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paintball_karl · 07-07-2009, 02:23 AM

alright so ill be buying a new car fairly soon.
it will be AWD/4WD
which will be the better choice to drive in snow?
manual or automatic transmission?

linvillegorge · 07-07-2009, 02:24 AM

It depends. If there's a good crowd going, we usually take my 4x4 '01 Chevy Tahoe. If there's just a couple of us going or it's really gnarly out on the roads, we usually take my '97 Jeep TJ with a 3" lift, chopped fenders, and 33x13.50 Super Swamper LTBs.

FLuiD · 07-07-2009, 10:56 AM

I do it on the cheeeeap! 1996 Ford Exploder, 170K, mostly roadtrips and winter trips. It looks plain jane and hold my rack and a bunch of stickers well! If it's not in order I have to drive my 79 Chevy K10 crawler. It's slow and 35" tires are kinda loud all the way up I-70!

jmacphee9 · 07-07-2009, 08:19 PM

just got an 03 svt focus which will be gettin me to the hill, hopefully its better then my jetta which cant be too hard. it sucked in the snow.

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Originally Posted by paintball_karl

alright so ill be buying a new car fairly soon.
it will be AWD/4WD
which will be the better choice to drive in snow?
manual or automatic transmission?

autos are gay.

08-21-2009, 05:59 AM

I don't understand how cars "suck" in the snow

it's all dependent on your tires.

MunkySpunk · 08-21-2009, 08:02 AM

You've never driven a camaro in a blizzard. I suggest you try it sometime, with someone else's insured camaro. Then you'll understand how cars 'suck' in the snow.

I take the position that an actual 'need' for a truck/SUV in the winter, while legitimate for some people, is tremendously overblown for the rest of the population who live right on plowed and salted roads. I'll stick with cars, which is all I need to get by in the winter where I am. I can't justify the expense of buying and then gassing up a truck year round in order to be prepared for the maybe 7 mornings of shitty driving conditions total per year in winter.

I've got a 2WD Matrix which is GREAT for boarding. Everything fits inside perfectly. We've got a Yakima rack with ski/board clamps for when we're carrying luggage or extra people.

Several times last year we couldn't reach the hill with a 2WD car, however, so we're looking at trading in my Honda for a used Suzuki SX4, Matrix AWD, or a Forester to drive in the winter. The SX4 gets 30MPG highway, which is phenomenal for an AWD vehicle. We're hitting a dealership this weekend to see if my 6'4" goon ass can even fit in an SX4.

NYinfamous2k2 · 08-21-2009, 09:19 AM

[QUOTE=MunkySpunk;175101]You've never driven a camaro in a blizzard. I suggest you try it sometime, with someone else's insured camaro. Then you'll understand how cars 'suck' in the snow.

QUOTE]

exactly, especially a strong rear wheeled car, had a supercharged thunderbird back in the day, so powerful when I took it out in the snow the slightest tap of the gas would spin the rear wheels sending me into a fish tail.

So Now I rock a chevy Tahoe 4x4 5.3 with snow tires, the thing is a beast for snowboarding trips, we take it every weekend 5 hrs there and 5 hrs back, (stay overnight ofcourse) pack 7 people in it with the 3rd row down bags in the back +3 boards and 4 boards on the roof rack. 2 tvs and 1 19" monitor in the back. the perfect trip Truck.

TMXMOTORSPORTS · 08-21-2009, 09:24 AM

Vehicle..this is my VEHICLE...Now I am just waiting for some snow

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cifex · 08-21-2009, 09:36 AM

Holy fuck! Van meets monster truck = redneck rapist! Haha! That thing is nuts! You could probably park a car under it and use it as a garage.

TMXMOTORSPORTS · 08-21-2009, 09:44 AM

My honda 1991 honda civic kinda fits..but I can park it on top of a car.

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07-07-2009, 02:24 AM	#82 (permalink)
linvillegorge Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Evergreen, CO Posts: 4,502	It depends. If there's a good crowd going, we usually take my 4x4 '01 Chevy Tahoe. If there's just a couple of us going or it's really gnarly out on the roads, we usually take my '97 Jeep TJ with a 3" lift, chopped fenders, and 33x13.50 Super Swamper LTBs.

08-21-2009, 05:59 AM	#85 (permalink)
alpha732 Guest Posts: n/a	I don't understand how cars "suck" in the snow it's all dependent on your tires.

08-21-2009, 08:02 AM	#86 (permalink)
MunkySpunk -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Berkshires Posts: 3,212	You've never driven a camaro in a blizzard. I suggest you try it sometime, with someone else's insured camaro. Then you'll understand how cars 'suck' in the snow. I take the position that an actual 'need' for a truck/SUV in the winter, while legitimate for some people, is tremendously overblown for the rest of the population who live right on plowed and salted roads. I'll stick with cars, which is all I need to get by in the winter where I am. I can't justify the expense of buying and then gassing up a truck year round in order to be prepared for the maybe 7 mornings of shitty driving conditions total per year in winter. I've got a 2WD Matrix which is GREAT for boarding. Everything fits inside perfectly. We've got a Yakima rack with ski/board clamps for when we're carrying luggage or extra people. Several times last year we couldn't reach the hill with a 2WD car, however, so we're looking at trading in my Honda for a used Suzuki SX4, Matrix AWD, or a Forester to drive in the winter. The SX4 gets 30MPG highway, which is phenomenal for an AWD vehicle. We're hitting a dealership this weekend to see if my 6'4" goon ass can even fit in an SX4.

08-21-2009, 09:19 AM	#87 (permalink)
NYinfamous2k2 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New York state of MinD Posts: 423	[QUOTE=MunkySpunk;175101]You've never driven a camaro in a blizzard. I suggest you try it sometime, with someone else's insured camaro. Then you'll understand how cars 'suck' in the snow. QUOTE] exactly, especially a strong rear wheeled car, had a supercharged thunderbird back in the day, so powerful when I took it out in the snow the slightest tap of the gas would spin the rear wheels sending me into a fish tail. So Now I rock a chevy Tahoe 4x4 5.3 with snow tires, the thing is a beast for snowboarding trips, we take it every weekend 5 hrs there and 5 hrs back, (stay overnight ofcourse) pack 7 people in it with the 3rd row down bags in the back +3 boards and 4 boards on the roof rack. 2 tvs and 1 19" monitor in the back. the perfect trip Truck.

08-21-2009, 09:44 AM	#90 (permalink)
TMXMOTORSPORTS Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Graveyard Of The Atlantic Posts: 242	My honda 1991 honda civic kinda fits..but I can park it on top of a car.