[accident]lost control and skidded along a highway concrete

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My Arctic Claw snow tires, for example.
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That sucks. My snow tires are outstanding in the rain.
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Mine are absolutely amazing in snow, and decent on dry roads, which is good. Rain on the other hand often requires very gentle throttle input if I dont want to end up in a ditch. Second gear launches are also pretty common.
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watkins wrote:Mine are absolutely amazing in snow, and decent on dry roads, which is good. Rain on the other hand often requires very gentle throttle input if I dont want to end up in a ditch. Second gear launches are also pretty common.
wouldnt you think snow tires would be decent on rain aswell since the roads are often wet in the winter also?
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Right, wet performance is vital for a good snow tire as in the winter you often encounter freezing rain, slush, snow melt and wet roads melted by salting.

Wet performance and hydroplaning resistance in addition to excellent snow performance is the reason why I like my winter tires a lot.
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ok so then i'm not crazy watkins snow tires must either suck or the tread is a bit worn
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my right front blew out a few weeks back and i had to replace it. it needed replaced anyway just didnt have the cash at the time. anyway at the moment all but the drivers side front are good. i need to replace that one soon.... so for now i am kinda paranoid that it could blow out
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Takigu wrote:ok so then i'm not crazy watkins snow tires must either suck or the tread is a bit worn
Nope. Tread is only two short seasons old and only has maybe 5-7k miles on it.

The tires do in fact have a strange dynamic. Snow, ice, slush, etc are no problem whatsoever. They even seem to grab in deeper water. When there is just a thin layer of water, especially moving rainwater, traction off the line is a bit iffy. Its rather difficult to explain exactly without having you drive the car.
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watkins wrote: Its rather difficult to explain exactly without having you drive the car.
well, then, lets drive it :D
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He still owes me a test drive from last year. :)
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I most certainly do. With luck and some money my car will be a bit more entertaining by then as well.
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wannabe wrote:
watkins wrote: Its rather difficult to explain exactly without having you drive the car.
well, then, lets drive it :D
I must agree.
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The problem is that I took off the snow tires a few months ago
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watkins wrote:The problem is that I took off the snow tires a few months ago
Well, let's drive it anyway just for the hell of it, eh?
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Lots of uncalled for name calling and ranting in this thread.

kwak, it is repairable. Go to a few paint/body shops and get estimates. If you re-use your scratched bumper, you'll probably want to re-shape it, use some filler to get rid of the ridges/scratches. You can do this work yourself if you're so inclined and it should save you some money at the shop. Do some research online and see if you think any of this is something you can do.

Re-painting that single piece should be cheap, probably a hundred bucks or so.

As for the color, look at reference charts, go to the Nissan dealer, I'm sure it's find-able.

And take each piece of "advise" with a grain of salt. :wink: :lol:
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