Sentences with phrase «off of ruts»

Not exact matches

The treadmill desk is perfect for stretching stiff limbs, breaking out of creative ruts, and working off that delicious muffin your fellow member talked you into eating.
The bridge held up, and the road was not really all that bad — mostly rutted and full of gravel — but Mary Jane was still afraid I'd drive off the edge and into a crocodile - infested river.
Once he hops off the metal bar at the start and drops into the iced ruts of the ramp, he is as committed as a falling bomb.
Of all of Agassi's cars, Juanita is closest to his heart, because she is the one most like him these days: a stripped - down all - weather off - roader impervious to rocks and rutOf all of Agassi's cars, Juanita is closest to his heart, because she is the one most like him these days: a stripped - down all - weather off - roader impervious to rocks and rutof Agassi's cars, Juanita is closest to his heart, because she is the one most like him these days: a stripped - down all - weather off - roader impervious to rocks and ruts.
You have to question just how much longer can this rut continue before the bookies finally write off Chelsea's chances of successfully defending their crown.
This leaves to progressive building of your fitness skills without degrading your performance through ruts and burnouts and being force to take time off through injury or through not getting enough sleep because your cortisol level is jacked or something like that.
Your love life is probably stuck in a rut, but with a little unpredictability, you won't be able to keep your hands off of each other!
I had been in a relationship rut with my boyfriend for who knows how long and the death of my father helped give me that final push that I needed to break it off with him and start my new life as free as a bird, not knowing what tomorrow will bring.
In this, his first feature film, Shaun finds himself in a rut on Mossybottom Farm, and, in a clever attempt to take a day off from grazing, inadvertently sends the farmer who tends Shaun and his fellow farm denizens off to The Big City, forcing the plucky ovine to find a way to bring him back despite the help of his fellow sheep.
Bite off the job of changing the world and this is where you find yourself: driving on a desolate Oklahoma road, past chicken farms and trailers, turning onto a muddy lane, and stopping in the ruts outside a ramshackle old house where a lazy black dog watches over the littered yard.
The eight settings consist of four for on - road (Sport, Bentley, Comfort, and Custom) and off - road (sand, mud & ruts, gravel, and snow & wet grass).
Only minor downside is relatively low clearance, so not good for off road or badly rutted roads or driveways with piles of snow.
The Fiesta pivots nicely from the middle, but I can sense it transferring more weight and being less able to control it than the cars ahead, which means it drifts off line through this pair of rutted, crumpled corners.
It's been tuned to go fast and even the softest of the three suspension settings will have you spitting your teeth out if you so much as look at a rutted dirt path, never mind an actual off - road trail.
Our Sport was fitted with the latter and, on standard Michelin tires, it excelled in every off - road challenge we threw at it: powering through deep mud ruts, driving down the middle of a shallow river, and — about as likely for most owners — tackling an obstacle course set up inside a 747.
Most of the Discovery Sport's competition can't come close to its capability off - road, thanks to its ground clearance, suspension travel and Land Rover's all - wheel drive and Terrain Response system with various settings for Grass / Gravel / Snow, Mud and Ruts and Sand.
The off - road test featured some fairly deep ruts, a sticky mud hole and a rough berm that was a rigorous test of clearance and departure angles.
Our trek included fording a deep trough with water lapping the vehicle's flanks, steep, off - camber slopes of sheer granite, and deep, rutted trails.
This standing could be reversed off - road though, where the Outlander's high ground clearance and four - wheel drive means it can cope with deeper ruts and steeper slopes than most of its rivals.
For off - roaders, there's an FX4 package (all trim lines), giving it some of the capabilities of the F - 150 Raptor, including four drive modes: normal, grass / gravel / snow, mud / ruts, and sand.
Even the liner steering and adjustable suspension — a short / long arm arrangement at the front and rear — provide tons of road feedback, while also taking the edge off the worst bumps and ruts in the road.
Hats - off praise goes to Land Rover's Terrain Response System, a driver - selectable menu of four on / off - road «conditions» (General; Grass / Gravel / Snow; Mud and Ruts; Sand) that prepare the Discovery Sport's drivetrain, chassis and steering to handle the selected condition set.
Armed with «Terrain Response», it offers a series of modes called grass, gravel and snow, mud and ruts, and sand settings to take on the off - road challenges.
On a recent test drive, Nissan showed off the Armada's ability to climb a steep dirt hill, drive around banked curves, and then crawl across hugely rutted roads where one of the wheels were up to a foot off the ground.
We were certainly glad to have them along because the Creekside Edge trails are full of 5» drop - offs into water, tight turns, trees, ruts, and mud pits that are deceivingly deep.
Infamous off - road test cycle encompassing thousands of kilometers through the unique deep mud and clay of the Land Rover test centre at Eastnor Castle proving grounds, the MIRA and Gaydon durability circuits, and the deep water and ruts of the military proving grounds designed to challenge tanks and personnel carriers.
Additionally, for a short stint at the intro, we were able to drive a brief on - road / off - road stretch in European diesels, which were closer to how the non-M version of the X3 would be set up for the U.S. Driving that model, both on and off - road, revealed a very capable non-M-Sportified platform — which beat our expectations even on heavily rutted dirt roads.
A rotary knob on the center console allows driver input by choosing one of five terrain settings: a general driving program; grass / gravel / snow for slippery surfaces; and three special off - road modes: mud / ruts, sand, and rockcrawl.
If you plan to use this BMW SUV for off - pavement excursions, you can take comfort in knowing the new X3 acquitted itself nicely on deeply rutted roads, where its eight inches of ground clearance eased fear of scrapes.
Of course, the reality is that few 2016 LX 570 SUVs will ever go off road, with the possible exception of venturing down a rutted horse trail, utilizing its 7,000 - pound tow ratinOf course, the reality is that few 2016 LX 570 SUVs will ever go off road, with the possible exception of venturing down a rutted horse trail, utilizing its 7,000 - pound tow ratinof venturing down a rutted horse trail, utilizing its 7,000 - pound tow rating.
Off - road, our TRD Pro Off - Road 4x4 tackled all manner of steep grades, rutted trails and deep streams despite not having a locking rear differential.
As Andy said, bump stiffness is harsh, with the suspension not doing much to take the edge off of impacts from potholes and ruts.
Switch to off - road use and the powertrain easily moves the vehicle at crawl speed over all manner of ruts and ridges.
Naturally, the full spate of Land Rover's off - road technical wizardry is included as well; including and especially the marque's Terrain Response system with its Grass, Gravel, Snow, Mud, Ruts, and Sand settings.
A few summers ago, while taking an afternoon off from a story I was working on in the Flint Hills of Kansas, I stopped on the road near a stout granite monument that marked a set of wheel ruts disappearing northwest across the plains.
Within those steps should be the inclusion of getting off and away from any of the excuse ruts you may have fallen into.
The more aggressive you get about how you eradicate debt and how you pay off your credit cards, the faster it'll be for you to escape the rut of paying someone else for all the stuff you've already spent on and accounted for, many months or even years ago.
Tucked at the end of a rutted lane off Jalan Pantai Berawa, Bali View Homestay offers four spacious rooms in two face - to - face brick duplexes with furnished terraces, a shared kitchen and plunge pool in an enclosed courtyard garden.
Getting out of your rut of being laid off can be difficult, but it's a necessity.
Life transitions may relate to a loss of a relationship, being recently laid off, shifts in your life's direction, feeling stuck or in a rut, wanting to change but don't know how, new parent / new family / blended family, and many more life issues.
This strategy surely pays off for investors, but does little to help first - time buyers save for a down payment or get out of the rental rut.
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