With AWD you will go......... Deeper

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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 09:52 PM
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With AWD you will go......... Deeper

You can ask it from Ms. Maintenanceman....

Explanation was that she couldn't see where the road was going because of the snow blizzard here.
Well, why the heck she had to drive then
Our neighbor saved her with a tractor, no damages at all.



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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 09:55 PM
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 10:36 PM
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Holy Crap-I hope Ms. is OK.
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 10:38 PM
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What is all that white stuff everywhere?
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 10:52 PM
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Lol, nice tractor!
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Steven Bell
Holy Crap-I hope Ms. is OK.
She is ok, low speed like almost walking. She was little bit afraid that what im going to say, i just asked that did you learn anything
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 11:04 PM
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What is all that white stuff everywhere?
And more is coming I drive my SH-AWD
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 11:05 PM
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Good thing she wasnt hurt.

I bet ESP would've prevented it though.
Old Feb 28, 2012 | 11:08 PM
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Glad she's ok. First thing I noticed were the orange guide poles along the road...crazy to me, but necessary, I'm sure, where you are.

And your neighbor has a nice tractor, too.
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 11:14 PM
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Glad everything worked out OK.

Beautiful countryside.
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by civicdrivr
Good thing she wasnt hurt.

I bet ESP would've prevented it though.
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 04:59 AM
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Even winter tires can't save someone from not seeing where they are going. Glad the Ms. Is OK.
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 06:53 AM
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Yikes! Luckily nothing more then an inconvenience...
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 07:09 AM
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MaintenanceMan, where in Finland are you?

I recently returned from an expatriate position near Rauma. I left before the first big snow storms came, though I was there in early 2011 when it was just as bad.
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 07:46 AM
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Should have had a vehicle with ESP, it would have saved her.

If you had the tires my Prelude has you probably would have driven out of it. Ive gon thru snow deeper than my hood without getting stuck


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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 08:56 AM
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wow!
My car there had studded tires, but you have friggin' daggers.
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 09:51 AM
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At least everything was okay!

Mrs. Vas drove into a big puddle 2 years ago, totaled her car. Worked in my favor though since I hated that thing.
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by cmschmie
wow!
My car there had studded tires, but you have friggin' daggers.

lol thats what i was thinking!
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by civicdrivr
Good thing she wasnt hurt.

I bet ESP would've prevented it though.

No doubt. At least 95% of the time and twice on Sunday.
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
Should have had a vehicle with ESP, it would have saved her.
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 11:57 AM
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What is all that white stuff everywhere?
a crack addicts dream.
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 12:48 PM
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With AWD you will go......... Deeper-x42m6.jpg
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 01:32 PM
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Glad to see no one was hurt.


I've been to Finland a few times. Helsinki, Turku, Tampere. Absolutely wonderful place, but beer is too expensive.
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 01:53 PM
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Tons of cocaine though.
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by teranfon
No doubt. At least 95% of the time and twice on Sunday.
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
Should have had a vehicle with ESP, it would have saved her.

If you had the tires my Prelude has you probably would have driven out of it. Ive gon thru snow deeper than my hood without getting stuck


Simpson school of motorsports?









Homer Simpson.
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 06:57 PM
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Simpson school of motorsports?









Homer Simpson.
Find a frozen lake, plow a road course on it and race

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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 06:59 PM
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4WS Prelude with proper tires > *
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by cmschmie
MaintenanceMan, where in Finland are you?

I recently returned from an expatriate position near Rauma. I left before the first big snow storms came, though I was there in early 2011 when it was just as bad.
We are living in a small place called Palkane (there should be dots above those a"s) Its like 45km`s east from Tampere.



This winter has been funny, now +3 celsius and snow is melting, few weeks ago it was -30 celsius.
That what happened to Ms. is easy to all, just drive too close to edge of the road and it kinda suck you in...
If the weather is really bad i will use this.
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by mrmako
Glad to see no one was hurt.


I've been to Finland a few times. Helsinki, Turku, Tampere. Absolutely wonderful place, but beer is too expensive.
Beer, like this, but it is really good....

Quite often when we are visiting my motherinlaw in Latvia we are buying our beers from there, really cheap and good.
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Ken1997TL
4WS Prelude with proper tires > *
And Red Corvettes errrrrrr Black



Se we arent scared up here of snow hurting our cars
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 09:45 AM
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Wait a second!!! That Prelude and the Vette dont have ESP. How are you not dead yet??
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 11:30 AM
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 02:10 PM
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I believe you call it Olut. And I don't blame you for the cheap Latvian beer. In Japan, I was paying $8.50 for a Guinness.

And nice ATV.
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by mrmako
I believe you call it Olut. And I don't blame you for the cheap Latvian beer. In Japan, I was paying $8.50 for a Guinness.

And nice ATV.
Thanks!
Yes, it is Olut.
Normal "case" of olut cost here abut 23€, those cans are 0.33L (Liter) and there is 24 of them in a box.
In Latvia, same kind of box/case cost about 13€ and those cans are 0,5 Liter`s
So it is cheaper, and also better to my mind
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by civicdrivr
Wait a second!!! That Prelude and the Vette dont have ESP. How are you not dead yet??
Neither does that Voyager AWD Holy s*it, my wife is in danger.
Maybe you can register that your ESP "obsession" like a religion, and then when you have a "Holy Church of ESP" somewhere there, i will come to visit you and we can have a praying moment together
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
And Red Corvettes errrrrrr Black



Se we arent scared up here of snow hurting our cars
Nice, Ms had some lessons with my old Legend....



Snow doesnt hurt if it is soft, temp was something like -34 celsius.
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Maintenanceman
Neither does that Voyager AWD Holy s*it, my wife is in danger.
Maybe you can register that your ESP "obsession" like a religion, and then when you have a "Holy Church of ESP" somewhere there, i will come to visit you and we can have a praying moment together
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 04:20 PM
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Maintenanceman, just go here: https://acurazine.com/forums/car-talk-5/truck-vs-suv-%3D-omg-848746/

then look for "Saintor" and read the posts following his. Result: hilarity and shock ensue.
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
And Red Corvettes errrrrrr Black



Se we arent scared up here of snow hurting our cars
But did you pick up any cougars?
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