My Wife made it from Ocean City to Delmar, DE. today without any incident.
So if she can go all that way under these road conditions and any one of you are on the side of a road, in a ditch or in an accident, you do not belong behind the wheel of a car. For those of you driving pickup trucks and find yourselves in similar situations as above, LMAO! A Toyota Prius will prove vindication over all those attacks. Folks, send us pictures of any and all vehicles stranded or wrecked. Let's have some fun with this.
OK I hate the Prius and thought this was a dumb comment until I started thinking about it. I got 47 mpg in an Altima 2.5 hybrid. My biggest complaint about my 2x4 4cyl frontier is that the rear feels too light around turns. Same 2.5 engine as the Altima. Put that heavy battery in the back of the truck and you would have a great little truck that handles better and would kill in the snow. Electric motor has WAY MORE torque than an engine too.
I used to drive all the time in a Camaro in the snow. So a high-torque rear wheel drive car barely 6in off the ground could get to work without incident time and time again. (From between Delmar/Laurel) Yet SUVs and jeeps in the ditches and people living in Salisbury couldn't make it to work in Salisbury! 14 winters I had that car and never missed a day or work.
4:36, Of course I cleared her car before she left. I'm very old school. I make sure the car is washed every week, if needed. I clear the driveway as soon as the sun rises to make sure she can get off to work. A man is not a man if he doesn't take care of his Wife.
Yeah pickup trucks tend to suck in slippery weather. They are light in the back and rear wheel drive. Those with 4 wheel drive seem to think they can drive faster and go off the road anyway.
Front wheel drive is awesome in the snow. Weight is on the drive wheels and if you start to slide just turn your wheel in the direction you need to go instead of counter steering that rear wheel has to do.
Although over all I love my AWD Subaru Outback. its just great for these conditions.
Toyota. . .all the way. I had a 1984 Toyota P/U king cab equipped w/22R engine and when I decided to buy a new one it had 636,000 miles. A mexican came up to my house on day and inquired about buying it so I sold it to him for $500. He came back accompanied by his girlfriend the next day w/a spare tag and drove it off. This is a not a joke either.
Not everyone is as skilled a driver, so they should stay off the road. Thank God for closings, or our EMTs and Doctors would be working nonstop to save the fools.
When will they make a Prius 4wd pickup? I'd buy one in a heartbeat.
ReplyDeleteOK I hate the Prius and thought this was a dumb comment until I started thinking about it. I got 47 mpg in an Altima 2.5 hybrid. My biggest complaint about my 2x4 4cyl frontier is that the rear feels too light around turns. Same 2.5 engine as the Altima. Put that heavy battery in the back of the truck and you would have a great little truck that handles better and would kill in the snow. Electric motor has WAY MORE torque than an engine too.
DeleteDid you at least clean the car off for her or make her do it? You big meanie! :)
ReplyDeleteThe Prius is the shiznit. I work with a guy who has over 450,000 miles on his. Unbelievable.
ReplyDeleteI used to drive all the time in a Camaro in the snow. So a high-torque rear wheel drive car barely 6in off the ground could get to work without incident time and time again. (From between Delmar/Laurel) Yet SUVs and jeeps in the ditches and people living in Salisbury couldn't make it to work in Salisbury! 14 winters I had that car and never missed a day or work.
ReplyDelete4:36, Of course I cleared her car before she left. I'm very old school. I make sure the car is washed every week, if needed. I clear the driveway as soon as the sun rises to make sure she can get off to work. A man is not a man if he doesn't take care of his Wife.
ReplyDeleteJoe glad to hear that you treat your wife the way a wife should be treated !
DeleteYeah pickup trucks tend to suck in slippery weather. They are light in the back and rear wheel drive. Those with 4 wheel drive seem to think they can drive faster and go off the road anyway.
ReplyDeleteFront wheel drive is awesome in the snow. Weight is on the drive wheels and if you start to slide just turn your wheel in the direction you need to go instead of counter steering that rear wheel has to do.
Although over all I love my AWD Subaru Outback. its just great for these conditions.
Toyota...without question the highest quality product. I am a 40 year auto tech...I own 3.
ReplyDeletea happy wife make way for a happy LIFE!
ReplyDeleteOh the days of Datsun's!!!
ReplyDelete4:55 too bad the current generation and certain ethnic groups do not know how to respect their wives and treat them right.
ReplyDeleteToyota. . .all the way. I had a 1984 Toyota P/U king cab equipped w/22R engine and when I decided to buy a new one it had 636,000 miles. A mexican came up to my house on day and inquired about buying it so I sold it to him for $500. He came back accompanied by his girlfriend the next day w/a spare tag and drove it off. This is a not a joke either.
ReplyDeleteThe best auto I had for the snow was a 1954 Rolls Canrdley. It rolls down the hill and canrdley get up the other side.
ReplyDeletesendoff is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteNot everyone is as skilled a driver, so they should stay off the road. Thank God for closings, or our EMTs and Doctors would be working nonstop to save the fools.
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