Driver afraid of ending up in the ditch
Friday, March 17, 2006
Dear Tom and Ray: We traded in a '97 Chevy Tahoe for a 2005 Cadillac Escalade. I told the salesman that we live on a ridge, and in the winter I sometimes had to put the Tahoe in 4-Low, First gear and let it "walk" me down the steep, gravel driveway to the main road. He said I should have no problem. Now that winter is upon us, I put the Caddy into first gear and went down the hill. It quickly got up to 20 mph. If it snows or gets a little icy overnight, I will probably wind up over the edge in the gully. I even tried turning on the towing package, thinking it might gear down a little. I think it actually went faster! Can you help me? I called Cadillac, and they were not much help.
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