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Ski vehicle

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coleh2001
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What is the best vehicle for skiing when you live a ways away from your mountain. Truck/Car??? And what car or truck??? (HELP)
Feb 13 2016 6:35PM
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Lonely
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04 forester
Feb 13 2016 6:45PM
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cornholio
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prius
Feb 13 2016 7:17PM
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oxiclean
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Jetpack.
Feb 13 2016 8:06PM
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xxACIDTRIPxx
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Utes fo shizzle mayn

BRB just chuck skis, boots in the back and drive off
BRB 4x4
BRB aesthetic as fuark
Feb 13 2016 8:21PM
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RICK_ROSS
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1992 Volvo 240 Wagon
Feb 13 2016 8:35PM
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Lbird
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I would go with an SUV/ station wagon, trucks can have bad traction because the rear wheels don't have much weight over them.
Feb 13 2016 10:07PM
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.MASSHOLE.
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Tacoma
Feb 13 2016 10:56PM
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Jaybrtn
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A 450awhp wrx on blizzaks.
Feb 13 2016 11:28PM
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kung_powpow
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Jeep
Feb 14 2016 12:11AM
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000000000000
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How many miles/hours is a ways?
Feb 14 2016 12:34AM
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Espen519
Posts: 552 - Karma: 969
Just got a 1999 Subaru outback to replace my Volvo, and i love the subaru so much. Snow tires and AWD is great for skiing, and i got mine in stick and its pretty fun
Feb 14 2016 1:31AM
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LiquorLanch
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inb4 Lesbaru circlejerk
Feb 14 2016 2:29AM
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Swaggy_P
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4runner
Feb 14 2016 11:13AM
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theabortionator
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buy my 02 forester. $1800

selling it because I got an 06 as well and dont need two/out of the country for have the year as well and don't want it sitting at my parents. car drove 30k miles on cross country road trips this summer. I averaged 27-28 mpg.

upstate ny 518.
Feb 14 2016 12:15PM
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daannnnieel
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my best friend daily'd a pathfinder, a 2000 I think as well so it was a pretty cool suv. I can personally attest to the reliability of these shits apart from regular maintenance from having as much fun as we did, and it was a fucking ski hill rocket.


My dad has, so I have a 2005 f250 that's rebuilt with a bit of turbo work and I will say that it's probably the most safe thing to be driving apart from semis and shit. You do loose traction a fair amount which has been mentioned before, espesically if you're driving on legitimate mountain roads. If 4x4 works they go anywhere though.


and I have a miata as well, which I wouldn't reccomend because when I do start running it up and down the hill my friends are going to be carrying my things with their things in the passenger seat.
Feb 14 2016 12:16PM
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Zflaherty
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2004 Hyundai Sonata is the pinnacle of mechanical engineering.
Feb 14 2016 12:56PM
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Steezymikcreeby
Posts: 70 - Karma: 126
2013 stick shift Chevy Cruze. Skis barely fit in there and it sucks in snow but otherwise a fun car to drive
Feb 14 2016 12:59PM
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Denise_Reynolds
Posts: 56 - Karma: 112
coleh2001Ski vehicle


Feb 14 2016 5:39PM
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MNSkiers
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lifted smart car with some pretty gnarly winter tires
Feb 14 2016 5:49PM
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CameraWiz
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LbirdI would go with an SUV/ station wagon, trucks can have bad traction because the rear wheels don't have much weight over them.


toss some sand bags in er then.
Feb 14 2016 6:02PM
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7springsprod
Posts: 2661 - Karma: 3,181
CameraWiztoss some sand bags in er then.


Exactly.
Hell I have an 02 Tacoma and I've never had to do that. Just get a decent set of tires and a truck should do fine.
Feb 14 2016 6:22PM
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Dddsz
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Definitely not a Scion TC... The "family car" struggle is real.

Excited to buy my own vehicle next year though.
Feb 14 2016 7:00PM
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supersquid
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LbirdI would go with an SUV/ station wagon, trucks can have bad traction because the rear wheels don't have much weight over them.


Honda ridgeline is front wheel drive
Feb 14 2016 8:05PM
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