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Bonehead Move - got stuck



In the efforts to find the limits of traction. . .

Did you know an 88 80Q will go through almost 10" of snow and almost go
through 20" of snow?

I was trying to get down my brother's lane to get his wife (ICU Nurse) to
the hospital.  Blasting along this unplowed street I was doing great until
"the drift" - tried to hammer through it an got stuck when I got a little
slideways.  Stuffed snow into every orafice of the car including grill,
undercarriage, etc.  Seems I also knocked the toe-in out of wack.  Alignment
time.  These front ends are very susceptible to being knocked out of
alignment.  After 30 minutes of digging under and around the car, I was free
on on my way.  Torsen WITH locked diff definitely helped get out of the mess...

The best thing to put in an Audi to assist in foul weather? - I put my 3hp
Toro snowblower in the back seat!

-Lou M.
Bethlehem, PA
88 80Q with 28" of new snow on/in/around it
96 Toro Snowblower

Hope we don't the forecasted another 10-12" on Thursday night - I have
tickets Friday for David Letterman!