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Old 10-01-2003, 03:59 PM   #1 (permalink)
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The best car in the snow is?

Yeup, thats my question. Oh yeah, sub $4000k too.


Stupid question, but, how do jeep wranglers handle the snow?

I just moved to Toledo Ohio, right beside lake erie, the winter will=bitch, so i need something that can really handle the weather. So, what would be my best bet, a reliable, cheap insurance good in winter weather car?
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Old 10-01-2003, 04:16 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Cant go wrong with thoose all wheel drives, Subaru, and the such. then again, can never go wrong with a Chevy Shortbox 4x4 with a 12" lift and 40 inch tires. :P
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Old 10-01-2003, 05:26 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I had an old mitsubishi montero that I picked up for free, 200k and only smoked on warmup. Weighed a ton, had 4wd, and could climb just about anything!
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Old 10-01-2003, 06:30 PM   #4 (permalink)
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First gen AWD talon. It handled well and was a blast in winter.
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Old 10-01-2003, 07:46 PM   #5 (permalink)
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First gen AWD talon. It handled well and was a blast in winter.
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Old 10-01-2003, 07:54 PM   #6 (permalink)
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any subaru will get the job done but an Audi is a blast. A wee expensive though.

Worst vehicle? 1987 F250 RWD. worst handling vehicle ever.
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Old 10-01-2003, 09:14 PM   #7 (permalink)
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The wranglers aren't all they're cracked up to be imho. The First gen AWD Talon/Eclipse would be nice. The only downside I could see is the ground clearance if they don't plow much.
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Old 10-02-2003, 04:21 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Driven properly, and equipped with a good tire, just about anything is alright in the snow. That said, an allwheel drive car would be a good bet, as well as a 4wd truck/SUV.
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Old 10-02-2003, 11:18 AM   #9 (permalink)
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WRX's are godly in snow.
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Old 10-02-2003, 11:46 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Just moved to T-town? Welcome my friend! What you will find here is that we don't get too much snow. If you moved to Cleveland, you'd get crapped on starting in October. It just gets cold here. As for the Wrangler, it's an off road vehicle, not much for snow. In all my years of driving, anything front wheel driven works good through snow. Or even something awd. I had a Dodge Shadow that was awesome in the snow, backward doughnuts and all!
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Old 10-02-2003, 12:18 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Personally I've done worse in the snow with FWD vehicles than I have RWD. Driving my sisters corolla in the snow was impossible, but I had a pegleg Firebird make it up the same icy hill no problem.
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Old 10-02-2003, 05:32 PM   #12 (permalink)
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point #1: NO vehicle not wearing studded snow-tires will be good on ice.

point #2: in heavy snow (+6 inches) the best vehicle is not necessarily a 4x4, but rather something with really skinny tires (cuts down through the snow to the pavement below) and decent ground clearance. best I ever had was a 1980 Ford Fiesta with 12" tires.

point #3: a 4x4 truck may be able to drive through snow well, but that does NOT mean it will stop in the white stuff any better than any other vehicle. I cannot count the number of times I've seen SUV drivers in a ditch because they didnt realize this. my advice to them: slow the fuck down!
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Old 10-02-2003, 07:34 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I think you said it yourself... I have always loved my Wrangler for snow. Never been stuck once... and I have practically tried.
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Old 10-02-2003, 07:53 PM   #14 (permalink)
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i've found that german cars handle well on ice

my family is a german car family so its all i've pretty much driven (although the 100k taurus rental sucked ass on wet roads)

I mean, i'm from Illinois. Who else has taken a car through a snowdrift sprinkled with ice and drove straight through it with no damage to car?

(above statement was not for 'fun', was going 15 mph on my way to school one day, the road started to slant and i went with it due to the ice. Yay. If it hadn't been for the drift, i would've ended up in a ravine.)
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Old 10-04-2003, 06:38 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Front wheel drive!! I had a front wheel drive chevy and the thing was like a tank in the snow.
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Old 10-04-2003, 04:51 PM   #16 (permalink)
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i am surpriesed no one has commented on my nice 87 Volvo 740, nothing like a short wheel base and RWD, all i have to say is people complain that its a bitch to drive in the snow, but living in northern Maine the thing is a freaking blast, the only car that was better IMO was my buddies 240 sport wagon, he had bald tires on it and it still handled like a dream, we could literally go side ways down the street and still have complete control of the car.

I personally have driven my 740 in about 4-6 inches of slush/snow and i had no problems what so ever. I think you just need to know how to drive it, when i feel the rear slip out on me i can immediately bring it back under control. Granted its no hummer but i am not afraid to go out in the white stuff with it.
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Old 10-06-2003, 12:27 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Old 10-06-2003, 12:49 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Driven properly, and equipped with a good tire, just about anything is alright in the snow. That said, an allwheel drive car would be a good bet, as well as a 4wd truck/SUV.
That's true. Rear wheel drives should be avoided though.
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Old 10-06-2003, 08:00 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Any car with AWD or any typer of SUV with 4x4
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Old 10-06-2003, 03:21 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Virtually any vehicle with tolerable ground clearance + good tires + rational speed + time spent behind the wheel in adverse conditions learning to drive = a good vehicle in the snow.

I learned to drive in snow by being taken out by my Dad and being told to "Drive home". I was in an 83 Cavalier (FWD, manual). Worked just fine with the tips I was given. After I showed minimal competence in the car, he took me out in the Jeep CJ-5 and let me have fun. I learned to drive in the snow the same way I learned to off-road - slow and steady.

Best snow vehicle I've had was a longbed 4x4 Ranger with tall, skinny tires. It handled like it was on rails in snow or ice. This was not surprising considering I'd bought it off of a guy what had used it to run around Alaska for years. I never used 4x4 mode unless there was a lot of ice laid down, and never needed 4x4 Low except for pulling people out of ditches on the roadside.
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Old 10-07-2003, 05:38 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Get a subaru but if you have the extra money get an audi with quattro. You won't regret getting quattro!
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Old 10-08-2003, 09:09 PM   #22 (permalink)
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