before the Japanese took the
island, your granddad asked a gunner on an Air Force transport name of Winocki, a man he had never met
before in his life, to deliver to his infant son, who he’d never seen in the flesh, his gold watch. Three days later,
your granddad was dead. But Winocki kept his word. After the war was over, he paid a visit to your grandmother,
delivering to your infant father, his dad’s gold watch.
This watch. This watch was on your daddy’s wrist when he was shot down over Hanoi. He was captured, put in a
Vietnamese prison camp. He knew if the gooks ever saw the watch it’d be confiscated, taken away. The way
your dad looked at it, that watch was your birthright. He’d be damned if any slopes were gonna put their greasy
yellow hands on his boy’s birthright. So he hid it in the one place he knew he could hide something. His ass. Five
long years, he wore this watch up his ass. Then he died of dysentery, he gave me the watch. I hid this
uncomfortable hunk of metal up my ass two years. Then, after seven years, I was sent home to my family. And
now, little man, I give the watch to you.

 

[Vertex]

Not one person is going to state not to drive in ANY AMOUNT of snow with summer tires?

Even if you drive super slow, it just takes one small slip or incline to ruin your day with summer tires in snow.

I mean he made it sound like he didn't have a choice. I'd never recommend doing it and I myself didn't anticipate it happening when I got stuck driving in some. I was just advising if it had to happen, although, one other mentioned reducing speed which I figured would have been a given.

Definitely wouldn't recommend it though as you stated if it could be helped.

 

[puzzled]

How did a thread about a Supra in snow switch to talking about home water spouts?

Sometimes this forum is like talking to that awkward uncle that hasn’t left his house or talked to anyone in years.

Just pure random gibberish.

What a faking retard. I mentioned earlier about hosing down the car to accelerate the melting and even wash it if desired. Hose water is usually connected to a spout on the exterior of a house and we're talking about folks who haven't dealt with snow or freezing temps. Just a courtesy note to check those spouts on the exterior.

 

[razorlab]

What a faking retard. I mentioned earlier about hosing down the car to accelerate the melting and even wash it if desired. Hose water is usually connected to a spout on the exterior of a house and we're talking about folks who haven't dealt with snow or freezing temps. Just a courtesy note to check those spouts on the exterior.

Yea, hosing down a car covered in snow in freezing temps is a really smart idea.

The personal attack was classy though.

 

[Rocksandblues]

thread exists to prove the forum is borderline worthless at this point in its existence....

 

[jchadwell]

thread exists to prove the forum is borderline worthless at this point in its existence....

I don’t know about that. There is just an incredible amount of knowledge, resources, and information available to address pretty much every issue, problem, mod, setup, or just general question that exists for this platform. A simple search can unlock it all.

Wait, never mind…

 

[Danimal]

thread exists to prove the forum is borderline worthless at this point in its existence....

All forums these days.

 

[AJRMKV]

Wtf did i just read lol.

Tires are literally all you need. 4 wheel drive doesnt matter for practical purposes, it won't stop you from sliding down a hill sideways, over a curb into a dumpster.

That being said, if it's temporary snow that wont stay longer than a week, and you live in a relatively flat area. Go find a large empty parking lot and have fun.

And whoever mentioned turning on the hose when it's freezing outside... forget the car, I would worry about your pipes which aren't designed for that.

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