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Originally Posted by Mister Coaster
ILow: I was thinking about snow tires, but my uncle who lives here in the Denver area says it simply doesn't snow enough here normally to make them worth the investment. This season is the most snow Denver has seen in like 20+ years, so figure that into the equasion.
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On the Jetta, (if you want to keep it), throw snow tires on for the winter (no need for studs on the front range, they are just annoying). A 2wd Front axle vehicle will do pretty damn good in the snow with snowtires, unless the depth of the snow is just too much. My suggestion still, is after getting snowtires to go out to a parking lot and force yourself into slides to get used to slipping and sliding without other cars around.
The 2wd Frontier... is that rwd? If it is, that's about the worst combon for winter driving. Even when I had snow tires I would spin all across the road doing basic manuevers. You would have to dump sandbags or lots of weight in the bed to try and keep that to a minimum.
My suggestion, get a second set of tires for the Jetta (wheels too if you can afford it), a summer set, and winter set. And get a 4wd vehicle (I'm currently driving a 4wd Nissan Xterra, and absolutely love it in the snow). Otherwise a extended cab 4wd Toyota Truck is an excellent option. If during the snowstorms you'll only be using one vehicle, then get rid of the Nissan, and pick up a 4wd vehicle, put some decent all-seasons on that, and leave the tires on the Jetta.
Good luck, and send some of your front range snow up to the mountains for us!