What did you do to/in your 5th Gen today?!

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Drove it to get some donuts.
 
I installed a ram mount to hold my full size iPad!
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Total cost was around 55 bucks for the ram bits.
 

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That "pickle juice" they put down drives me crazy. It doesn't come off easy and they have put it down a couple times this year when t wasn't needed (no snow forecast). Last week our roads were more white than black.



Crazy! All that salt and I never even engaged four wheel drive. A little over protective, I think.


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That "pickle juice" they put down drives me crazy. It doesn't come off easy and they have put it down a couple times this year when t wasn't needed (no snow forecast). Last week our roads were more white than black.

"Pickle Juice" in Wisconsin they use "Cheese Brine" also known as the "Whey" in "Curds & Whey"
 
Lost control of wheel

New 2017 Off Road Premium owner here. First time driving the car to and from work.

I was on a slight incline and the road was wet and I lost control of the wheel. Car was going left and right and the steering wheel wasn't responsive. I feel like the breaks didn't entirely engage either. I was a little spooked, so my recollection probably isn't perfect. Has this happened to anyone?

If this is driver error, man, I didn't think I was that bad!
 
New 2017 Off Road Premium owner here. First time driving the car to and from work.

I was on a slight incline and the road was wet and I lost control of the wheel. Car was going left and right and the steering wheel wasn't responsive. I feel like the breaks didn't entirely engage either. I was a little spooked, so my recollection probably isn't perfect. Has this happened to anyone?

If this is driver error, man, I didn't think I was that bad!

Im interested to hear other folks chime in that have driven theirs for longer.
I've got a stock '18 and tried to get squirley in 2HI in the snow last weekend in Indianapolis and had trouble without disengaging traction control to play around. I'm coming from a '06 silverado where getting sideways was too easy.
 
Im interested to hear other folks chime in that have driven theirs for longer.

I've got a stock '18 and tried to get squirley in 2HI in the snow last weekend in Indianapolis and had trouble without disengaging traction control to play around. I'm coming from a '06 silverado where getting sideways was too easy.



Almost 5K on mine already and no issues like that!


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Getting closer to completing my pull out drawer. Drawer is roughly 36.5" wide x 40" long x 3"in deep..will be completing the platform next week with any luck. Everything was built from metal and the box was sprayed with Line-X (inside and out). Sliders are 36" and rated at 500lbs.
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Drove 13 hours from Northern Vermont to Maryland through the East Coast Blizzard. We took the western route (I87-88-81-83), but was still sketchy, with white-out conditions.
 

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So it's been cold in MN...real cold. Last week I think we topped out at a whopping 0 degrees all week and it's currently -4 (which is relatively mild still).

Originally thought I'd have the dealership throw one in, but after reading threads, I decided to go with the Compustar Prime R3 (2-way) remote starter. Knew I had to get it and damn glad I did. Had them throw in the auto rear defrost for when it's below 40 degrees too.

Remote Start MN in Eden Prairie was awesome and did incredible work.

Remote Start MN - (612) 735-6186 Remote Car Starters
 

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Hydroplaning

... I was on a slight incline and the road was wet and I lost control of the wheel. Car was going left and right and the steering wheel wasn't responsive. I feel like the breaks didn't entirely engage either. I was a little spooked, so my recollection probably isn't perfect. Has this happened to anyone?

How much water was there on the road? It sounds like what happens when you hydroplane.

I did that once in Ford Ranger on a crowded freeway. It was pouring rain hard and I hit thick water trying to change lanes. I spun 180 degrees until I was sliding backwards. Watched a little sedan squeeze by under my left mirror while I was sliding backwards and amazingly we never hit each other. After slamming against the center concrete divider I came to rest on the left inside edge of the carpool lane facing backwards. The engine stalled from racing backwards in drive. The truck started right up but I couldn't move. There was too much traffic. Cars were coming up on me in the carpool lane. Within a minute or two several drivers came to a stop in the left two lanes and I was able to turn around. A mile farther I passed 3 cars that smashed and totaled their cars probably spinning out the same way I did but with less luck. When I got to my office I was amazed to find nothing but a little chrome scraped off of both bumpers at the corners.
 

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