On Tue, 6 Dec 94 00:30:14 CST Eric Oster said: >It's snowing pretty hard outside (For WA, that's not very hard.) and >I was just wondering how well my `66 camper will handle in the snow. >(Without chains, with reasonably good `pizza cutters' on.) well ... i made it around chicago one winter in my 71 bus with 'normal' tires on it. i do NOT recommend it, but it can be done. you just have to be very very very careful about the other cars (who are NOT being very careful!) and pay close attention to the condition of the roads and parking lots. :) might be a good idea to get some extra rims from a junkyard and put a set of snow tires on the back. ;) but the weight distribution of the bus helps a lot in snow ... until you have to panic-stop. oh yeah. chicago is FLAT. so if your environs are bumpy and/or hilly, these words may not be worth the paper they're printed on. ;) joel "when, exactly, is it that i become rich and famous?"
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