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    4 inches ground clearance vs. 8 inches of snow

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    • Old Busted Hotness
      Old Busted Hotness last edited by

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      I've been waiting 40 years for an answer to my knee problem, so I wasn't going to let a little bit of winter get in the way. Woke up to six inches of heavy snow over slush; the snowblower couldn't handle it, but each shovelful only weighs 40 pounds, so let's put those Blizzaks to the test (actually they've been tested many times and they fucking rule).

      By the time I left, the snow had piled up to 8 inches.

      Got high-centered a couple times backing out of the driveway and had to shovel. The neighborhood roads weren't much better, but the main roads had been plowed and salted a couple hours before, so it was just winter driving. Made it to my appointment on time.

      When I got back, I could only make it halfway up the driveway, but it's off the street.

      Lots of confused CUV drivers encountered. They couldn't figure out why I was passing them. Only saw two cars upside down in the ditch.

      1988 LTD Crown Victoria LX formal roof, 62k survivor
      2018 CX-5 Sport AWD

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      • S65
        S65 last edited by

        @Old Busted Hotness is that an SRT8?

        2006 Accord K24A8/5AT
        ( They/Them )

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        • WhoIsTheLeader
          WhoIsTheLeader last edited by

          Should trade it in for an AWD widebody and then really show up the FWD CUV drivers.

          That snow is my nightmare.

          Color enthusiast, Citroën fanatic, and Cruze driver

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          • Just Jeepin'
            Just Jeepin' last edited by

            Having my Civic Si stranded in a snow pile like that (high centered) was the final straw for me. Bought my LJ that next summer. Never have to shovel my driveway again!

            On walkabout. Back soonish.

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            • aremmes
              aremmes @WhoIsTheLeader last edited by

              @whoistheleader said in 4 inches ground clearance vs. 8 inches of snow:

              snow is my nightmare.

              Georgia-like typing detected.

              "I drank what?" -- Socrates

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              • WhoIsTheLeader
                WhoIsTheLeader @aremmes last edited by

                @aremmes Georgia-like driving was detected as well.

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                Does my keyboard ice before the road?

                Color enthusiast, Citroën fanatic, and Cruze driver

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                • Shop-Teacher
                  Shop-Teacher @Old Busted Hotness last edited by

                  @old-busted-hotness That's awesome!

                  My truck is 2wd, but I run snow tires. I've got some General Altimax Arctics right now, which are fine, but next time I'm going back to Blizzaks.

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                  • aremmes
                    aremmes @WhoIsTheLeader last edited by

                    @whoistheleader said in 4 inches ground clearance vs. 8 inches of snow:

                    @aremmes Georgia-like driving was detected as well.

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                    Does my keyboard ice before the road?

                    Let me tell you how I know that that picture was taken before the pandemic.

                    "I drank what?" -- Socrates

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                    • WhoIsTheLeader
                      WhoIsTheLeader @aremmes last edited by

                      @aremmes How?

                      Well, glad it wasn't taken now. An inch of snow once a year is nice but an inch of ice is awful. Because it really should have been called icepocalypse. I had to walk for an hour in traffic just to get home.

                      Color enthusiast, Citroën fanatic, and Cruze driver

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                      • spacekraken
                        spacekraken @WhoIsTheLeader last edited by spacekraken

                        @whoistheleader said in 4 inches ground clearance vs. 8 inches of snow:

                        @aremmes How?

                        Well, glad it wasn't taken now. An inch of snow once a year is nice but an inch of ice is awful. Because it really should have been called icepocalypse. I had to walk for an hour in traffic just to get home.

                        laughs in all weather mountain snowflake severe winter service tires

                        Ben | observer of rocks | VW Alltrack and many bikes

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                        • aremmes
                          aremmes @WhoIsTheLeader last edited by

                          @whoistheleader said in 4 inches ground clearance vs. 8 inches of snow:

                          @aremmes How?

                          They're not practicing social distancing, of course!

                          "I drank what?" -- Socrates

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                          • beefchips
                            beefchips last edited by

                            @Old-Busted-Hotness that photo looks f'n badass! Even though I'm not sure I would own one myself, other people's Challengers make me very happy.

                            Civic Si. LR3. Looking for a boat and yeti 3000 iced down w silver bullets

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                            • derp
                              derp @spacekraken last edited by

                              @spacekraken said in 4 inches ground clearance vs. 8 inches of snow:

                              laughs in all weather mountain snowflake severe winter service tires

                              Laughs in all terrain mountain snowflake severe winter service tires with 4 wheel drive and locking diffs and way more ground clearance

                              2015 F150 5.0 Lariat - 1987 Supra Turbo - 2005 Civic EX
                              Curator - Merch Guy

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                              • spacekraken
                                spacekraken @derp last edited by

                                @derpwagon 57740307.jpg
                                yeah, yeah... if only 4runners didn't cost so much
                                Maybe I should lift the wagon for laughs and snow/dirt funs.

                                Ben | observer of rocks | VW Alltrack and many bikes

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                                • derp
                                  derp last edited by

                                  Sell VW, get Xterra. Just as capable as a 4 runner, half the wallet fucking.

                                  2015 F150 5.0 Lariat - 1987 Supra Turbo - 2005 Civic EX
                                  Curator - Merch Guy

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                                  • spacekraken
                                    spacekraken @derp last edited by

                                    @derpwagon But Nissan... then again, manual 4x4 trucklet! I probably wouldn't use it enough to justify it tbh, though. Most of the snow fun I have is on roads.

                                    Ben | observer of rocks | VW Alltrack and many bikes

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                                    • derp
                                      derp last edited by

                                      I never went offroading till I had a truck either.

                                      2015 F150 5.0 Lariat - 1987 Supra Turbo - 2005 Civic EX
                                      Curator - Merch Guy

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                                      • spacekraken
                                        spacekraken @derp last edited by

                                        @derpwagon shoot, good point. Well, I'll look into it once I high center the car on a pile of snow XD

                                        Ben | observer of rocks | VW Alltrack and many bikes

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                                        • derp
                                          derp last edited by

                                          Or just buy a cheap truck as an offroad beater for adventures @spacekraken

                                          2015 F150 5.0 Lariat - 1987 Supra Turbo - 2005 Civic EX
                                          Curator - Merch Guy

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                                          • spacekraken
                                            spacekraken @derp last edited by

                                            @derpwagon Have I told you I really want to pick up an old camper trailer (airstream ooh shiny) and build it out as a road trip rig? An old taco or F150 would be a good pair for that, or even the xterra I bet.

                                            Ben | observer of rocks | VW Alltrack and many bikes

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                                            • derp
                                              derp last edited by

                                              @spacekraken you think toyotas are expensive and you want an airstream? Buddy.

                                              2015 F150 5.0 Lariat - 1987 Supra Turbo - 2005 Civic EX
                                              Curator - Merch Guy

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                                              • spacekraken
                                                spacekraken @derp last edited by spacekraken

                                                @derpwagon Like $5k used and worn out here? I didn't say I wanted a nice one, just a shell to slowly build out lol. But would probably settle for anything that doesn't leak water in the rain and rolls okay for a budget camper.

                                                Ben | observer of rocks | VW Alltrack and many bikes

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                                                • derp
                                                  derp last edited by

                                                  Goodluck.mp3

                                                  2015 F150 5.0 Lariat - 1987 Supra Turbo - 2005 Civic EX
                                                  Curator - Merch Guy

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                                                  • Old Busted Hotness
                                                    Old Busted Hotness @S65 last edited by

                                                    @s65 said in 4 inches ground clearance vs. 8 inches of snow:

                                                    @Old Busted Hotness is that an SRT8?

                                                    Nope. The rental-car spec SXT is awesome enough for me. I can't imagine the frustration of having 485 HP on tap and being stuck behind a bunch of Korean CUVs, which is how we drive here when it's not snowing, and 305 HP is more than enough when there's snow on the roads.

                                                    1988 LTD Crown Victoria LX formal roof, 62k survivor
                                                    2018 CX-5 Sport AWD

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                                                    • trivet
                                                      trivet last edited by

                                                      Ground clearance? I don't need no stinkin' ground clearance!
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                                                      AWD and winter tires FTW!

                                                      Current stable: 2015 WRX Limited, 1987 Fiero GT,
                                                      Past cars: 1990 Eagle Talon TSi, 1990 Plymouth Laser RS Turbo, 1982 Pontiac J2000 (my first) and many others I don't want to talk about.......

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