I almost had a head on wreck just now!!

[SMOKE 1,426]

cool keystone rocks..good quality replacements. we use them a lot at work. print up a business card before you go, you might get a little discount.

Gary's paint & body is now in business.

Edited January 22, 2008 by SMOKE

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

cool keystone rocks..good quality replacements. we use them a lot at work. print up a business card before you go, you might get a little discount.

Gary's paint & body is now in business.

that is just wrong.... i'd try it if i thought i could get away with it

[SMOKE 1,426]

cool keystone rocks..good quality replacements. we use them a lot at work. print up a business card before you go, you might get a little discount.

Gary's paint & body is now in business.

that is just wrong.... i'd try it if i thought i could get away with it

it works more often than you might think. i'd give him our account # but i don't think an oklahoma acct.# would fly up there.

[Emancipation 2]

Glad you are okay Gary.. those moments are so surreal... the what could have beens!

[GaryC 7]

Bah! The one they had wasn't quite right. Ford has 3 different styles of the wheel I have. They had the "charcoal" one and I need the "silver" one. (the third one is the chrome finish) They said it will be in tomorrow morning. I hate the idea of running around in the snow on the spare but I guess I have no choice.

[Amby 490]

happy to hear you're ok gary! the one time I tried to drive on snow in my mustang gt at age 16 we spun around like 3 times. we were like oh shizzle and decided we were done driving for the day. my friend and I laugh about it now.

[Fandango 1,439]

Thank God you are ok Gary!

Meanwhile, you should buy the ebay one even just for a full size spare....at that price, ya can't go wrong

[GaryC 7]

happy to hear you're ok gary! the one time I tried to drive on snow in my mustang gt at age 16 we spun around like 3 times. we were like oh shizzle and decided we were done driving for the day. my friend and I laugh about it now.

Actually it handled very well in the snow for a rear wheel drive. I am very impressed. It helps that it has 4 wheel anti-lock brakes and wide tires all the way around. It also helps that I have been driving in the snow for 33 winters. There is something to be said for experience.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Oh, man! What a relief you didn't get hurt. What about chains on tires when it snows (that truck)? Doesn't anybody use those anymore?

[rebeccajo 14]

Bah! The one they had wasn't quite right. Ford has 3 different styles of the wheel I have. They had the "charcoal" one and I need the "silver" one. (the third one is the chrome finish) They said it will be in tomorrow morning. I hate the idea of running around in the snow on the spare but I guess I have no choice.

Boooooooo. If I had had the near-miss you did, I wouldn't be out there at all till it quit!

And I'm glad you're all right.

[GaryC 7]

Oh, man! What a relief you didn't get hurt. What about chains on tires when it snows (that truck)? Doesn't anybody use those anymore?

He (the truck) was avoiding a SUV that was sideways in his lane. I think it was kind of weird that a 4WD SUV and a pick-up truck lost it and I was able to avoid all of them in a Mustang.

Bah! The one they had wasn't quite right. Ford has 3 different styles of the wheel I have. They had the "charcoal" one and I need the "silver" one. (the third one is the chrome finish) They said it will be in tomorrow morning. I hate the idea of running around in the snow on the spare but I guess I have no choice.

Boooooooo. If I had had the near-miss you did, I wouldn't be out there at all till it quit!

And I'm glad you're all right.

Thanks becca, Luz wants me to stay home until I get the new wheel but work doesn't see it that way. I will take it slow and careful on the way to work and back today.

[Ban Hammer 12,835]

happy to hear you're ok gary! the one time I tried to drive on snow in my mustang gt at age 16 we spun around like 3 times. we were like oh shizzle and decided we were done driving for the day. my friend and I laugh about it now.

Actually it handled very well in the snow for a rear wheel drive. I am very impressed. It helps that it has 4 wheel anti-lock brakes and wide tires all the way around. It also helps that I have been driving in the snow for 33 winters. There is something to be said for experience.

wider tires are actually not good during the winter, a thinner tire provides more surface contact.

"That's because wider tires must carve a wider path through snow; that means more resistance and drag. Instead, experts recommend using a narrow winter tire. Narrower tires can more easily cut a path through snow and slush."

link

[GaryC 7]

happy to hear you're ok gary! the one time I tried to drive on snow in my mustang gt at age 16 we spun around like 3 times. we were like oh shizzle and decided we were done driving for the day. my friend and I laugh about it now.

Actually it handled very well in the snow for a rear wheel drive. I am very impressed. It helps that it has 4 wheel anti-lock brakes and wide tires all the way around. It also helps that I have been driving in the snow for 33 winters. There is something to be said for experience.

wider tires are actually not good during the winter, a thinner tire provides more surface contact.

"That's because wider tires must carve a wider path through snow; that means more resistance and drag. Instead, experts recommend using a narrow winter tire. Narrower tires can more easily cut a path through snow and slush."

link

I don't know then, I never did slide even though I was braking hard and doing an emergency maneuver to avoid the truck. I just ran out of road was the reason for hitting the curb.

[SMOKE 1,426]

Gary you hit hard enough to break a wheel, better get your car in the air. you might have some suspension damage. give it a good look & a shake down. if you've got damage it might be worth turning in to your insurance. knuckle, tie rods, a strut, ball joint & an alignment could get expensive.

eta: not trying to eerk you just giving you something to think about.

Edited January 22, 2008 by SMOKE

[Ban Hammer 12,835]

happy to hear you're ok gary! the one time I tried to drive on snow in my mustang gt at age 16 we spun around like 3 times. we were like oh shizzle and decided we were done driving for the day. my friend and I laugh about it now.

Actually it handled very well in the snow for a rear wheel drive. I am very impressed. It helps that it has 4 wheel anti-lock brakes and wide tires all the way around. It also helps that I have been driving in the snow for 33 winters. There is something to be said for experience.

wider tires are actually not good during the winter, a thinner tire provides more surface contact.

"That's because wider tires must carve a wider path through snow; that means more resistance and drag. Instead, experts recommend using a narrow winter tire. Narrower tires can more easily cut a path through snow and slush."

link

I don't know then, I never did slide even though I was braking hard and doing an emergency maneuver to avoid the truck. I just ran out of road was the reason for hitting the curb.

the camaro has wide tires and it's a pig on ice.