Re: quattro saves the bonehead

["Kurt Wesseling" <kwessel@enm.maine.edu>]

> From:          "Michael Benno" <mbenno@northstar-mn.com>
>
> Well, this morning I pulled the big bonehead move and made a right turn at
> an intersection as oncoming cars were on their way. It was hard to see over
> the 4' snow banks, and we have a few inches of new snow and ice. So, anyway
> I'm committed to going and here comes this big ole Mustang GT with fat
> tires. He hits the brakes, locks em up, an starts chasing his rear. I'm
> thinking great, here comes a 2.5 ton uncontrolled projectile and I'm the
> bullseye, and It's my fault! Think fast...the Q is in 1st, I floor it, all
> four NRW's are spinning, the car takes off, rooster tails coming off each
> wheel, snow flying everywhere. My car is doing this wild lateral
> acceleration like some monster truck. I'm clear and doing 35mph! Whoa
> Nelly, get her straight! I'm safe, the Mustang was able to save it, how I
> have no idea. I would have apologised to the guy, but he was allready a
> faint vision in my RVM. 
> 
> Thanks for listing.

Love it !!

We just got our first decent snow here in central Maine today.  
Driving the 37 miles to work was a blast!  At one point today I had a 
semi in front of me beginning to jack knife, and  the poor pick-up 
in back of me fish-tailing all over the road.  

Miss Quattro never went off track and never began to skid, even
though the two lane highway was covered with snow and slush and I
was braking fairly hard.  I could go 60mph and feel very safe in
spite of the snow.

Oh what a feelin'.....QUATTRO !!  8- ]  hehheh

--Kurt
'87 5KCSTQ

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