The Real Bev wrote:
> On 01/01/2018 09:37 PM, wrote:
>> On Monday, January 1, 2018 at 10:27:10 PM UTC-6, The Real Bev wrote:
>>> On 01/01/2018 07:22 PM, wrote:
>>>> On Monday, January 1, 2018 at 12:03:51 PM UTC-6, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>> On Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 10:07:01 PM UTC-10,
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Better still, trade in for a RWD.
>>>>>
>>>>> It would probably be a lot cheaper to fix the CV joint - or would
>>>>> it?
>>>>
>>>> I have never owned a front wheel drive vehicle before. I don't
>>>> think I want one either.
>>>
>>> I had no trouble pulling out of an icy slightly-uphill parking lot
>>> (yes, we have those in SoCal -- up in the ski areas) with my Sentra
>>> after watching a guy with a RWD pickup spin helplessly. Probably
>>> just skill, right?
>>>
>>> OTOH, the most fun I've ever had in a car was driving an S2000 down
>>> the mountain.
>
>> How to get your vehicle unstuck with a 2'' x 4'' Youtube
>
> The winch made of two hefty branches and a rope was interesting, but I
> suspect I'd be totally exhausted from the branch-flipping before the
> car moved an appreciable distance. I wonder how laying heavy chain
> (keep 20 feet or so of it in your trunk) down in front of a tire
> would work. Zigzaggy, not straight out.
>
> All we could find was a piece of cardboard. Guess how well that
> worked :-)

Asphalt roofing shingles work pretty well.