Snow Schmoe. was Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!!

[meldred@vermontmedia.com (Mike Eldred)]

I'm with Ron, snow sucks.  It just means more back-breaking work to me.  =
(Why do I live in Vermont?)
But Sciroccos, at least in my limited experience, seem to have pretty =
independent reactions to snow. =20
The first year I had my '86, I put new studded snowtires on it, thinking =
that would be good enough to get me back and forth to work.  It was only =
two or three miles, after all.  Well, I was wrong.  With even the =
slightest amount of snow on the road, that thing was ready to start =
sliding sideways out of control.  That year I adjusted my driving habits =
and times, and managed to get through the winter without crashing.
The next year, I added a beater '82 Scirocco to the growing stable of VWs. =
 My wife thought I was an idiot.  My position was that it didn't matter if =
it slid off the road -it was a beater.  And I'd have some spare parts for =
the '86 if it did meet with disaster.
Well, as usual, I was wrong again.  Even with the same tires and rims as I =
used on the '86 the year before, the '82 was like snow-cat.  I don't even =
feel the need to slow down in the snow -the '82 is as stable in the snow =
as any 4-wheel drive I've ever owned.  I find myself passing people =
driving SUVs (damn flat-landers!) who, judging from their snail-like pace =
and frantic braking, seem to feel like they're about to shoot off the road =
at any second.=20
Why are the two cars so different?  Beats me.  I think I've heard it said =
on this list before, though:  They were all different, right off the =
dealer's lot.  Apparently they still are, twenty years later.

-Mike Eldred
Wilmington, VT
'86 SummerRocco
'82 WinterRocco




>I  LOVE to drive in the white stuff!!!  SOOOOO much fun! great practice =
for
>having a car with way too much power, or simulates driving at high speeds
>but at only a fraction of the momentum....
>
>just imagine what kind of damage ol' vic' would have sustained if you =
slid
>off the road in normal conditions....
>
>Maybye I like the stuff cause I'm a crazy canuck, and I have to drive in =
it
>the better part of 7 months a year in it.... (I live North of 60)
>
>Jason Adams
>Fahrvergnugen Forever! ;)
>84 rocco 16v (Ice Racer)
>93 320i
>98 Z71
>
>www.fahrvergnugen.ca  (under construction)
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ron Pieper" <rapieper@yahoo.com>
>To: "Jason" <jason@scirocco.org>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 9:50 AM
>Subject: Re: Snow Schmoe. was Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!!
>
>
> > Yeah, well, Victor got a few new bruises on his right rear flank as he
> > slid off Princeton Road into the mailbox of whoever lives/lived at
> > 5127.  Knocked the mailbox off the post and dented ol' Vic
> > twice...grrr...pics soon to follow.
> >
> > BTW I never did fix the sheetmetal damage from the rear-ender Victor
> > suffered last summer...he's looking a bit ragged right about now...
> >
> > :(
> >
> > I hate snow.  Not the guys, the powder.
> >
> > DentedAss Ron
> >
> > --- Jason <jason@scirocco.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > http://www.scirocco16v.org/golf/snowplow.jpg=20
> > >
> >
> >
> > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> > Cheapass Ron
> > '87 Scirocco 16'Victor'