4 ms·
>trucks are just not very good in winter with snow and ice on mountain roads Canadian here who drives a truck in the snowy mountain roads, I'm pretty confused
by richjdsmith 8y ago
>trucks are just not very good in winter with snow and ice on mountain roads
Canadian here who drives a truck in the snowy mountain roads, I'm pretty confused by this. Why do you say they are not good? There is nothing I'd rather be in than an F350 with studded tires and four-wheel drive on the highway when the road conditions go bad.
- fpoling 8y agoI meant a typical truck without 4-wheel drive. 4-wheels are much more expensive in Norway due to taxes. But there is another problem with trucks. It rains a lot in Norway especially on the west coast and in mountains. And it really sucks to load-transport-unload without the roof under the rain. Most trailers here are with the roof for this reason.
- bluedino 8y agoIn Canada you would be silly if you only bought a 2WD truck. You can also get a 'topper' for the bed to enclose the area. Vans are also popular for transport as well.
- richjdsmith 8y agoInteresting that 4WD is taxed differently. Is this due to fuel consumption reasons? On your last point, are truck canopies not common in Norway? Something like this: https://canopy-world.com/ https://canopy-world.com/
- fpoling 8y agoTaxes on cars in Norway depend strongly on fuel consumption and engine power. Canopies are really rare. What is typical is vans or cargo vans in all sizes. That is, something with a roof and front-wheel drive. As roads here are good, there is little point in high-rised cars. And on icy roads or with snow good winter tires are much more important than 4WD.
- bluedino 8y ago4x4 trucks don't get stuck but they aren't good at stopping/turning, compared to say a Subaru or even a FWD or RWD car with proper tires. They still suffer from terrible weight distribution and wide tire contact patch.