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Subject: [Leica] Ferraris and Fire Hydrants
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com)
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 11:27:17 -0600 (CST)

You would never get it up my driveway in the snow without Blizzaks or AWD.  
I have tried many times and failed.  Even my John Deer Tractor needs help 
when set up to remove snow (Chains, Wheel Weights, Liquid Filled Tires).

Cheers,
Gene

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Iisaka" <ken at iisaka.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 1:17:18 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [Leica] Ferraris and Fire Hydrants

My Japanese Ferrari goes everywhere in every weather:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150519402268961&l=e90a3046ad


On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 4:33 PM, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote:

> Howard,
>
> I know what you mean about those wide tires. ;)  My first winter here in
> Iowa was a big eye opener.  I went straight to Tire Rack and ordered a pair
> of Blizzaks for my Mustang GT, made a huge difference.  Unfortunately I do
> not have any for the Z3 Coupe.  But with the nice weather right now, I just
> could not resist a drive today, especially with my up-hill drive cleared.
>
> Gene
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Howard Ritter" <hlritter at bex.net>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 12:42:00 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Ferraris and Fire Hydrants
>
> +1: my C6 Corvette Z06, whose tires are wide enough that the car seemed
> barely to leave tracks in the snow the one time I had to drive it home
> after an unpredicted snowfall while I was at the office! Floats like a
> butterfly.
>
> In the dry, though, it's capable of truly scary feats of longitudinal and
> lateral acceleration. Stings like a Z.
>
> ?howard
>
>
> On Jan 29, 2012, at 10:44 AM, Robert Clark wrote:
>
> > Same with my 330I. I've been tempted to take it out during some of these
> > balmy days but it's all snug and secure in the garage for now.
> >
> > Robert
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lug-bounces+rclark01=comcast.net at leica-users.org
> > [mailto:lug-bounces+rclark01=comcast.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> > grduprey at mchsi.com
> > Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 10:32 AM
> > To: Leica Users Group
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Ferraris and Fire Hydrants
> >
> > I don't know about Ferrari's, but my Z3 Coupe stays in the garage at this
> > time of year with all the snow.  Although we did not get any snow until 3
> > weeks ago this year, very strange weather.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Gene
>
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Ken Iisaka
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