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Yesterday in the MN twin cities metro area there were something like 105 accidents, 200 plus spinouts with cars in the ditch, 2 jackknifed semis, and 2 accidents were fatal. This is exactly why I tried to convince my wife to let me get a winter beater and just leave my car in the garage all winter.
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I picked up a bright orange Crosstrek with their symmetrical AWD and put on Bridgestone KO2 tires and got through stopping, turning, and going in Michigan winters with ease and confidence while the 2 Series hibernated. Subie was not just a winter beater... it was a beast! Then, we moved southwest, Subie got a new owner, and the 2 went from All Seasons to Summer Performance rubber.
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I lost the winter beater argument as we have managed sharing my wife's Lexus GX460 in the winters and with covid forcing us to work from home it's been pretty easy. The kids are getting older and busier with activities and trips to the office are becoming more frequent so there will be some days this year I gotta take the car out of the garage. And I hate it.....
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Aren't you also the person who has a garage floor that matches the color of your car? I need to learn your ways as I am upgrading my garage right now and the floor is a potential part of the upgrade next spring.
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I started out with the typical application of colored flake, but it didn't look good, was uneven, and the flake did not have the impact I hoped for. My installer could not find an orange-colored base coat, so the overall effect was poor when the flakes were scattered on top. We had that grinded a bit and applied over that epoxy paint in a color that looked more consistent with the goal. If I was starting from scratch, I might consider the tile application products if it had the look I desired, such as: https://racedeck.com/racedeck-garage...s/racedeck-xl/ https://www.swisstrax.com/garage-flooring.html Then, I found a nice piece of artwork from the BMWCCA of the spritual predecessor of the 2 Series in a coincidentally consistent color for the wall. I had it appropriately framed. That is a rendering, not a photo, so enjoyable for the talented artist as well! The other two cars sit on a typical light brown/tan flake appearance as over the years, who knows what color cars will come and go. If you are re-doing the garage and have bicycles to manage, these are great, don't require electricity, and the reason you see reflections of bicycles apparently from the ceiling! https://www.kradlco.com/buy?gclid=Cj...kaAkHZEALw_wcB
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If we redo our floors 99% certain we will do epoxy since the floor will be getting wet from snow-covered vehicles going in and out. Right now we are strategizing on storage solutions for all the stuff. Luckily, we have a decent sized shed in the backyard that has been under-utilized. Home Depot is in route today with some wall slat boards, hooks, and I bought a 7 piece cabinet/toolbox setup made by Husky. We will have 19 feet of wall devoted to slatboards and cabinets in front of our vehicles which should cover organization for nearly everything. Then we gotta figure out some watersports stuff: paddleboards, water carpet, tube, life jackets and so on. Oh yeah, and bikes!
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Note that Kradl can be ordered with two different weight ratings so order carefully. The front two are holding the lighter carbon fiber bikes. The rear one is holding my 1967 Schwinn Varsity 10 speed "keeper" at a historic 41 lbs!
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and that looks like an 8-ft ceiling? that's been my biggest concern about any bike hanging solution...clearance under the bikes.
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they steal to order in the UK and from what I could see it was only 4 bolts and unplug a couple of connectors and the whole column comes out , I had a dash cam and some other stuff in the car which wasn't touched so I guess speed is the key.
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The Monday commute was eye-opening, but luckily, I didn't hit anything, and nobody hit me. It was the worst combination of no plowing, no embedded salt in the pavement because it was the first snow, and glare ice from traffic on the snow. At one point I stopped at a light, and then slid sideways a couple inches down the crown of the road. |
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It doesn't help that I've even done an autocross class and a driver training class on them when the temp was below freezing. Obviously poor handling compared to summer/track tires, but at that temp the summers would have been worse. So, the sipe edges are rather worn on these also which doesn't help. When you live in Minnesota, sometimes you just have to make do in the shoulder seasons. aerobod , I have no idea how you deal with your weather. |
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...note this article also applies to tires never used.
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