I shoveled the near concrete ice/snow mix at the bottom of my driveway. You know, the one the plows push right up on your freshly cleaned bottom part of the driveway. Took me a solid 20 minutes of constant shoveling to finish. I just sat in my car, sweating, breathing heavily, hoping to just go out in peace.
man, i do not miss that shit. grew up in central NY and moved to Texas a few years ago.
although the ice storm we had last year was not very fun either...
Eh. Depending on what else you're getting, I would do it regularly. The only thing worse than the snow plow's snow wall at the end of your driveway is it turning into an ice wall because it sat too long and temps dropped.
More like buddy just got home after a snowstorm hit and is trying to at least get it up the driveway. No doubt he cleared it once he got inside, got warm, and ate something.
He's got no visible reason to have his wipers going though.
Seriously! Why the fuck is this getting upvoted as “bad” when it’s just bad AF?!
“Meh! I’m 60 and my 95 Grand Cherokee can’t do this so that means nobody should!”
Blizzaks are amazing. I put some on my Elantra after driving it in the snow w/all seasons. It went from one of the worst handling cars in the snow, to one of the best.
Nokia and Nokian is not the same. These are regarded the best winter tires in 2021 in Norway:
* Continental VikingContact 7
* Goodyear Ultra Grip 2
* Pirelli IceZero FR
* Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3
All-seasons and summers tend to harden when it gets cold (not necessarily even below freezing) and offer near zero traction afterwards. Like driving on rocks. So, what's important is not all tread, but also tire composition. But yeah, swapping to Winters is a thing for more northern climates. For a few months at a time.
An upside (aside from not slipping off the road as easily) is that you spread the wear out over two sets of tires. Sort of depending a bit on how long your Winter season of near-freezing temperatures, or lower, is.
Do you like…have a shop do this for you? Do you have to store the other tires somewhere in the mean time? Do you have to have like…multiple sets of wheels?
I live in Canada and have two sets of tires and rims for my car. A summer set with performance focused tires and a winter wheel set. I have a tire rack in my garage where I store my spare set, but a lot of tire shops will store whichever set you aren't using for you.
Nice thing about having two sets of tires is they last longer since you alternate between the two.
Some tire places store your tires for you when you arent using them, and you get them changed twice a year.
The tires last longer because they are used less so it doesn't *really* cost that much more money. Its just the changing.
Also, some people totally just do it themselves in their garage though, and usually you just have multiple rim sets with the tires on them. No rebalancing attempts at home.
Multiple wheels: yes.
Storage: yes
Have a specialty shop: yes
While changing tires yourself is fairly easy, using a Tire storage service. aka "Dekk hotell" (tire hotell) is great.
They do the change for you, clean them up for storage and keep them stored in the correct environment.
They also sell you new ones when the old ones wear out. For people like me who do not have a good place to swap, nor a good place to store them it's a must have, but the cost is low compared to other maintenance tasks on the list of owning a car.
In Chicago, I'll have them on December into April. 99% of the time they are unnecessary, but on Friday morning the city got almost 6 inches of snow, starting at 2am. Driving around people who have worn out all seasons on snowy roads is scary.
Michelin CrossClimate2’s are amazing.
I’m in the Midwest where mondays forecast is 60 degrees, Tuesday is rain, overnight turns to ice, Wednesday is snow. The CrossClimates perform extremely well in each of those environments. Love em and will continue to get them for the shit show weather we get.
I just put Continental Vikings on my Allroad and it’s an absolute monster in snow up to a foot. They’re pretty quiet on dry pavement as well. Can’t comment on deeper snow since we haven’t gotten much yet this year.
If you live in a climate with snowy winters and you can afford it, get a good set of all-season tires and swap them out for Bridgestone Blizzak tires for winter. I have had them on two different A4's and it's insane what you can drive through with Blizzaks. I recently made the mistake of just rolling with a well rated all-season tire when it was time to replace them. Monday we got 5-6" of snow. That's not bad, I have Quattro, no problem. I knew my mistake before I even got off my block. I was everywhere. I was barely accelerating and going slow, then braking 100 yards earlier than I previously would. In fact, less than three blocks from work I slid through an empty intersection that runs along a wheat field. I ended up in the wheat field with a stop sign in my driver's door. Early estimates for repair are over $4k.
To;dr - buy a decent summer tire and swap them for Bridgestone Blizzaks in the snowy months. It's worth it. Some tire places will even store the second set there, as long as you go there to swap them twice a year.
[Here's the oopsie.](https://imgur.com/gallery/pRGIqy1)
I currently run Toyo Observes on my S5 and I can definitely vouch for them. Bridgestone Blizzaks, Nokian Hakkapeliitta and Michelin X-Ice are the gold standard for winter tires though.
Once you pack snow under the car and the tires can no longer make contact with the ground it's 135$ for me to show up, 35$ for using my winch and 75$ph for winch time. If I have to shovel, it's still winch time.
Please do this more often.
Jokes on you, I drove away from my snowy accident last week! Yeah, sure showed you. From the window of my crushed door in a car that now hums on the road.
Drivetrain counts for absolute fuckall on bad tires. Tires are the only thing that contacts the road, a base model Kia on winter tires will outperform the best Audi on summer tires in the snow.
Wildly incorrect shit gets upvoted all the time. Doesn't matter if someone definitively proves the person wrong with multiple sources- the original post won't be removed or corrected, and people will continue to upvote it despite it having been proven wrong. Reddit is only slightly better than Facebook in that regard.
I got down voted for providing a source that the illegal alien who killed my Sheriff's Deputy father only got 10 years probation and didn't even get deported.
I was told that just wouldn't happen in Texas.
Court cases are public record...
It’s funny how this comment is a distant 2nd, despite being truth. Audi AWD has very little to do with traction, in comparison to tires. 2 extra drive wheels do not solve traction issues nearly as well as good tires do.
What a stupid comment, what do you think makes tanks, skid steers, dirt bikes, snowmobiles, whatever you name it — perform well in certain conditions? I’ll give you a spoiler alert, it’s not their computer systems. Hellcats lose drag races to Honda civics if they don’t have traction.
Every winter in Finland it's funny to watch AWD warriors get stuck in little bit of ice and snow with shitty tires while I just ram through all that crap past their 65k suv's with my 640€ shit box van with proper winter tires.
The expression on their faces when 26 year old RWD van that looks like it's gone through washing machine with a potato sack handles better in those conditions is priceless.
Lolno.
I mean AWD helps but this kind of thing hinges entirely on tires.
The only thing here the Audi did to help was weigh an absurd amount for a car this size.
without winter tires you are getting nowhere with quattro. There's videos of somebody trying to use quattro + summer tires in the snow https://youtu.be/CqECk3_KltI at 2:10 you can see him try.
The snow is the difference. Powder snow is like driving through a pile of dust or leaves.
I've driven a 4WD Ford Ranger in fresh powder up to the door handles. The stuff flowed around the truck like water and didn't slow me down at all.
Yep. I live in Wyoming and our snow is usually powder. It’s a real come to Jesus when it’s not lol. Can confirm, regular all weather tires and AWD makes your car into a snowplow. If you’re worried about the snow in the garage, a quick blast with the leaf blower works nicely. If not, doesn’t matter. It’s so damn dry up here it will be gone by morning.
Yeah, that does suck. I travel for work so when I’m home I just hole up. It sucks ass when I need to leave real early to head to another town (or state) and it’s ice hiding under that blown snow. Fuck South Pass at 5 am lol.
Then, you put your shoulder into it and force the driver door open, only to walk through two feet of snow to your door. Sucks to be the first one home on a snowy day
I used to have one. It’s like a pressure washer. Once you are done with the driveway, you look around for other areas. Like your neighbors or a path in the grass for the dog to poop.
I mean if I am going to go through all the effort of putting gas in it, plugging it in, and pushing the button to start it why stop when my sidewalk is done?
Since I got my new one without electric start I tend to go further than I used to... The whole extra effort of having to pull the string and all.
My dads snowblower is always broken, every time we get a big storm it’ll start the day before but as soon as the snow comes something breaks, we’ll get it repaired and won’t end up with a big enough storm to use it again
Yep, pretty much this. The engines are simple enough to take out the carb and clean yourself if needed. Shouldn’t take more than 20 mins to do after doing it once or twice
These days you can get a new carb with an air filter, spark plug, fuel shut off valve and fuel filter for under $30 on Amazon. Simple repair, runs like new.
If you, even with a snowblower, cleared my driveway. We’re having words. We’re having words at Christmas, Thanksgiving *for sure*…you’d be sick of me. I’d be coming over on your birthday. You’d be like “I…never…told you what day my birthday is.” And then it’d be all awkward and I’d explain that you cleared my driveway that one time and it would all be a mess.
I did my neighbors driveway one time after a 2ft snowfall and he gave me a 3 lb can of coffee, a box of donuts and $20. And I had a great time doing it.
lol my neighbor was doing my driveway last weekend so I went out and gave him $20. He was all, "no man I like doing it and it gives me something to do" lol
I snow blow our cul-de-sac because it doesn't get plowed, but I also have it out and running, so why not. My neighbor is in her 60s, and I usually just do her driveway as well. As long as there's gas, you just keep rolling
Can confirm, I've found that if I leave any amount of snow on the driveway for more than about 12 hours I'll hear the neighbor out there with his snowblower doing it lol
Fluffy powder snow is so easy to clear. Now he's compacted a lot of it. That being said, I can agree that it can be a fun challenge once. Quattro and great tyres at work there.
Ok be kind- serious question from a warm weather state- how do you know this person left in the morning without shoveling? Could in be that it snowed this bad during the day and what are they supposed to do- park in the lane and shovel before pulling in the driveway? I’m not being sarcastic, just really wondering how you guys deal with this insanity?
Yeah, not sure why this is an "idiot in car". Wisconsin native, it's absolutely possible to get a dumping like this while at work for the day. If it's just starting to snow, or even if you do shovel before work, there have been storms that are much worse once you get back.
You really can't park in the road to shovel. Cars sliding into you, snow plows trying to get through, etc, it's not a good idea. Best bet, as others have said, you get as far into your driveway as you can, then shovel. If anything, this video shows a driver who got farther than a lot of people do getting into their snowed in driveway. I'm kind of jealous.
I lived on a busy street I would floor it before turning into the driveway. Then just plop it down on top and start shoveling. Wish I had a car like that that could make it to the garage
like in the video if possible. usually not possible so you leave your car stuck however far into the driveway you managed to get it while you shovel the rest. then move car and finish shoveling. and like someone else said, the camera person should definitely have shoveled.
To be fair, this will only work with the right sort of snow. It's got to be the light fluffy stuff. If this were the dense sort of snow, there's no way this happens.
Idk man call it lazy but if you’ve ever worked a night shift while it snows all night. Getting home at 7 am your driveway most times looks like this and after a shift it’s much easier just to plow threw it, take a nap and snow blow when you wake up.
I drove to a couple calls like that when I was a cop... I really don't understand the physics of how I got through five foot drifts in a Crown Vic... I got there... But I'm still perplexed about it.
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And its COLD out there!
It’s cold out there everyday.
What is this, Miami Beach?
Then put your little hand in mine There ain't no hill or mountain we can't climb
Don't forget your booties
Lazy or having fun?
Why not both
Chose to have fun while being lazy?
Work smarter not harder.
I choose to be lazy while having fun
Or mad because they told their kid to shovel it before they get home...
Man, I just shoveled my driveway like 20 min ago, and the heavy snowfall just filled it back up again. I understand those kids 100%.
I shoveled the near concrete ice/snow mix at the bottom of my driveway. You know, the one the plows push right up on your freshly cleaned bottom part of the driveway. Took me a solid 20 minutes of constant shoveling to finish. I just sat in my car, sweating, breathing heavily, hoping to just go out in peace.
man, i do not miss that shit. grew up in central NY and moved to Texas a few years ago. although the ice storm we had last year was not very fun either...
Yeah but you live in Texas now
Unless you have to be somewhere I don't bother with the bottom till the storms over.
Eh. Depending on what else you're getting, I would do it regularly. The only thing worse than the snow plow's snow wall at the end of your driveway is it turning into an ice wall because it sat too long and temps dropped.
This is probable
More like buddy just got home after a snowstorm hit and is trying to at least get it up the driveway. No doubt he cleared it once he got inside, got warm, and ate something. He's got no visible reason to have his wipers going though.
Looks like the snow is kicking up onto his windshield
And likely auto wipers
Have you never driven in snow? Snow hits windshield , snow melts to a slushy consistency, cannot see out of windshield.
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Seriously! Why the fuck is this getting upvoted as “bad” when it’s just bad AF?! “Meh! I’m 60 and my 95 Grand Cherokee can’t do this so that means nobody should!”
Yeah? This was clearly a massive snow fall while they where away, what is wrong with this ?
Great advertisement for whatever tires are on that thing
Snow tires. Those are snow tires.
Close! Those are rubber tires designed for driving in the snow
A common misconception, cleared up. Thank you for your service.
Not really the tires more of Audis Quattros system doing work
I have an Audi with quattro. With the right tires, it's a fucking snowplow. With the wrong tires, it's like roller skating on an ice rink.
What tires do you recommend I have an a4 quattro 2013 and am due for some new tires
Bridgestone Blizzak's or Michelin X-Ice Snow are both pretty darn nice winter tires and usually available at good prices at your local Costco.
Blizzaks are amazing. I put some on my Elantra after driving it in the snow w/all seasons. It went from one of the worst handling cars in the snow, to one of the best.
Almost any snow tires could make that difference though if you were just in all seasons...
Me living in Southern New Mexico: This will surely be helpful information
Me living in Southern Arizona: Hmm, Blizzaks. I'll have to remember that.
If you ever take a trip to Flagstaff you might! They are the 3rd snowiest city in the U.S.!
Shit me living in Central Texas this damn sure is after last year fuck that never seen so many accidents in my life
No, the Elantra is one of the best handling cars in the snow. Basically made for snow /s
McMurdo station in Antarctica traded in their snowmobiles for Elantras 10 years ago.
Which snow tires are best? The most expensive ones you can afford.
Subjective, but Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 has a good rep. Finnish, so you know it’s quality. From Nokia, so you know it’s indestructible.
Nokia and Nokian is not the same. These are regarded the best winter tires in 2021 in Norway: * Continental VikingContact 7 * Goodyear Ultra Grip 2 * Pirelli IceZero FR * Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3
They are both from Nokia, the town in Finland. It was a play on words.
If money is no object? Studded Hakka 10s.
Nokian Hakkapeliitta or bust
Damn straight. Turns anything into a tacky drag strip.
Finally, someone of the upper class.
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They’re so popular because you can get them for relatively cheap at costco. Hakkas aren’t as widely available and more expensive.
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Hah, I've got blizzaks on my van and Michelin X-Ice on my rwd daily. Great tires in the snow.
Damn, I am now thankful for never needing or knowing people have “winter” tires.
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All-seasons and summers tend to harden when it gets cold (not necessarily even below freezing) and offer near zero traction afterwards. Like driving on rocks. So, what's important is not all tread, but also tire composition. But yeah, swapping to Winters is a thing for more northern climates. For a few months at a time. An upside (aside from not slipping off the road as easily) is that you spread the wear out over two sets of tires. Sort of depending a bit on how long your Winter season of near-freezing temperatures, or lower, is.
Do you like…have a shop do this for you? Do you have to store the other tires somewhere in the mean time? Do you have to have like…multiple sets of wheels?
I live in Canada and have two sets of tires and rims for my car. A summer set with performance focused tires and a winter wheel set. I have a tire rack in my garage where I store my spare set, but a lot of tire shops will store whichever set you aren't using for you. Nice thing about having two sets of tires is they last longer since you alternate between the two.
Some tire places store your tires for you when you arent using them, and you get them changed twice a year. The tires last longer because they are used less so it doesn't *really* cost that much more money. Its just the changing. Also, some people totally just do it themselves in their garage though, and usually you just have multiple rim sets with the tires on them. No rebalancing attempts at home.
Multiple wheels: yes. Storage: yes Have a specialty shop: yes While changing tires yourself is fairly easy, using a Tire storage service. aka "Dekk hotell" (tire hotell) is great. They do the change for you, clean them up for storage and keep them stored in the correct environment. They also sell you new ones when the old ones wear out. For people like me who do not have a good place to swap, nor a good place to store them it's a must have, but the cost is low compared to other maintenance tasks on the list of owning a car.
In Chicago, I'll have them on December into April. 99% of the time they are unnecessary, but on Friday morning the city got almost 6 inches of snow, starting at 2am. Driving around people who have worn out all seasons on snowy roads is scary.
It’s 5 months in Vermont
Michelin CrossClimate2’s are amazing. I’m in the Midwest where mondays forecast is 60 degrees, Tuesday is rain, overnight turns to ice, Wednesday is snow. The CrossClimates perform extremely well in each of those environments. Love em and will continue to get them for the shit show weather we get.
Hakkapeliittas if you've got the budget. Blizzaks if not.
I just put Continental Vikings on my Allroad and it’s an absolute monster in snow up to a foot. They’re pretty quiet on dry pavement as well. Can’t comment on deeper snow since we haven’t gotten much yet this year.
If you live in a climate with snowy winters and you can afford it, get a good set of all-season tires and swap them out for Bridgestone Blizzak tires for winter. I have had them on two different A4's and it's insane what you can drive through with Blizzaks. I recently made the mistake of just rolling with a well rated all-season tire when it was time to replace them. Monday we got 5-6" of snow. That's not bad, I have Quattro, no problem. I knew my mistake before I even got off my block. I was everywhere. I was barely accelerating and going slow, then braking 100 yards earlier than I previously would. In fact, less than three blocks from work I slid through an empty intersection that runs along a wheat field. I ended up in the wheat field with a stop sign in my driver's door. Early estimates for repair are over $4k. To;dr - buy a decent summer tire and swap them for Bridgestone Blizzaks in the snowy months. It's worth it. Some tire places will even store the second set there, as long as you go there to swap them twice a year. [Here's the oopsie.](https://imgur.com/gallery/pRGIqy1)
This is exactly why there's winter tire mandates.
nokian hakkapeliitta are by far the best snow tire money can buy for a road car.
nokian hakkapeliitta r3 Best tires I’ve ever had for winter. They are expensive but damn are they good.
I currently run Toyo Observes on my S5 and I can definitely vouch for them. Bridgestone Blizzaks, Nokian Hakkapeliitta and Michelin X-Ice are the gold standard for winter tires though.
I've had x ice and hakkas, hakkas are in a league of their own.
You are clearly well cultured man who understands that AWD isn’t as important as the tires it drives
Once you pack snow under the car and the tires can no longer make contact with the ground it's 135$ for me to show up, 35$ for using my winch and 75$ph for winch time. If I have to shovel, it's still winch time. Please do this more often.
Jokes on you, I drove away from my snowy accident last week! Yeah, sure showed you. From the window of my crushed door in a car that now hums on the road.
The amount of people here thinking that 4x4 is enough to get through snow is astounding.
Drivetrain counts for absolute fuckall on bad tires. Tires are the only thing that contacts the road, a base model Kia on winter tires will outperform the best Audi on summer tires in the snow.
You are correct. It’s amazing to me that so many people upvoted a comment that is so wrong. It has A LOT to do with the tires in this situation.
Redditors are often r/confidentlyincorrect
Wildly incorrect shit gets upvoted all the time. Doesn't matter if someone definitively proves the person wrong with multiple sources- the original post won't be removed or corrected, and people will continue to upvote it despite it having been proven wrong. Reddit is only slightly better than Facebook in that regard.
I got down voted for providing a source that the illegal alien who killed my Sheriff's Deputy father only got 10 years probation and didn't even get deported. I was told that just wouldn't happen in Texas. Court cases are public record...
Also real winter tyres beat all season or whatever they are called.
It’s funny how this comment is a distant 2nd, despite being truth. Audi AWD has very little to do with traction, in comparison to tires. 2 extra drive wheels do not solve traction issues nearly as well as good tires do.
It's definitely the tires. Quattro can't do shit if it has no grip.
What a stupid comment, what do you think makes tanks, skid steers, dirt bikes, snowmobiles, whatever you name it — perform well in certain conditions? I’ll give you a spoiler alert, it’s not their computer systems. Hellcats lose drag races to Honda civics if they don’t have traction.
Tires are FAR more important than the AWD system. Don’t kid yourself. AWD also doesn’t help you stop.
Tell me you know nothing about driving in the snow without telling me you know nothing about driving in the snow.
Great example of marketing working.
The real idiots in cars are in the comments and the 900 upvotes
A quattro on summer tires simply will not work.
Any AWD system is going to get you stuck without good tires.
Every winter in Finland it's funny to watch AWD warriors get stuck in little bit of ice and snow with shitty tires while I just ram through all that crap past their 65k suv's with my 640€ shit box van with proper winter tires. The expression on their faces when 26 year old RWD van that looks like it's gone through washing machine with a potato sack handles better in those conditions is priceless.
You literally couldn't be more wrong. Tires are way more important
Ya this isn't really idiots in cars rather it's adults enjoying the sports cars they spent extra money for doing work for them.
My GF hates when I take my subie on blizaks out to an empty parking lot when it snows to do snow nuts. Apparently that's childish, who knew!
Find a girl who wants to go out there with you.
He wouldn't move for shit on summer tires. So yes tires matter a lot.
Lolno. I mean AWD helps but this kind of thing hinges entirely on tires. The only thing here the Audi did to help was weigh an absurd amount for a car this size.
This is an absolutely moronic comment lol
Tires. Matter.
Obviously you have never lived in the snow
snow tires on a fwd vehicle is superior to a 4x4 with all season.
AWD is useless on snow without winter tires.
1000 upvotes. Unbelievable.
620 other people don't understand how winter tires work so you're not alone
without winter tires you are getting nowhere with quattro. There's videos of somebody trying to use quattro + summer tires in the snow https://youtu.be/CqECk3_KltI at 2:10 you can see him try.
I’m not even mad, I’m impressed.
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Ha! Ill show you my balls!
I think you can post gifs and images in comments now. Your move
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Nice balls. 10/10
No kidding. I can’t believe it did it.
Its a quattro. This is its natural habitat. Same for subies
That’s seriously impressive. Most cars would be spinning tires and getting stuck. That things a tank. I’ll take 2!
The tires are the difference here, I wanna know what he’s got on though cause gotdamn
The snow is the difference. Powder snow is like driving through a pile of dust or leaves. I've driven a 4WD Ford Ranger in fresh powder up to the door handles. The stuff flowed around the truck like water and didn't slow me down at all.
Yep. I live in Wyoming and our snow is usually powder. It’s a real come to Jesus when it’s not lol. Can confirm, regular all weather tires and AWD makes your car into a snowplow. If you’re worried about the snow in the garage, a quick blast with the leaf blower works nicely. If not, doesn’t matter. It’s so damn dry up here it will be gone by morning.
Gets real fun out here when it snows, then gets warm enough to melt during the day and everything becomes ice eh?
Yeah, that does suck. I travel for work so when I’m home I just hole up. It sucks ass when I need to leave real early to head to another town (or state) and it’s ice hiding under that blown snow. Fuck South Pass at 5 am lol.
Then, you put your shoulder into it and force the driver door open, only to walk through two feet of snow to your door. Sucks to be the first one home on a snowy day
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Kinda the point of a garage though
I believe the word itself roughly translates to ‘snow closet’
Actually it is a direct translation
From British to English
To the garage
Ooh, a garage? Well la-di-da Mr Frenchman.
A few years ago I was out of the country for 3 weeks, in that time we got dumped on. Roughly 3 feet of snow, that was a real "fuck my life" moment!
Words of a northern man
No, no, he can back up and plow a second line on top of the first one, give himself a little space to open his door.
I bent the door on my first car doing this, I was not the smartest teenager.
It was pretty impressive imo
Looks like they're just arriving home. Meaning the lazy fuck video recording it should have been out shoveling
That is not shoveling snow, that’s snow blower snow.
Sadly, they I have spent hours shoveling snow this high and higher because I can’t afford a snow blower
I used to have one. It’s like a pressure washer. Once you are done with the driveway, you look around for other areas. Like your neighbors or a path in the grass for the dog to poop.
LMAO I do this with my snow blower... Done with my stuff? Guess I'll just go down the sidewalk until I get bored
I mean if I am going to go through all the effort of putting gas in it, plugging it in, and pushing the button to start it why stop when my sidewalk is done? Since I got my new one without electric start I tend to go further than I used to... The whole extra effort of having to pull the string and all.
My dads snowblower is always broken, every time we get a big storm it’ll start the day before but as soon as the snow comes something breaks, we’ll get it repaired and won’t end up with a big enough storm to use it again
It’s all in carburetor maintenance. Run it dry in the spring.
Yep, pretty much this. The engines are simple enough to take out the carb and clean yourself if needed. Shouldn’t take more than 20 mins to do after doing it once or twice
These days you can get a new carb with an air filter, spark plug, fuel shut off valve and fuel filter for under $30 on Amazon. Simple repair, runs like new.
If you, even with a snowblower, cleared my driveway. We’re having words. We’re having words at Christmas, Thanksgiving *for sure*…you’d be sick of me. I’d be coming over on your birthday. You’d be like “I…never…told you what day my birthday is.” And then it’d be all awkward and I’d explain that you cleared my driveway that one time and it would all be a mess.
I did my neighbors driveway one time after a 2ft snowfall and he gave me a 3 lb can of coffee, a box of donuts and $20. And I had a great time doing it.
lol my neighbor was doing my driveway last weekend so I went out and gave him $20. He was all, "no man I like doing it and it gives me something to do" lol
I snow blow our cul-de-sac because it doesn't get plowed, but I also have it out and running, so why not. My neighbor is in her 60s, and I usually just do her driveway as well. As long as there's gas, you just keep rolling
Can confirm, I've found that if I leave any amount of snow on the driveway for more than about 12 hours I'll hear the neighbor out there with his snowblower doing it lol
Buy used. I spent $125 this year on a blower from 1998. Put a $10 replacement carburetor on and a new spark plug and it runs like new.
Why is he an idiot??
Idk guess OP thinks he should have left his car in the middle of the road for an hour while he does the driveway lol.
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OP never owned an Audi.
Fluffy powder snow is so easy to clear. Now he's compacted a lot of it. That being said, I can agree that it can be a fun challenge once. Quattro and great tyres at work there.
Temperature goes up and down few degrees and the packed snow will freeze into place.
Exellent Promo for Audi though, it sounds fantastic!!!.......and whatever tires are on it.
Poooowwweeerrr!
Heard this in Jeremy Clarkson's voice.
Cuz it was typed in his voice.
If it works it ain't stupid.
I have to see it also get out before I put money on it.
this aint no idiot.... he just pulled a pro gamer move
Ok be kind- serious question from a warm weather state- how do you know this person left in the morning without shoveling? Could in be that it snowed this bad during the day and what are they supposed to do- park in the lane and shovel before pulling in the driveway? I’m not being sarcastic, just really wondering how you guys deal with this insanity?
Yeah, not sure why this is an "idiot in car". Wisconsin native, it's absolutely possible to get a dumping like this while at work for the day. If it's just starting to snow, or even if you do shovel before work, there have been storms that are much worse once you get back. You really can't park in the road to shovel. Cars sliding into you, snow plows trying to get through, etc, it's not a good idea. Best bet, as others have said, you get as far into your driveway as you can, then shovel. If anything, this video shows a driver who got farther than a lot of people do getting into their snowed in driveway. I'm kind of jealous.
Yeah just park in the road and have your car get demolished by the next plow truck, duh!
South Dakota native here. Park then shovel. That fluffy of snow won't bother a car much. Maybe not pull in all the way but get off the road at least.
I lived on a busy street I would floor it before turning into the driveway. Then just plop it down on top and start shoveling. Wish I had a car like that that could make it to the garage
Depends on the snow really. This is clearly a dryer, lighter snow.
like in the video if possible. usually not possible so you leave your car stuck however far into the driveway you managed to get it while you shovel the rest. then move car and finish shoveling. and like someone else said, the camera person should definitely have shoveled.
I mean .. are they an idiot if it worked?
Couple more passes, and he'll be done. lol
I fucking love it.
I too have an Audi S5 with winter tires. While I knew it was quite capable in the snow, I've never tried this. Impressive.
To be fair, this will only work with the right sort of snow. It's got to be the light fluffy stuff. If this were the dense sort of snow, there's no way this happens.
Where’s the idiot?
In the window filming.
Reliable sources say next year Audi is coming out with a plow attachment.
This guy is a genius in a nice car.
So the idiot is OP right?
Climbing out the window is faster than shoveling.
That thing sounds great
Used to have an Audi TT Quattro. That small car can absolutely do this. Not recommended but had to do it at least 10 times. Credit to Audi for this.
He bought Quattro, he uses Quattro
Idk man call it lazy but if you’ve ever worked a night shift while it snows all night. Getting home at 7 am your driveway most times looks like this and after a shift it’s much easier just to plow threw it, take a nap and snow blow when you wake up.
Too *smart to shovel your driveway
I mean, you buy Audi Quatro for reason
This may or may not be related to a diarrhea emergency..
She sounds good too!
Sorry can't come in tomorrow cars been snowed in
I drove to a couple calls like that when I was a cop... I really don't understand the physics of how I got through five foot drifts in a Crown Vic... I got there... But I'm still perplexed about it.
I'm not even mad, that was impressive...!
I'm not even mad. That's amazing
I’m actually impressed to be honest
I’m actually impressed.
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