[Vwdiesel] TDI Passet 4 motion

[Stephen Kraus]

Its amazing what AWD and 4WD vehicles can do, we were driving through
Kentucky and while all these SUVs and huge trucks could grip the snow laden
roads, those little AWD Subarus just drove on by us....

On 2/23/07, Terry Briggs <vbriggs at stny.rr.com> wrote:
>
> You would think that with the snow we get here in the northeast, they
> would have chain areas, but I suppose we get more snow regularly than
> they do in california. I can't recall how many times I've had to drive
> through 8 inches of snow with just all season radials on over the
> years, Of course I put studded snows on the cars, even the jeep come
> Nov 1st. You'd be surprised where you can go with those tires, places
> you really shouldn't go, but it motors right on through.
> On Feb 23, 2007, at 11:47 AM, LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:
>
> >   It wouldn't surprise me if they'd simply put a 4-Motion badge
> > on it if they end up going through chain up areas.  I've thought
> > of it as well but here it's USUALLY necessary to have the real
> > 4X or chains, mostly due to all the nitwits that are going 10mph
> > when 35mph would do just fine and the momentum keeps you
> > going.
> >   Friends went through CA and hit a blockaded chains requirement.
> > Dumping down rain, they both jumped out, chained up in less
> > than something like 2 minutes.  They got to the top of wherever
> > it was, still nothing but rain.  They pulled the chains quickly and
> > went on their way.  The one time I got stuck in a chain up area
> > I almost pulled them at the top but waited for another couple
> > miles and pulled them.  Did just fine and that was with the
> > Passat.  Maybe I should get Dad a 4 Motion placard for his....  ;-)
> >       Loren
> >
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