I suspect she will not be in the hinterlands and it only needs to get her to and from work and the grocery store. I am told the streets are not plowed during daytime driving hours while it snows. Everybody goes home and the plows come out. Biggest issue would then be that snow fell, it made a blanket upon the road while she was at work, and it is now as many inches high as the clearance of the car.
A number of options have been floated for just what sort of vehicle she wants. Being petite, she likes the venza awd. They are not yet off lease, and she is too tight with cash to purchase new. A truck would be practical. I am going to leave it to her to figure out, as I will not be affected by the weather or snow at my hovel. I do get a head scratcher about all the smaller cars that are for sale on CL in AK. Maybe they are summer cars, but not everybody there can afford seasonal vehicle ownership. clay On Jun 10, 2013, at 2:18 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: > How deep is the snow likely to be? > If I were looking for a snow vehicle it would be a 4X4 truck with some > clearance. Our old 4Runner was pretty good and I have no complaints about my > F150. Both are the sort that cannot be driven on dry pavement in 4 wheel > drive but are pretty stable on slippery roads and will plough through snow as > they have some clearance. AWD cars are interesting but don't have the > clearance to permit them to go where the roads don't get cleared pretty > quickly. > > Randy > > On 09/06/2013 10:38 PM, clay wrote: >> Thank you Randy. SWMBA will be purchasing an new to her car in about a >> year. She needs something to drive in Anchorage. I do not need a car for >> snow, as I intend to remain parked in my home in the lower 48. She is >> making a career move that requires (?) a car for snow. >> >> I do like the cars I have. There is going to come a time for the E300 to >> require massive infusions of dollars to bring it back to a reasonably safe >> condition. That time is not now, but maybe when the bushings die, the >> suspension sags, the engine leaks and burns coolant, and the seats and >> carpet are all broken springs and threadbare tufting. In my mind, that is >> in another 400k miles. >> >> clay >> >> >> On Jun 6, 2013, at 8:40 AM, Randy Bennell wrote: >> >>> On 06/06/2013 12:45 AM, clay wrote: >>>> At the moment I am doing battle with SWMBA over the replacement for the >>>> E300. I would prefer it just get fixed and life go on, but she has a bug >>>> up her ... bonnet, that a more reliable car be found. These fit my taste. >>>> What should I be aware of, and which should be avoided? >>>> >>>> >>>> clay >>>> >>>> >>> Cannot recall what is wrong with the one you have. >>> Have to suggest that, if the cost of repair is reasonable and the rest of >>> the one you have is good, then you are likely better off keeping it. >>> My truck is in that category. It is an 02 with 170K miles on it and is >>> developing a bit of rust on the driver's side rocker panel. Runs good, AC >>> works etc. Should consider moving on but cannot see anything I want more >>> unless I buy new and I rarely do. Last new one was in 1977. Too much $$. >>> >>> So, I would be fearful of getting into something that has more issues than >>> what I already have. >>> >>> Now, having said that, if your good wife has just come to a point in time >>> where she wants, or thinks she wants a different vehicle, then you are not >>> going to win this one. Even if she agrees to fix and keep, you will likely >>> end up changing vehicles for her in the near future. >>> >>> So, having said that, I think my advice would be to buy newer and probably >>> the newest you think you can afford. Newer vehicles do tend to have some >>> advantages - usually safer - and hopefully a lower likelyhood of issues. >>> For example, my 02 F150 was 5 years old when I got it and I have had it >>> almost 7 years. I have done very little work on it in that time. It has >>> thus been very easy to own and that contributes to my willingness to keep >>> it for the foreseeable future. >>> >>> My 2 cents for whatever that is worth. >>> >>> Randy >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
