Rox

My word! Sorry to here about your collision. Good call on getting the police involved, smart man. I'd watch-out for teen drivers in the future and stay clear of 'em (hehe, just kidding). On a serious note, I do advise on the snow/ice tires. I'm a Minnesota driver with driving experience from several accredited schools (most recent is the Bridgestone Winter driving school). Not to mention many years of driving in a plethora of winter driving conditions and I would never venture out on a winter ride without snow/ice tires. Every driving instructor I have had the honor of learning from was adamant on having the proper/best tires for the condition (autocross, drag, rally, WINTER). IMO ones life (yours) is not something that should be wagered so lightly. For a nominal amount of money the correct tires could have been purchased and your predicament possibly avoided. I say possibly because there are too many variables to consider and I wasn’t there; however, I am glad no one was hurt but please try and remember to practice personal responsibility and accountability when driving. I hope all goes well with your outcome. Keep us posted on what happens and take care of that beautiful machine you have there.

PS: Enuf of the bickering & flaming. Come on guys, can’t we all just get alone?!

FJF

iTrader: (18)

Do you expect an adult to believe that, especially given your history of instigation? Obviously, you lied and are still lying, seeing how you replied 22 minutes after your initial claim.

You found this disgusting, but not the multitude of homosexual slurs you uploaded? Fascinating.

Who were you talking about?

If that's what happens, I'm willing to accept it. Unlike some, I'm willing to accept responsibility for my words and actions. I do wonder exactly what kind of a ***** would ask for help from the mods. The answer is obvious.

FJF

iTrader: (18)

Fair enough. I uploaded my last post before I saw yours. Thanks for the consideration.

Rox

Oh no! Someone woke up the MOD and made him angry.

SASD209

iTrader: (1)

We're not angry...we're just trying to keep it clean and on-topic.

Rox

Whoa! You guys are on the ball. Kudos to the Mods! Anyways... back to the topic at hand.

cj8718

Yes! And the conclusion is the teenager blew it and the OP isn't at fault at all. The fact that he has Advans is secondary to the cause. Snows "may" have helped but probably not enough to have changed the outcome.

Okay, thread over. Next.....

FJF

iTrader: (18)

That may be true if the OP's driving skill is on par with what it takes to get a driver's license. Having been in similar situations more then once, I can attest to being able to avoid a collision by maneuvering the vehicle. Without good tires in snow/ice, that's impossible.

cj8718

Really? And how do you know his skills aren't up to your definition of "par"? You weren't there now were you?

The OP says that it wouldn't have mattered what tires he had... what is it about that you can't grasp?

You've attempted to make your point many times and been rejected. Get used to disappointment.

FJF

iTrader: (18)

I don't, and that's why I qualified my comment with an "if."

My experience makes me question the claim.

AFAIK, this has nothing to do with a popularity contest.

At the risk of sounding pompous, I have little faith in an average Joe's driving skill, be that as it may.

cj8718

A poor bet - you sound as pompous as ever.

Why do you qualify the OP's driving skill as that of an "average joe"? Seriously, where do you get your information?

While we're at it, how about you prove YOUR driving qualifications? I mean, if you're good enough to criticize people and situations you've never experienced you MUST have some SERIOUS credentials. Let's seem 'em, Schumacher.

Scawt

iTrader: (4)

Anybody that drives with Advans on the snow is stupid to begin with.

cj8718

Hmmm.... did it all last year and across a mountain pass several times.

Maybe it's the driver, Scawt, and not the tires...

FJF

iTrader: (18)

I'm willing to live with that.

~30 years of driving experience, competitive and otherwise. I can't even recall the number of times I ran circles around much more powerful machines in a ~85whp A2 GTI.

I'm not sure how I can do that outside of a closed-course competition. If you're serious about it and you live in my area, I'd be happy to compete in my GTI against whatever you have. Shoot me a note and we can make arrangements. If it rains or snows, I'll even spot you 2 seconds, given an average time greater than 1 minute.

This is a bit OT and I'd like to respect the mods and stay on the subject.

nhoj

iTrader: (5)

as commented by others earlier, much respect on being able to
handle ureself in that kind of scenario.. wayyyy better then i would
have been able to..

maybe the accident happend cuz u were trying to leaving the evo fam..

bad karma?