Cargo Fargo Has excellent skid control.

"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo)
11/28/2018 at 12:54 • Filed to: None

Drove 250 km on black ice in the rain, death around every curve, and that Dodge will not allow you to kill yourself. I have not enjoyed traction control on other vehicles. I’m from Manitoba, where they actually make to ditch a fullsize Pontiac as a li cencing requirement. I should have found a 24 hour truckstop and bunked down, but I had to be some where in the morning. Now I can’t even get there because the highways are littered with death and mayhem. Saskatchewan is a place for advanced motorists, we just don’t have any.

DISCUSSION (14)

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
11/28/2018 at 13:09

sooooooo what your saying is conditions are fun out there?

CB > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
11/28/2018 at 13:11

Yeah, I heard it was rough down in Regina. Last night from Tisdale to Saskatoon wasn’t too bad, and Stoon itself is alright today. Stay safe.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > CB
11/28/2018 at 13:15

Gonna watch cartoons and not drive to the middle of nowhere, win-win!

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
11/28/2018 at 13:15

fun at 45 km/h sketchy at 120.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
11/28/2018 at 13:22

fair dinkum

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
11/28/2018 at 13:27

My Mini is actually the only car I have owned with traction and stability control. I personally find the traction control annoying when combined with a manual transmission and an open diff and I have never actually gotten the stability to kick in on me.

Fun fact: in 2006 ABS was an option on the Toyota Corolla. The 06 LE that I had was optionless except the automatic transmission (though the LE trim gave it standard AC and power windows) and lacked ABS, TC, and Stability.

vicali > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
11/28/2018 at 13:48

Just don’t stop..

My brother was taking his work Pormaster over the Salmo-Creston in the winter and had to stop for avalanche control.

Kinja'd!!!

Couldn’t get it going again.. Once the lane started the traction control wouldn’t let it spin to start moving in the snow.. Can’t turn it off in the bare bones work trim. He tried up backing up, still wouldn’t go forward. One of the highway guys ended up tossing a strap on the front and pulling him up to the summit.

Now he’s got a Ferd Transsit. Much better in the snow.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > vicali
11/28/2018 at 14:00

automatic hhr trac control sucked, 5 speed trac control in vibe sucked, The rear drive Fargo with 200+ horse and a stickshift, superb. But I do not like manual trans drive by wire, I like my foo t attached to an engine, also the revs tend to hang when shifting, probably to make it more forgiving but I want a car that does what I tell it. the drive by wire lag was really noticeable on the vibe.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > vicali
11/28/2018 at 14:01

I read that as pornmaster. had a chuckle.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > CB
11/28/2018 at 14:03

Trucks were lined up either side of Lumsden hill (our only hill) couldn’t be bothered to try.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
11/28/2018 at 14:07

ABS is all good. But I am of the opinion that new drivers should learn how to drive nanny-free. People are getting dumber and cars ares still dangerous. One should be familiar with the physics of motoring. Traction nannies are machines and machines break.

vicali > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
11/28/2018 at 14:07

ha, I double checked, it was clean.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > vicali
11/28/2018 at 14:08

Hey, we’ve all had windowless vans.

CB > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
11/28/2018 at 14:27

Ooh man, that's rough.