So, we are getting the snow dumped on us today, and school was canceled.
Roger was on his way home from work, when a guy made a left hand turn into him, hit the front of the Taurus and shoved him into a 3rd car that was coming up on Roger's right, so it damaged the entire front end, front fender and headlight, etc.
He can't drive the car because he can't steer it, so it had to be towed.
The guy that hit him was in a GE vehicle so GE has to cover everything.
Roger is just pissed that it happened. But no one was hurt so at least there is that.
He said he doesn't know if it won't steer because it's packed full of snow, or if it's from damage and stuff hanging down.
I had to find a ride for him to get home because he didn't want me to take the Cougar out, not that I wanted to either. So I finally got a hold of the boy's friend Corey and he happened to be a few blocks away from where Roger was, so he is bringing him home.
I guess now we have to figure out to get a rental (also has to be covered by GE).
Maybe they'll total the Taurus and we can get out from under the car payment! ;)
Glad everyone was O.K. after the accident.At least the Taurus took the hit and not the Cougar that day.It could always be worse.
Oh man, I'd have hated to see the guy after Roger got done with him if it was the Cougar. I'd have probably had to raise bail! lol
We don't take the Cougar out during the winter unless we have to. It sounds terrible, but we'd rather have damage to the Taurus instead of the Cougar if it's going to happen.
We are sick, sick people! LMAO
Glad everyone's OK.
You need to move up north, and out of the snow belt.
I hear ya about the snow! we are getting hit here in cleveland! and i've never driven in snow and they arent plowing roads at all by me ! i'm very afraid to drive this car.
OK, mabe we get a little here too.
took this 5 mins. ago through the window. and obviously the screen. LOL
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We have at least twice that amount Jerry. It finally stopped snowing for the moment. We are to get probably another foot by tomorrow morning.
Keely went out and shoveled the walk and the snow is about up to her waist. LMAO
Glad everyone is ok. If GE is taking their time getting you a rental, call your insurance company and have them get you one. They'll get it back from GE. I'm sure they'll be notified anyway
You're not the only one who's put their "special" car away for the winter ;)
You know it's been in the 20s and 30s here the last few days but other than a few flurries we've gotten no snow. Now to the east in Indiana they've been getting screwed by the lake effect snow. I'm glad Chicago is on the west side of the great lakes ;)
holy !!! you have 12million posts????????
She gets a little chatty sometimes. LOL
We're supposed to have our first major storm of the season tonight & tomorrow (10-12"). Funny, though - we had 2" (yes, two inches) yesterday and it was traffic pandemonium. There were people stranded in their cars for 16 hours. My power was out for about 8 hours. For two inches of snow. I shudder to think what will happen if we get this foot of snow...
The worst of it is my car is outside. I've got a deer hanging in the garage, so the car's gotta stay out. Oh well... without salt I guess it's just frozen rain, so the car won't melt
I'll stay right here. This is all we got
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Ive driven Cougars in the winters and ice...... not fun, I dont recommend it. You will have NO traction, even with weight in the trunk.
When I got my first job out of college, (driving home one night on KC city streets) 11:00pm, freezing rain, at a stoplight and let off the brake to go and it just spins idling....you know its gonna be a long drive home. I said hell with this and bought my first 4WD truck the next day. Always had one since.
Mike
My cougar never ever got stuck in the snow in all the years that it was a DD in Buffalo. The last winter I drove it was in 02 in a snow storm. No problem driving.
Make sure you have good tires, that's all
Well you must have had trac-loc or something, cause the ice we get down here is rediculous. Just snow isnt that bad, try wintery mix with freezing rain. Fuuget about it.
Yanno....both my GF and the P.O. of my TC said it wouldn't drive worth poo-poo in the slick. Then on the way home I drove through rain AND snow without any issues.
course I also subscribe to the theory "Ignorance is Bliss" If you don't know you can't do something, it increases the chances you actually can!
Tires. If you're going to drive a T-Bird in the winter (shame on you) it's all about tires. Get a good set of winter tires and these things are tanks. I drove my '87 Sport through some of the deepest snow we'd had in years and only got stuck once - and "stuck" meant back up about 15 feet and try again. Of course the traction lock rear helped too...
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We have often driven the Cougar in the winter (more than we want to, but necessity wins out over want). I prefer it over the front wheel drives, especially the Taurus.
The guys are right... you must have good tires on it!!
This is teh reason I don't have the Cougar on the road right now... we need tires and brakes. So, it is sitting for nwo. Once they are fixed, if I need to go out, I will drive it, not that I like to do that, but as I said ... necessity.
We got a rental yesterday. We called our insurance company right away and they are handling everything for us. We don't have to deal with GE at all and our insurance company is arranging everything from the rental car to taking the Taurus to the repair shop. We don't have to do anything at all.
Besides, that is why we pay them... they can do the work for us and we don't have to deal with the hassle from GE. :D
Roger is ok, he feels fine...so that's a bonus. The front of the Taurus looks terrible. There is hood damage, fender, headlights, grill, etc. That's just from looking at it. We won't know until the repair shop gets it and looks at it what the extent of the damage is.
So, we are now running around in an '08 Dodge Grand Caravan with stow n go seating, and a cool shifter on the dash that lets you shift manually or automatically. We are thinking we might want one next year so this gives us a chance to drive it for a few days and see if we like it.
I used to be in the car biz, and have bought a couple of Chrysler minivans (trade ins) for resale. Hate to say it, but I kinda like driving them. They're handy, and I think everyone ought to have one:burnout: