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Old 11-30-2011, 10:18 PM
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Calling All Winter Beaters

Well its that time of the year again when my beloved 8 goes away for winter storage and then my beater comes out. Lets see some pics of what people have to drive. Ill start it off. Still not much of a "beater" though lol.
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Old 11-30-2011, 11:39 PM
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Nice!

I drive a '98 Sonoma SLE, named "The Duke" lol

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u jelly?
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u jelly?
Ftw.

My winter beater?



Oh wait.. Haha.
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What's this winter thing you guys are all talking about?!?!?!
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1994 Range Rover classic. I like to drive around in a blizzard and pull out stuck cars from snow banks. I plan to make a killing this winter. The owners usually tip very well.


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If there's LOTS of snow
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Just got it. Rx8 still higher on the list.
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I want this for my winter beater
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Originally Posted by Arca_ex
What's this winter thing you guys are all talking about?!?!?!
I think it's when the temperature drops below 70 degrees and pretty much nothing else happens... For some weird reason, a lot of people choose this time to start driving beaters around until spring.
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Originally Posted by Arca_ex
What's this winter thing you guys are all talking about?!?!?!
it's all a myth.
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'RX-8 Photo' thread is for RX-8s - everything else goes in 'Everything Else' thread......
Old 12-03-2011, 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Roidz24
If there's LOTS of snow
Omg, the angle on those driveshafts!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but even the differentials look to be at an angle. But still, omg.
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Ha yes they're at a bit of an angle.
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^^
he needs to drop a rope ladder so passengers can get in...

& the bottom of the truck bed serves dual purpose as a bar.

I thought a winter beater was supposed to be a POS (so you didn't care if you slid on teh ice & bent it (or is that what people call a "salt car")?
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Roidz how big of a lift do you have on that? 8 inch? mines a 6 inch with 38 Inch tires!
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Roidz how big of a lift do you have on that? 8 inch? mines a 6 inch with 38 Inch tires!
Yours is a nice truck btw. Its a 12" lift with 38s. I would like bigger tires but the height of the truck is right at the legal limit.
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Originally Posted by WhiteDealershipRice
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he needs to drop a rope ladder so passengers can get in...

& the bottom of the truck bed serves dual purpose as a bar.

I thought a winter beater was supposed to be a POS (so you didn't care if you slid on teh ice & bent it (or is that what people call a "salt car")?
It used to have a drop down stair when you opened the door, but the snow and salt took on a toll on em so I removed them after one of them broke when my buddy jumped on it and it cracked.
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Originally Posted by Roidz24
Yours is a nice truck btw. Its a 12" lift with 38s. I would like bigger tires but the height of the truck is right at the legal limit.
Thanks a lot man! Yours looks great to! Considering im only 20 I think ive done well owning this truck and my 8 haha! But 12" damn thats crazy high! Im not too sure what the legal limit is here in Ontario Canada but 6" is good enough for me
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