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Old 12-08-08, 03:54 PM
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We are suppose to get between 10 & 12 inches of snow tonight. Can't wait to try our new RX AWD tomorrow AM.

This is what winter is all about.
Old 12-08-08, 04:44 PM
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I'm also thinking about plowing out the driveway LOL.

MY AWD RX does great in the snow, especially with the Bridgestone Alenzas. They are a lot better than my Goodyears were in deep snow.

Enjoy yourself.
Old 12-08-08, 04:46 PM
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Let us know how she does. Not much snow in Arkansas but enough to make you nervous
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With the 10 inches we had here it went through the snow great. I just took it slow & steady & had no problems.
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Originally Posted by xfirechief
With the 10 inches we had here it went through the snow great. I just took it slow & steady & had no problems.
Well my RX AWD with Bridgestone Alenzas pulled through this mornings 12" of wet heavy snow like a champ. Some drifts were easily 2 feet deep. Not a moments hesitation or slippage. Unfortunately the freeways were a mess. I-43 & I-94 were like driving on cobblestones made up of chunks of ice and slush. Traffic was bumber-to-bumper at 10-20 mph for much of the way. Visability was bad and the snow was coming down so hard that I had to stop a couple times to clear it from the windshield.

Time to make my trip down to Florida. I should have left last month.
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Great to hear this. My wife has to go over to her Mothers(age 93) right now(9 AM) to feed her & give her pills but it is only 3 miles away. We are over 10 inches here in Hartford & still snowing & blowing too.

We will be outa here too for Florida for 9 weeks but not till after the 1st of Jan.
Can't come soon enough.
Old 12-19-08, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by xfirechief
Great to hear this. My wife has to go over to her Mothers(age 93) right now(9 AM) to feed her & give her pills but it is only 3 miles away. We are over 10 inches here in Hartford & still snowing & blowing too.

We will be outa here too for Florida for 9 weeks but not till after the 1st of Jan.
Can't come soon enough.
Florida's really nice right now, we have temps in the 70s.
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Isn't snow great? our rx has been pretty good, even with somewhat worn tires, but our lx, pure beats mode haha
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HAHAH you live in wisconsin and we stole brett favre from you
Old 12-19-08, 11:18 AM
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try drivin a sc3 or 4 in 12" WERE TRAPPED S.O.S
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Originally Posted by NeoNz
HAHAH you live in wisconsin and we stole brett favre from you
Not really, I stole the Jets as my favorite AFC team. LOL. Good to see the Jets doing so well. I didn't think the team would gel so quickly under Farve. The Jets are sure playing better than the Packers.
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I just moved to Mass. Does it usually snow after Christmas what months does it stop snowing?
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We had about 6" or so of snow here in las vegas "Crazy i know" and my rx was ok wasn't really the best.Do you guys drive it with the snow feature on?I did it with both on and off and i couldn't tell a difference!
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Originally Posted by NeoNz
HAHAH you live in wisconsin and we stole brett favre from you
Even with one of the worst ratings in the league he still seems to win. 5 of the Packer losses might have been wins with him as he always seemed to bring out the best of everyone evn when he wasn't the best.
Old 12-20-08, 08:20 AM
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I think you'll be a bit disappointed by the Energy's. They're sure-footed on a straight line, but don't really hold well beyond that (from my experience). I'm using the Alenza's, too. They definitely are a step up, and they break out pretty consistently (I actively tested last night--without posing danger to anybody, of course) and recover traction rather well. I don't remember the traction control kicking in. Then again, I was more drifting slightly than straight-out sliding.


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