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Old 12-22-2009, 09:06 AM
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Default STi pulls semi-truck out of snow
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/20/behold-...mi-out-of-snow/

did it with relative ease too.

wow.
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Great commercial opportunity for Subaru. I hope they don't miss out.
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Pretty neat. Given a low friction coefficient, though, you really don't have THAT much resistance in pulling a heavy load over ice. Still a neat feat by a relatively small car.
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^ Not to mention the truck had to help some.
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I'd be a lot more worried about stopping down the hill with that thing tied to my subie!
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"That thing got a semi"?
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Originally Posted by Saki GT,Dec 22 2009, 06:45 PM
"That thing got a semi"?
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Hahahaha!
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Originally Posted by ace123,Dec 22 2009, 02:57 PM
I'd be a lot more worried about stopping down the hill with that thing tied to my subie!
nothing a little tap on the brake pedal by the truck driver wouldn't solve
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