RE: [lro] OT: Landy owners between Houston and Denver

From: Vel Natarajan (vel.natarajan@comcast.net)
Date: Tue Feb 03 2004 - 12:22:43 EST

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    Are the Midget's RWD? Must have had good weight distribution and a good set
    of tires...

    We just got a good snowfall in Chicago last night...I still am amused
    watching the folks in their SUVs and Audis with their wide,
    dry-performance-oriented tires thinking 4wd will give them any more grip in
    turning or stopping than a 2wd car w/ all-seasons or snows.

    One time, an Explorer was riding my butt while I was in the Saab (shod w/
    Blizzaks). As soon as we got to the S-curves, he started to understeer
    towards the curb while (trying to) continue to ride my tail...he drove a lot
    slower after that and gave up the chase.

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: lro-bounces+vel.natarajan=comcast.net@koan.team.net
    > [mailto:lro-bounces+vel.natarajan=comcast.net@koan.team.net]On Behalf Of
    > Mark Love
    > Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 9:48 AM
    > To: the Land Rover Owner Mailing List
    > Subject: Re: [lro] OT: Landy owners between Houston and Denver
    >
    >
    >
    > Believe it or not one of the best cars I ever owned for going in the snow
    > was a 75 MG Midget. The car just went everywhere in the snow.
    > Even deep snow
    > didn't slow it down like you would think.The best drive ever was
    > the morning
    > that I passed a 4wd Chevy truck and a Scout II stuck on a really
    > nasty hill
    > with an off camber right in the middle. The snow was deep and I
    > knew that if
    > I stopped I was done. I'm sure that I was driving way faster than I would
    > now but the look on the Scout drivers face was worth a million. He might
    > have been out of gas for all I know but it makes for a great story. On the
    > same note 12 hours of rain followed by freezing temps and snow should make
    > the roads Rover ready by lunch. Cheers, Mark Love
    >
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