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2004-11-27, 09:15 PM | #26 |
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2004-11-27, 11:13 PM | #27 | |
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2004-11-28, 05:23 PM | #28 |
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I went to Alpine Meadows with the family today. It was great, but very cold. It never got over 20. They had tons of snow though. 30" at the top.
Unfortunately we forgot to download the digital camera before we left, so no pics. Roads up here were crazy today. Sheets of ice! Skiing conditions were near perfect. Now it's veg time. |
2004-11-28, 05:41 PM | #29 | |
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2004-11-28, 06:05 PM | #30 | ||
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2004-11-29, 08:08 AM | #31 | |
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2004-11-29, 09:58 AM | #32 |
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I guess I'll chime in:
SVX + Winter Sport M3's > Dean's Audi > Dean's WRX > *.SUV That little Red Sled is a snow CHAMP! Toss the auto tranny into Manual mode 1st or 2nd gear, and it will romp through any weather! The only thing it can't do is keep other people from mucking out around me... I saw 7 vehicles off the road unintentionally between Applegate and Reno... *all* of them were SUVs. One big SUV + SUV + truck wipeout on 80 East just after Boomtown... that added 30 minutes to the drive (that was 7h30m total, Bay to Reno! :shock.
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2004-11-29, 10:00 AM | #33 |
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I fear no ice.
I saw a snow donkey last night, and I killed that mother fucker.
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2004-11-29, 10:03 AM | #34 | |
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2004-11-29, 10:05 AM | #35 | |
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On a related note, I hope my anti-Snow Donkey devices are functioning properly... if my tires think there's ice near me, they slide like crazy. I'm honestly surprised I'm not at the bottom of Scenic Hill still.
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2004-11-29, 10:17 AM | #36 | ||
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2004-11-29, 10:20 AM | #37 | ||
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2004-11-29, 10:23 AM | #38 |
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While working on my car, I used my brothers to run up to the store a few times. As Matt knows, the streets around my house have been almost pure ice. We had 12 cars piled up about a block down the street from me.
Anyway, the 4Runner was actually amazing in the snow with 4 wheel drive. I was definatly going very slow and anytime the tires would start to slip, some type of traction control would kick in (loud buzzer noise and light turns on when this happens also). I guess SUV's do have their purpose as long as you don't put a idiot behind the wheel.
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2004-11-29, 10:25 AM | #39 | |
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2004-11-29, 10:32 AM | #40 | |
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2004-11-29, 11:17 AM | #41 |
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Pirelli Winter Sports 240's + Perrin Rear Sway (set to stiff ) + Tein's (middle softness) + TBE + Me > snow, ice, idiot drives, emergancy lanes
I Love WINTER DRIVING hate that I have to share with idiots
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2004-11-29, 11:45 AM | #42 | |
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I can't believe it, you guys got heck-a-snow while I was gone. It snowed all day on Friday & Sat. in Wisconsin, and the accumulation where I was, was -- 4"!! lol! |
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2004-11-29, 12:03 PM | #43 | |
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As far as the weight... 3500lbs can't be much different than the Audi. The weight actually helps with traction, but does make it harder to slow down on ice. However, the 225 snowtires still get quite a bit of bite on the ice, plus the ABS on the SVX seems to work better than the WRX's which is so finicky on ice/loose surfaces, so I'm having a lot less of a hard time driving this winter than in years past w/ the WRX. On the other hand: you really can't beat the sheer joy of romping an STi in full lock DCCD on ice and snow.
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2004-11-29, 12:25 PM | #44 | |
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2004-12-01, 08:16 PM | #45 |
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wow! The snow over there is INSANE!!!
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