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Dec 7th 2009 | 2:39 am

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spankysparkle

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Re: Snow storm in an automatic

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Originally Posted by Oink

Here's a better tip. In winter, go on holiday to the Caribbean.

for 4 or 5 months? you must be loaded!

Dec 7th 2009 | 2:43 am

#32

Oink

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Re: Snow storm in an automatic

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Originally Posted by spankysparkle

for 4 or 5 months? you must be loaded!

Th OP is just coming for a few weeks on holiday I believe.

Dec 7th 2009 | 2:52 am

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Re: Snow storm in an automatic

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Originally Posted by Oink

Here's a better tip. In winter, go on holiday to the Caribbean.

Excellent suggestion. I'm buggering off to Cancun which will be much more fun than Toronto in the next few weeks...

Dec 7th 2009 | 3:04 am

#34

iaink

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Re: Snow storm in an automatic

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Originally Posted by lmartin999

I'm buggering off to Cancun which will be much more fun than Toronto in the next few weeks...

Unless you want to go skiing

Dec 7th 2009 | 3:05 am

#35

lmartin999

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Re: Snow storm in an automatic

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Unless you want to go skiing

If there were some mountains I might be tempted

Dec 7th 2009 | 3:07 am

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iaink

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Re: Snow storm in an automatic

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If there were some mountains I might be tempted

I figure those big mountains is at least half the injury problem...I'll stick to the local bump and hopefully come home in one piece

Dec 7th 2009 | 4:57 am

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act1980

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Re: Snow storm in an automatic

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Originally Posted by Oink

Here's a better tip. In winter, go on holiday to the Caribbean.

Kinda defeats the object of trying to ascertain what winter in Ontario is really like though doesn't it

Dec 7th 2009 | 5:02 am

#38

rwin

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Dec 7th 2009 | 5:10 am

#39

Oink

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Re: Snow storm in an automatic

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Originally Posted by act1980

Kinda defeats the object of trying to ascertain what winter in Ontario is really like though doesn't it

That's easy, its going to be cold and shitty.

Dec 7th 2009 | 6:31 am

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Re: Snow storm in an automatic

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Originally Posted by act1980

Kinda defeats the object of trying to ascertain what winter in Ontario is really like though doesn't it

February would have been a much better choice to see bad weather here.

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Originally Posted by Cyan

Switch off the ESP when moving off in deep snow or driving uphill in snowy conditions. Whilst left on, ESP has a tendency to fight against you as soon as it detects any slippage.

Er, what's ESP? please?

Dec 7th 2009 | 6:34 am

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Re: Snow storm in an automatic

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Originally Posted by fledermaus

February would have been a much better choice to see bad weather here.

Er, what's ESP? please?

Electronic Stability Program at a guess.

Dec 7th 2009 | 6:39 am

#42

fledermaus

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Re: Snow storm in an automatic

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Electronic Stability Program at a guess.

Has my scabby Sadern got one? I doubt it.

Dec 7th 2009 | 6:41 am

#43

Atlantic Xpat

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Re: Snow storm in an automatic

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Originally Posted by fledermaus

Has my scabby Sadern got one? I doubt it.

Dunno, what age and model Saturn is it?

Dec 7th 2009 | 6:46 am

#44

iaink

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Re: Snow storm in an automatic

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Originally Posted by fledermaus

Has my scabby Sadern got one? I doubt it.

No, but if you buy a new one it will as they recently announced that they have been (are to be?) made mandatory for all new vehicles.

Given that its something like a $50 addition to the existing ABS componentry its very cheap of the manufacturers to have not included it as standard in the past, but thats car makers for you.

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Dec 7th 2009 | 6:48 am

#45

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Re: Snow storm in an automatic

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Originally Posted by iaink

No, but if you buy a new one it will as they have been made mandatory recently for all new vehicles.

Given that its something like a $50 addition to the existing ABS componentry its very cheap of the manufacturers to have not included it as standard in the past, but that car makers for you.

1) Out of curiosity, please cite reference for mandatory ESP on new vehicles.

2) $50 multiplied by x thousand vehicles = savings worth having. No surprise that car manufacturers would do that at all!

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