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.
Shiiit I need to do that.. I have a 2010 Altima Coupe. The only reason I got the coupe was I got SICK deal on it but it's not very good for trips to the mountain..
I've got a little ford escape company truck that we use 99% of the time. Just in case there's a blizzard my girlfriends Toyota 4Runner with Nokia Hakkapeliittas should get us there...
I have a Toyota MR2 Turbo with lotsa go fast parts on it, no way the board will fit in either trunk. I suppose I could put it in the passenger seat!
Pushing 8" of snow on bad tires made it to my first day of work in Evergreen about 4 years ago. Now with snow tires and grandma style driving, she gets me to the resorts so good.
Well, I guess I'll post mine too..... lol '93 Ford Thunderbird...Rear wheel drive, SUCKS in snow (or even rain for that matter) But it is seriously comfy and roomy (especially for a 2 door), has a seriously good heater, and the HUGE trunk can hold 4 boards and all the gear...If there's enough snow to get stuck, then we can just use the car as our own personal lodge, and ride until rescue arrives.
Looks like I win the "who has the worst beater on here" contest..lol
Yep, my summer ride is an MR2 Turbo with about 290 RWHP at the moment (still tuning the AEM and then it's time for a bigger turbo, running a disco potato right now)... And yeah boost is addictive. Going to auto-x the car I think this summer. Gotta keep busy while I wait for the snow to fly again.
Just traded in my '08 G35x for an '11 Ford Edge Limited.
LOVE IT. The technology is amazing, the ride is pretty smooth, comfortable cabin, handling and pickup obviously not as good but all in all so happy with the choice. Drove up with the wife and baby to NH from NYC last weekend and had more than enough room with the stroller, bassinet, board, luggage etc. Tons of legroom in the back as well. You really get a great bang for your buck with the Edge.
Replaced the Land Rover with this, not 4x4 but more reliability and gas mileage wins any day. Also factory roofrack . Hopefully next season it will be playing in pow.
1999 Isuzu Trooper. Sure sucks on gas, but it gets the job done. My friend's Isuzu went for almost 250,000 miles, so I'm hoping mine will come somewhere close to that !
I drive a VW Golf IV in the winter (AWD, 1.9 tdi, about 60bhp), and a Mercedes SLK200 (tuned up to 198bhp) on the rest the year.
The Benz can handle snow without problems, the only issue is the total lack of space for a second person in it!
This thing is a tank in 4x4... jk... great for all the camping and driving on snow I do. pull out plenty of AWD cars and 4x4 light trucks though. I dont ever want to get stuck in it though.
Mitsubishi just gave me a 2012 Outlander AWC GT Sport or something like that. It's like I'm fancy or something and get cars for free. Going to take it Hood next week and test it on a cross country road trip. Potentially could be getting it long term with a full Angry Snowboarder wrap if things go well.
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