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bestclimb · 03-24-2011, 02:40 AM

Wife and I get around all winter long in Alaska with front wheel drive cars. We did have to use chains 4 times this winter.

Twice to get out of the uphill 75 foot driveway after a foot of snow and no time to shovel (MPG that morning was Horrible did you know that a Honda civic is capable of single digit MPG?). Once my wife had to chain up at work after an ice storm (4x4 would not have helped as stopping and turning would have been a serious issue) and once to pull a car out of the ditch.

I have had Toyota pickups and have to say a good running 90s extended cap Pu would be hard to beat if you must have 4x4 (some folks really do need it)

03-24-2011, 02:40 AM	#16 (permalink)
bestclimb Smeghead Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Central AK Posts: 933 escort - '99 ford escort sport 90 day: 42.38 mpg (US) scoobaru - '02 Subaru Forester s 90 day: 28.65 mpg (US) Thanks: 32 Thanked 146 Times in 97 Posts	Wife and I get around all winter long in Alaska with front wheel drive cars. We did have to use chains 4 times this winter. Twice to get out of the uphill 75 foot driveway after a foot of snow and no time to shovel (MPG that morning was Horrible did you know that a Honda civic is capable of single digit MPG?). Once my wife had to chain up at work after an ice storm (4x4 would not have helped as stopping and turning would have been a serious issue) and once to pull a car out of the ditch. I have had Toyota pickups and have to say a good running 90s extended cap Pu would be hard to beat if you must have 4x4 (some folks really do need it) __________________ Learn from the mistakes of others, that way when you mess up you can do so in new and interesting ways. One mile of road will take you one mile, one mile of runway can take you around the world.