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      11-26-2013, 06:52 PM   #23
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Do it. Do it now. I also wanted to squeak a few more weeks on summers out just in case there was another nice day and part laziness as well. A few brisk nights ago, I was driving home when ambient temperatures displayed on my dash were 27 fahrenheit. I was on a freshly repaved road which was extraordinarily slick and had lots of dips/ pot holes. It was also rainy and damp out. I had only gone around the block so my tires were ice cold when a large fox (common in my area) jumped in front of my car. I was doing about 40 mph, maybe 45, swerved and had I had virtually no control over my ado8s, 265/35 front 295/30 rear. I went off the road a few feet not just into soft dirt but then small trees. I may have traded one animals life for another Car is at MAC auto right now, we will see.. there does appear to be some frame damage.

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Dayum, sorry to hear it, hope the ride gets fixed soon. This should be sufficient warning to those procrastinating switching to winters.
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      11-27-2013, 09:25 AM   #24
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Mine are going on tomorrow morning. Night temps have gotten pretty cold.
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      11-27-2013, 08:33 PM   #25
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I put my snow tires on last week when the temps started to drop. Now with the extra performance of the cold air and the Evolve S/C the traction control light is pretty much always on even when I don't expect it.
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