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Old 12-23-07, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by thetopdog
...when in reality it's pretty simple to drive a high powered RWD car (I'm sure the 911s rear weight bias helps too) in light to moderate snow, even with summer tires on (although winter tires are recommended)
I really just drove in snow for the first major time this week while back up in Canada and our RWD Magnum RT is not much harder to drive than the Yukon XL. Anybody who says powerful RWD cars are impossible in snow has either never tried to learn how to do it safely, or an idiot.
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Old 12-24-07, 01:29 PM
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I have a friend who was in Durango CO and skiing at Purgatory a few years ago. He was coming out of a convenience store and hears some kind of badass engine. He looks down the street, which has a bit of slush, and here comes a Lambo! I guess being AWD the owner decided it was a good car to go out and get a six pack at the same store my friend was at.
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Old 12-24-07, 09:41 PM
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yeah the engine in the rear really helped to keep even the fat tires down on the ground and get enough traction out
i actually felt that it had more traction than my GS300 with all-season tires

also i had full faith in my friend
hes been driving porsches and pickup trucks in the snow for more than 30 years so not a big deal
he knows what he is doing
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Old 12-25-07, 03:28 PM
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It's coming down again after we've had our Christmas brunch, made it home in time before the roads got too bad, but as I type, everything is covered in white when I look out the window, so we have a WHITE CHRISTMAS !!
...not

It better stop & gets warmer soon, hopefully with some warm rain to help wash the snow away, I don't want to spend Boxing Day shovelling snow off my driveway

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Old 12-25-07, 06:29 PM
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it'll be sunny tmrw if that's any consolation regarding the shovelling.
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Old 12-26-07, 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by llamaboiz
Wow look at all that white stuff... we dont have that in hawaii
Sure you do... Ya'll mix syrup and ice cream with it and call it "shaved ice" I think...
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Old 12-26-07, 04:56 AM
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Originally Posted by bizzy928
SUMMER tires on a rwd 911... while its snowing and driving up a mountain!

thats brave.
No--it's just stupid.
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Old 12-26-07, 06:22 AM
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Agreed. Driving a RWD car in snow only takes patience and experience. My SC300 was my daily driver for many years. I've driven in several blizzard conditions, an unplowed FDR and 3rd avenues, snow packed parking lots, etc. On summer tires, all-season, balding tires, etc. It takes experience, judgment, patience, skill, and lots of kitty litter. But very do-able.

But now that I bought my FJC, don't need the patience anymore!!! (just kidding everyone...)
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lol although the snow cleared up on most of the streets here, my friend wants to take me on another ride again tomorrow but the back lane of his house has not been cleared by the city

so guess no joy ride tomorrow
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That's a clean looking car for an '04. I give it a .
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Old 02-03-08, 08:17 PM
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only about 11,000 miles too
also porsche certified so theres extended warranty with it

the mechanic that just did an oil change found tranmission to be leaking fluid so thank god for that extended warranty...
estimated labour is about 8 hrs or more...
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Old 02-03-08, 08:56 PM
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Nice pics and awsome looking car!
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