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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 12:26 AM
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i will put away the s once the big jacket comes out of the closet!!!
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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 05:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Dezoris,Oct 26 2004, 10:33 PM
. I thought pickups sucked balls in the winter? Tire dependant I assume?
It's general weight dependant. Most pickups are RWD. 4x4s are typically RWD until you put them in 4x4 mode, then the fronts kick on. With very little weight over the rear tires, pickups CAN be a handful in snow. I used to have a 2WD S-10 and it was so light that even with a couple of hundred pounds of sand in the bed, I spent most of the winter driving sideways. My (now departed) Silverado weighted in at almost 5,000lbs curb weight, plus it was 4x4 so it was VERY good in the snow, even in 2WD mode.

Tires can have an effect too. That S-10 I had came with Uniroyal Tiger Paws. Those were the worst tire I have ever driven on REGARDLESS OF CONDITION. I have driven cars with BALD tires that had better traction than brand-spakin-new Tiger Paws.
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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by profpin,Oct 27 2004, 03:26 AM
comes out of the closet!!!


You are coming out of the closet?

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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by ruexp67,Oct 27 2004, 05:24 AM


You are coming out of the closet?

Yea Pete is dying to know when, so he can muster the balls to ask you out.
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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by ruexp67,Oct 27 2004, 07:24 AM


You are coming out of the closet?

the jacket ,the jacket... uuuuhhh i mean the jacket, i think???
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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by shift_9k,Oct 27 2004, 10:30 AM
Yea Pete is dying to know when, so he can muster the balls to ask you out.
lol..
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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 09:52 AM
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Mental image:
Pete giving Pinyo a big bear hug from behind....oh and not the Pete as we know him today

...the Pete of yester-year (the one with no facial hair, and a long ass mullet styled, Metallica inspired locks of hair; ask to see his driver's license, you'll know what I'm talking about)

.....and not Pinyo as we know him now either....the Pinyo of yester-year with a grunge inspired mop of a head (again, ask him to show you his license).

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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 10:18 AM
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Just for the record, Pinyo and I are just friends.

I mean, c'mon, it's not like we've ever spent 14 hrs in a car together or anything, right?
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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 11:27 AM
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hehehehe.....touche!!!
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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 03:40 PM
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Yeah full sized trucks are fine in the winter. Just put into 4x4 when the going gets tough and toss 150lbs of sand all the way in the end of the bed. It is amazing how well they go through deep snow even in 2 wheel drive.

Then again, even my Grand Prix GTP went right up my driveway through 11" of snow last winter (yes, plowing snow with the under-carraige).
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