First snow/sleet experience

[PUNISHER VETTE]

I have to say. I took Sneezy out with low-mild expectations of it being good in snow. Thinking it was going to be too heavy and bla bla bla....


Holy crap was I wrong. slapped it in 4x4 and it didn't lose a step. takes off like a rocket, even in a hard turn in the parking lot I couldn't get it to break lose. I'd say it was almost as good as my old 98 cherokee(which was the worst vehicle ever but good in snow)

Some slight skidding under hard braking but the abs takes over and brings it to a halt quick enough.

 

[soulsea]

Weeeeeeee ... hybrid wonderland!!!

 

[shizon]

Nice! This is the primary reason I got the 4x4. Those New England winters get nasty and I'm tired of being stuck when it snows 8".

 

[soulsea]

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Upshot with the HyHoes is that when the snow gets really deep, our bumper doubles as a plow.

 

[ChevyGuy]

I have owned quite a few Trucks and SUV's over my years, the Tahoe wins hands down in foul weather driving

 

[PUNISHER VETTE]

I have owned quite a few Trucks and SUV's over my years, the Tahoe wins hands down in foul weather driving

Yeah.

I really did think it was going to be terrible.
It's just so big/heavy and more of a luxury vehicle where they do a good job keeping the engine/road noise and vibrations isolated. So you don't have much "feel" for what's going on but more hopes that the car is doing it's own thing the right way.

So even though it's more of a slushy rain i'm still excited by its performance.

As much as I hated my cherokee the only thing it was good at was snow. And being a super cheap POS you didn't care how you drove it or worried about the risk of driving it crazy in snow.

 

[B.G.]

oooo, I dont miss the east coast one bit... Good to know that the hyhoe can tackle snow should the time ever come.. Question, how do you put these in 4x4 mode? Ive only opened my owners manual like once

 

[PUNISHER VETTE]

oooo, I dont miss the east coast one bit... Good to know that the hyhoe can tackle snow should the time ever come.. Question, how do you put these in 4x4 mode? Ive only opened my owners manual like once

there's a large round knob to the left of the steering wheel. It'll have the 2wheel, auto, 4high, 4 low option.

ONLY if your car came equipped with the 4x4 option as it was an option.
I wasn't going to rule all 2 wheel drive ones out of my search when I was looking but I'm glad the one I found had it.

 

[sumo]

i put a set of Blizzaks on my 17 and i had no need for 4x4. I was getting around town in seriously like 6 inches on the ground. I was brakeing like it was dry pavement. i can wait untill it snows and see how it does with the same tires but lowered this time

 

[PUNISHER VETTE]

i put a set of Blizzaks on my 17 and i had no need for 4x4. I was getting around town in seriously like 6 inches on the ground. I was brakeing like it was dry pavement. i can wait untill it snows and see how it does with the same tires but lowered this time

For the most part anyone who knows how to drive shouldn't need 4x4 on a paved surface. snow or no snow. Unless it's super high and fresh you might not fair well with RWD.

I find 4x4 needed more for offroad. That doesn't mean you're climbing a mountain or anything that intense. But getting to a camp site or, like in my case, driving through a soybean/corn field or grassway to get to a site. It only takes a little wet or snow and loss of momentum to get stuck.

BUT 4x4 does make it more fun!