gathermewool
Site Donor 2023
My wife most likely won't have work Tuesday due to the blizzard coming through tomorrow. I probably will, and am trying to determine which car to take, if it's safe to drive.
Work is 13 miles away: 7 miles of 30 MPH roads, 2 miles on a 65 MPH highway, and the rest mostly 45 MPH.
The Civic has one-season-old Conti winter tires (9-10/32") that handled the small amount of snow we drove through last night and all of last year VERY well. I actually had to pass a modified Audi that was doing 15-25 mph in 30-45 MPH zones (brake checks while alone on the road resulted in fast, safe stops and almost no skidding.)
The '14 Forester has X-mode, which will help get me going and even slow down me down more safely (Hill descent control,) but it's only active at less than 25 MPH. The negative, is that it has the stock Geolanders still installed, with 20k miles (I haven't checked the tread depth in the past month or so.)
The Subaru is also much, much safer, and obviously has better ground clearance, should the conditions truly become blizzard-like.
Also, if his storm does become an out-and-out blizzard, I will not be going to work; if it's unsafe, I'm staying home.
So, what would you drive?
Work is 13 miles away: 7 miles of 30 MPH roads, 2 miles on a 65 MPH highway, and the rest mostly 45 MPH.
The Civic has one-season-old Conti winter tires (9-10/32") that handled the small amount of snow we drove through last night and all of last year VERY well. I actually had to pass a modified Audi that was doing 15-25 mph in 30-45 MPH zones (brake checks while alone on the road resulted in fast, safe stops and almost no skidding.)
The '14 Forester has X-mode, which will help get me going and even slow down me down more safely (Hill descent control,) but it's only active at less than 25 MPH. The negative, is that it has the stock Geolanders still installed, with 20k miles (I haven't checked the tread depth in the past month or so.)
The Subaru is also much, much safer, and obviously has better ground clearance, should the conditions truly become blizzard-like.
Also, if his storm does become an out-and-out blizzard, I will not be going to work; if it's unsafe, I'm staying home.
So, what would you drive?