There's a picture of a Dodge pickup that says otherwise!
I hate: People driving in winter on summer tires.
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Is that right y'all :huh:
top two vehicles sold in the US were pickupsThere's a picture of a Dodge pickup that says otherwise!
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/-top-20-selling-vehicles-in-us-through-july-ar40961.html
so what you driving?
My trucks 650lb/ft has proved the michelin ltx m+s tires I'm running insufficient on snowy roads. Looks like some new wheels and a/ts are in order for winter duty if I want to limit 4wd use. The tires corner and brake great but lose all composure when the boost hits.
We have dedicated snow tires/wheels for my wifes benz wagon. Despite being rwd and low-slung, that thing is awesome in the snow thanks to a dual-mode traction control system that is driftastic.
only people from sussex county are hicks...im from morris
Must be nice...mine's a highway hauler special, no 4wd option here. I bought it used and the original owner was a snowbird who used it to move his 5th wheel to Florida and back to Vermont, beyond that I don't think it ever got driven.
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idCAN0364405520071203?rpc=611
heres a more recent one...a pickup has been the #1 vehicle for over 22 years..too bad its a ford
heres a more recent one...a pickup has been the #1 vehicle for over 22 years..too bad its a ford
Woohoo! Lots of redneck chest-thumping going on now! Must almost be Christmas.
:beerjam:
Yeah. Michelins for summer on one set of rims, studded Haks on four more rims for winter.
There are $hitloads of rednecks in this country. How else would you explain the top selling vehicle and 8 years of GWB?
That's not a truck, it's a Dakota.its not a car. its a truck
true, theres no room for a gun rack since i took out the back seats
You got a bass box back there?
Yeah, I've owned the truck for 5 years or so now and can still count the times I would have used 4wd on one hand.
You guys live places that don't get 4 feet of snow, don't you?
http://www.bftrules.com/index.asp
its a ford, but you get the point
its a ford, but you get the point
It's just more evidence that supports my theory.
It's not 4 feet yet, but we got snow:You guys live places that don't get 4 feet of snow, don't you?
so u still havent said what grocery getter you got
Yeah - I'm talking 4 feet at one time and no snowplows.It's not 4 feet yet, but we got snow:
We didn't even consider taking the 2wd vehicle out for 3 days.
The Subaru made it out... but got stuck 4 times getting out of the neighborhood. AWD wins.
A minivan with snow tires and a 10 year old Subaru.
Of course, I don't aspire to have a faster car than anyone.
Edit: And the van is JAPANESE! <the horror!>
manly. do you have a "baby on board" placard too?
and does the subby have the spare tire mounted on the engine?
Some of us are actually secure in our masculinity. Others don't seem to be so much.
NATTAWWT.
I would, but they were all out.
Dammit! That's much more eloquent than my response.
We get storms on par with denver. My '67 bus got around denver for 6 years on nothing more than bong hits and wishful thinking.
You must have been here during the Time It Didn't Snow.
We've had several multi-foot storms in the last 5 years in which your bus would've gone nowhere for at least 3 days, depending on how close to a "main road" you were.
you actually didn't go anywhere, you just sat in the back, got baked and *thought* you were actually moving...
It 'rarely' snows in denver compared to my family's place in evergreen. When it snowed heavy I drove my 79 4x4 subie wagon but the bus had great clearance, low gearing and plenty of weight over the drive wheels. With decent tires it would go most anywhere, including many '4x4 only' mining and forest roads (summer).You must have been here during the Time It Didn't Snow.
We've had several multi-foot storms in the last 5 years in which your bus would've gone nowhere for at least 3 days, depending on how close to a "main road" you were.
Hey! It's snowing right now... kind of all of a sudden.
Cool. I'm coming out there Jan 1-9 to see my mom and hopefully getting a few days in at either steamboat or vail. It's time for my 4yo to learn to ski.Hey! It's snowing right now... kind of all of a sudden.
I'd recommend da Boat. Vail sucks.
Out here the main requirement for really rough jeep trails is a VERY low gear. Which most standard tran vehicles don't have. Unless they have a xfer case.
Unless you don't mind burning out your clutch.
My Subaru needs a xfer case.
Edit: BTW - my 6yo is proofreading your post.
My 67 had reduction gears which made for great crawling ability but also meant a 53.6mph top speed.Out here the main requirement for really rough jeep trails is a VERY low gear. Which most standard tran vehicles don't have. Unless they have a xfer case.
Unless you don't mind burning out your clutch.
My Subaru needs a xfer case.
The 79 subie had 4wd hi/lo - that thing went everywhere and had the body panels to prove it.
Subaru deserves a swift kick in the nuts for not offering a transfer case in US spec'd vehicles.
FrankTheWelder
i still got nowhere with my summers...sniffle.
Ignorance:
Soon to be a law in Canada. You must roll winter tires (NOT 4 season) from Nov 15 to April 15, no matter what.