2021-08-27, 08:20 PM
Yes, I tend to pick up random pieces of wood (lumber) from store dumpsters and such when I rent a car to go out there. I was figuring the floor mats might have some value, not sure. Never been stuck yet though.
Once I was going up the Racetrack Valley road. There was a lot of fresh gravel, must have been dumped in a flood. In order to avoid getting high centered, I had to try to ride the center ridge. But it was not giving me much traction. That road often has high berms, and turning around in the loose gravel was not going to be an option. I had to just tough it out and fight through. I figured the coming back, downhill, it would be a non-issue, and I was right there. A real relief when that gravel ran out.
Now *that* is exactly the info I'd love to be able to ask about at the VC, but all you get is the mantra that says it is a 4WD road. Makes me want to scream. "I've driven it in a sedan 5 times before, I just want to know if conditions are unusual this year". Ask here, much better chance of getting useful info!
Once I was going up the Racetrack Valley road. There was a lot of fresh gravel, must have been dumped in a flood. In order to avoid getting high centered, I had to try to ride the center ridge. But it was not giving me much traction. That road often has high berms, and turning around in the loose gravel was not going to be an option. I had to just tough it out and fight through. I figured the coming back, downhill, it would be a non-issue, and I was right there. A real relief when that gravel ran out.
Now *that* is exactly the info I'd love to be able to ask about at the VC, but all you get is the mantra that says it is a 4WD road. Makes me want to scream. "I've driven it in a sedan 5 times before, I just want to know if conditions are unusual this year". Ask here, much better chance of getting useful info!