Yesterday, I plowed my laneway, and decided to snap a couple pics of the Eclipse while it was warming up for it's semi monthly start up and idle. I know it looks like there's snow in the garage, that's just my boots tracking it in.

When we had our major snow falls (yes, that's plural)..this is what I had to deal with. And the MDX got stuck at the end of the laneway

At work, we've been digging out cars daily. 1 row at a time. Allowing for the plow to it's job (questionable skills but done none the less)..



This isn't me, one of my co-workers..to give you an idea of how much snow we have.







We bring them in overnight to thaw.

Mine is going great now, I just got home from winning my court case for my exhaust

How did you manage to win that?

Wish we had that kind of snow in Brampton!

In the police report the cop put in a diagram of how the Eclipse oem exhaust is supposed to be...right in the title it said 1995-1999 Eclipse GS(excl. turbo), so I argued that this was not the correct diagram as the car is the turbo model and that to my best knowledge the exhaust on the car was OEM.

The crown objected saying the sub model was irrelevant to the style of the exhaust, which the judge didn't buy.

Come get some plenty to go around! lol

+4 degrees here and sunny, our snow is melting. Calling for +7 and rain this weekend!!

Our winter is actually pretty good.

We had just a few meaningfull snow falls; one was prety much 6" and a few less than an inch. Weather has been pretty much between -1 and +3 DegC (daytime) over the last week or so. I can see grass in a few areas of my lawn. At present time; my driveway is also deprived of the white stuff!!!

All in all that is pretty much what I can stomach for snow or cold weather; did I say that I hate winter... Living in a tropical climate would be just fine for me.

Anti-SnowManGiz!!!

Should be similar here over the next few "daze".

It's going great! Look what we build for my daughter



Too bad it most likely will melt before the end of week

That's awesome Alex! it's a bungaligloo

Anyone else take some winter pics?

Got one of my children playing the other day.

LOL cute pups! they must love the snow, seeing as they're huskies.

Hey did anyone notice the speedo on the truck?

Back to this for a quick second, how did you WIN if the judge didn't buy it? am I missing something?

I'm assuming the crown was unable to sell their story. Probably due to the fact that it states clearly that the diagram is for all models "but" the turbo! It's all in the details in court

He's saying that the judge didn't buy the crown's argument, is all..

Awww I see. Duhhh

Some winter pic's!

This was today close to Kaladar(hwy 7). Snow still deep enuf on cottage rd to scrape bottom.


Nassau just before Christmas from our room.


Lent my boat to someone,lol


Bahamaian rides!



Girlfriend and I last weekend around Kingston.

Bingo.

Hey Wade, it looks like you're having a hell of a time you lucky dog!! I wish I was somewhere tropical over the holidays.

It's pretty rare seeing an R34 sedan around these parts but they were also EVERYWHERE when I was in New Zealand a few years back for 1 month. And the odd V-Spec

Funny thing you post that picture of the 20" chrome wheels. They are the EXACT same as a 4G Eclipse around Ottawa. I'll see if I can find a pic of it.

How fast are those Ski-Doo's?

No luck yet, but came across this and thought of Guillaume

CLICK ME

Nail polish carbon fiber?

bad fitment, must not be a Seibon

The Formula is only 100 to 120 kmh sled depending on conditions; but the Rev SDI(semi direct injection) will do well over hundred mph, and still gives me butterflies on full acceleration!

Don't you love that feeling?

Kind of like falling in love isn't it?

I just figured it needed the gauge modual rebuilt like the rest.

Man I missed all the snow! Got back from Aruba with the wife last week, enjoyed the sun, beaches and did some serious coastal off-roading in a 4x4

I've legit seen this boat before down south. I think it was St. Thomas.

I'll throw up some picture of how we clear an airport next time is snows. You call that a plow?! lol



Couldn't find a better picture, but this thing hauled ass. Had it up to 196 and decided "alright... that's enough...." I'm too poor for a sled of my own, but this was my bro's. I guess there isn't much else to do up in Petawawa during the winter months.

My initial winter period was occupied by me doing almost nothing because I had to let my MCL in both knees heal (Hockey injury I got just before Christmas, tore them while stopping the breakaway and taking the guy head-on because he apparently really wanted that goal....Made the save though ;P).



Hehe Huge tires though! Funny enough I'm actually working one of those really expensive 1g 1/16 models to look like a Plymouth Laser since I have one now. It'll be the only one of it's kind (with no spoiler as well).

yep, it stopped clicking over at 399kms..probably a few years back hahaha

Reza - any more pics of the offroading?

Johnny - It's better than the $500 blower I was looking at FOR THE SAME PRICE It's hilarious to drive, doesn't have a high gear, 1st, 2nd and reverse plus the 4X4 works too. All I need lol

G - Sorry to hear about your injury bro! You and Saloman can be buds now that you both have bummed knees..geez I wonder, how will it affect your clutching?

196??? COME ON!! that's a typo right?

I have a lot more, though most of them are more scenic ones that my wife took from the Jeep as I would pull over every now and then to get out to enjoy the views on the East coast. We started at the Northern tip of the Island and worked our way along the East coast on broken bumpy dirt roads, through pools of water that accumulated from rainfall, and climbing up and down some ragged rocky turns and slopes, until we got to the most Southern point of the Island, called Baby Beach. It was pretty much a slow bumpy crawl through the East coast for about 4-5 hours which only a 4x4 can handle. It wasn't too dangerous, you just have to take it easy as some rocks can be sharp and you don't want them penetrating the Jeeps tires. We pretty much lapped the island in 6 hours. I'll post up some more scenic photos later

I was wondering what you were driving. Good thing you're no NEWB when it comes to 4x4

anyone else leave the country for vacay over the holidays?

Rented a 2011 2-door Jeep Wrangler.

Nope. 196Kph. If that doesn't tighten up your balloon knot a bit, nothing will.
Stand by, looking for the video. Good thing the camera has GPS

So I lied... the spedo said 196, the GPS says 182. Still fast enough for me


UGH!!! Y U NO ZOOM?!?!

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There, use that.

There wasn't any change in elevation or hump or bump for about 3 miles. Solid hard packed snow. So fun.

That's crazy! I have done that many times on a bike, but that is paved roads. Snow doesn't sound as flat.

I've had snowmobiles up in the 170-180 range before. It's a blast to say the least but yah, when you're at that speed you realize just how screwed you'd be if even the slightest thing went wrong, especially given that I've typically done this on frozen lakes where the ice is nice and thick...perfect for breaking a fall!

The craziest part is letting off the throttle and the snowmobile slowing down so fast you feel like you're going to get launched forward off it (especially if there are any bumps). Pretty much never need to actually use the brakes on one.

Have also done the same on a bike, but now that I think about it..I'd take a snow bank over a street lamp at those speeds.

Neither will end well for you......

Nice, thats got me wanting to take the GPS out next time

Apparently Snowmageddon is hitting here today, we'll see.

Other then that it's damn cold working outside.

I heard St John's was in for 50-60cm.

Thats a wlk in the park for the Newfs! They are used to that sort of real winter we never see here in NS any more but global warming is not real LOL

Sure it's only 81cm, no big deal!



Looks like i'll be facing this again tomorrow, yes that black thing is my mirror poking out (from 2008)

Wish we would get half that!!

Not looking forward to it but hey, it's been YEARS since I've had a snow day.

HOLY FACK!!!!! 81 CM??? that's insane!

Nice pic by the way. I didn't even know there was a car under there

+1

It felt like late March today

Wait till Saturday when it's supposed to be 10-15 degrees!

SWEEEEET

I am driving to Ziggy on Saturday. Maybe I should take my top down

It's the weirdest thing..about 3 days ago we had a frost-bite warning in the morning. With the wind chill it was -28*. Now we're going to hit +15* this weekend...? WTF is going on?

I only request one thing from you East Coast guys.

Do whatever you have to do to get into your Talon.

Do NOT shovel it out.

Drive it out, and get it on video.

Looooool +1

If only mine ran.

I'll post pictures later. My BBQ got knocked over :rofl:

Yeah if only Halifax could get that sort of mess we only get a joke for snow, 10cm and people are in mass panic. Back when I was a kid we got snow not like NFLD but we got 10 blizzards a year (yeah they only called them blizzards not weather bombs or the rest of the crap they name them) I miss those days.
I just hope every one in NFLD stays safe and that they can get out and enjoy it for what it is.

I think this plan will fail when you can't find the car.

^^^ Someone doesn't know the value of a broken hockey stick. Start pokin the snow!!!

So with the plus weather we've been having, ice melting from roof tops has become a problem..







What do you guys think? Write off or no? It's a 2010 with 52 kms.

It's definitely lots of work. Looks like a tree fell on it!

That was a sheet of ice from a 3 story building. It came in late last night and I was looking after the clients. They told me that the largest piece of ice went through the sunroof and landed on the passenger seat, they needed 3 people to carry it out.

Watch your heads out there

Ryan I do this every year! Here's a few past storms with my various DSM's.. This will be the first year for the Evo tho, see if she can cut the mustard now when I try to break her out later. It's currently almost 100% buried and we still have 30-40cm coming today!













Here's a vid of extracting my GSX: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdPw6xolEv0

Writeoff. Even if the cost to repair isn't worth the entire value of the car (that's assuming it can be repaired to full/proper structural integrity, which I definitely question), the dealership would have to sell it so greatly discounteed that I doubt they'd accept anything less than $$$. If there's any damage to the interior it is a guaranteed write off. A lot of cars get written off if there is a break in and the seats get torn up. S2k's being a perfect example.

Storm wasn't as bad as predicted, only 50cm fell.. here's a little video showing what I was dealing with as well as the plucking of the cars from the driveway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFFJkrPy6Ns

mmmmm, dat ass print

That's worth a photo hunt point imo.

Nice video Greg. Good thing you have a blower

Salomon, we should find out this week whether or not it's a write off. But scary sh!t none the less...everything is melting very quickly.

Well with the snow disappearing, i got the quad ready!
Gunna get some cold weather this week so the lake should be perfect to slap the studded tires on

I broke a belt in my blower on blowing myself out on Friday, so pissed!

Nice toy Kyle! Definitely something I will grab when I get my next place!

Did I read this right?

Dude that's one helluva sex toy!

Snow blower ya perv!

Sounds painful, man. I'm sure there must've been better options~!

So it's OFFICIAL, the CSX was written off. YAY BUSINESS!!!!

Well, if engineering doesn't work out I know I have a backup in the insurance industry, cause I called that one ;D

Some shady used car dealer will buy it at auction. Hack and slash it back together and sell it to some stupid people in T.O at a mall parking lot at night. Then I will see it for warranty. What's the VIN Mike?

What do you need the VIN for? guaranteed the insurance claim will show up on a CarProof report. But I am curious to know what the estimate was. I will post back later today.

You would be amazed what doesn't show up on CarFox.

I was just joking. Hopefully I never see that car.

So it tallied up to 17 grand and that's just in parts alone. NO LABOUR!

Well being a DSMer the labour is free, since you're doing it all

Cold next couple days here coming up, -31C tuesday before wind chill, come on.

Going drifting tonight!! Will post youtube link as soon as I up it

Where's the vid?

Love AWD donuts.

Haha, give me a little. I need to convert them then I will make them one and then upload. I will post the link as soon as I start the upload.

Winter? Whats winter? I bailed out of the cold not long after Christmas. I managed to do a bit of sight seeing the other day.

Suddenly exotics dont seem so exotic anymore. The dealership I came across sold mclarens and rolls royces had the f1 car in it, pretty neat.

The cars that look abandoned, do you think it's because they had outrageous fines? I've heard something like that before

A lot of those abandoned cars are people who left in a hurry.

The airport has a section of its own abandoned cars. Those people definitely left in a hurry. Some have even more dirty/sand/dust covering them that these ones.

Managed to plow myself a track last week in the -35 weather, but it was worth it to have this weekend for my first ride in 4 years!!! . Gunna get the go-pro fired up today.







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http://s749.beta.photobucket.com/user/gubes17/media/Ice%20track/icetrack2.mp4.html

That is sick, definitely grabbing an ATV for the next house!!

WOW that looks like a lot of fun!

Nice drifts

Everyone go buy one and come race

Is that the lake? Can you fit a DSM on thoses paths? Awesome vid man!

Yea thats on the lake. I had my blue 1g out there last year but I don't have one that I can beat up anymore lol