Keyser Söze wrote:
On 3/4/15 9:25 AM, True North wrote:
On Wednesday, 4 March 2015 10:11:16 UTC-4, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 3/4/15 9:02 AM, True North wrote:
On Wednesday, 4 March 2015 09:17:50 UTC-4, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 3/4/15 8:14 AM, True North wrote:
KC
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"Ha, haven't shoveled in weeks... Just drive through it 
That's why God
made 4x4 and snow tires. It's so funny at work listening to everyone
complain about driving in the snow when they won't even spring for pair
of snow tires"
Pair of snow tires???
Up here they recommend all four.
We're supposed to get 4" to 8" of snow tonight. As long as I can "blast"
my way out the driveway with my old SUV, I'm happy. If it is more than
8", though, I'll have to call the plow guy.
Do you have part-time 4WD on that Toyota? If so, does it do the job in
the snow?
My 2013 Highlander is the last model year of the 2nd generation.
It has full time all wheel drive and I've never even felt it slip in the
snow...considering the crappy Toyo Open Country all season tires it
came with. Mileage on the vehicle (which will be two years old at the
end of the month) is 19400 kilometers...approx 12000 miles.
I thought I read that the new 2014 and 2015 Highlanders have a four
wheel drive similar to the RAV4...that is..front wheel drive until
they start slipping and then the rear wheels kick in. Could be wrong on that.
I'll have to check that out if I get serious.
--
Proud to be a Liberal.
BTW if you're a fan of Consumer Reports....I got my 'car issue' in the
mail yesterday. Once again the Toyota Highlander V6 is listed at the top
of the mid sized SUV's
I saw that. I do like the Highlander.
The problem I see with a lot of the "SUV" are the low ground clearance.
Watched Mercedes years ago, high side going over a berm in to a driveway at
Tahoe. I rented a Bravado in Minneapolis years ago. Automatic 4x4. Hated
it. My S10 blazer you could lock in to 4x4. The Bravada would start to
spin a wheel and go in to 4 wheel drive and want to jerk sideways. Was an
ice road, not snow.