Dudes. I suppose my Pilot Sports weren't the best choice to be driving in the snow with. (they're summer tires for those who don't know). We just got hit w/ 6" of snow and my car handles worse than a FWD honda on ice. So i'm pulling into my apartment area, EXTREMELY EXTREMELY SLOW and my car just slides over a curb and into a concrete wall. I was only going 1mph or so... so it was nothing bad. I scratched up the drivers side of my bumper (just needs some touch up paint) and dented my fender. It's all fixable... but just in case... any one know where I can get a new drivers side fender for an '01 A4? New/ Used doesn't matter. Santorin Blue if possible?

btw- this inspired me to go online and purchase some snow tires. Hankook 404's any good? $400 SHIPPED for 225/45/17's.

 

Any snow tire will do, it's all preference. Hankook is a good company though so you should be good.

 

haha sry thats just funny. oo well ull learn from ur mistake.

 

I drove in the snow once with Dunlop SP8000's... was good times. :P

 

I tried to drive with the yokos on once, not good.

 

haha yeah

 

I've been rollling my yoko AVSs this week, and it's been around 0 degrees and snowy on the roads since tuesday morning. I didn't even use my brakes this week until this morning when I got my snow tires mounted. I don't recommend that anyone ever do that. My only slip-up was this morning, when traveling down a real steep incline I just couldn't save the slide, brushed the curb (thank god my wheels are so sh!tty) and slid right out into the road past a stop sign. No one was coming, so I got lucky. This was on the way to the tire shop. Yesterday I had to honk a girl out of my way in the pedestrian crosswalk because there was no way I was stopping for her.

On a related note, I've been liking my Dunlop M3s. Still able to have fun in the snow, but all the terror is gone from stop-and-go traffic.

 

I cannot WAIT to have these new tires. My back end almost shot into the curb on my entire drive home before the incident.

<-- and i'm gonna kill ya. Now I've gotta take off my fender and get it all fixed and painted. Dammit. Can't really say I "made a mistake" though... maybe i should have sledded to work today hahaha

 

sir_daft, I know what you mean it sucked great big monkey ***** tonite driving around town with 6" of snow on the ground.
Lol and they said it was only going to be around 3 inches aroudn chicago.


I'm also looking for tires right now, current ones are low on thread.


What do you guys think of Toyo Proxe 4s? I know they are all seasons but I can get them any size for $300. They retail for 400+.

 

I find when u let off the gas and try to turn the car will just push. U have to apply some power to the wheels to get it to turn.