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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 12:14 PM
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Default Welcome back, cold weather.
Nothing like hitting it at 30 and bouncing limiter on 275s, lol. Wasn't expecting that.
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 02:33 PM
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what is down there like 70 lol....we hit 38 the other night....the snow is closing in but i got a 94 GP lined up for $500 for my winter beater and DD
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it was 25 here the other night, not looking foward to the snow
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 03:07 PM
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Car said 35 this morning.

But yeah, highes are in the 80s, lol.
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Originally Posted by JP_GXP

But yeah, highes are in the 80s, lol.
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 04:56 PM
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i just picked me up some 245/45/r18 hankook snow tires the other day
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40's at night this week. Woot.
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Pretty chill last night. 65°F.
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it got down to 38 last night and I was driving to work and the air was cool and damp.... I punched it a couple of times and thought "Man my car loves this cold air"... It just takes on a new life when the temps are just right.
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my car loves the cool air, runs mint lots of get-up and go lol and when the turbo is done this week i can just imagine how it will be.
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Originally Posted by 2005gxp
> when the turbo is done this week
> when the turbo
> the turbo


Mine's loving it too, lol, traction has become a slight issue, though.
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Yep love the cold here 55 at night 78 days
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my tranny can be happy now! lol only got to up to 207 all this week. thats low for me lol
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 09:35 PM
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You NEED a cooler, mine only sees 205 at worst... 216 when I drive it hard for a while. Never got over 170 today...
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Originally Posted by GXP25
Pretty chill last night. 65°F.
*******!!!!! lol
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my car loves the cold too and my trans in never below 210
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its +5 here
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its +5 here
u dont count, your in the ******* tundra lol
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Better yet... hunting season.
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*******!!!!! lol
It's not as nice as it sounds.

Everything's relative, lol.
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