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LMAO....., that would have gotten him thinking!
I peeked at them at the car show but they really don't have the room for the 3 weddings.
The only reason my hubby almost stayed home was because of a train derailment. Meanie me sent him onto the Milton line in his sturdy, snow tire attired Benz.
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Mar 5th, 2008 07:41 AM #1Deal Fanatic
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The downside of owning an Outback
Everyone at works knows I have it, and so they expect me to come in on days like this!
Everyone with inferior cars has a good excuse to stay home for a snow day, but here I am at work.
While I'm on the topic of Subaru's, my brother told me a funny story the other day...he lives in Squamish, BC, and is big into ski-touring. He took his 4X4 pick up to a snow covered logging road recently, throws his chains on, and goes to the top to ski. He gets there, and there's a couple Outback's parked at the top! He says, 'How the hell did they get up here???'.
He's ready to convert now, I think.
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Mar 5th, 2008 07:44 AM #2Deal Fanatic
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Mar 5th, 2008 08:54 AM #3Oh plz, I'd be surprised if ANY car on the road was unable to make it to its destination... albeit slowly. Traffic is your worst enemy in TO during weather like this.
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Everyone at works knows I have it, and so they expect me to come in on days like this!
Everyone with inferior cars has a good excuse to stay home for a snow day, but here I am at work.
While I'm on the topic of Subaru's, my brother told me a funny story the other day...he lives in Squamish, BC, and is big into ski-touring. He took his 4X4 pick up to a snow covered logging road recently, throws his chains on, and goes to the top to ski. He gets there, and there's a couple Outback's parked at the top! He says, 'How the hell did they get up here???'.
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Mar 5th, 2008 08:59 AM #4Deal Fanatic
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A set of Michelin X-Ice or Nokian Hakka 5's on my 02 Camry V6 is just fine in any weather. The only limitation for me is ground clearance. Mind you, if there is more then 6 inches on the road, who in their right mind is gonna be driving in it?
What I find is that people don't really know how to drive in winter weather. With my Automatic, I shift between first and second gear, and the traction/confidence you feel in weather like this is incredible. Ask anyone who drives a manual car about using gears to drive, and they will tell you the difference it makes driving with lots of torque. Reply With Quote
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Mar 5th, 2008 09:10 AM #5Deal Fanatic
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My Echo wouldn't have made it out of my street this morning. I know firsthand, I've been stuck on my street with it before. Originally Posted by artemm
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Mar 5th, 2008 09:16 AM #6He did say any CAR...does an Echo qualify? Originally Posted by Bullseye
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Mar 5th, 2008 09:31 AM #7Deal Fanatic
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That's true, most 'cars' require gas stops fairly frequently. With my Echo, I usually can't even remember when I last put gas in it. Was it last month, or the month before? Originally Posted by deep
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Mar 5th, 2008 09:48 AM #8People in the rest of Canada Originally Posted by hightech
Mind you, if there is more then 6 inches on the road, who in their right mind is gonna be driving in it?
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Mar 5th, 2008 09:52 AM #9
I made out fine in my TSX with snows today. But if I had the choice of driving an Outback with snows, I would have taken it in a heartbeat.
We have an X-Trail as our AWD, all-weather vehicle. If the roads to ski country are closed, we find other roads.
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Mar 5th, 2008 09:57 AM #10+! Mississauga to Scarborough this morning, only took an extra 20-30 minutes. Originally Posted by artemm
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Mar 5th, 2008 10:27 AM #11
I've never had an AWD/4WD vehicle, but my last three cars (FWD) have all been equipped with snow tires and I've never gotten stuck nor had a scary moment.
I think people place too much importance on AWD as opposed to learning to drive properly and according to weather conditions. Reply With Quote
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Mar 5th, 2008 10:41 AM #12Deal Addict
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It'd probably be really fun driving a 4WD in a parking lot, but going to work today wasn't all that bad, gives me an excuse to sleep in to avoid the traffic.
Snow is nothing to be scared of, but the OTHER people on the road who can't drive in snow is what we should be all scared of. Reply With Quote
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Mar 5th, 2008 10:45 AM #13I have a 1990 Honda Accord, 2006 Acura TL and now a 2008 Subaru Impreza. All of them have snow tires and the Impreza is way beyond the two in winter driving. I have never been stuck with the Accord in winter and it's only a few inches off the ground as I have it majorly lowered. I have never been stuck with the TL either. Originally Posted by The_Professor
However, after driving the Impreza, it was a totally different experience. I think to fully understand how AWD behaves in snow, you really do have to drive one. I too used to say that all you need is 2WD but that has changed after driving the Impreza. I just feel a lot more safer driving it in the winter. It can accelerate quicker, stop faster and take turns easier.
No matter how you drive properly, there's a lot of people out there that don't. It's nice to know that you will be able to react better when such a situation occurs._______________
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Mar 5th, 2008 10:54 AM #14Newbie
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AWD does have its place when driving in the winter and in bad conditions. Though the one thing that always hurt was the gas mileage. The best I could ever get with my 98 Legacy Brighton was 10L/100km and that was even with 80/20 highway/city.
I sold it and bought a Honda Fit and am now getting an average of 6.5L/100km which is a nice change because I do a lot of driving.
Both cars were equipped with winter tires and the Subaru did have better acceleration, but I must say that the Fit has the better stopping distance. I think the weight difference does play a major factor in stopping. And well stopping is more important then going
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This is my first snow storm being able to drive a 4WD vehicle (Honda Pilot). Is it ever nice not worrying about getting stuck, etc.
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