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Originally Posted by ghfromaltonbay
Chip,
You're right, it wasn't a typo, but I do remember having trouble keeping that Chevy on the road in bad weather. In 1978 I was driving a '76 Audi Fox which also wasn't too good in the snow. The '82 Monte was even more of a nightmare, and I had a few bad commutes in that car over a few winters along the same route. I guess I had that car on my mind, since with that one I do remember sliding on Route 80 on my way home in a snowstorm and almost kissing the concrete divider. Talk about a white knuckle ride. By then I too was working for MA Bell in Cedar Knolls, 32 miles from home and had no office closings - they expected you at work and even gave you grief if you arrived late despite the road conditions, and of course there was no such thing as an early dismissal.
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All those cars of that generation were difficult at best to keep on the road in the snow. I was a youngin' in 1978, my first car didn't come until 1983, which was a 1976 Chrysler Cordoba. That car was a monster. And I had a lot of fun in my high school years crashing into snow banks.
My second car was a 1982 Dodge Omni. Front wheel drive. I remember hearing how well those drove in the snow. So what does a 19 year old kid do? Gotta test it out. That is how I found out that they don't turn so well in the snow if you have your foot on the gas.
