Brace Yourselves... Winter

RickFLM4 · 10-01-2015, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by F30lolz

Couldn't agree more. Since I've moved down here 2+ years ago I've noticed I'm probably the only character in Dade County to use a thing called a blinker. its a stalk that sticks out of the steering column on the left side that warns other drivers of your intent if you are going to change lanes in either direction or even better, if you plan on slowing down and making a 90 degree turn.

It is very difficult for people in Miami to use a blinker if they have one hand on the wheel, since the other is dedicated to their phone.

Top rules I follow when driving in Miami:
1. Never use blinker to change lanes - it is only a signal to someone else they need to speed up and not let you over (likely due to 2 below).
2. Never be nice and let anyone in front of you because they will almost certainly hit their brakes and slow down to 5 MPH once in front of you.
3. Don't drive on I-95 unless you are driving a rental or a car you don't care about.

F30lolz · 10-01-2015, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by RickFLM4

It is very difficult for people in Miami to use a blinker if they have one hand on the wheel, since the other is dedicated to their phone.

Top rules I follow when driving in Miami:
1. Never use blinker to change lanes - it is only a signal to someone else they need to speed up and not let you over (likely due to 2 below).
2. Never be nice and let anyone in front of you because they will almost certainly hit their brakes and slow down to 5 MPH once in front of you.
3. Don't drive on I-95 unless you are driving a rental or a car you don't care about.

Yes this is all true but the NY in me is rather courteous (you heard that right). I take 95 to work and back but only for three miles thank GOD. It's the Cubans who want to take over and I've said this before - I'm Cuban and I cannot stand the majority here

Mr Tonka · 10-01-2015, 09:10 AM

davis449 · 10-02-2015, 04:57 PM

Yep, fall's officially here, so I gotta prepare by getting a new set of Michelin PSS slapped on in two weeks...because South Texas winters.

CANGRKE70 · 10-02-2015, 05:20 PM

Temperature just dropped pretty substantially this past week in Toronto. Only good thing is that I'm going to be using the 18' rims I have now as my winter rims and getting 20's in
the spring.

Something to look forward to.

I've always ran winter rubber as I drive a lot to Montreal and sometimes you can be driving on sheets of ice. I remember one winter I skated from my wife's parent's house to the end of the street in my running shoes.

EL Jeffe 5 · 10-02-2015, 07:04 PM

Just month ago I got my 550i If you can only imagine what am going trough.
I wont be driving it its going to storage. Thinking about maybe moving to Arizona.

bimmette · 10-02-2015, 07:58 PM

I hate winter.

Mr Tonka · 10-02-2015, 08:11 PM

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I hate winter.

bimmette · 10-02-2015, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

You're a cruel man, Joe

dreamingat30fps · 10-02-2015, 10:06 PM

I think here its the opposite of everywhere else, top up in the summer and top down in the winter.

Mr Tonka · 10-02-2015, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by bimmette

You're a cruel man, Joe

Is this better?

bimmette · 10-02-2015, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

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Originally Posted by bimmette

You're a cruel man, Joe

Is this better?

UncleWede · 10-06-2015, 09:34 AM

umm, yeah

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