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nickel

01-19-2005, 12:06 PM

isn't fishtailing FUN?! and much more fun when done on purpose http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/BedBunny/nod.gif

http://www.waiautox.org/1999/99snow6.jpg

johnnymk

01-19-2005, 12:26 PM

Yes, especially driving down I-95 at rush hour at 65 MPH surrounded by 18 wheelers.

nickel

01-19-2005, 12:27 PM

no, not then

that's scary :|

caribiner23

01-19-2005, 12:31 PM

Front-wheel drive over here. I don't get to fishtail as much.

blueindian

01-19-2005, 12:33 PM

i get to drive in snow today :)

man, as much as i love the south, we freak out when it snows. we got a southern blizzard today, AKA a flurry. I've not been to the grocery store but i bet you couldn't get a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread. And phones are down everywhere. All my employees want to go home early. quite comical really.

hoey222

01-19-2005, 12:36 PM

w00t - i gots a 4x4 and i like to let the wheels do a lil wanderin.....

topane

01-19-2005, 01:06 PM

Got the pickup today. I was fishtailing on the way to hoey's.

WhiskeyPapa

01-19-2005, 02:03 PM

Apparently my son thinks so. I get to go pull him out of the ditch after work.

DarkFury

01-19-2005, 02:10 PM

4x4s are not supposed to fishtail...

BTW... I have "fishtail insurance" now http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83473

guiseppewv

01-19-2005, 02:12 PM

Everyone at work here in MD stayed in for lunch b/c they are sissies. 2 of us went out for lunch and people were amazed that we went out in the 2" of snow that came down. I guess when you grow up in an area that gets a good bit of snow, has a lot of hills/mountains, you don't really sweat the snow when there is only 2" of it and the roads are all flat. :) I do love driving in the snow. I might just have to invest in snow tires again. :)

cheapie

01-19-2005, 03:45 PM

i drive a civic, front wheel drive so i don't really fishtail. i just slide around. i bought some great goodyears a year or two ago and they are great in the snow. if you learn to drive properly in it, snow is no big deal. the worst is not snow, it's when the temps are hovering around freezing and you get that slush/ice/snow crap. that's far more treacherous than plain old snow with low temps.

BrewMaster

01-19-2005, 03:48 PM

negatory on the fishtailing for me. not fun and not really possible today nice it's 81°F.

nickel

01-19-2005, 04:15 PM

yeh, just talked to my brother in Alpine, CA and he said it's toasty there.

but back to the snowy roads... i can make my car fishtail and it's front wheel drive. granted it's not a big whoop, but the back does take a swing. i love driving in the snow. don't like the ice, and cannot stand the overly paranoid drivers who need to get out of my way or get off the road now. :D

BrewMaster

01-19-2005, 04:24 PM

and cannot stand the overly paranoid drivers who need to get out of my way or get off the road now. :D
side-swipe them into a ditch. they won't come out until it's dry and warm again. :D

IrishSS

01-19-2005, 04:34 PM

isn't fishtailing FUN?!

Not really, as seen by today... (Click pic for full size)

http://www.teamfcf.com/badkarma/crashsmall.jpg (http://www.teamfcf.com/badkarma/crash.jpg)

Fish tailed and couldn't catch it in time. Went into the median, aka ditches here in WV. Caught the front of the Tahoe in the other side of the ditch and up and over she went, ending up the drivers side. Came down pretty hard, but didnt sustain much damage. Was still driveable even. Lucky thing was that I didnt end up in oncoming traffic, hit anybody else or hurt myself.

Funny thing tho... I drove all the way back from DC (4 hrs) through much worse weather without incident. Get 5 miles from work and wham. Roll the damned thing. Oh well, at least it wasn't mine!

nickel

01-19-2005, 04:37 PM

bummer...
yes, that kinda fishtailing is not fun.

were the roads icy? glad you weren't hurt.

IrishSS

01-19-2005, 04:45 PM

bummer...
yes, that kinda fishtailing is not fun.

were the roads icy? glad you weren't hurt.

Icy, slushy, snowy... just generally fooked up. Just hit a bad patch I guess. Had been much worse conditions, although better roads, on the Maryland side. Once I hit the WV border, it all went to hell... WV just doesnt take care of its roads. Its pretty sad.

Cheesypuff

01-19-2005, 04:49 PM

fish tailin is good times!!! I was at tahoe last weekend, and I was doing a lot of that fish action....

cheapie

01-19-2005, 04:52 PM

IrishSS

01-19-2005, 05:00 PM

no offense to irish and the rest of the suv drivers but i see a LOT of them in the ditch when it gets icy. i think it's because the drivers don't realize that 4wd doesn't do anything when it's icy. they go flying by and then you see them buried in the median.

No, none taken... I consider myself a pretty good driver, especially when it comes to recovering from things like this. Just didn't happen this time. 'Twas an accident, that's all. **** happens, ya move on, the sun rises the next day.

But I would agree... I saw 3 other accidents on the way home. 2 Grand Cherokees and a Blazer. People are just stupid or unlucky.

BigJon

01-19-2005, 05:40 PM

I fishtail all over my neighborhood, my neighbors look at me like I'm some idiot that doesn't know how to drive. Little do they know I'm doing it on purpose :D

LPMiller

01-19-2005, 06:19 PM

4x4s are not supposed to fishtail...

BTW... I have "fishtail insurance" now http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83473

not true at all. Fishtailing is more the result of speed and weight than it is raw traction. A 4x4 with a decent driver can pull itself out of a fishtail, but it's quite easy to actually do.

Nija

01-19-2005, 07:04 PM

Oh well, at least it wasn't mine!

Work?

johnnymk

01-19-2005, 08:04 PM

no offense to irish and the rest of the suv drivers but i see a LOT of them in the ditch when it gets icy. i think it's because the drivers don't realize that 4wd doesn't do anything when it's icy. they go flying by and then you see them buried in the median.

I think it's more of a feeling: "Well, Gawsh, I own a SUV and it's invincible." There are so many SUVs in accidents during ice/snowstorms that it isn't funny.

_=DeltaForce=_

01-19-2005, 08:14 PM

** NO laughing ** What is fishtail??

I just got my license couple of weeks ago and today was the first day I drove in the snow.. Was extremely careful and it was skidding though..

BigJon

01-19-2005, 08:23 PM

** NO laughing ** What is fishtail??

I just got my license couple of weeks ago and today was the first day I drove in the snow.. Was extremely careful and it was skidding though..

Fishtail is when the back end of your car slides out from your control. Imagine it like "drifting" in the snow...

Markel

01-19-2005, 08:37 PM

With front wheel drive, the real fun when driving on snow is to start out in reverse. Gun the engine, and when you get a bit of speed crank the wheel hard. If you're good, you can perform a beautiful 180 degree spin then take off going forward. I used to love doing this (in a safe location), but my wife would always go bezerk if I did it when she was in the car.

oblongmelon

01-19-2005, 09:35 PM

Ahhh yes..glory days..fishtailing around corners was always the most fun for me.
ps..we are expecting 3 FEET of snow on saturday..according to some of the weather guys here...what about you?

IrishSS

01-20-2005, 02:19 AM

Work?

Da.

Ahhh yes..glory days..fishtailing around corners was always the most fun for me.
ps..we are expecting 3 FEET of snow on saturday..according to some of the weather guys here...what about you?

Aye, they are calling for 2-4 feet out here over the weekend as well. Going to have to tunnel to my truck to get to work I guess.