TurboAddict Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Went to check on my camp down on cape cod this past weekend. Our place is at the end of a dirt road that gets very little in the way of plowing from the town. Fortunately the storm that dropped 3' was two weeks ago and significant melting had taken place. Still just to get to my place I had to deal with seriously deep ruts, puddles and mud. What a hoot! All I can say, is that In the summer when i bought the OBXT I thought I might be making a mistake because the road was driveable with normal ground clearance. Luckily I played it safe and went with the OB. I needed every bit of the 8.7" of clearance to get in. The attached pictures do not do it justice. (First time posting photos, so I hope it works) It was fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nKoan Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Nice pictures. They look mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JessterCPA Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Yep. Nice photos! Good luck with the XT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboAddict Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 Thanks guys. As I approached each rut that got deeper, i kept flinching, waiting to bottom out. Eventually I just goosed it to make sure I got through. The photos were originally color and taken with a crappy disposable. I scanned them in and converted to greyscale in photoshop. Thought B/W fit the personality of the car and the situation better. Just imagine "dueling banjos" playing in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 R U running stock tires? How did they do with those muddy/snow conditions? Where on the cape? I spent a few years on Buzzard's Bay 30 some years ago (living on Otis AFB) - my dad taught at Mass Maritime. -Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboAddict Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 No. I am running Blizzaks on aftermarket rims. I live in upstate NY so I need all the help I can get. They came in handy on the Cape though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Nice Pics! I'd like to ask you if you could post those pics over in the gallery at www.SubaruOutback.org The folks over there always love to see any offroad, snow, etc pics http://www.subaruoutback.org/_images/logo1.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboAddict Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 I opened a photo album over there. I'll post some other pics here and there later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrydog Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Blizzaks and AWD. You should be just about unstoppable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03Indigo Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 Nice, only wish we got your snow....been dry here in Colorado, we have not had a blizzard in over 2 years. cheers jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveSatch Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 Do you have skid plates? I don't know why Subaru doesn't offer them anymore for the Outback. My '98 has factory front and rear. I would worry driving offroad without them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboAddict Posted February 10, 2005 Author Share Posted February 10, 2005 No, but after some of those ruts I had skid marks :-) Fortunately between the ruts was almost all snow, If it were dirt I would have been more concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 No, but after some of those ruts I had skid marks :-) I'll bet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimGinCentralNJ Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 For the most part, I grew up in Sandwich, and my folks still live there. Miss it a lot...or I should say, the way it "used to" be anyway. Was just there last weekend, in fact! BTW, I just spoke with mom...she said they've got approx 12" of fresh stuff as of this morning, with more on the way. She's got a crappy '97 4-cyl Wrangler....told her she really ought to upgrade to an Outback. She's loves mine. I couldn't believe how many '05 LGTW's and OB I saw up there on Cape Cod! Rgds, Tim G. '05 OBXTL-5MT No, but after some of those ruts I had skid marks :-) Fortunately between the ruts was almost all snow, If it were dirt I would have been more concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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