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.
Awh, there's no "drool" smilies haha. Sweet, sweet car there. I don't care much for cars in general but love old muscle cars and some of the higher end ones. It gets boring looking at Camry's & Prius' out on the freeway.
Thanks dude, just imported it from Washington, a 1972 Chevy Nova if you're interested. Was actually looking for something a bit more sensible after i sold my '66 mustang but couldn't resist this after i watched Death Proof ha ha.
Subaru OUtback -> AWD, as much clearance as most small pickups, and a ton of room in the hatch for 4-5 people and all their gear, just get racks for your boards (my roomie has a skybox on his suby, works even better than the racks on mine...)
Here's mine. She's only FWD, but I've never had an issue with icy, slick mountain passes. And that was even with Nitto Neo-Gen Ultra High Performance all-season tires, which do surprisingly well with a controlled hand. FWD can do pretty well in the mountains, if your careful. ...and having a helical LSD probably doesn't hurt either
Picked up this B5 S4 6MT two Winters ago, and loving it so far. Kept it simple, just Stage II+ on some OZ Ultraleggeras and Stoptech 332 BBK up front. Put it this way: 2 Turbos + Quattro + Snow Tires = My SUV.
I wanted a B5 S4 Avant too but it was impossible to find one locally in decent condition at a reasonable price. I'm debating a B7 S4 Avant or 9-2X for this Winter.
Lot of Audi's. I had a B6 A4 Ultra Sport (pretty sure I posted it somewhere in this thread, but not going back 95 pages). Sold that a couple months ago and picked up a '12 Jeep Grand Cherokee Altitude edition:
My photobucket seems to be choking, here is a google image version:
We traded in our beloved 2002 Outback for a 2007 FJ Cruiser, we are loving this thing just need to get it armored up(and new tires) so we can spend non-pow weekends down in MOAB offroading.
We traded in our beloved 2002 Outback for a 2007 FJ Cruiser, we are loving this thing just need to get it armored up(and new tires) so we can spend non-pow weekends down in MOAB offroading.
2008 Ford F-150. With a 5.4 V-8 Triton. 4x4. Got a a cap on it so I throw my board and all the buddies. Its a quad cab so I take me and 4 buds and go up to the mountains. Handles the snow no problem.
^^Too bad Toyota wouldn't put a better motor in the FJ. For the kind of gas mileage it get, it's a pretty gutless motor IMO. I'm definitely a fan of the FJ concept, but without a better motor, I'll pass.
Just get the TRD supercharger... Yeah I wish they would have put the 1UR-FE in but methinks the 1GR is a much cheaper engine to make. The price point on the FJ is low enough that a torquey 4.0L V6 is decent, especially mated to the 6 speed. Unfortunately Toyota hasn't made a manual trans that would mate to their V8s in a LONG time...
I'm still a fan of mating the 1UZ to the W58 with a custom bellhousing. I'm planning on this in my old celica one of these years...
Just a rebuild on my VF40, not ready for modding just yet, need the reliability, plus my engine has a few miles on it so I want it to last as long as poss. When this one blows I will probably add some tasteful stuff.
I had a 96 2.2 legacy a few years ago, had about 250000 miles on it, what a car that was. The dealership said it wasn't even broken in! I wish my 2.5 engine was as bulletproof.
Yea...those 2.2's were pretty great. I had a '99 OBS before my WRX. Both were amazing in the snow. Honestly, I had more fun driving those cars in the snow that any other time of the year.
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