View Full Version : Snow is so much more fun to drive on in a Jeep
RallyXJ
12-03-2008, 06:57 PM
So this will be my first winter with my XJ. And so far I am having so much fun! How is the weather treating everyone else?
DrLewall
12-03-2008, 07:11 PM
but remember this, when it comes to STOPPING! Everyone is EQUAL..even you!
JeepBSU
12-03-2008, 07:31 PM
Mid 50's and sunny! Just put up Christmas lights swearing the whole way!
ZmarkZ
12-03-2008, 07:39 PM
it's definitly fun, i usually park in the parking stall half full of plowed snow. When it comes to driving, it's totally fun but i drive pretty cautious due to the crazies driving around me, i usually end up getting passed (unless i'm first in line).
rockyjeep
12-03-2008, 08:12 PM
It was 70* today......whats snow?
RallyXJ
12-03-2008, 08:18 PM
Yeah, living in Illinois.... so yeah, it's snowing sideways right now. Family guy anyone? "IT'S SNOWIN' SIDEWAYS!!"
absolutpolack
12-03-2008, 08:19 PM
Over 90F and climbing here..... hit 115 the other day
Tonka
12-03-2008, 09:07 PM
I prefer the (front wheel drive) VW in moderate depth snow. When it gets too deep and commute to and/or from work is involved, I use the Jeep. It is conditions that is best not to be out in the first place. It is not that I am not confident in the vehicle. It is conditions and other drivers that I worry about. When I was returning from skiing in years prior, all vehicles that ended up off the highway were popular models of 4X4s (some rubber side up :eek: ). I certainly do not drive like they do in the commercials.
I have never seen any vehicle bash through snow like the advertisers do. The only time I do anything that I would not do on the road, I am in a parking lot and taking care there. I am not playing but I am studying the handling of "what will this do if I do this?". If I wanted to do recreational snow driving, I would go to Georgetown Lake and play.
DrLewall
12-03-2008, 09:35 PM
my deductable is $500..was asked once if I made $500 a day..I said no..then the statement was made that why would I go out on a snowy day risking that $500 deductable..made such an impression on me that I usually stay home..boring maybe, but smart.
JeepBSU
12-03-2008, 09:41 PM
To properly drive your vehicle off-road you have to what its limits are, and what it's capable and not capable of. The same applies for winter driving. Just cuz ya got 4x4 doesn't mean you can go blasting through the snow and ice like a normal day. Like Doc said, it's all about stopping.
If you look out the window and it's snowing sideways, the news says it's horrible out, and mushroom clouds in the distance, probably safer to stay home or wait for a few hours...
Jesse-James
12-04-2008, 11:55 PM
Jeep usually stays home, My AWD Astro is the best vehicle I have ever had in the snow.
RallyXJ
12-05-2008, 12:06 AM
Oh I completely understand all of that, I'm just sayin' that I like the reliability of my jeep. And I am driving very cautiously when other cars are around, mainly because I'm concerned they aren't. And also when the road was slick yesterday and there were no cars around, the E-brake can be fun...
Knuckelhead
12-05-2008, 12:42 AM
Ahhh, road snow driving. It separates the whiners from the screamers...:cool:
mainer
12-05-2008, 02:08 AM
We don't get alot of snow here in Iraq...but back home in Maine we get quite a bit.I'm due to be back on the 1st of January so i won't miss the plowing season.I use my 91 YJ to plow 5 driveways in my town before i got to my normal job.I love it!My 2 daughters(ages 3 and 4) love to go with me.If i don't ask them to go they pout for hours.lol.With a good set of v-bar snow chains on front i have no problems starting and stopping while plowing,just have to take them off before my 40 mile trek to work.Haven't driven my jeep in a year and now i'm having serious withdrawls.I miss it almost as much as i miss my family.If my wife heard that she'd kill me...lol.c-ya all on the trails in a month!
Rykker
12-05-2008, 03:23 AM
If you look out the window and it's snowing sideways, the news says it's horrible out, and mushroom clouds in the distance, probably safer to stay home or wait for a few hours...
The best time to go out and drive in the snow is when the DOT plow trucks wont go out
JeepBSU
12-05-2008, 11:22 AM
That's if you are trying to get to work with the crazies...but if it's a weekend or you have the day off..well that's another story!
Does anyone else love the giant snow piles in parking lots too?
DrLewall
12-05-2008, 01:39 PM
Welcome to the forum Mainer and God Bless and Thank you for your service. I suspect the nice cool wx from Main will be a nice welcome home from the desert land.
tater'sTJ
12-05-2008, 01:59 PM
We don't get alot of snow here in Iraq...but back home in Maine we get quite a bit.I'm due to be back on the 1st of January so i won't miss the plowing season.
Good luck. Let us know when you get home.
XJGUY
12-05-2008, 02:34 PM
We got some snow the other day here at school but the Jeep is about 4 hours away so i didnt get to play :( the honda didnt do too bad though. Just needs some mini boggers on it or something
Welcome to the forum Mainer and God Bless and Thank you for your service. I suspect the nice cool wx from Main will be a nice welcome home from the desert land.
Good luck. Let us know when you get home.
:ditto:
Peepers
12-10-2008, 03:41 AM
I had fun going out on saturday night up here in CT. 2wd diesel pick-up on bald tires. Gotta get them drunk people home some how.
So I'm almost done driving people home and I get a request to go to this apartment complex well away from the main roads. this apartment complex up a 25ish degree hill that had turned into a sheet of ice from the snow/rain we were having. so i was sliding side to side trying to get up the hill. then I got stuck in the parking lot of the apartment complex... then I realized I still had to get back down the hill...
I have never wanted my jeep fixed more than that night.
RallyXJ
12-10-2008, 04:28 AM
Just needs some mini boggers on it or something
lol i would love to see that.
XJGUY
12-10-2008, 10:44 AM
lol i would love to see that.
Im workin on it lol. Its harder to lift a Honda than youd think. Stuipid independant suspension :D
DrLewall
12-10-2008, 11:33 AM
Im workin on it lol. Its harder to lift a Honda than youd think. Stuipid independant suspension :D
then invest in independent lifts!
http://penelopeillustration.com/blog/wp-content/bras.jpg
JeepBSU
12-10-2008, 11:52 AM
Im workin on it lol. Its harder to lift a Honda than youd think. Stuipid independant suspension :D
If travis can do it, you can do it :p
tater'sTJ
12-10-2008, 11:54 AM
If travis can have a shop do it, you can do it :p
Fixed it for ya.
JeepBSU
12-10-2008, 12:05 PM
:lmao::lmao:
fishnjeeps
12-10-2008, 04:27 PM
it's definitly fun, i usually park in the parking stall half full of plowed snow. When it comes to driving, it's totally fun but i drive pretty cautious due to the crazies driving around me, i usually end up getting passed (unless i'm first in line).
Only half full? Wimp:D I find the big stacks of snow and see how high I can get on em. The ex didn't like that much:thumbsup: