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My experience in snow differs from yours. If that makes me an excellent driver in your eyes then I appreciate the complement. I've slept in a minivan many ti

• mrguyorama 4y ago
  Okay then take it from me who has been driving in several feet of snow forever: Your technique matters a billion times more than your car, and tires are even more important than that up to a point. My Dodge Neon had no problem in $30 tires on literal ice because it's like 1500 pounds soaking wet. All these idiots get a giant 4x4 "for the snow" and then still drive with a damn lead foot in the winter, and all wheel drive does nothing to improve your breaking performance, which will be worse in a heavier vehicle. It's pure stupidity, from people who always want an easy solution with no effort instead of the actual solution, which is to just drive gentler.
  • nineplay 4y ago
    There are a variety of options between driving a Dodge Neon and driving a 4x4 with a lead foot. Suburbanites who take road trips are probably going to find a Dodge Neon inadequate for their needs. I admit to being personally impressed - have you managed to keep one running since ~2006? That's quite an achievement!
    • mrguyorama 4y ago
      That's the trick with dodge neons: They never die. Sure they never run well, but they never die either. It ran on 3 cylinders 90 percent of the time and ran better when it was -20 degrees out because the cold engine block had tighter tolerances. I'm saying that driving a bigger vehicle WILL NOT improve your experience driving in snow, all else being equal.