Re: Crazy Drivers in East Coast

[Stewart MacLund <sundie@lunaticfringe.org>]

you run 195/60's?   Woo.  I'm running pirelli w210a 195/55's, and they
look REALLY tall in the wheel well.  Is your car lowered at all?

Sundie....

Adam Lindsay wrote:
> 
> Yesterday I got passed by a lady in a Jeep Cheroke and then 2miles up the
> road she wiped out and got stuck. I pulled up next to her and asked if she
> was okay, once she said yes, I said good, now your fast driving can get ya
> to mobil which was like 100ft away. I drove off cause I don't pick up
> strangers. Plus she really deserved it.
> 
> Might I add to facts.
> 1) I live in Rochester, NY 60miles west of buffalo and well I think we are
> approching 40" of snow after last nights falling.
> 2) Run Blizzak MZ-02 195/60/15 on the stock rims of my JettaGLX and well
> havn't gotten stuck yet and it kicks ass. My only complaint is that I have
> to do donuts in reverse cause it is a front wheel drive car.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: VWGTi@aol.com <VWGTi@aol.com>
> To: vw-a3-2l@onelist.com <vw-a3-2l@onelist.com>; vwdrivers@onelist.com
> <vwdrivers@onelist.com>; GLX List <jettaglx@igtc.com>;
> gti-vr6@cobra.ccsi.com <gti-vr6@cobra.ccsi.com>
> Date: Thursday, January 14, 1999 11:14 PM
> Subject: Crazy Drivers in East Coast
> 
> >Not to start bitching about the way others drive but today had to be the
> worst
> >for me ever with my VW...
> >
> >In PA we got hit with sleet, ice, snow and freezing rain in the past 24
> hrs.
> >Well, tonight assisting a friend, who totaled his A2 GTi this week, from
> >work...we were almost taken out by a Jeep Grand Cherokee, a Durango, and a
> >Ram...now I know 4 wheel drive allows better handling but it doesn't mean
> you
> >can go 60 in a 45 with snow and sleet covered roads, or did I miss that
> >section in the Jeep owners manuals?  All 3 drives were women, and no
> offense
> >to women drives cause I know there are ones out there that could kill me in
> >driving, but they must have had the mentality that my husband bought me 4
> >wheel drive so the weather doesnt affect me.
> >Sorry for the flame but I needed to get it out before I die, so all know
> the
> >reasons for my departure.
> >
> >Jeff
> >
> >BTW-After looking this over I just noticed, maybe its that Chrysler Motors
> has
> >a thing to take out VW's?  :)

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