Elmer Brum wrote:
>
>
> I bought my an SUV last summer. Prior to that I drove a Thunderbird coupe
> for 10 years. Let me tell you a little something, I loved the speed and
> handling of my Tbird, but when the snow came, the thing was useless!
>
Watch out for high speed cornering (or lack of) in 4WD! Also, you won't
brake any better than a 2WD and probably worse because of the extra
mass.
> While most of all the other cars where snowed in, I was able to get around
> fine. I ploughed through 3 - 4 foot show drifts without slowing down.
> That's because you have dry snow. But when a 4WD gets stuck it's really stuck!
>
> OM Content: I want to take a great shot of the truck this winter, (I wish I
> had done it with the Tbird while it was new :( ) hopefully I'll find a big
> field covered in a clean blanket of white snow. Any suggestions? I guess
> this would be the right time to use the highlight feature of my OM4Ti.
>
I like the shots with the front wheels turned, snow kicked high by the
large tires spinning, all lights on.
I miss my Wrangler with the Buick V8!
Have fun this winter.
Gregg
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