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Correct ways to drive in the snow and ice

bigbog

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AWD drifting is were it's at, doughnuts get boring after a while.

LOL..o3jeff, between midnight and 4am...and you're golden up here in Bangor:)lol:), really anywhere above Portland = more territory to roam about in and far fewer vehicles(& police departments) to contend with...than you've ever seen down south...;-)
 
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Hawkshot99

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The secret to good snow driving is definitely going out to parking lots when it snows and playing. When my vehicles start to slide in the snow, I have felt it many times before when playing, and know how to fix the problem. Get in a car with a person who doesn't do this, and they will panic when the car starts to slide.

Good tires, and a good vehicle just make it easier. No matter how good your vehicle/tire combo is, it will break loose at some time, this is when your training kicks in.
 

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PS the quarter thing didnt make much sense, and that tattoo is just wrong. Why would the tattooer even agree to do that?
 

Geoff

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When I was in high school in Manchester, CT I actually got a reckless driving ticket (I was 17) for doing donuts (well, e-brake slides) in a parking lot after a snow storm at 10PM.

No, there were no other cars in the parking lot, or at least not in the section we were in.

Cost me over $300 in court plus points on a license. Jerk. I tried to tell the cop I was learning how to drive in the snow :)

Yeah, well.... The lesson here is that you don't screw around with a cop an doughnuts.
 

Abubob

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Yeah, well.... The lesson here is that you don't screw around with a cop an doughnuts.

Cop pulls this guy over and says "Your eyes look glassy. You been drinkin'?"

The guy says "Officer, your eyes looks glazed. You been eating doughnuts?"

:dontknow:


Back to the subject - I do doughnuts backwards now that I have front wheel drive.
 

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How to drive in the snow? Get a Subaru!!

I like to have fun on the drive to/from the mountain as well as while I'm there. So a couple years ago, I put a roof rack, coil-over's and rally flaps on my STi. So now I can get 4 people and their gear to the mountain, and quickly.
 

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C-Rex;672715rally flaps [/QUOTE said:
I'm somewhat perplexed by those. I can see it if you're sideways on gravel roads...

However, makes a lot more sense on an STi vs the frontwheel drive mini I saw them on at the Depot the other day. ;-)
 
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