I had an '85 528e rear-wd manual transmission back in the day

and I could drive that thing in any weather condition. Something about the way it was balanced and sat low and had low-end torque that made it a winter-weather tank.
[Post edited by HokieSignGuy at 12/13/2017 1:22PM]

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Posted: 12/13/2017 at 1:21PM

Man, wild night in Radford last night (the city, not the U). -- Will Stewart

12/13/2017 10:45AM

You should get a BMW- they handle that weather well ** -- turkeywinghokie 12/13/2017 12:53PM

I had an '85 528e rear-wd manual transmission back in the day -- HokieSignGuy 12/13/2017 1:21PM

Also don't think that came with a LSD... -- EDGEMAN 12/13/2017 1:34PM

I left at 4:35pm from Radford to Blacksburg.... -- HokieSignGuy 12/13/2017 12:15PM

You and I probably "passed" each other around Triangle market. ** -- Will Stewart

12/13/2017 11:53PM

The definition of "Wild night in Radford" sure has declined in quality. ** -- Late 80s Hokie 12/13/2017 12:03PM

Definition changes once you have kids. ** -- HokieSignGuy 12/13/2017 12:17PM

That is not a wild night -- VaTechie 12/13/2017 11:54AM

We were very lucky all the kids from my school made it home yesterday. -- HokieGator 12/13/2017 11:37AM

Was driving on 81 between Christiansburg and Roanoke... -- EDGEMAN 12/13/2017 11:26AM

Whoa - why would anyone think ice = snow? -- WestyHokie 12/13/2017 11:29AM

A lot seem to think their 4WD are invincible, and also don't know (despite -- Late 80s Hokie 12/13/2017 12:05PM

People are not that smart, and many with 4 wheel drive -- fordham 12/13/2017 12:15PM

One problem I always see is that they CAN get going easier, but stopping -- HokieSignGuy 12/13/2017 12:19PM

For sure, and the stopping thing is compounded because due to the -- fordham 12/13/2017 2:58PM

No idea, but there was a 4x4 off the embankment at almost every bridge -- EDGEMAN 12/13/2017 11:43AM

Took us 3 hours to get from Radford to Floyd -- FloydHokie 12/13/2017 11:22AM

Route 8 isn't a road I would like driving on when it's icy -- EDGEMAN 12/13/2017 11:27AM

Over the river & thru the woods to Grandmothers house -- hokiepro 12/13/2017 12:00PM

When I have had that in the past I drove on the grass or shoulder, a truck -- fordham 12/13/2017 11:22AM

Yep. Lots of folks did that. I managed to get traction on the pavement. -- Will Stewart

12/13/2017 11:37AM

Very similar story in Cburg -- JoesterVT 12/13/2017 10:56AM

I was going to Karate class at 5:30 on Main St, never made it -- HortHokie 12/13/2017 10:53AM

I had an '85 528e rear-wd manual transmission back in the day

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