Ski vehicle

Depends where you are skiing/ how often you will have people with you.

If you are in an area that gets a lot of snow, then you need to have at the bare minimum, a cover for your truck bed in which case, it isn't much easier than a ski rack or sliding your stuff into a station wagon. Also, you should probably have a cover anyway if you are putting ski gear in there, cause people are shitty and like to take things. Cool cause you can put sleds in the back.

SUVs are awesome and I love the look. I have dreams of owning a very modified to be more logical Scout int 2. If you go SUV, make sure you will use it enough as an SUV to make the gas worth it. better for towing than a station wagon if you have sleds.

Station Wagon. Lower clearance. Still holds a lot. Gets superb gas mileage. The only issue I have is the lower clearance thing which for me was never an issue once with my outback driving around in Mammoth... where we have 11 foot snow storms. And I was getting up to 30mpg on the freeway.

Truck: If you will likely have sleds, can afford to get one that will seat 4, can afford the gas, don't mind shoveling out the back on occasion

SUV: If you may need to tow on occasion, can afford the gas, need the clearance.

Car: If you will be going long distances, want to save on money, don't plan to go offroading.
 
i drive a chevy optra wagon . the resale blows so buying an almost new one cost me next to nothing . Great mileage tonnes of space, i have a yakima box and i have plenty of room to sleep in . You loose some cool points but w,e. im going on my 4th year with mine , ive only put 600$ in for repairs and got a wicked set of winters to compensate for the front wheel drive.

oh and i got it in a manual tranny. i test drove the automatic but fuck it had no balls .
 
dude your attitude fucking blows, most race car drivers suck at driving a street car.

I got to ride in a car with scott Pruet /claim, he tells his pr manager that he wants to drive, we almost all died because of his stupid ass.
 
I've got a 1998 Subaru Outback Wagon, 181,500 miles, still driving like a champ. You can fit a stupid amount of stuff in it. It has window defrosters....
 
Sorry about my atittude last night I was a bit pissed off because that loydchristmas try's to argue with me with every post I make but Scott pruett is NASCAR so he gets no race credit (sorry) and I don't think racers are bad street drivers and I don't know why you do either
 
scott races, grand-am, alms, trans-am and has raced at the 24hr of le mans, he won the rolex 24 multiple years.

you must be so good seeing as you come on here to brag.
 
This is true...

I sold mine for 8k with 102k miles 3 thousand before needing a new timing belt, it had about 2k worth of body damage, and needed new tires.

I think I got the better end of the deal... considering I needed to sell.
 
yeah, it sounds like you did. the thing is if you don't do the timing belt you risk it breaking....which then means new engine

if you don't do the CV axles you risk a wheel falling off while driving, which of course can kill you.

people who say 'subarus are tanks' aren't keeping up on their maintenance
 
so im thinkin probaly a wagon, i dont need awd as i live in ontario, now what are some spacious wagons similar in size to a newer legacy
 
Used Passat wagonford focus wagon

volvo wagon

thats all i can think of at the moment.

The new dodge station wagon... dont even bother, I had it as a rental car and it has the worst visibility I've ever encountered in a vehicle. Forgot what it was called.
 
haha what?

If you have a half ton or bigger truck you actually have quite a bit of weight in the back. In fact I think they probably have more weight than any other RWD vehicle. Most snowy days I do absolutely fine in 2WD. But if I put it into 4WD it's a fucking beast. I can pass people going up hill in two feet of snow and not even feel like my back wheels are sliding at all. And even if they did slip, I wouldn't give a fuck because I have a fucking V8 engine sitting right on top of two other driving wheels and they will keep me going straight.

The only really really shitty trucks for winter are small 2wd trucks like a s-10 or a tacomda. those you will need to sandbag. My truck does a hell of a lot better in 2WD than my 2wd car did.

and yeah they guy who mentioned CV axle. In my two years of owning a subaru forester I replaced two CV joints. Also had to do the clutch. It's a pain in the ass to work on them. Plus the thing got stuck all the time in places I where I drive my truck out of without even thinking about 4wd.
 
i have an old camry which is front wheel drive and a chevy silverado but my camry handles WAY better than the silverado without 4wd. it is a ton of fun to take the silverado out in snow in rwd but to control it you gotta go slow and thats no fun
 
This is just wrong, I have had both an 83' f150 and a 95' f150 and both are 2wd unless you put it into 4wd but the top speed is like 80 or something. Also if you need 4wd when are you going to be going fast? As far as the weight problem put some heavy shit in the back. All that said I now drive a volvo wagon and that is far superior in the snow than either truck.
 
small 4-door SUV's in my opinion are the best ski vehicles.

- lots of room for your ski stuff and ski buddies

- 4X4

- more clearance than a car

- look really good

- better mileage than a truck in most cases

- if you're into aftermarket stuff, you can do anything to them and they will still look good.

just some things off the top of my head..
 
Neither dude i got a 1993 Chevy Blazer that does the trick everytime they can get you almost everywhere if you know what you doing
 
Toyota Land Cruiser, they are pretty expensive now a days. But look into a used one. I had a 1994(best year) I heard the 2007-2008 was awesome too. They are all time 4wd. And when you drop that thing into lower gears, it really is a tank. Not many suvs or trucks that come stock with better off roading capabilities. And toyotas always run well. Gas mileage on the other hand...
 
Just food for thought but a wide tyre isnt always better. 33x12.5 MTs work pretty damn good on fresh dry snow but I swear to god we get more grip on ice from the 195/60 or whatever they are on my friends shitty 2wd car. With a big tyre you spread the weight over a much larger area, where sometimes what you need is ground pressure.
 
that's kinda cool, but I hope those are just your street tires. I'd much rather just stick with a silverado though.
 
no sir you are wrong... I can go 75 in my truck in 4wd when its in high... you are probably talking about 4wd low
 
in all honesty. unless you have been working in shops and on skis for a long time and being around them and studying them, you wont have that much experience at 16. i remember i thought i knew everything about gear when i was 15/16 but looking back i really didnt know anything
 
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