Got surprised by the snow !

[Yves]

Ouch...my knees are still shaking.
Wife was gone in the ML this morning so I decided to take the Viper out to Portland.
Once I hit the mountainrange in between the house and PDX the weather got really nasty and there was snow on the highway.

Got off on the first off ramp and made it home safely. Felt really nervous though. Span the tires a couple of times. Just had my car lowered. Even collected some snow with the front spoiler. Brother...

Rednecks flying by in huge pickup trucks. The Viper was so slow it looked like I was looking for a parking space. Well....this has not been my day so far.
I'm thankful though the car is intact. Phew !

 

[DR VIPER]

At least you made it home safe...good thing
I always wondered what my front end would look like with snow on it.Now I know!

 

[Casey]

Sounds like fun! Scary, but fun!

Congrats on the trip! But don't make it a habit!

 

[YouWish]

I can't believe I just saw a Viper with snow on it.

 

[KenH]

Yves, Some of my coworkers were asking if I had my Viper today and what I would do if I got caught in the snow. I told them that no one in their right mind would have their snake out on a day like today..... Timely post my friend.

 

[C O D Y]

Lucky for me, I drove my redneck truck today! Heeeeee ya!

 

[Bill B]

Happens to me all of the time

 

[Yves]

I told them that no one in their right mind would have their snake out on a day like today..... Timely post my friend.

I know, I know,...but on Tuesday I'm leaving the country and will only see the snake back in March, when I will pick it up in Vienna.
I'm just trying to find excuses to take it out now.
This was kind of extreme though

Maybe I should try to find some Michelin Arctic Alpin tires for it. Will come in handy in Austria

 

[slaughterj]

Good stuff, nothing like being out in the snow and ice For instance:

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[Y2K10 SRT#39]

Yves...
I'll take care of it for ya!!
PBR

 

[ViperGTS]

Yves: good to hear you made it home without a damage to the car!

Snow: I will go skiing tomorrow. Glacier. 11000 feet above sealevel. LOTs of ice and snow and SUN-SUN-FUN ...

CU + have a safe trip to Vienna!

 

[amermuscle]

Glad ot hear that you made it home safely, oh and glad you made it back safely too Yves . I live in NJ and have been caught in the snow with both my 99GT mustang (performance tires) and my just retired 98Vette (Stock Runflats) so I know the feeling of being all shookin up when you finally make it home after using your car as a sled. Well good luck on the move and it was well worth one last joyride before you leave since you made it home safely ;-).

 

[HOGDEALER]

"Hey - Billy Bob I bet you cant guess what I done saw up in the big city" "You got me Travis - I give - wadusee" "I done seen one of them there Snake Cars" "Yesseree - I done thinked it was a parking spot -black and low and bearly slithing along" Damn near clipped it with my pushbar on the old Power Wagon" "Shazam - you dont say"

 

[JonB]

9" here. Power out 6+ hours.....had to bring Brenda and her SRT-4 22 2-lane windy miles in 4-9" of snow. The front facia was plowing like a speedboat; 4-wheel-drive roadhogs cruising in my lane at 15 mph up hills broke my momentum, and I had to pass them, or STOP permanently. Scary.

I drove the Alcan Hiway in winter, and lived in Alaska many years. This was the worst 22 miles of my life. NEVER, EVER drive a 240HP SRT FWD in that deep of snow. Stupid.

 

[Dave's Big Brakes]

Gee it's 75' here in San Diego We don't have that white stuff

 

[Topawam]

Good test for Austria
Lowered car for the Mountains of Europe, Some scratches in perspective...
Good Luck

 

[garolittle]

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

 

[Blade Runner]

Do they sell studed snow tires for Vipers?
Glad you and the Viper made a safe trip!