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Thread: Trucks.
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10-04-2021, 09:44 PM #3101
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10-04-2021, 10:06 PM #3102
Trucks.
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10-04-2021, 10:39 PM #3103
Trucks.
Sry. I missed “plug in” in your post.
Living on the edge: Odyssey options could be those quick chain things where you have the attachment on the hubs and/or awd decal. The decal works on my sienna and it worked on my old Nissan Altima (the Altima was a blast with snow tires and the sienna is well behaved). I never got questioned by caltrans with those two vehicles. My matrix, which is actually awd, I get questioned all the time at caltrans chain control.Last edited by bodywhomper; 10-04-2021 at 11:52 PM.
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10-05-2021, 11:03 AM #3104yelgatgab
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10-05-2021, 01:01 PM #3105
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10-05-2021, 01:18 PM #3106yelgatgab
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Honestly, never needed them around here. They were useful for trips up and down LCC and to quickly avoid disaster on I15 but are kind of a waste here. I’ve had plenty of FWD vehicles that did fine in the snow. Never driven a vehicle that just wouldn’t move. No wheel spin, no drama, just beeps and blurgh.
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10-05-2021, 01:19 PM #3107
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10-05-2021, 01:26 PM #3108yelgatgab
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It does turn off and that helps, and maybe it was some specific set of circumstances, but after barely making it out of the parking lot at the ski hill a few times, I quit trying and drove the truck instead. The traction control is actually pretty effective if it can get traction. I’m sure it would be solid with snows.
Remind me. We'll send him a red cap and a Speedo.
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10-05-2021, 04:21 PM #3109
The review embargo for the Maverick lifted today. Sounds great to me as an all around utility vehicle. I just hope that they eventually do an AWD version of the hybrid. It wouldn't be great for skiing, but would seem to fit my other hobby needs well and the hybrid would make a great commuter. ~40mpg on a vehicle that can carry 1500lbs is pretty fantastic.
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10-05-2021, 04:31 PM #3110
Historically in AWD vehicles I only turn off traction control to have fun in empty snowy parking lots, etc. Drifting, donuts, stupid fun shit for a few minutes.
If I'm really trying to travel through snow electronic traction control with AWD has always been my friend.
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10-05-2021, 04:54 PM #3111
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10-05-2021, 05:00 PM #3112
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10-05-2021, 05:24 PM #3113
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10-05-2021, 05:49 PM #3114Registered User
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I'd say it's substantially worse than that.
I also think there should be some sort of standardized process for disabling all nannies for the purpose of getting unstuck, since the odds of the stuck vehicle's owner knowing how to do so is slim, or they'd have been less likely to need help.
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10-05-2021, 05:59 PM #3115
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10-05-2021, 08:29 PM #3116Hucked to flat once
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#vanginalife. This is a "truck" pickup thread.
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10-05-2021, 08:36 PM #3117
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10-05-2021, 08:45 PM #3118Hucked to flat once
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Agreed. I have a buddy who is a door window rep and puts tens of thousands of miles a year in a minivan with samples and loves it. He gets a choice of company vehicle and he always picks the AWD minivan. He calls it the Vangina because his van crushes it. Now our circle of friends calls them all vanginas. We're probably judged a lot but we try not to hang out with people that would care or make assumptions.
Your interpretation of gina as weak is yours.
It's still a truck thread.
P.S. Pussy is about the only thing with an undefeated record.
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10-05-2021, 10:16 PM #3119
Has the Ford Maverick been discussed in this thread?
I really like this guy’s writing style.
https://jalopnik.com/the-2022-ford-m...l-o-1847802688Forum Cross Pollinator, gratuitously strident
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10-06-2021, 11:43 AM #3120one of those sickos
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I like it. It's like a cheaper, slightly smaller Ridgeline, which as we learned above is really what most people who think they need trucks should get instead. Look, you can even carry your beloved plywood!
Our next vehicle will be a minivan, though, and I'll keep driving my 1990 Toyota pickup until it dies, which will probably be never.ride bikes, climb, ski, travel, cook, work to fund former, repeat.
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10-06-2021, 11:46 AM #3121
The Maverick is on the short list for my wife's next vehicle in 3-5 years. Good mileage, a bed for bikes and smelly stuff, and a reasonable price. Ticks all the boxes for a DD. We will probably still have a full size truck for truck stuff and camper hauling though. I work from home so the full size mostly sits except for actual truck things
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10-19-2021, 07:32 AM #3122
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10-19-2021, 09:19 AM #3123
That guy had a point until he started talking about guns and Trump.
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10-19-2021, 09:28 AM #3124
Same market.
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10-19-2021, 10:11 AM #3125
I agree, but it's broader than that. White collar liberals drive shiny pickups too. So do moms of all political leanings.
And he didn't even touch on the chicken or egg angle. Do consumers really want pickups, or is it just the logical conclusion of the road warrior arms race, or is it that the big three don't make any other vehicles that aren't completely shit?
Nor did he mention the tax breaks that helped fuel the 'work truck that does no work' phenomenon. (quelle surprise)
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