I prefer to think of my 92 Dodge Dakota as a Triumph case vehicle. :-)
Roger
James Tschaikowsky wrote:
> In reference to 4x4 driver's:
>
> Why do people think that 4by4s are invincible to snow?
>
> I don't know, but I do know that some people in my part of the world,
> (Vermont) think that owning a 4x4 is an excellent excuse for impolite
> road manners and questionable driving ability. I'm afraid I really do not
> like trucks, if you get stuck behind one while driving the good old LBC
> you can't see a thing, very ugly and very uninspiring!
>
> I don't mean to be insulting to any truck fan's out there, each to their
> own I say. But could someone please tell me what the hell is so cool
> about owning a truck! Sure they have presence, but they look horribly
> utilitarian and handle atrociously. Can anyone out there explain what I'm
> missing.
>
> Thanks
>
> James Tschaikowsky
>
> '76 TR6
>
> Thomas Carney wrote:
>
> > I can't resist on this one. I was in Prescott, Arizona for a short
> > lived semester with my Bugeye. It isnot that far from Flagstaff but
> > the town geniouses decided to get rid of there plows a few yeaers
> > back. Well when it was time for me to catch my flight back home from
> > Pheonix a mighty snowstorm hit that morning. Regardless I was
> > determined to make it to Pheonix. So cruising down the snow covered
> > highway in my little Bugeye at about 20mhp freezing my but off.
> > Windows fogging every 2 minutes and one wiper that has stopped due to
> > the fact that there was too much snow for it too push that it just
> > popped off. Then all of a sudden vrooom a huge Dodge 4by4 passes me
> > doing about 40mph. About 5min down the road there it is on the side
> > of the road stuck in a drainway. I waas grinnig and scared at the
> > same time. It was funny that my car was passing this stuck mamouth
> > but at the same time I thought to myself if he can't stay on the road
> > how can I. I quickly got that answer when I had to stop to get on
> > the next highway. I couldn't get moving again, well atleast not
> > straight! So I had to call the drive off and stay at a hotel in
> > town. I was stuck there for another 3 days. Meanwhile in Pheonix it
> > was 70...weird.
> > One thing I don't understand is why people think that 4by4s are
> > invincible to snow. 4by4 does not turn snow into a dry grippy
> > pavement......
> > Tom
> >
> > '60 Bugeye Sprite(the begining)
> > '68 GT6+(to be college car)
> > '60 Rover P4100(father son bonding prodject)
> > Everthing Breaks Sometime
> > Now on the Web- http://members.aol.com/gt6in/ok/home.html
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