MINI STORM ACCIDENT WITH PICS
02-27-2010 | 04:23 PM
#6
R34 no way lol, new oem front bumper on the way fog also. Then 8k hid foglight install n tires damn falkens were no good when i brought them. Sometimes i wonder if since I got them on the internet make any difference, still they sukk!
03-01-2010 | 02:49 PM
#7
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 2,153
From: NM
Sorry to hear about your car, I know how it feels, even though the damage doesn't seem visiable enough but seeing it in person probably will bother you for weeks, I know I can relate to that, when someone scraped my side front marker and broke, it bugged me for months, I haven't got it fix yet since i'm waiting for the money to fix it.
03-05-2010 | 05:19 PM
#9
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Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 595
From: London, ON, Canada
I think most of their tires are high performance. Which would explain garbage traction in snow/cold.
03-05-2010 | 05:43 PM
#11
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Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 595
From: London, ON, Canada
03-06-2010 | 10:39 AM
#15
Just a thought from the new guy. Not trying to add insult to injury, but sharing my "wish I knew then what I know now" experience.
A set of winter tires and steel rims cost about 100/tire. Tirerack.com has some packages going on right now that come out to $55/wheel or $74/wheel depending on size.
Even at my high estimated price of $100/tire, that's still cheaper than a $500 which is a very common insurance deductible. On top of that, your "fun tires" (what I call my non-winter tires) will theoretically last longer since you're not putting as many miles on them. I found a set of abused (curb-rashed and brake dust stained) alloys to use as my winter wheels and they work very well, and if I do slide on some ice and catch a curb, it's not a tragedy.
Winter tires are not just about the knobbier treads -- they are made out of different compounds which don't get as hard (and therefore slick) in colder temperatures. All-seasons are a compromise in all directions.
Then when it comes time to replace your "all seasons," you can get some performance summer tires and REALLY see what your car can do!
Murph
A set of winter tires and steel rims cost about 100/tire. Tirerack.com has some packages going on right now that come out to $55/wheel or $74/wheel depending on size.
Even at my high estimated price of $100/tire, that's still cheaper than a $500 which is a very common insurance deductible. On top of that, your "fun tires" (what I call my non-winter tires) will theoretically last longer since you're not putting as many miles on them. I found a set of abused (curb-rashed and brake dust stained) alloys to use as my winter wheels and they work very well, and if I do slide on some ice and catch a curb, it's not a tragedy.
Winter tires are not just about the knobbier treads -- they are made out of different compounds which don't get as hard (and therefore slick) in colder temperatures. All-seasons are a compromise in all directions.
Then when it comes time to replace your "all seasons," you can get some performance summer tires and REALLY see what your car can do!
Murph
03-06-2010 | 10:57 AM
#16
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Joined: May 2007
Posts: 652
From: Atlanta, GA
03-08-2010 | 03:52 PM
#17
I was going to order one from ebay but this one is cheaper. I havent ordered it yet?
http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/200...per_cover.html
Last edited by cmd26; 03-08-2010 at 03:55 PM.
03-08-2010 | 03:57 PM
#18
Just a thought from the new guy. Not trying to add insult to injury, but sharing my "wish I knew then what I know now" experience.
A set of winter tires and steel rims cost about 100/tire. Tirerack.com has some packages going on right now that come out to $55/wheel or $74/wheel depending on size.
Even at my high estimated price of $100/tire, that's still cheaper than a $500 which is a very common insurance deductible. On top of that, your "fun tires" (what I call my non-winter tires) will theoretically last longer since you're not putting as many miles on them. I found a set of abused (curb-rashed and brake dust stained) alloys to use as my winter wheels and they work very well, and if I do slide on some ice and catch a curb, it's not a tragedy.
Winter tires are not just about the knobbier treads -- they are made out of different compounds which don't get as hard (and therefore slick) in colder temperatures. All-seasons are a compromise in all directions.
Then when it comes time to replace your "all seasons," you can get some performance summer tires and REALLY see what your car can do!
Murph
A set of winter tires and steel rims cost about 100/tire. Tirerack.com has some packages going on right now that come out to $55/wheel or $74/wheel depending on size.
Even at my high estimated price of $100/tire, that's still cheaper than a $500 which is a very common insurance deductible. On top of that, your "fun tires" (what I call my non-winter tires) will theoretically last longer since you're not putting as many miles on them. I found a set of abused (curb-rashed and brake dust stained) alloys to use as my winter wheels and they work very well, and if I do slide on some ice and catch a curb, it's not a tragedy.
Winter tires are not just about the knobbier treads -- they are made out of different compounds which don't get as hard (and therefore slick) in colder temperatures. All-seasons are a compromise in all directions.
Then when it comes time to replace your "all seasons," you can get some performance summer tires and REALLY see what your car can do!
Murph
Cant afford another set of rims or tires plus nowhere to store them in my apartment building. Performance tires would b nice.
2 more weeks then im guna get a bumper.
04-04-2010 | 07:11 PM
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