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Old 12-06-2007, 11:36 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by SVOboy View Post
I would also posit that just driving during the snow, much less snow on the ground, would suck.

Also, does canada use e10 now?
E5 average blend became mandatory in Ontario in Jan of this year (07). Does that replace the need for winter formulation?

And yes, driving IN snow is brutal. Especially when it gets churned up and turns to something approximating sand. I saw this in my last drive in the ForkenSwift on snow covered roads. Normally I aim to keep the amps at around 50-70 when accelerating (unmolested by other traffic), but in this snow I couldn't even maintain forward progress at anything less than 90 or 100A.
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