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Do people expect you to drive fast on snow when you drive a quattro?

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Old 12-16-2008, 06:19 PM
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Default Do people expect you to drive fast on snow when you drive a quattro?

We got hit with 3-4 inches of snow in the evening and I was driving cautiously like a granny doing 35-40mph on a 70 PSL highway. This guy in a Jeep SUV tailgated me for a while and then overtook me on the right and gave me the WTF look. Do people expect you to drive fast on snow when you drive a quattro?
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Default i feel ya. STL got hit with an ice storm mon. and tues...

i am amazed how fast people are driving on the highway when the road turns slippery.
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Ignore it. You'll pass them in a ditch a few miles down the road.
Old 12-16-2008, 07:08 PM
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Default Most people here complain about people driving slow in the snow but I would

prefer that to the opposite where they drive out of control
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I just expect people that want to drive slow to stay to the right.
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The right lane was unploughed and has a crash barrier right next to it.
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I guess he doesnt want to drive carefully..
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I give the WTF look all the time. Were you holding up traffic in the passing lane?
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I will admit that snow+Quattro brings out the worst in me...
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Default Re: i feel ya. STL got hit with an ice storm mon. and tues...

most of the time i drive with slight caution when the roads are covered and end up passing everyone, but as soon as i feel the car cant hold the road anymore i'll slow it down and go with the flow....i tend to avoid cars (bunch up cars) as they tend to break randomly and scare everyone. That's how fender benders happen..i try to find open spaces so i can drive at my own pace


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