I never said it was good for Scott to drive fast. I think Scott should obey
the speed limit like everyone else.

The fact is you and experienced SUV drivers are not the only ones watching
those commercials. And anyway, if you are driving your SUV fast on public
roads in the snow and ice, around other cars and property, you're doing the
wrong thing. I don't care how experienced you are. But based on what you
said, I don't think you're doing that, nor do I think you'd support some
20-year-old doing that just to see if daddy's Grand Cherokee can really do
that cool thing he's seen on some commercial. If you're driving fast
off-road or on a track or even on a public highway in the woods somewhere,
all the power to you.

I've driven my Explorer lots in snowstorms. I love going to an all-night
diner in a blizzard, when the only thing out is me and the plows (and I hate
the plows because they keep the roads here in Connecticut too clean.) One
thing I've learned in all my years is that slow and steady is the safest way
to drive an SUV. Four-wheel-drive is no good unless all the wheels are under
power instead of coasting. So the good SUV driver goes at a speed needed to
anticipate curves and stops so that he can be powered most of the time and
avoid coasting and braking. With all your experience, I bet you agree.

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"Motorhead Lawyer" > wrote in message
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> Anthony Giorgianni wrote:
> > Thanks for the response Scott. Very interesting.
> >
> > I'm not sure why you need to drive a high-performance vehicle to
> escape a
> > sloth. But okay.
> >
> > Similarly, I don't want drivers speeding pass me in snow with their
> SUVs
> > because the commercial makes SUVs look invincible and creates the
> impression
> > that it should be driven fast and wildly in snow.
>
> So it's OK for Scott to drive fast when it's warm and dry but not for a
> similar driver (like me) to do the same when it's snowy? Heck, I have
> always *loved* driving in snow in just about anything, and commercials
> have nothing to do with it. I *teach* high performance track driving,
> I've rallied in all-night blizzards, and I've taught ice driving on a
> frozen lake. Do you think I can't handle snow *in a Jeep*? As with my
> 3-season BMW, I'm not doing this to show off. I enjoy slinging my
> Grand Cherokee into a 4-wheel 4WD drift in six inches of snow as much
> as I enjoy slinging my 535is through Turn Six at Road America. In
> fact, I have more fun when there aren't any frightened 'citizens'
> around to see me. The only gratification I get from guys like you is
> knowing that you're thinking how you'll see me upside down or offroad a
> few miles down the road - and you never do.
> --
> C.R. Krieger
> (Been there; done that - last month)
>