[elky] Re: Snow
- From: Mary McCarthy <printces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 09:49:18 -0800
Just know that 4wd slides on ice just as good as anything else.
Want the list of what's in the emergency box in the trucks? The ones I
find online are stupid - water for example - nothing like having it
freeze and burst in the car overnight.
I used 4wd in NJ to drive across a muddy median to get out of a traffic
jam. Has it's uses.
The event we had a few weeks ago was a learning experience. Leaving
at 11AM I went to the post office, next I picked up my sons at school
and then my wife at her work (didn't think the RWD Cadillac would do
well in the snow), then traffic was stopped. The roads were iced.
I'm glad the Dodge has four wheel drive, I seriously considered two
wheel drive but the guys on the Dodge forums said it would be bad idea
with the weight of the diesel. It is true, in two wheel drive you
drift sideways relatively easily, but turning the knob to 4WD is like
the traction switch. We drove around in circles getting stopped and
having to double back several times, in the end we took a road home a
sheriff told us was closed (?).
We got home at 5PM, which seemed like a long time until I read some of
my friends had to abandon their cars and walk after 10 hours in
traffic. Definitely has me thinking about what to pack in an
emergency kit for the truck.
This time the snow & sleet started Tuesday morning, we'll probably be
snowed in until Friday.
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