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Picture of the Month #43
Croc'ed wears his Metro NY Region PCA DE instructor's jacket to fight-off the extreme cold January 22, 2014, while waiting for his '07 Midnight Blue/Stone Gray Cayman to fill-up at a gas station in Bethpage, NY. I'll let him finish the story: "The picture was taken by a co- worker, who I ran into unexpectedly at a Hess station this morning. He said something along the lines of, 'That’s not exactly the kind of car you’d want to drive in this weather.' To which I replied, 'This is precisely the kind of car I want to drive! It’s got snow tires and a limited slip differential, so I’m good to go.' He got such a laugh from my unexpected reply, that he broke out his phone and snapped a quick photo, and sent it to me in an e-mail for posterity." |
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Way to go! Too much fun to lock up for the winter.
What is your secret for keeping the salt in the bay and not under the car? |
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One of the all time best POMs!
Looks like your suspension travel may be a bit limited though with all that snow build up in the fender wells. |
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Where's the front plate?!? :wink:
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Great pic. The car and Croc'ed look just as "at home" in the snowy real world as they do on a race track or twisty back road. Awesome.
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Nice.
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Love it!
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Thanks to beez for posting my photo as POTM, and to all of you for your positive comments. I must say, this scene is pretty amusing! Considering that my Cayman has also seen 7 years of track duty, and is rapidly approaching 100,000 miles on the odometer, I think it's a shining example of the durability and versatility of Porsche automobiles.
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Great picture. |
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Actually, your car looks pretty clean in that picture. My gray GTI looks almost white. Great picture.
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That's a great story. You look like you could use a warm beverage or some "medicinal" spirits.
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just awesome Croc'd, I reside in the neighboring town, I'll keep an eye out for you on the roads just in case I need you to tow me out of a snow bank :wink: :wink:
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That is one great picture!
I don't even take my car out in the rain, much less the snow. |
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Ya'll'r freakin nuts ;)
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Great picture! I had mine out with the stock tires about a month ago in a slight dusting and it was terrible. Good to know snow tires would work.
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I resemble that remark. But I prefer to think of myself as not "freaking nuts" but rather " dedicated enthusiasts" Same outcome but I think it sounds more proper. But like I said in earlier posts, when I bucket wash my Cayman in the middle of winter, my neighbors drive by shaking their heads. They might choose your wording over mine. Drive safe and come on Spring. Ed |
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Driving in that weather, well it's your decision. Bucket washing, is just the right thing to do.:smile:
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I had the traction control light blinking angrily at me on the way to work yesterday, but we did have about 3" of snow on the ground, and I was holding the car in a 30-degree slide at the time... :-)
It'll need a bucket wash this weekend for sure ! |
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Nice picture! |
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Having done more years of winter test or ABS ans ESP than I care to think about, the best car for winter testing and winter driving in general was a Lotus Turbo Esprit w/ Snow tires (pre-ESP). Lots of traction, great handling and tossable... just too much fun.
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Right now, the roads by me are worse than a minefield. Craters are all around, and almost impossible to avoid.
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Thanks, guys. I bring my car to the local car wash once a week. I think I just heard a collective gasp :o |
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More like a tsk, tsk, and a shaking of heads.
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Not really...you are going to continue and say - "it is hand washed" Right???:eek2:
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Awesome POTM showing real world die hard Cayman owners getting the most of their cars... Love it..!
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Salt makes your CS taste better
 I picked up some Forgestar wheels with Pirelli snows for cheap last year - excellent for plowing |
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Croc'ed,
The OREO delivery wagon in the background is quite appropriate as a close look at the region where your LF Tire meets the Bodywork behind it certainly looks likes one of NABISCO's finest to me! ;-) Barry |
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