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#1 ·
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
 
#984 ·
It's nothing special to look it at. That and there's no snow. Plus it's dark outside. I don't just roll around with pics of my car on hand.

Sorry... :D
I have pictures of my vehicle .... but I own a Jeep so it is almost required. :D
 
#991 ·
lets be honest heres the problem with Subarus there chick cars they look gay i guess if you dont do manly things your Subaru will get you to the flower shop and back i mean seriously where am i suppose to put my 8 point when i shoot it i dont care what my ford eats in gas
 
#993 ·
Lol! So the criteria for being a man is shooting deer.

I'm sorry but subarus are not chick cars. Subarus are pretty nice (especially the sti and wrx) are are the best alternative if you don't want or need a gas hungry truck.
 
#997 · (Edited)
Ya I have to agree with him there, not trying to start a pissing match, but no way in hell your civic handles snow better than any 4wd truck. And if you are trying to race people uphill on a snowcovered road in your civic then you are dumb. And as far as subarus go I have mixed feelings, but from my experience I would take a truck over an awd Subaru any day of the week. Much higher clearances, beefier tires are big factors for me. Subarus will snow plow before the snow touches my skid plate.
 
#1,000 · (Edited)
Well like I said, the truck would be better for back country access, however, here in Colorado, we have snowplows, and they go on the roads and highways (infrastructure, modernity, wow) and around all the places with resorts.

I drive like a grandma when there is any icy shit on the road whatsoever, I am simply making a power ratio comparison, and I like having power available. Its a civic, obviously I'm not some drag racing gearhead LOL!

I drove up i70 my first day of work in all season tires in 8" of snow, effectively pushing it uphill in my civic. Now that day, sure, a couple inches that a Suby or truck offers would be better. However in every amount of snow less than that, my civic with snow tires will outperform a truck (ill give a 4x4 truck WITH snowtires a slight advantage, however I rarely see someone in a truck bother with snowtires). FWIW I haven't seen that much snow on i70 in 5 years, and when there was, it was closed.

Clearance is the only thing I gave the truck and I did. I haven't had any problems with my Civics in Chicago, Omaha, or Denver.

Kirkrider also makes a point.
 
#1,001 ·
I've watched Subaru's mob in pure snow with NO chains on and keep a lot of control so idk where people are getting off comparing chained tires and such to an AWD Subaru with snow tires. Clearance is obviously a plus, but just making it up to the mountain and down to get me my snowboard fix and around SoCal, the Subaru wins all day. Maybe if I need to lug shit off road, or tow things for my outdoor gear, but that isn't the title of the thread now is it.

backk to the topic


'97 4Runner limited.
Bald Tires
Bad Breaks
Shot Suspension.
Still keeps up with everyone else.

In the end, fuck what you drive, it's how you drive it.
 
#1,003 · (Edited)
You guys with your car talk are smoking crack. Sure a civic and awd car have there place but a civics place is not in the mountains. The subaru, Audi, Volvo awd cars are great in most conditions and I'm most likely going to buy a wrx/sti in the near future for my wife. That being said, have pulled out, given rides to and helped more people than I'd like to while driving my truck through the mountains. People who's lives and income depend daily on getting to work over passes that don't close or get plowed before 730(Leadville to minturn/vail) drive a truck of some sort with 4wd or carpool on bad days with someone that has one......

My truck is a 1 ton dodge mega cab 4x4. Lifted with 35" winter/snow rated tires. I have never once not been able to get somewhere. I don't give a shit about my fuel mileage but I get 18-20mpg on the highway and it will do whatever speed I want going over any mountain pass. Trust me, I fly by plenty of those little 4-6cyl cars that can barely keep the speed limit over the passes, fucking stupid....
 
#1,004 ·
Kirkrider, the tracks on that subaru are sweet but are $40k new just for tracks. They make any vehicle unstoppable on snow though. There are a few jeeps and 4x4 vans up here with them. They will literally drive through/over any snow condition.... Kinda like some of these guys imagine their civics and subis do.....
 
#1,009 · (Edited)
Also Argo, most cars have the ablity to keep speed uphill, but the drivers fail to see it coming and speed up or downshift or whatever, I'm not saying you don't overpower me in that monster, but me and my car are not the slowfucks you are blazing by up the passes. I drive 75-85 up these hills too. Tell your coworkers to learn to drive, maybe slow the fuck down when there is snow on the road :D . (no really bro if I lived up there I would go for a little more muscle and size, but I also would drive like 5x less)

To everyone else, I commute from Denver into the Rockies for work or snowboarding 365 days a year, and I ride more than 90% of the people on this forum. These statements about my cars are not some theory, some random assumptions made in a vacuum. As my cars get older, I go round and round as I consider other options, but something like what I have just keeps coming up on top.

I'm not sitting here saying if money was no object my honda civic is the best car in the world, but I'm gonna defend it. Done right by me. I still have more reliability, and stopping power than any of you regardless.

A Taco is on my shortlist, but its hard to justify losing 10-15mpg.
 
#1,011 ·
I put about 40-45k a year on my truck. I have only changed the oil every 20k miles and tires once. Pretty damn reliable. I love my truck, i also love that my wife and i can sleep in the bed comfortably when we are out in the middle of no where on hiking and camping trips. The hard camper shell keeps the cougars/bears/meth heads away just long enough to pull my .45 out....

I have been a truck guy my whole life and it has taken alot for me to conceed that I would drive a Subi. The hatchback wrx/sti is a very capable and great looking car. It almost hurts to say that i would drive one.
 
#1,013 · (Edited)
Freshies I think you maybe missed my other more recent post.

We really aren't disagreeing here.

I love trucks, I keep trying to justify getting one, but I just can't get around the mpg thing. I appreciate you guys trying to talk me into it.

My Hondas are still awesome. Not sure I understand the need to shit on it. FWD works well in the snow you know?
 
#1,015 ·
Freshies I think you maybe missed my other more recent post.

We really aren't disagreeing here.

I love trucks, I keep trying to justify getting one, but I just can't get around the mpg thing. I appreciate you guys trying to talk me into it.

My Hondas are still awesome. Not sure I understand the need to shit on it. FWD works well in the snow you know? Maybe I'm just in the wrong $$ bracket?
It is very possible. And your welcome for us trying to persuade you :laugh:
The bad mpg does suck a lot though haha. I just tell myself and it becomes justified when I really use it and need it and it gets me through anything (on and off road).
 
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