Winter Stories?

[Kenny]

Larry, I hear you're getting dumped on - snow that is. We're not seeing the snow too much, but holy @#$% it's cold. -28F, but -48F with the windchill.

Even in my garage, my navigation screen is a bit funky in the morning. But how sweet it is to have underground parking at work!

But I gotta say, the Optima redtop gel battery is amazing when I was starting the VX in the mornings before the garage. Being from the eastern states, the car does not have a block heater - but it only took a minute to warm up. But what really drove me nuts back then was after driving a block the windshield started to ice up on the inside, had to pull over and wait another few minutes for the defrost to catch up.

All in all, I find the the VX laughs at winters (when she has the right tires on).

Cheers,
Happy holidays.:grinr::gring:

That's odd...we have a surplus of those too. As a matter of fact, I almost got T-BONED, TWICE, in a three block stretch...both of them blew through stop signs because they were involved in activities OTHER than driving.
Were it not for my paranoia, & Suzys extraordinary sure footedness, I'd have been making a trip to the body shop...

That was Friday, Saturday was a good day. Jim came into town & we spent the afternoon mapping out routes to Moab, drinking lots of coffee & playing video games. Probably the closest either one of us will come to tearin' it up on a MX bike again...but man, back in the day...

Saturday evening/Sunday morn turned into the first blizzard of the season.
All the usual symptoms...bitterly cold below zero temps, snow, wind, etc.

Char & Adam (two of my neighbors in the building) came down to "Larryland", and we spent a fun filled afternoon having many "adventures in mixology", watching movies (the MST3K treatment of "I was a teenage werewolf" was by far, the hit of the day), turned out to be one of the greatest blizzard parties of all time...

Yesterday, Suzy dragged belly all the way through & out the parking lot. Only had to stop & back up for another run at it a couple of times...then helped the same two neighbors dig their vehicles out...ahhhhh, life is good in the vast frozen wasteland...

This morning is still twelve below zero...

[Scott Harness]

Okay,Okay I won't whine anymore.:gring:

[taylorRichie]

I'm in the midst of a big one right now... with no sign of letting up...

Looking at 6+" at my house today...

First time I'll get to test out the VX in snow...

[Todd Adams]

This is what this tread reminds me of.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM2gLjfE_3Y&NR=1

[kodiak]

Yeah, it's pretty bad out there today.

I'm in the midst of a big one right now... with no sign of letting up...

Looking at 6+" at my house today...

First time I'll get to test out the VX in snow...

[VehiGAZ]

Snowing good here in CT too. Work shut down, so I putzed around until the back section of the parking lot was empty, then did some donuts ebfore heading home. :-)

The ride home was nasty - fine for the VX, but crippling for others.

[circmand]

[Ldub]

Larry, I hear you're getting dumped on - snow that is. We're not seeing the snow too much, but holy @#$% it's cold. -28F, but -48F with the windchill.

Even in my garage, my navigation screen is a bit funky in the morning. But how sweet it is to have underground parking at work!

But I gotta say, the Optima redtop gel battery is amazing when I was starting the VX in the mornings before the garage. Being from the eastern states, the car does not have a block heater - but it only took a minute to warm up. But what really drove me nuts back then was after driving a block the windshield started to ice up on the inside, had to pull over and wait another few minutes for the defrost to catch up.

All in all, I find the the VX laughs at winters (when she has the right tires on).

Cheers,
Happy holidays.:grinr::gring:

Yep...going out in a bit to "provision up" for tomorrows blizzard party...
Smokes, various breeds of alcohol & appropriate mixins, soup, bread, etc...
If possible, please keep the WAY too far below zero stuff up on YOUR side of the border...
Very Warm Holiday Wishes to my favorite Neighbors to the Nort!

This is what this tread reminds me of.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM2gLjfE_3Y&NR=1

Yah, it's so strange that beeping your horn & deploying the "Flintstone brakes" doesn't seem to be that effective...who'd a thunk it?......

[VXGirlie01]

1 foot of snow here in seattle. we were one of the very few cars out today looking at the holiday lights. it was the first time driving the vx in the snow. and i must say.....WOW!!! what a tank in the snow! i was very pleased!!

took him up skiing as well
photo courtesy of our friend jason that went skiing with us

[kodiak]

1 foot of snow here in seattle. we were one of the very few cars out today looking at the holiday lights. it was the first time driving the vx in the snow. and i must say.....WOW!!! what a tank in the snow! i was very pleased!!

lol! I had to go out on a couple of recue mission on Friday it was a lot of fun. No matter how hard I try I just can’t get stuck.

[VehiGAZ]

lol! I had to go out on a couple of recue mission on Friday it was a lot of fun. No matter how hard I try I just can’t get stuck.

You get back in there and edit that post! You are tempting fate!

[kodiak]

You get back in there and edit that post! You are tempting fate!

I just sacrificed a chicken, so think I’m ok……...for now.

[taylorRichie]

Well I didn't get stuck... First time with the VX on bad roads... did great...

Only... What the hell is up with the understeer!! LAME! now I see why the 50/50 split is much better. And I got a bit too cocky and... hit a curb... silly me...

[kodiak]

Well I didn't get stuck... First time with the VX on bad roads... did great...

Only... What the hell is up with the understeer!! LAME! now I see why the 50/50 split is much better. And I got a bit too cocky and... hit a curb... silly me...

lol! There is a mod for that, I was just thinking about doing this yesterday.

http://www.planetisuzoo.com/articles...quipped_Isuzus


Yeah if you don’t power in to your turns you’ll under steer in the snow just like a two wheel drive truck. But be sure you’re in second or you’re using the winter button. ( Same thing.)

[pbkid]

ME!!! ME!!! ME!!! ME!!! ME!!!

Our ski house (rental) in VT is still without power since last week's ice storm, so I don't know if we can make it up there this weekend at all.

I got a brand new Burton Supermodel in the basement crying for snow. And we're trying to plan out a ski trip for February - Steamboat maybe... a direct flight from NYC is like $270 right now.

if you make it out let me know and i will definately come ride with you guys...