"YOUR" ride

[eddie]

It is only April and the snows have started. The road out has no snow plough service and if there isn't a break in the weather the car will stay there until September. This is not good for an automobile; even a Subaru Outback.

Postscript: The weather eased. The car ploughed through. Soobies are great.

that is not enough snow to keep a regular front wheel drive car "in till sept" let alone a subaru.......i guess aussies just dont know snow.... bwah ha ha

[Steve Smith]

I usually use one of these:




Steve.

[Regular Rod]

Mainly for fishing trips...


RR

[Jerry Bodine]

Mainly for fishing trips...


RR

This reminds me of a late friend who succumbed to cancer last year and was a lauded local bike mechanic with customers up and down the west coast. He made his own bike snow/ice worthy by using old tires. He unmounted the tires, placed screws through them from inside, installed a phenolic (?) strip over the screw heads to protect the inner tube. He'd leave a rooster tail behind him with that thing. Don't know if it would handle mud, never witnessed that.

[Tebbiebear]

My first car was also a Bug, in my case a '65. I sold it for $750 and bought a '71 Fiat Sport Spider. The Fiat was fun but a pile of junk. Really regret selling my Dub now.

My "photo car" now is a Ford Windstar minivan and I love it. I have considered mounting a platform on the roof ala Ansel to get my camera just a bit higher.

[Jerry Bodine]

The Fiat was fun but a pile of junk.

Someone once told me that FIAT means Fix It Again Tony.

[Jac@stafford.net]

My "photo car" now is a Ford Windstar minivan and I love it. I have considered mounting a platform on the roof ala Ansel to get my camera just a bit higher.

Mine is a 2011 RAV4. I can sleep in it, and do mild off-roading. Oh, it has an awesome V6.

[bobwysiwyg]

Mine is a 2013 Honda Pilot. Love it! It damn near gets the mpg 's as my 2000 CRV that really lacked room on vacations. I typically take three camera kits and the CRV left little room for the wife's "stuff."

[gleaf]

Usual Ride. 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
1996 1997 2001 2006... each started in the 68-100K range and were traded at the 194,000 to 200+K region.
the 06 is only mid life for me 168000 or so.

Boy did I love my '53 split rear window bug with the reserve stuck down..
Bought used in '68.

[Tebbiebear]

Someone once told me that FIAT means Fix It Again Tony.

That or 'Fun In A Turd'. I guess I can't complain much it was easy to work on and fun to drive. The problem was it broke down ALL the time, mostly electric issues. I ended up selling it for what I had in it.