Another car question: Snow tires or 4 wheel drive more important?

emeraldkity4
Thu, 31 May 2007 14:16:30 +0000

we drive over mountain passes quite a bit in the winter- so the 4 wheel drive- or at least the snow tires are nice to have.
Some of the drives are so long that while it was dry when you left, it is a blizzard a couple hours later:(

I use the 4 wheel drive at least as much in mud and stuff as snow however :)

I agree ice is nasty- we get black ice here and the way the roads are banked- it doesn’t matter if you have snow tires or are going 20 mph or 60.

Lots of schools of thought on kids and cars.
Some would prefer their kids to drive so not to have to depend on others- you can also make sure he has extra driving experience.
At my nieces school in upstate NY, lots of accidents in teh snow- some were pretty bad too ( alcohol related)

as a tag onto my car safety related thread- a reminder to have car stocked with blankets- food and water- and flares or reflective markers-
maps are good too
and a small shovel and a bucket of sand- rubber mats work in a pinch