Snow, glorious snow :-)

[R Mangas]

Difflocks rule.

There is no joyride like a quattro joyride.




>From: George Harris <harchris at smokesignal.net>
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Snow, glorious snow :-)
>Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 10:49:09 -0500
>
>The Audi 4 wheel drive with locking diffs impressed me today. I live in
>Ontario which is finally getting a winter much like what we used to get
>before El Nineo (sp?) and Global warming. Last night we got a bit of
>freezing rain and then an eight inch dump with drifting in spots over a
>foot. I know, not a real test.
>
>But I wanted to make sure that we could get in and out without calling
>for the snow plow, so I went out to try the Audi in the drive. First
>though, I had to move my son's Pontiac Vibe out of the way. Yes I could
>move it, but had to take a couple of runs at it to get it far enough out
>of the way to move the Audi. On the other hand, I locked both diffs on
>the Audi and just drove out of it's parking spot, down the driveway, out
>onto the road through the mound of snow thoughtfully placed there by the
>township plow, back in and out a couple of times turning through drifts
>at the top end of the driveway. Didn't have to take a second run at any
>point nor did the wheels spin.  I am Pleased :-)
>
>On Friday I went out with a neighbour to gather wood with his tractor.
>We first put chains on the driving wheels, then proceeded out into the
>field where we got stuck 3 times and got half a load of wood :-( Just as
>a sort of benchmark, I went back to get the Audi, put into full lock,
>then drove around the field. Once again, didn't have to stop or take a
>second run at any point. I will admit, that I did avoid the one spot
>where we got the tractor stuck in 2 feet of snow, but the tractor got
>stuck in other places where it was only 6 inches deep, and it has a lot
>more clearance than the Audi.
>
>As far as I'm concerned, being able to get in and out today makes the
>4wd with differential lock well worth it. BTW I talked to my brother who
>got his mighty Dodge Ram with 4wd drive stuck in his driveway :-)
>
>Cheers to all.
>George
>


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