Awesome pics...glad to see you enjoying it

 

Thank you,
You just put a smile on my face

 

Holy Crap! Those were some awesome pics! Thanks for sharing, looks like fun!

 

Thos pics are absolutely awesome.
Saved them for desktop. 8)
What tires do you have?
I didn't think it would do donuts with the ESP on?
Be carefull, never know whats under the snow.

 

Totaly cooooool

 

Up to your head lights and you didn't get stuck?!

Now that is impressive! Great pics and story.

 

Bravo Monsieur!
Have the snowboarders arrived yet?

 

Only in a Jeep can you have a situation which make grown men cry and thank god they got through it where you have a person say, damn, get the camera, lets do that again!

 

suppperrrrrr

 

great pics, too bad we wont see that here in Tx

 

Your pics are my new background!!, Your jeep is the same color as mine and looks great!! I'm glad it has lived up to your expectations

 

Is your jeep ever actually IN 4-wheel drive? Do you have FD I or FD II??? Depending on which you have....did you have to toggle on the 4-hi or 4-lo at all?????

Ever need to turn ESP off?

 

YAH! :smiley_thumbs_up:

 

Great pics!

 

Awsome soon as we get some real snow in the Sierra's in CA I will take mine for a spin, but you sir made my day....

 

Now that's winter performance

Well, Patriot Kmc...you made my day!

Here in the eastern part of Canada, in the appalachian moutains and seashore (Golf of St-Laurence river) of the Gaspesia peninsula, winter conditions are among the most severe for wind, snow falls, and cold temperature. You have convinced me! The Pat is for me and this beautiful region. Thanks... a picture is worth a thousand words!

This is my last winter with the Hyundai Santa Fe fwd. Next winter 2008, I'll be driving a Patriot 4X4 freedomI manual transmission.

PS The wife saw your pics...Way out and quite excessive she said... and very reassuring.

Je te souhaite un bon hiver :Racing:

 

Je te souhaite un bon hiver :Racing:

Fragile? It must be Italian!!!!

 

Please tell us, what tires are you rolling on

:wow:QUOTE=Simon;37988]Thos pics are absolutely awesome.
Saved them for desktop. 8)
What tires do you have?
I didn't think it would do donuts with the ESP on?
Be carefull, never know whats under the snow.[/QUOTE]


For severe and extreme winter conditions
I think Toyo Observe G02 Plus winter tires would be my choice. They're among the best.

http://www.toyo.com/docs/tires/tires.asp?lpid=18978&name=Observe™ G-02&category=winter

The top are Nokian tyres, don't know for size and they are expensive.

http://www.nokiantires.com/en/tire_hakkarsi.aspx

My 2 cents worth.

 

Hey Thanks!
Great pics, I feel so much better now living in the mountains of Colorado. FD1 or 2, tires, 4 wheel, esp? Thanks! epper:

 

Hey Guys,

glad you all enjoyed the pics.

I have the FD1 4x4 and believe it or not I'm using the stock goodyear eagle tires.

Didn't touch the ESP during the deep stuff, but did turn it completely off when putting the Patriot in a donut spin to let all 4 wheels get some spinning going.

Its almost 11pm here in France and the snow is still coming down but hey, nothing is gonna stop this little machine.

 

Awesome pics. Totally awesome. Those are precisely the pics I have been waiting to see. Thank you SO much for sharing them, Patriot Kmc.

Come on snow!! I dare ya. I double dare ya! I wanna do me some snowplowin'.

 

a picture is worth a thousand words..

 

jealous. Don't suppose you could send a few feet of that stuff our way?
I have been worried that the new-fangled FDI 4x4 system would not handle some snow - I'm so glad to be wrong!
Now please, appease the snow gods and send some of that to the old PNW of the USA?

 

Fantastic Pics. It looks like lots of fun!!

 

great pics

Thanks for the great pics.Would you say that the tires work well in snow then?I think you've got the steel 16 inch wheels with the Firestones,correct?

 

Thanks for the great pics.Would you say that the tires work well in snow then?I think you've got the steel 16 inch wheels with the Firestones,correct?

Hey Belveder,
16 inch wheels yes but with the stock goodyear eagles not Firestones.

 

This is a good example of why I bought a Patriot !!