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Old Dec 25, 2010 | 08:27 PM
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Default Got to use Snow setting on ECT!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD_bC7YTmi0

2003 Silver (spot the dashboard on the video)
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Old Dec 26, 2010 | 02:35 PM
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I want my 1:28 back!

I was waiting for you to do a 360 or something exciting.
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I like how the driving music fit the mood.
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Old Dec 26, 2010 | 08:17 PM
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I like how the driving music fit the mood.
That's Meaghan Smith, from a 2009 EP. I had not heard it until a co-worker gave me a Christmas CD. It's probably the second-sexiest Christmas song I know, behind Santa Baby!
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Originally Posted by JohnnyCake
I want my 1:28 back!

I was waiting for you to do a 360 or something exciting.
Yup, what's up with that! LOL!
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Well it sounds like fun to drive in the snow, but I backed out of the garage and didn't have the heart to do it. We had 12" snow yesterday, the most snow in a 24 hour period in 30 years.

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Nice Vid! I find snow mode very useful in take-offs from icy intersections, seems like it limits the torque so the wheels don't spin as much.

Washed mined on xmas eve! Merry Christmas CL!
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Default ECT snow on wet roads?
Does the snow setting work for wet roads??
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Used my snow setting today....

I was still scared to drive!
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I used it last Thursday when I flew back from New York to Dallas. The roads were icy and the people were driving like idiots...(seriously, tailgating on ice? not smart...) It worked GREAT and the little "beep beep" that says, "It's in your hands big boy, I tried.." only happened twice.

The car got really trashed from the slush and I have to admit, I drove thru a brushless wash today only because my hose is still frozen... but at least got the vast majority of it off... all in time to drive to the airport tomorrow for a trip to New Jersey!
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what it does is put your car in second gear, which makes it harder to spin the wheels.
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