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RGrew176 RGrew176 is offline
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Originally Posted by Mr. Luddite View Post
On 3/5/2015 3:15 AM, RGrew176 wrote:
I was mildly surprised last winter. We had a 9 1/2" snowfall and they
had not yet plowed my condo complex. It came time for me to leave for
work and I was as I said mildly surprised when my 2014 Ford Taurus FWD
only drove right through it to the street which had been plowed.

It came with Michelin all season tires and they seem to do well in the
snow of course being FWD helps a lot.


Try it in 30, 40 or 50 inches of snow. :-)

Back in November I bought an old, 1988 Lincoln Town Car to fool around
with and drive locally. I parked it beside the house just before the
first major storm in February. By the end of February you couldn't tell
there was a car there. It was completely covered and hidden in snow and
snow drifts.

I finally dug it out last week. Battery was dead because of the cold
but a quick charge brought it back to life and the car fired right up.
Don't think I'll be driving it for a while yet though. It's in really
good condition ... looks almost new ... with no rust or rot. No sense
in driving it around on salt treated roads.
There probably are not to many vehicles that can traverse through 30" of the white stuff. I had a 2000 Ford F-250 Heavy Duty 4 x 4. It could handle up to about 21", any more than that I would get stuck. Like I said above the Taurus did way better that I thought it would have.
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