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Jeff1's Vehicular History
« Reply #440 on: December 01, 2014, 12:09:56 pm »
Hopefully the car is stoppable though
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Re: Jeff1's Vehicular History
« Reply #441 on: December 01, 2014, 12:30:40 pm »
Generally, I avoid winters that are stud-able, thinking that there may be a "performance" compromise at hand. 
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Re: Re: Jeff1's Vehicular History
« Reply #442 on: December 01, 2014, 07:41:37 pm »
Quote from: ArticSteve on December 01, 2014, 12:30:40 pm
Generally, I avoid winters that are stud-able, thinking that there may be a "performance" compromise at hand.
This.  Factory studded is the way to go if you want studs (I.e. Nokian Hakka 8).  If you don't want studs, go with a studless tire.
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Re: Jeff1's Vehicular History
« Reply #443 on: December 01, 2014, 08:41:47 pm »
Quote from: Turbo Bob on December 01, 2014, 12:05:50 pm
Quote from: DriverJeff on December 01, 2014, 10:17:36 am
In the other 2015 WRX thread I had moaned a bit about the fuel consumption of my Rex.  After several hundred kms, I'm now a little less concerned.  I'm averaging around 9.8L / 100 km with likely a 2/3 skew to city driving, and that's with the snow boots on the car now too, so I can live with that. 

In other news, I'm not sure I made the right choice for my snow tires.  I picked up some Hankook iPike RS (W419) in the OEM size.  They're supposed to be a performance snow tire, but geez, they make the car float and wander around on those squishy tread blocks far more than the old Continentals I had on the Bimmer.  Hopefully they'll prove unstoppable in the snow.

You need to go faster, and wear them down a mm or two...

Agreed, scuff the new rubber.
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Re: Jeff1's Vehicular History
« Reply #444 on: December 01, 2014, 09:06:16 pm »
Another possibility is that the winter rim center hole isn't 100% to the hub.
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Re: Jeff1's Vehicular History
« Reply #445 on: December 01, 2014, 09:06:59 pm »
Quote from: ArticSteve on December 01, 2014, 09:06:16 pm
Another possibility is that the winter rim center hole isn't 100% to the hub.

You can usually FEEL that in a quite significant manner.
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Re: Jeff1's Vehicular History
« Reply #446 on: December 01, 2014, 09:09:52 pm »
Wife's Camry has steel wheels off 2012 TSX.  Big space.  Don't notice anything.
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Re: Jeff1's Vehicular History
« Reply #447 on: December 01, 2014, 09:17:10 pm »
Quote from: ArticSteve on December 01, 2014, 09:09:52 pm
Wife's Camry has steel wheels off 2012 TSX.  Big space.  Don't notice anything.

If the holes for the wheel studs are pretty tight, it's usually not bad.  But if it's a true multi fit wheel, things can get sloppy and you really feel it.
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Re: Jeff1's Vehicular History
« Reply #448 on: December 01, 2014, 09:21:45 pm »
Right.
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Re: Jeff1's Vehicular History
« Reply #449 on: December 02, 2014, 09:38:07 am »
Yeah, it's not like the car is undriveable or wandering all over the place, it's just that it definitely feels squishy and wallowy in the corners.  Maybe I'm driving it like a performance car or something.   ;D

The wheels are the OE wheels -- I had the snows mounted to them and will put the summers on different wheels in the spring.
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Re: Jeff1's Vehicular History
« Reply #450 on: December 02, 2014, 09:59:31 am »
Quote from: DriverJeff on December 02, 2014, 09:38:07 am
Maybe I'm driving it like a performance car or something.   ;D

No you're not...  :P

Quote from: DriverJeff on December 01, 2014, 10:17:36 am
I'm averaging around 9.8L / 100 km with likely a 2/3 skew to city driving, and that's with the snow boots on the car now too, so I can live with that. 

Geez, i'm getting worse mileage in the Crosstrek...
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Re: Jeff1's Vehicular History
« Reply #451 on: December 02, 2014, 10:03:03 am »
Quote from: Weels on December 02, 2014, 09:59:31 am
Quote from: DriverJeff on December 02, 2014, 09:38:07 am
Maybe I'm driving it like a performance car or something.   ;D

No you're not...  :P

Quote from: DriverJeff on December 01, 2014, 10:17:36 am
I'm averaging around 9.8L / 100 km with likely a 2/3 skew to city driving, and that's with the snow boots on the car now too, so I can live with that. 

Geez, i'm getting worse mileage in the Crosstrek...

Your fuelly thing says you're getting 8.8.  You know that lower is better right?  ;)

Crosstrek is a big, tall SUV thingy anyway, it's supposed to be worse than my little compact economy car.
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Re: Jeff1's Vehicular History
« Reply #452 on: December 02, 2014, 05:23:39 pm »
^^You think the Crosstrek is big??  And BTW..the Crosstrek curb weight is less than a WRX...

Or is my sarcasm detector malfunctioning?   ;D
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Re: Jeff1's Vehicular History
« Reply #453 on: December 03, 2014, 02:38:57 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on December 02, 2014, 05:23:39 pm
^^You think the Crosstrek is big??  And BTW..the Crosstrek curb weight is less than a WRX...

Or is my sarcasm detector malfunctioning?   ;D

It is.
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Re: Jeff1's Vehicular History
« Reply #454 on: December 03, 2014, 03:35:32 pm »
Quote from: Careener on December 03, 2014, 03:05:17 pm
Quote from: DriverJeff on December 03, 2014, 02:38:57 pm
Quote from: rrocket on December 02, 2014, 05:23:39 pm
^^You think the Crosstrek is big??  And BTW..the Crosstrek curb weight is less than a WRX...

Or is my sarcasm detector malfunctioning?   ;D

It is.

It is big or it is malfunctioning?  :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2:

Rrocket's definitely malfunctioning.  And if this wasn't proof enough, you should see the silliness he was spewing in the CT200h thread.   ;D
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Re: Jeff1's Vehicular History
« Reply #455 on: December 03, 2014, 11:11:42 pm »
There is a CT200H thread?  hopefully not too many pages....
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