If your in LA, and you got your Z in the last 6 MO.

shesha · 10-14-2009, 12:56 PM

The last two days was the first you have driven in the rain. How was it?
I was paranoid that everyone on the freeway was not paying attention, and I would be hit from behind.

I stayed in the slow lane all 11 miles to work this morning. I saw a BMW with its back bumper destroyed by another car, I got freakin scared.

phelan · 10-14-2009, 01:03 PM

Driving in the rain in California sucks no matter what car you're in. A little bit of water and some driver ignorance means everybody slipping and sliding into their neighboring lanes...

I took my usual DD out to work today. Normally it's a 40 minute drive, today it took two hours, and I ran across four accidents!

vReath · 10-14-2009, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by phelan

Driving in the rain in California sucks no matter what car you're in. A little bit of water and some driver ignorance means everybody slipping and sliding into their neighboring lanes...

I took my usual DD out to work today. Normally it's a 40 minute drive, today it took two hours, and I ran across four accidents!

damn... its been raining here in houston for the past week, on and off. you can ask dreamer on how bad the weather sucks down here. but rain is gonna suck, period. imagine being on the road with mostly trucks x[

phelan · 10-14-2009, 01:06 PM

Well, what you have to understand is that Californians are hydrophobic, we don't deal well with rain water.

sofa_king · 10-14-2009, 01:08 PM

Ya I heard just yesterday alone there were 160+ accidents caused by the rain in socal.

ocfoilist · 10-14-2009, 01:09 PM

No problems on my end. The car handles well and I felt secure on the road. Having said that, I agree that most southern Californians see rain and view it as an irritating inconvenience, speeding up to get to where they are going. It's always a dangerous situation, regardless of the car you are in. It's just unbelievable to look at a traffic map on a day with light rain and see the sheer volume of reported accidents.

kannibul · 10-14-2009, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by phelan

Well, what you have to understand is that Californians are hydrophobic, we don't deal well with rain water.

I'd love to see you guys with the weather we get around here...lol

I think I'd see mass suicides and sh.t

Pheonix · 10-14-2009, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ocfoilist

It's just unbelievable to look at a traffic map on a day with light rain and see the sheer volume of reported accidents.

Try working the center where you get to deal with all the accidents being reported. Its unbelievable how many people call for one accident as they're passing by it. And don't let it snow...thats just asking for trouble.

kenchan · 10-14-2009, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by shesha

The last two days was the first you have driven in the rain. How was it?
I was paranoid that everyone on the freeway was not paying attention, and I would be hit from behind.

I stayed in the slow lane all 11 miles to work this morning. I saw a BMW with its back bumper destroyed by another car, I got freakin scared.

you know wat, i grew up in the snowbelt state and when i lived in LA for a few years i thought you socal folks were so frikken funny cause you treat rain like ice and snow.

phelan · 10-14-2009, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ocfoilist

No problems on my end. The car handles well and I felt secure on the road. Having said that, I agree that most southern Californians see rain and view it as an irritating inconvenience, speeding up to get to where they are going. It's always a dangerous situation, regardless of the car you are in. It's just unbelievable to look at a traffic map on a day with light rain and see the sheer volume of reported accidents.

Irritating inconvenience? No no no, I think not. I think SoCalers don't know the difference between driving in wet and dry conditions. I've ridden in a family friend's car during a storm, and they just floored the pedals and ran it hard into corners like any dry day. Rain just showcases our ignorance, and further reinforces my belief that we need more stringent driving tests.

Of course, it doesn't help when you have a bunch of unlicensed / uninsured idiots on the road with you like in Los Angeles...

mattkim85 · 10-14-2009, 04:47 PM

i got mine on feb when it was still raining and got

from behind...

so yeah.... im scared sh*tless driving out in the rain.

mattkim85 · 10-14-2009, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by phelan

Irritating inconvenience? No no no, I think not. I think SoCalers don't know the difference between driving in wet and dry conditions. I've ridden in a family friend's car during a storm, and they just floored the pedals and ran it hard into corners like any dry day. Rain just showcases our ignorance, and further reinforces my belief that we need more stringent driving tests.

Of course, it doesn't help when you have a bunch of unlicensed / uninsured idiots on the road with you like in Los Angeles...

seriously socalers dont know.
out of 365 days.. it rains like what... a week or two? three as far as i could remember.

everyone here is just so used to driving WOT , taking hard turns , doing a 60-0 brake test at a stop light and they forget what the consequences are when they do that in the rain

dszombiex · 10-14-2009, 04:52 PM

Yeah I'm pretty worried that someone is gonna cream my Z. I've noticed that alluva sudden there is a lot of debris on the road. Lots of little rocks that weren't there before. Sounds like I'm drivin down dirt roads. Anyone else notice this? (I'm driving in Northridge).

Also my GT30's are super dirty and picked up all sorts of crap dirt/rocks/leaves.

TX_370 · 10-14-2009, 04:53 PM

Driving in the rain is a way of life here...

mattkim85 · 10-14-2009, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by dszombiex

Yeah I'm pretty worried that someone is gonna cream my Z. I've noticed that alluva sudden there is a lot of debris on the road. Lots of little rocks that weren't there before. Sounds like I'm drivin down dirt roads. Anyone else notice this? (I'm driving in Northridge).

Also my GT30's are super dirty and picked up all sorts of crap dirt/rocks/leaves.

yeah.. i used to live by csun when i got rammed.

10-14-2009, 12:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
shesha Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 159 Drives: 370z Silver Rep Power: 16	If your in LA, and you got your Z in the last 6 MO. The last two days was the first you have driven in the rain. How was it? I was paranoid that everyone on the freeway was not paying attention, and I would be hit from behind. I stayed in the slow lane all 11 miles to work this morning. I saw a BMW with its back bumper destroyed by another car, I got freakin scared.

10-14-2009, 01:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
phelan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CA Age: 38 Posts: 9,513 Drives: Scoobaroo Rep Power: 3406	Driving in the rain in California sucks no matter what car you're in. A little bit of water and some driver ignorance means everybody slipping and sliding into their neighboring lanes... I took my usual DD out to work today. Normally it's a 40 minute drive, today it took two hours, and I ran across four accidents! __________________ 凛 ('Rin') - 2009 Nissan 370Z With silence comes peace. With peace comes freedom. With freedom comes silence.

10-14-2009, 01:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
phelan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CA Age: 38 Posts: 9,513 Drives: Scoobaroo Rep Power: 3406	Well, what you have to understand is that Californians are hydrophobic, we don't deal well with rain water. __________________ 凛 ('Rin') - 2009 Nissan 370Z With silence comes peace. With peace comes freedom. With freedom comes silence.

10-14-2009, 01:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
ocfoilist Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 202 Drives: 09 Blue 6m 370zT/S/N Rep Power: 16	No problems on my end. The car handles well and I felt secure on the road. Having said that, I agree that most southern Californians see rain and view it as an irritating inconvenience, speeding up to get to where they are going. It's always a dangerous situation, regardless of the car you are in. It's just unbelievable to look at a traffic map on a day with light rain and see the sheer volume of reported accidents. __________________ Proud owner of a new 167.2 inch, 3278 lb baby Z! Stillen CBE & G3 Intake // Stillen Lightweight pulley // Stillen Oil Cooler // Goodridge Braided Stainless Steel Brake Lines // ACT HDSS Clutch& Alum Flywheel

10-14-2009, 04:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
mattkim85 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: los angeles, ca Age: 39 Posts: 230 Drives: 09 Z34, 08 AP2 Rep Power: 17	i got mine on feb when it was still raining and got from behind... so yeah.... im scared sh*tless driving out in the rain. __________________ Fast Intentions CBE 18" , Berk HFCs, Injen CAI, KW V3, Rear SPC Camber Kit, VOLK RE30's

10-14-2009, 01:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
sofa_king Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 134 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z bs m6 Rep Power: 16	Ya I heard just yesterday alone there were 160+ accidents caused by the rain in socal.

10-14-2009, 04:52 PM	#13 (permalink)
dszombiex Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 230 Drives: 09 370z MB 7AT Rep Power: 374	Yeah I'm pretty worried that someone is gonna cream my Z. I've noticed that alluva sudden there is a lot of debris on the road. Lots of little rocks that weren't there before. Sounds like I'm drivin down dirt roads. Anyone else notice this? (I'm driving in Northridge). Also my GT30's are super dirty and picked up all sorts of crap dirt/rocks/leaves. __________________

10-14-2009, 04:53 PM	#14 (permalink)
TX_370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 5,389 Drives: American Rep Power: 28	Driving in the rain is a way of life here... __________________ 2009 PW Nissan 370Z with Sports Package