Lock de icer and SUV rollovers

[C M Smith <cmsmith@domain.elided>]

Hey Zach

Rule one: a great handling car on dry roads will be a great handling car on 
snow. BMW do not handle well on dry roads, that's why they're so bad on 
snow. If you drive all day on the track maybe a BMW is tolerable, for the 
real world, forget it.  And remember, BMW makes an SUV and Alfa doesn't. 
Let's see, high center of gravity, live axle, truck tires hmmm wonder why 
they end up upside down all the time. I enjoy outrunning the 4 wheel drive 
SUV's in my neighbourhood, especially at the first corner!

As for the frozen door locks, and trunk locks, get your hands on a good 
Canadian lock de icer. Basically, isopropyl in a dristan bottle, with maybe 
a little lock lubricant thrown in. The isopropyl thaws the ice and 
dissolves the resulting water assisting it all to dry out. Good move using 
the heated key but that just melts the water which refreezes, use lock 
deicer, it works.

 From the Great White North (snowing and minus 15 Celsius today...yummm



Michael Smith
Calgary, Alberta
Canada
91 Alfa 164L, White, original owner

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