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New to the forums. Currently have a BMW 330xi as my vehicle to get to the mountain. See where that's a problem? More than a couple inches on the road and I am screwed..


Looking for input on what vehicles you all drive to the mountain. I have about 12k to put into this. Maybe more.

Thanks for input--

-Alex
 
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We had a Subaru Outback, 4cyl, manual. The manual is nice coming down hills. It's a fairly light AWD so there's not a lot of momentum to stop and turn as well. It had good Micheline winter tires, but now my wife is driving it with All Weather tires and it's okay.

I've got a Durango RT (note there is no roof rack for gear) with Nokian hakkapeliitta tires. These tires are amazing. I've never had to use the 4x4 low to & from the hill... just the AWD. I use the paddle shifters coming down. Over 120,000 km on it and I haven't done the brakes yet. I tow a trailer in the summer too!
 
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We had a Subaru Outback, 4cyl, manual. The manual is nice coming down hills. It's a fairly light AWD so there's not a lot of momentum to stop and turn as well. It had good Micheline winter tires, but now my wife is driving it with All Weather tires and it's okay.

I've got a Durango RT (note there is no roof rack for gear) with Nokian hakkapeliitta tires. These tires are amazing. I've never had to use the 4x4 low to & from the hill... just the AWD. I use the paddle shifters coming down. Over 120,000 km on it and I haven't done the brakes yet. I tow a trailer in the summer too!
Got those on my ‘18 Crosstrek. Almost TOO good. 🤣 So stable, I find myself going way faster than I should for the conditions.

The only thing I found them not to be really great on, is warm wet slush. Not sure any tire is good in those particular conditions. 🤷‍♂️
 
#2,374 ·
I don't have any actual picture, but it's my fathers Citroen C4 Spacetourer (large one), with a roof box—as good parisian I own two cargo bikes, but no cars. We've fit a grand total of 11 boards and 5 riders in this setup, climbing on a white road, no problem.

Also we go a lot with a friend's VW Transporter and now our club also own a minivan (a Jumpy or something like that).
 
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I've been driving GMC 1/2 ton pickups since I could start driving, on my 6th currently. Latest is a 2021 GMC Sierra Denali 6.2L 4x4.

The trucks are bulletproof and so damn comfortable. My company rotates through service trucks, and I've had experience with all the brands. Chevy/GMC's have the least mechanical issues, and are tied with Ford for most comfortable and best ride quality. I actually have a 2024 2500HD Denali Duramax on order, should be in mid-summer!

This is mine a few days after I got it last year
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And the other day after I installed a retractable bed cover to keep the boards dry and safe this winter. Fiancee's '22 Atlas Cross Sport SEL Premium sitting next to it.
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#2,391 ·
2007 Jetta with winter tires. I lost my aftermarket ski rack a week ago from strong winds on the highway, luckily no one was close by and my snowboard was not in it. I have no place to stop and had to go around the highway to retrieve it but it was gone already.
 
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First snow season with our Q5, in the process of getting the roof racks and attachments now that we have the snow tires.
Miss the Macan from the last couple of years though… View attachment 165900
Gee that looks like an alright Mountain to park, everyone spread out. Recommend getting a Thule Motion XT roof boot, best one size does it all; XL @500L.



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The Packasport opens from the back depending on your vehicle you may want a step in your hitch, I put this on my Element but with the Passport I had to load it from the side so I bought the tire step. The only thing you really have to watch with the tire step is if you have larger rims, it could rest against your wheel, it does have some adjustable rubber pads but I went to 17” rims instead of my stock 20’s :sick: now it rests against the tires sidewall instead of the rim.

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