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michakaveli 02-17-2003 09:21 PM

As off 7:30pm.... E300 blanketed
 
Here she is... Sleepin' like a baby...

http://seekreality.net/michakaveli/benz/storm6.jpg

turbodiesel 02-17-2003 09:47 PM

Spo.. on the street is another 300SDL, an 86 and a 94 Nissan Maxima ( :rolleyes: ). The little toro got most of the work done but I just ran out of fuel. Might have to suction some gasoline out of my mom's Taurus to finish the job as all the cars are still snowed in. I guess a gasoline powered car comes in handy once and a while ;)

GregS 02-18-2003 11:49 AM

84300DT - believe it or not, we actually got it worse here in DC! There are many cars parked in the neighborhood roads of DC that are completely buried. You can't see anything but a huge mound of snow and maybe a rearview mirror sticking out.

I was getting cabin fever, so I stupidly drove my 300D out last night to look around, and I was surprised to see that it is a real trooper in the snow! I'm guessing that because the thing is so heavy it doesn't get stuck that easily.

Then again, maybe I just got lucky!

GregS
'84 300D, 173k
'90 300CE, 162k

84300DT 02-18-2003 12:01 PM

greg s - yes i believe you guys did get dumped on a bit worse than here if that's possible. agree, the 300D is not too bad in snow -
mine's still buried and it's snowing again now:rolleyes:
hehe-maybe i'll start digging tomorrow.
:D

jcd 02-18-2003 12:11 PM

Thank Heavens for Garages and Snowblowers
 
In NW NJ we got over 2 feet. My Toro snowblower cut thru the snow like "Jack the Bear", while my 300D rested comfortably in the garage.

Commute this AM was a breeze,,,,,the interstates were clear and there wasn't alot of traffic. Even the roads in Sparta we pretty good, they know what they're doing up there.

The only bad news is I am responsible for Distribution and Transportation for a Pharma company. Not alot is moving today. People have a hard time understanding that if they can't get to work, then neither can distribution center employees and freight carriers.

Go figure,

JCD

Holson Adi 02-18-2003 01:28 PM

I have also learnt that the W123 is really not bad at all in the snow. Mine don't even have snow tires and it almost moves like an SUV!

michakaveli 02-18-2003 05:33 PM

My dad says the same about ours... She is great until she stop movin' :-)

Larry Delor 02-19-2003 12:20 AM

and to think that three days ago, I was outside in my shorts and bare feet, picking weeds. (it was 77°) :D

I remember snow storms, and I don't miss them one bit. I do however miss a nice fireplace to sit by when its cold out; and believe me, after a few years of living down here you get soft, and suddenly 50° is cold.

Holson Adi 02-19-2003 01:09 AM

I only have one picture of buried cars to share.

http://people.bu.edu/holson/snowed.jpg

A view of the parking lot from my apartment. Don't bother looking for my diesel, it's in the garage :) hibernating hehe...

I took that this 'morning' when people already dug their cars out and left.

There is still that black SAAB that is stuck..

Triffin 02-19-2003 04:29 PM

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Finally found the driveway :D

84300DT 02-19-2003 04:53 PM

got out!
 
dug a hole in the snow to get into the driver's door. dug out a bit in the rear of car. got in car. engine roared to life. put car in reverse + floored it:D shook like a mad dog and launched itself backwards clear out of the snowbank:cool:

from buried to unburied in 10 minutes!!:D

michakaveli 02-19-2003 05:58 PM

Re: got out!
 
Quote:

Originally posted by 84300DT
dug a hole in the snow to get into the driver's door. dug out a bit in the rear of car. got in car. engine roared to life. put car in reverse + floored it:D shook like a mad dog and launched itself backwards clear out of the snowbank:cool:

from buried to unburied in 10 minutes!!:D

LOL...

Great to hear another success story!:D


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