How deep is the snow likely to be?
If I were looking for a snow vehicle it would be a 4X4 truck with some
clearance. Our old 4Runner was pretty good and I have no complaints
about my F150. Both are the sort that cannot be driven on dry pavement
in 4 wheel drive but are pretty stable on slippery roads and will plough
through snow as they have some clearance. AWD cars are interesting but
don't have the clearance to permit them to go where the roads don't get
cleared pretty quickly.
Randy
On 09/06/2013 10:38 PM, clay wrote:
Thank you Randy. SWMBA will be purchasing an new to her car in about a year.
She needs something to drive in Anchorage. I do not need a car for snow, as I
intend to remain parked in my home in the lower 48. She is making a career
move that requires (?) a car for snow.
I do like the cars I have. There is going to come a time for the E300 to
require massive infusions of dollars to bring it back to a reasonably safe
condition. That time is not now, but maybe when the bushings die, the
suspension sags, the engine leaks and burns coolant, and the seats and carpet
are all broken springs and threadbare tufting. In my mind, that is in another
400k miles.
clay
On Jun 6, 2013, at 8:40 AM, Randy Bennell wrote:
On 06/06/2013 12:45 AM, clay wrote:
At the moment I am doing battle with SWMBA over the replacement for the E300.
I would prefer it just get fixed and life go on, but she has a bug up her ...
bonnet, that a more reliable car be found. These fit my taste. What should I
be aware of, and which should be avoided?
clay
Cannot recall what is wrong with the one you have.
Have to suggest that, if the cost of repair is reasonable and the rest of the
one you have is good, then you are likely better off keeping it.
My truck is in that category. It is an 02 with 170K miles on it and is
developing a bit of rust on the driver's side rocker panel. Runs good, AC works
etc. Should consider moving on but cannot see anything I want more unless I buy
new and I rarely do. Last new one was in 1977. Too much $$.
So, I would be fearful of getting into something that has more issues than what
I already have.
Now, having said that, if your good wife has just come to a point in time where
she wants, or thinks she wants a different vehicle, then you are not going to
win this one. Even if she agrees to fix and keep, you will likely end up
changing vehicles for her in the near future.
So, having said that, I think my advice would be to buy newer and probably the
newest you think you can afford. Newer vehicles do tend to have some advantages
- usually safer - and hopefully a lower likelyhood of issues. For example, my
02 F150 was 5 years old when I got it and I have had it almost 7 years. I have
done very little work on it in that time. It has thus been very easy to own and
that contributes to my willingness to keep it for the foreseeable future.
My 2 cents for whatever that is worth.
Randy
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