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Old 02-06-2014, 05:58 PM   #1
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The LR4 (with hakkas) is just ridiculous. Goes up steep slippery hills that stranded many cars without even turning on the traction control. Clears (more like flattens) 1-2' snowbanks with no drama. Hit the gas from a stop over 8-10" areas left by snow plows and after a second of some controlled traction work, it just goes about its business undisturbed. I was going out of my way to find crazy spots to test the car. Incredible. The kids loved it.
neanderthal.

you're killing the environment driving that thing.

you should have waited for the Tesla X.



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it's nice, huh?
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neanderthal.

you're killing the environment driving that thing.

you should have waited for the Tesla X.
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Old 02-07-2014, 09:11 AM   #3
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neanderthal.

you're killing the environment driving that thing.

you should have waited for the Tesla X.



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it's nice, huh?
I love it. There is a pretty steep hill at work that I will try to climb soon. We'll see how far up I get.

Trust me, it's a lot steeper than it looks on that photo as you get towards the top. Also, it's covered in 8-10" of snow now.

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