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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 15:05 Post subject: The key to enjoying winter	Quick Quote Quote

is a 280hp Impreza, AWD + shitloads of snow makes the world one big playground Just sayin'. Watercooled 5950X \| AORUS Master X570 \| Asus RTX 3090 TUF Gaming OC \| 64Gb RAM \| 1Tb 970 Evo Plus + 2Tb 660p \| etc etc

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 15:09 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

That would be true if you were the only one on the road. Sadly, here the roads are filled with (literally) pussies who cant or dont want to learn how to driver properly in the snow. Instead they advance at superslow speeds and still manage to hit each other.

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 15:17 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

and then there are those sad bastards who think that they can drive are speeding like idiots and cause major accidents. "If it's a choice between eternal hell and good tunes and eternal heaven and new kids on the fucking block … I'm gonna be surfing on the lake of fire, rocking out, high-fiveing Satan every time I pass the motherfucking shore." – Bill Hicks

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 15:19 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 15:23 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

I must admit, on my way to the airport last week and particularly on the parking lot there (which was almost entirely empty) I even found my measly 150 BHP FWD Golf quite amusing...once I turned ASR (anti slip regulation) off - heck, I even managed it with my silly little 206 and its whopping 75 BHP

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 15:26 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Well it's not really about speed when playing around on snowy roads/parking lots/open areas. And I never play around in traffic, only when I'm alone on the road. But taking really wiiiide curves with full on sliding is a surefire way to get a smile on your face. And garus, haha, I wish I had "shitloads" Just don't spend money on things you don't need (ok, things under say $100 then ) and manage funds, makes so much difference I've said it numerous times before, but I don't drink, smoke/use any tobacco etc, and I share living expenses with my GF. Watercooled 5950X \| AORUS Master X570 \| Asus RTX 3090 TUF Gaming OC \| 64Gb RAM \| 1Tb 970 Evo Plus + 2Tb 660p \| etc etc

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 15:30 Post subject:

Then there are all the lonely roads outside the city limits, where noone drives, and get almost no cleaning xD

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 15:32 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Oh, and you wanna know what costs money? Building an engine for a reliable 600+ hp. Some of you, if any, might remember I have a Nissan 200SX S14 too, which was built by the previous owner for about 400hp. I upgraded the head on that with porting/polishing, new cams, intake, injectors etc and set a goal of 500 hp at the crank. What happens? Bearing failure. So now, I'm redoing everything from the ground up, and it's no secret that it costs money.. New fuel system (for E85), new bottom end, intake, transmission, clutch, engine management system.. All of these were already changed/upgraded previously, but this is just me taking it to the next level. I see no reason why I won't have 600-650 hp when I'm done. What I won't have is traction though, but I'll get to that in due time Watercooled 5950X \| AORUS Master X570 \| Asus RTX 3090 TUF Gaming OC \| 64Gb RAM \| 1Tb 970 Evo Plus + 2Tb 660p \| etc etc

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 15:34 Post subject:

_SiN_ wrote:

Well it's not really about speed when playing around on snowy roads/parking lots/open areas. And I never play around in traffic, only when I'm alone on the road.

But taking really wiiiide curves with full on sliding is a surefire way to get a smile on your face.

Just kicking out the back in general gets a smile on my face, haha Very Happy

Snow just makes it more fun because then even with a low powered FWD car you can get the back to kick out and go into a controlled slide; especially at low speeds it's still piss easy to recover all traction. Does require an engine that can rev fairly well though, which is why my 206 (1.4L 8V petrol) was fine at it, wasn't doable with my cousin's 206 TDI Smile

With my 225/40R18's on my Golf now I've noticed that it actually loses traction very easily as soon as it gets a little slippery though, a bit too easily really, need to get a second set of rims and winter tyres :<

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 15:39 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Or stay the fuck inside because everyone drives like an old lady. R7 2700x @4GHz / MSI B450 Tomahawk / beQuiet! Dark Rock 4 / 32GB @3000 MHz / MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z / Samsung 850 EVO 250GB / Western Digital 1TB / Fractal Design Meshify C Dark / SuperFlower Leadex Gold 650W / DELL whatever 27 inch IPS I usually stream stuff: http://www.twitch.tv/claudeftw

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 15:40 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

When I first time saw pics of your car, I was like I AM SO JELOUS Put up some more pics please!

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 15:44 Post subject:

StrEagle wrote:

Then there are all the lonely roads outside the city limits, where noone drives, and get almost no cleaning xD

Gief pics!!!

Right now it's matte green, because I got a roll of 30m of it, plus a roll of carbon vinyl, so I decided I wanted to try out a full car wrap. Wasn't fun at all, but at least now I can say I've done one

It's nice to have during the winter though, you can use a broom to clean off the loads of snow after snowfall without worrying about the paint, or anything else that might scratch it (like chipped paint because of rocks etc).

Without the vinyl:

And yes, it's a wagon! But with the STI engine and interior Smile

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 15:46 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

looking good "If it's a choice between eternal hell and good tunes and eternal heaven and new kids on the fucking block … I'm gonna be surfing on the lake of fire, rocking out, high-fiveing Satan every time I pass the motherfucking shore." – Bill Hicks

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 16:20 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

that blue is so beautiful... and I actually prefer the wagon. About the matte green, well, good thing you can remove it eventually

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 16:47 Post subject: Re: The key to enjoying winter

_SiN_ wrote:

is a 280hp Impreza, AWD + shitloads of snow makes the world one big playground Smile

Just sayin'.

or going on vacation in a warm land.

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 16:55 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Things to buy - Money - badass Impreza - Snow - Sweden's roads And then I can have fun too No seriously, I'm jelly. Random creations of an insane mind / Screens from Bulgaria [Early Access]

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StrEagle

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 16:55 Post subject:

Oh maaan, it's not the STI blue color Sad

Still it's fucking awesome!!

I drift in my FWD Polo 101hp 1.9TDI, with heavy use of hand breaking xD
It's not the same, but it's enough for now Very Happy

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 17:48 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Having some fun with a 170hp omega Fun enough, and I wouldn't have then nerves to take big chances with a more expensive car anyway.

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 19:48 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

an impreza shoudl always have impreza blue color with golden rims why did you buy the wagon version?

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 20:01 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Going with 20-30 behind guys who shit bricks when 1cm snow falls. Yeah, big fun.

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 20:02 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

That is such a fine car [spoiler][quote="SteamDRM"]i've bought mohw :derp: / FPS of the year! [/quote] [quote="SteamDRM"][quote="b0se"]BLACK OPS GOTY[/quote] No.[/quote][/spoiler]

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 20:13 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Damn you SiN. Stop reminding me to go and steal my dad's camera to make some proper photos of mine Join in on the war on LeoSatan

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 21:38 Post subject:

margus27 wrote:

looking good Razz

Thanks man Smile

Invasor wrote:

that blue is so beautiful... and I actually prefer the wagon. About the matte green, well, good thing you can remove it eventually Laughing

Haha yeah, I'll remove it when summer comes around Smile

Ankh wrote:

_SiN_ wrote:

is a 280hp Impreza, AWD + shitloads of snow makes the world one big playground Smile

Just sayin'.

or going on vacation in a warm land.

That too, but not really possible for the entire winter Smile

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*Things to buy*

- Money
- badass Impreza
- Snow
- Sweden's roads

And then I can have fun too grinhurt

No seriously, I'm jelly. Very Happy

Haha, pay us swedes a visit, and I'll let you take mine for a spin Smile

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Oh maaan, it's not the STI blue color Sad

Still it's fucking awesome!!

I drift in my FWD Polo 101hp 1.9TDI, with heavy use of hand breaking xD
It's not the same, but it's enough for now Very Happy

But it is! WRB, the "Impreza blue" Smile

But the photos may be misleading, it looks a bit dark in the first, and a bit light in the second (scoop shot). But yeah, it's the proper Impreza-blue alright.

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an impreza shoudl always have impreza blue color with golden rims Very Happy

why did you buy the wagon version? Confused

Heh yeah, been thinking of a set of Prodrive PF7s for the summer tires, in gold. Would be nice. We'll see when summer comes Smile

Because this is my daily car, much more practical than the standard version. I've had one GC8 and one GDB STI before this one:

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That is such a fine car So Much Win

Thank you very much Smile

[quote="Werelds"]Damn you SiN. Stop reminding me to go and steal my dad's camera to make some proper photos of mine Sad

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Haha, go on then, now you have a reason to! Very Happy

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 21:56 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

There, crappy snow shot from last week with my glorious phone camera! Should've taken one after I had my fun as well, this was at like 6am on one of Eindhoven Airport's parking lots Also hilarious to see just how ridiculously bright my license plate lights are; the original ones were broken, figured I'd replace them with LED ones. At least I can be sure people see me from behind now, no need for a fucking fog light (do have it though) Edit: also shows just why my tyres don't provide a lot of grip, they're so damn thin. Need to drop down to 17" or maybe even 16" for winter tyres if the weather gets any worse than last week. Last edited by Werelds on Mon, 17th Dec 2012 22:02; edited 1 time in total

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 22:00 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

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Posted: Mon, 17th Dec 2012 23:11 Post subject:

Werelds wrote:

There, crappy snow shot from last week with my glorious phone camera! Should've taken one after I had my fun as well, this was at like 6am on one of Eindhoven Airport's parking lots Laughing

Also hilarious to see just how ridiculously bright my license plate lights are; the original ones were broken, figured I'd replace them with LED ones. At least I can be sure people see me from behind now, no need for a fucking fog light (do have it though) Laughing

Edit: also shows just why my tyres don't provide a lot of grip, they're so damn thin. Need to drop down to 17" or maybe even 16" for winter tyres if the weather gets any worse than last week.

It's a nice car though Smile

And yeah, haha, those plate lights sure light up Laughing

And yes, wide, low profile tires aren't the best for winter! Go for fatter on the profile and slightly skinnier ones instead.

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Posted: Tue, 18th Dec 2012 02:29 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

You think playing in the snow with a car is fun? Try doing it with a 20 meter long truck and trailer combo, or a semi. THATS fun! I hate you.

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Posted: Tue, 18th Dec 2012 11:52 Post subject:

_SiN_ wrote:

And yes, wide, low profile tires aren't the best for winter! Go for fatter on the profile and slightly skinnier ones instead.

Yeah, I'll probably just drop to 205 or 195 wide with 16/17"; that'll allow me to go up to 60% over my 40 (for 16" anyway) without the speedometer fucking up (lots of them around here) Laughing

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Posted: Tue, 18th Dec 2012 12:38 Post subject:

AWD and drifting? Confused

But you can have handbrake fun sure Smile

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