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Old 11-18-2005, 06:04 AM
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Default Ok, I'm realizing this car loves cold weather and bad weather. What bad is going to come from..

all the good the car has right now? Are there any typical "winter/cold weather issues I am not privy to yet? Pumps, heater, etc? TIA- Now bring the GD snow!!!
Old 11-18-2005, 06:11 AM
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Default When your boss figures out what quattro and winter tires can do...

You'll no longer have an excuse.
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Default LOL. Yea, I made the mistake of driving my new Pathfinder to work also,

and the FWD & RWD A-holes here are like, "cool three rows of seats, can I get a ride when the weather's bad"? Me, "suck it".
Old 11-18-2005, 06:30 AM
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Default Heh...I've kept it a secret from my coworkers...

I rarely drive the car into work, and none of them have been in it in bad weather, so they have NO idea. Most of them are in a tizzy when 2" are on the ground.
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Sounds like you work with the same people as I do. Rain= drive 20mph under the limit. In left lane.
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Default With the AVUS wheels - snow/ice/crud builds up on the inside of the wheels

causing vibrations in the steering wheel like your wheels are way out of balance. Just keep them cleaned out & you wont have problems.
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Ahhhh. makes perfect sense. Zero repair cost too! Sounding good so far...
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Default I wax the inside of the wheels before winter & usually don't get much build up

but the first time it happened it freaked me out since it felt like the suspension was shot & the tranny was going to blow. Went to the coin-op car wash & blasted them out. Problem solved!
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Default yeah one tip. don't go full lock on the steering wheel doing donuts in a parking lot wehn it snows.

you'll fail the power steering pump.
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