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Clark: ‘Big Maroon’ Ready For Snow

It’s been a long time since we’ve had any actual huffing-puffing blizzards like the storms that dumped on us this week. And a lot of you Spokane drivers have apparently lost your snow-navigating skills. I’m telling you, it was four-wheeled insanity out on the South Hill streets Wednesday. Slipping and sliding. Tires a-spinning. Car windows crusting over with ice … And that was just me behind the wheel of “Big Maroon,” the snow car I bought a couple years ago. My lovely wife, Sherry, thinks I need another old heap like Republicans need another presidential debate. Not true. Big Maroon – a 1990 Lincoln Town Car – was a steal because it cost only 500 bucks and came with a brand new set of Blizzak snow tires/Doug Clark, SR. More here.

Question: Does your vehicle handle well in the snow?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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