wife's car in the shop - Ford BoreUs in the driveway

[james accordino]

The ironic thing about that is that I "think" the car
spinning by out of control in VWs 4Motion commerical
was infact a Tauri.

Jim Accordino
ps-I think rental companies use the cheapest, hardest
tires.  Found that out in the wet also.

--- Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com> wrote:
> If a rental agency ever offers you a Ford BoreUs
> while snow is within 400
> miles, TURN THEM DOWN.
>
> Gawd, does this thing suck in the snow. I think they
> went with the
> economy/no tread/hi mileage tires, and that, along
> with no ABS, no traction
> control, and the thing is completely unusable in the
> snow.
> And we only have a dusting!
>
> It will happily spin (or lock) its wheels with the
> slightest pressure on the
> go or stop pedal. Amazing. Criminal.
>
> Lee
> '95.5 S6 avant
> '96 A6 quattro avant
>
>


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