Driving in the rain...

[dug777]

Never mind that 95% of the population thinks that rain is a sign to speed up and tailgate some more, but you also have to put up with stupid wipers flashing in front of you (and smearing/squeaking if there's just enough rain to need them, but not enough for them to work properly 😛), the windows fogging up if you don't use the a/c or heater, and to make the mix even more fun, massive understeer at every roundabout in my poor old 323...

Actually the massive understeer is great fun if you're in the mood 😉, but if you're just in a hurry it gets old very quickly 😛

 

[Ryan]

Meh - a good layer of rain-x and decent tires makes it no problem 😛 Besides - the xB has stability control 😛

 

[imported_Mike]

I like the rain, doesn't rain enough out here.

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: Ryan
Meh - a good layer of rain-x and decent tires makes it no problem 😛 Besides - the xB has stability control 😛

Rain-x made my windscreen even more smeary in light rain sadly 😛

 

[Ricemarine]

It rains in Washington a lot.

But Texas in rain, OMFG, you can't see anything cause its raining so hard.

 

[phreakah]

i stay in the slow lane when it rains... 350z's have a bad history for spinning out in the rain 🙁

 

[suse920]

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: Ryan
Meh - a good layer of rain-x and decent tires makes it no problem 😛 Besides - the xB has stability control 😛

Rain-x made my windscreen even more smeary in light rain sadly 😛

By windscreen do you mean your kangaroo's sunglasses?

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: suse920

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: Ryan
Meh - a good layer of rain-x and decent tires makes it no problem 😛 Besides - the xB has stability control 😛

Rain-x made my windscreen even more smeary in light rain sadly 😛

By windscreen do you mean your kangaroo's sunglasses?

:laugh:

 

[webcammie]

Originally posted by: CheapArse
I like the rain, doesn't rain enough out here.

 

[SynthDude2001]

Originally posted by: Ricemarine
But Texas in rain, OMFG, you can't see anything cause its raining so hard.

QFT

 

[OdiN]

I got some Dunlop tires on my 97 Maxima...reviews said they ran better times on a wet track than a dry track which I didn't believe...but after driving them in the rain I sure do.

They do wear out a little quicker than I'd like..but they are rated for 110MPH I think.

 

[scorpmatt]

Originally posted by: Ricemarine
It rains in Washington a lot.

But Texas in rain, OMFG, you can't see anything cause its raining so hard.

yeah, as another washington resident, I agree that it rains alot here. 😀

I <3 driving in the rain, its alot of fun, although my car needs new tires, the current ones have no grip

 

[SynthDude2001]

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: suse920

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: Ryan
Meh - a good layer of rain-x and decent tires makes it no problem 😛 Besides - the xB has stability control 😛

Rain-x made my windscreen even more smeary in light rain sadly 😛

By windscreen do you mean your kangaroo's sunglasses?

:laugh:

Pics of you in your kangaroo?

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: suse920

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: Ryan
Meh - a good layer of rain-x and decent tires makes it no problem 😛 Besides - the xB has stability control 😛

Rain-x made my windscreen even more smeary in light rain sadly 😛

By windscreen do you mean your kangaroo's sunglasses?

:laugh:

Pics of you in your kangaroo?

prefer a pic of my gf posing beside it?

 

[SynthDude2001]

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: suse920

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: Ryan
Meh - a good layer of rain-x and decent tires makes it no problem 😛 Besides - the xB has stability control 😛

Rain-x made my windscreen even more smeary in light rain sadly 😛

By windscreen do you mean your kangaroo's sunglasses?

:laugh:

Pics of you in your kangaroo?

prefer a pic of my gf posing beside it?

That would work too 😉

 

[Sheepathon]

I drove a 1988 323 until 2003. Good car, little blue hatch 🙂

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: Sheepathon
I drove a 1988 323 until 2003. Good car, little blue hatch 🙂

mines a silver 89 hatch 🙂

awesome little car, driven across the continent three times now 😀

 

[SynthDude2001]

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: Sheepathon
I drove a 1988 323 until 2003. Good car, little blue hatch 🙂

mines a silver 89 hatch 🙂

awesome little car, driven across the continent three times now 😀

reliable cars = :thumbsup:

Getting stranded in the middle of nowhere in east Texas because your car (my first car) died = :thumbsdown:

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: Sheepathon
I drove a 1988 323 until 2003. Good car, little blue hatch 🙂

mines a silver 89 hatch 🙂

awesome little car, driven across the continent three times now 😀

reliable cars = :thumbsup:

Getting stranded in the middle of nowhere in east Texas because your car (my first car) died = :thumbsdown:

:Q sounds rather un-fun 🙁

 

[SynthDude2001]

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: Sheepathon
I drove a 1988 323 until 2003. Good car, little blue hatch 🙂

mines a silver 89 hatch 🙂

awesome little car, driven across the continent three times now 😀

reliable cars = :thumbsup:

Getting stranded in the middle of nowhere in east Texas because your car (my first car) died = :thumbsdown:

:Q sounds rather un-fun 🙁

Oh yeah. I didn't even have a cell phone at the time either (I had just ordered one, but it hadn't yet come...)

 

[Willoughbyva]

I don't like driving in the rain, but I like sleeping when it is raining outside.

 

[SynthDude2001]

Originally posted by: Willoughbyva
I don't like driving in the rain, but I like sleeping when it is raining outside.

:thumbsup:

A month or two ago, there was an insanely heavy rain downpour...I literally couldn't see the highway I was driving on. I'm surprised no one crashed (that I saw anyway)...

 

[JEDIYoda]

?

 

[Calin]

Originally posted by: dug777
Never mind that 95% of the population thinks that rain is a sign to speed up and tailgate some more, but you also have to put up with stupid wipers flashing in front of you (and smearing/squeaking if there's just enough rain to need them, but not enough for them to work properly 😛), the windows fogging up if you don't use the a/c or heater, and to make the mix even more fun, massive understeer at every roundabout in my poor old 323...

Actually the massive understeer is great fun if you're in the mood 😉, but if you're just in a hurry it gets old very quickly 😛

That squeaking is common for old wipers (mine do too), but new ones, clean windshield and some better windshield wiper liquid solve this
The wipers on my brother's car (Renault Clio) don't smear or squeak (but I only use water and some liquid soap and some alcohol as windshield wiper fluid)

 

[PHiuR]

Rain-X yippe!