Re: Winter Weirdness

[Bruce Kaye <bruce.kaye@edrd.dnd.ca>]

>
>On Wed, 15 Jan 1997, Jim & Bev wrote:
>
>> So...No other Q listers will 'fess up to beaching his Quattro on a snow 
>> drift.  I know someone else must have done this.  Where are the 
>> bravehearts?
>> 
>
Early in Dec. I finally got a Quattro - 87 5K TQW Black 107k Km (Needs
minor fixes but it's great) - so at Xmas
 my first snow fall no problems, looking forward for more.  Next snow fall
2 ft and I'm ready to try it again.  I dig out the driveway and lower a
path to the two tracks in the road.  The quattro all warmed up so I start
backing up... (one of the things that needs to be fixed) ... all the
windows fog up and I can't see anything. So as not to back into a snow bank
I drive forward turning into the fresh snow on the road side, giving it gas
so as to plow though to the clearer center.  Not to be, I high center and
start spinning - no problem lock the diffs - no go so I try digging it out
and find I can put my hand under all the wheels. There I am, standing there
with my 4x4 with all 4 wheels off the ground and all the neighbours and my
wife smiling at me- help!  Two nice people come by and give me a light push
backwards and I'm off sheepishly!

Bruce 

87 5K TQW  (since 12 Dec 96)
86 5K Avant