They were very popular in Homer, AK. Mainly the older ones though... something about the newer transmissions not holding up as well. A lot of the Russians in the Old Believer villages said the same thing.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 11:48 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, if Subarus had a bit more ground clearance and a granny gear, they > would be great in the mountains. > > -----Original Message----- From: Josh Reynolds > Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 10:37 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Snow gone..moving east > > I too have done 80 on snow and ice, in a Jeep Liberty 4WD w/ a slight > lift and studded tires. > > The scubarus behind me got stuck in the drifts - not enough ground > clearance. > > The pickup trucks skidded off the road when the rear end slipped - no > weight in the back. > > On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I do 80 on snow and ice. But I have a 4 wheel drive Subaru with studded >> snow tires all the way around. >> Nothing like it. >> >> From: George Skorup >> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 11:30 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Snow gone..moving east >> >> My boss is on a road trip from home to Houston to LA. He left Houston and >> wanted to go through Amarillo. He said he was surprised to see all of the >> vehicles in the ditches. Then he figured out why. He was doing 80MPH and >> you >> Texans were flying past him. See, in Illinois, you probably won't get >> pulled >> over by the state police for doing 10 over, so that's what we all do. >> Unless >> you're swerving or something stupid. I usually do the speed limit, >> sometimes >> 5 or 10 over if there isn't a lot of traffic. And troopers just zoom past >> doing like 90. How nice that the law doesn't have to obey the law. >> >> So as I'm heading to the office today (normally 20 minute drive which took >> 40), I get on the highway and people are doing like 35-40. By this time >> it's >> mostly raining and the slushy stuff is pretty much gone. People, if you >> can't drive in shitty Chicago weather, then stay off the road or at the >> very >> least move the hell over. To piss me off further, what comes on the radio? >> I >> can't drive 55. You gotta be kidding me. I see lots of Missouri plates on >> I-55. You guys like to go way, way over the speed limit when the weather >> is >> decent and then drive like old folks if it's even a little cloudy. So I >> think you should stay in MO cuz your driving really pisses me off. >> Probably >> you downstater's too, stay down there. I saw one car in the ditch, flipped >> over I might add, and the plate was Tennessee. So you guys too. >> >> Sorry, I had a bad day. >> >> On 12/28/2015 11:04 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: >> >> Ouch! >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> On Dec 28, 2015 11:44 PM, "Jaime Solorza" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> My back yard with fallen tree... or free firewood for friends and >>> family.. >>> >>> On Dec 28, 2015 9:22 PM, "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Is that snow real??? Aren't you by the border? >>>> >>>> Josh Luthman >>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>> Suite 1337 >>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>> >>>> On Dec 28, 2015 11:16 PM, "Jaime Solorza" <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> We had record snowfall for two days...much of it melted by afternoon... >>>>> I did get a snowman pic from son >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 28, 2015 9:07 PM, "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Low 40s in Ohio. Feels good to be getting some generous winter days. >>>>>> >>>>>> Josh Luthman >>>>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>>>> Suite 1337 >>>>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 28, 2015 11:05 PM, "Jaime Solorza" <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> We are hitting low 20s ...black ice!!! I know it's cold in Abilene >>>>>>> but not sure if Lewis is making a snowman tomorrow... >> >> >> >
