overconfidence and Quattros?

[Zsolt]

Speaking of overconfidence, last night I drove home (unfortunately not
in the quattro) on an ice covered highway. A trip that usually takes 3
hours took 5 hours long, because of the bad section. There were about a
dozen vehicles in the ditch and one rollover that looked quite serious.
The interesting thing was that all the vehicles in the ditch were SUVs
and half tons. I made it home safe, but I wasn't sure while I ws going
to make it while driving on the icy sections.

Be safe! Driving a quattro can be deceiving.
  Zsolt

Brett Dikeman wrote:

> I had posted a few days ago about seeing an A4 in the trailer for
> Spirited Away.
>
> Gets better.  The movie opens with it, and when the parents take a
> wrong turn down a dirt road, the father charges ahead.
>
> "Honey, slow down!"
>
> "Oh, don't worry!  I have four wheel drive!"(grins, hunches down, and
> speeds up, much to the chagrin of the other passengers :)
>
> I'll spare criticism for this transgression(4WD vs. AWD); when the
> father has to slam on the brakes to avoid a status that appears
> around a bend, the ABS bounce action on the brake pedal was perfectly
> animated :-)  His films are known for having strong lessons in them;
> you can't help but wonder if he or someone on his staff had a little
> run-in with false confidence in an AWD car...
>
> Great flick- heartily recommended.  Parents- some very mildly scary
> stuff, but nothing most kids can't handle, and both of you will love
> the whimsical stuff thrown in.  If the little kid in you can still
> giggle, you'll like it :-)
>
> B
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