... traded it for a car then realized once Snow hit , I need a suv with 4x4... Mmhm. Nothing wrong with admitting you'd rather just have a big vehicle. It's the American Way for solo commuters to get big vehicles and careen down the highway.:)
In Wisconsin & Michigan studs and chains are illegal, as they chip the concrete below or some rubbish. I'd imagine it's similar in other states/commonwealths.
As I said in an earlier post, I've lived in 180+ inches of snow per year and I've never needed them (well, once or twice they'd have been really nice). However, we are stupid (as in, our town actually plows), so that might contribute.
I'm in DC right now and I've gotta say it's more dangerous to drive here with 1" of snow than Houghton with 12" on snow.
I've lived in Keweenaw Peninsula in the UP of Michigan for five years now. We've averaged 186 inches (15.5 feet) of snow per year since I've lived there, with one year at 230" or 19'. I've had a 2WD Ford Taurus station wagon and never had a problem, nor have I put anything but stock all-seasons on it. That 3.0L V6 got 30mpg when I'd take it on the highway. The only reason to *need* a truck or SUV is if you're such a bad driver that it's impossible to adapt to different weather environments.
Basically, weak excuse, especially considering New England has averaged 40-ish inches/year the last how many years? The NCDC page for annual snowfall
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The Voyager's data is stored on a gold record album. There's pictures on the craft to explain mathematically how to decode the data.
http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/goldenrec1.html
... traded it for a car then realized once Snow hit , I need a suv with 4x4In Wisconsin & Michigan studs and chains are illegal, as they chip the concrete below or some rubbish. I'd imagine it's similar in other states/commonwealths. As I said in an earlier post, I've lived in 180+ inches of snow per year and I've never needed them (well, once or twice they'd have been really nice). However, we are stupid (as in, our town actually plows), so that might contribute. I'm in DC right now and I've gotta say it's more dangerous to drive here with 1" of snow than Houghton with 12" on snow.
I've lived in Keweenaw Peninsula in the UP of Michigan for five years now. We've averaged 186 inches (15.5 feet) of snow per year since I've lived there, with one year at 230" or 19'. I've had a 2WD Ford Taurus station wagon and never had a problem, nor have I put anything but stock all-seasons on it. That 3.0L V6 got 30mpg when I'd take it on the highway. The only reason to *need* a truck or SUV is if you're such a bad driver that it's impossible to adapt to different weather environments. Basically, weak excuse, especially considering New England has averaged 40-ish inches/year the last how many years? The NCDC page for annual snowfall