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In maintenance phase
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Posts: 806
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Arne2
Dan, mid-to-late January weather will be a crapshoot. Getting over the Cascades (let alone the Rockies) that time of year w/o running into serious snow and ice will be hit of miss. Bear in mind that we don't use road salt here in Oregon, and therefore I-84 in the Columbia Gorge is often a very long skating rink during the winter.
Not trying to dissuade you, just sayin'...
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I learned to drive while living in Denver in my first car, a 1971 VW bug. I've dealt with some CO winters in that poor old bug. it was great!
So long as the major mechanical parts stay good, it should be alright.
I'm also taking chains, and considering snow tires.
-Dan
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1969 911T (Getting a 72E heart transplant)
2004 Volvo XC70
Gone, but not forgotten:1971 Bug, 1978 Bus, 1982 Westy, 1996 GTi, 2000 Audi A4 2.8, 2001 Jetta Wolfsburg 1.8T, 2002 Audi allroad 2.7T, 2010 Jetta SportWagen TDi, and a couple of short lived 914s.
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