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VOLKSWAGEN JETTA ACES ICY WEST VIRGINIAN ROADS

With winter storms pushing their way through the eastern United States over the weekend, many drivers were (somehow) caught by surprise.  Icy roads via freezing rain will do that to you.  Unfortunately, some people had it worse than others, like the driver of the Chevrolet Cobalt you’ll see in this CNN video.  Others, like the fella’ in the MKIII Volkswagen Jetta, passed the test with flying colours.  Follow this link to check it out.  While you’re at it, another couple videos you might be interested in are right here at GoodCarBadCar, when The Good Car Guy was at the Milford Proving Grounds learning how to deal with situations just like those faced by West Virginians in the CNN vid.

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