Hi Gary,
I was in Colorado a couple months ago on business, rented a Ford 4x4 because
it snowed the weekend I went. Been there several times, driving between
Denver and Boulder. For the hell of it, because I had a GPS and the 4x4 I
took off for the mountains. You're right, beautiful country in those
mountain passes; wish I had my roadster there! Plus had fun at the Black
Hawk casinos in the mountains. A lot of great stuff in Colorado once you get
away from Denver (and a GPS comes in handy on dark stormy nights in unknown
mountains).
Fred - SSF, CA
'66 2L Lucy
----- Original Message -----
From: <BARTERDUDE@aol.com>
To: <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; <marc@animalfirm.com>
Cc: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 6:44 AM
Subject: Re: Winter roadster driving!
> Hey Mike - I am a four wheel drive man, in addition to my roadsters. Many
> years ago when I had my Jeep Wrangler, I was talking with the service
manager,
> and he indicated that 90+ percent of the 4X4 owners NEVER took their rigs
OFF
> the pavement. What a shame, with all the beautiful mountain passes and
back
> country roads I have traveled here in Colorado.
>
> Most don't know how to drive and have a false sense of bravado with their
4 X
> 4's in the snow. What a joke. I have pulled more moron's out of the
> snowbanks than I care to discuss, but I always tell them to sell it and
quit joking
> themselves that they are safe. Just recently sold my Suzuki Sidekick 4 X
4 and
> got a new Ford Explorer Sport Trac 4 X 4. Great in the snow with the new
BF
> Goodrich All Terrain XT tires. A good 50% off-road, 50% highway tread
design.
>
> But I do remember the differential of sitting WAY HIGH compared to my
> roadsters, and that the beast is about 2 1/2 times heavier, longer, wider
and don't
> do corners like the roadster. Maybe we should require big 4X4 owners to
own a
> roadster too, so they can understand the difference between a REAL car and
> over glorified STATION WAGON (SUV) on sterroids.
>
>
> Gary Lasater - Parker CO
> founding member of www.WYCROC.org
>
>
> 1963 SPL310-00161C (the oldest roadster found)
> 1963 SPL310-00289B (single carb earliest one of the group)
> 1969 SRL311-12536 (licensed as a '70)
> 1970 SPL311-28169 (one of the last of the group)
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