Which vehicle for snow?

[20Tahoe12LT]

Tires being equal, you would be foolish not to take the 4WD truck, you may easily get caught in snow storm.

 

+1!!

[99silveradoz71]

I drive dad's old 99 Lesabre here, and it handles nicely in the snow. Also consider the comfort factor regarding what you're taking when making your decision.

[06pirate]

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I'd go with the truck, again because of the greater ground clearance. The main highways and roads may be smooth and level if plowed, but you never know if you may have to take a detour or leave the main lane even, go off onto a shoulder or something to get around someone else or a blocking wreck. Unlikely but you never know. A lot of the choice has to do with your driving experience on snow. If you have a lot of experience doing that you might be able to get away with the car in situations where other people might need the extra traction of the truck. Here in Washington State, 98.73% of the drivers totally forget how to drive on snow during the summer months, so each year they have to relearn all over again. It ain't pretty.

 

I agree also on taking "survival" gear and the truck is better for that, I think. In winter I always keep some water, sleeping bag and extra boots and coat in the back seat of the truck in case I get stopped by a big wreck or other crap and have to sit it out for a while. You may laugh but I got parked on I-5 once for four hours waiting for multiple wrecks to be cleared. A lot of people ran out of gas running their engines to keep warm, but I shut if off (this was the old Toyota 4x4) and stayed warm in the sleeping bag.

 

If you take the truck, be sure you have some extra weight in the bed. EMPTY trucks don't do that well in the snow. I don't know what sort of stuff you'll be taking along anyway, but if the bed is empty, you might toss in a few sandbags for traction, and also if you get stuck in a slick spot, you can slit one open and toss the sand under the tires for some added grip.

[tanked_darren]

 

Truck and lift kit did not help me and my friend here when we went hunting, I would post all pics of our 1000$ recovery adventure but he did not give me permission. All these trucks are one tire fire in the fronts and backs in 4x4. Snow driving requires smarts of when you know your limitations. A 4x4 is not invincible in snow, its different than mud. If the OP sticks to main roads a fwd car is fine.

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[Morgan1986]

 

Truck and lift kit did not help me and my friend here when we went hunting, I would post all pics of our 1000$ recovery adventure but he did not give me permission. All these trucks are one tire fire in the fronts and backs in 4x4. Snow driving requires smarts of when you know your limitations. A 4x4 is not invincible in snow, its different than mud. If the OP sticks to main roads a fwd car is fine.

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he would of been fine with some snow tires or a pair of chains and not the stupid little cable chains the good heavy link chains. Ive seen plenty of trucks in Alberta get stuck in a foot and half of snow becuase they dont have the traction of good winter tires.

[Shaners]

What is the car you would take and does it have fairly new tires on it? Also what part of Colorado would you be going to? The weather in Colorado varies intensly from place to place.

[tanked_darren]

he would of been fine with some snow tires or a pair of chains and not the stupid little cable chains the good heavy link chains. Ive seen plenty of trucks in Alberta get stuck in a foot and half of snow becuase they dont have the traction of good winter tires.

Uhh no, hahaha like I said I'd love to post all the pictures but he won't give permission. The tires were meaty m+s with a lot of life left. We were 15km from cell range and luckily had a quad. Which barely made it out the 1km trail we took. Which turned out to be a snowmobile trail. You wouldn't have known that it looked like a graded road.

 

We spent 8 hours with a winch and barely got 200feet we were stuck good the tow guy even got stuck trying to leave and he was parked at the fork and he brought up a monster truck.... We ended up hiring a grader which had chains on all its tires who had to build a road and pad and even then he had to drag us a good distance. The snow was only up to the knee at its worst... But it was some fine powder it wasn't packed. It looked like it was though.

 

I have new respect for snow now, stick to main roads now. And like I said never been stuck with a FWD car they OWN the snow. Most newer 4x4 are not true 4x4s... As we found out. Only one side will spin....

 

I'm not saying don't take the SUV, I'm saying you don't have to if your car is FWD.

 

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[SILVERADOSC540]

Take the newer or most reliable vehicle with the better safety ratings and airbag system. A cellphone will take care of the rest.

[latreille89]

Take the car. It's fine. We have 2 ft of snow here and some pretty bad storms already and cars do just fine it in. Yes you don't have 4wd if ur in thick snow. But at that point, there will be cars stuck everywhere and the 4x4 won't help you go over a stuck car. Fwd is stable and safe.

[Morgan1986]

Take the car. It's fine. We have 2 ft of snow here and some pretty bad storms already and cars do just fine it in. Yes you don't have 4wd if ur in thick snow. But at that point, there will be cars stuck everywhere and the 4x4 won't help you go over a stuck car. Fwd is stable and safe.

 

in fwd if you start slipping you dont want to let off the gas like a rear wheel drive you want to pull your self back out straight a very natural thing to do .

[ATMINF]

I drove my 1995 Camaro in two winters while I was stationed in Wisconsin, that sucked.

[tanked_darren]

Had a mustang I drove when I was 17 to 19 in the winter it was fun. Now that I'm older it would suck.

 

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[SnakeEyeSS]

Take the truck if your driving through OK. You'll understand once you get here....We are having trouble exporting our old people to Florida.

 

Being the area we are, a LOT of 4x4 trucks. The vast majority of which have owners that have absolutely no clue how to use them in snow. It was ridiculous how many I passed stuck in the ditch in ;my former classic lowered BMW RWD with summer tires.