Kobalt

A 2005 BMW 525xi Touring.

Slow, quiet, nothing special. Looks pretty OK because a lot of insurance re-painting

Can not find a better car for the money it is worth - not much

Kobalt

SUV is perfect: Snow clearance

Conekilr

Yes, like others have said, whatever you get, proper winter tires make a huge difference. I run winter tires on my Touareg and it's handled everything thrown at it, including blizzards..

Jjm4life

Jeep Cherokee xj-

You'll never care about where you leave it
Bulletproof reliability
Stupid cheap
Easy to work on, cheap plentiful parts
Can make a fun off road truck to complement a track vehicle.
Last few years in Boston I've bought one each fall and sold it for what I paid come spring time. Fell for my current one, and it's been street parked in Boston for a year now. We named it Ellen.

Chris3963

Macan Turbo with proper 20" winter tyres for skiing trips to the Alps.

signes

This was my winter DD for the past 6 winters. Slapped on some Nokian Hakka R's and it was unstoppable.

Looking to update again. Anybody have a Cayenne Diesel that likes it? Thought about a Macan but want the extra room.

jo_ker

keep it for another 6 years.

those 10 days where the suv "wins" is nothing compared against the 100 other ones.
for room: roof box.

i'm not a fan of missing driving pleasure 4 months out of 12.

jo_ker

seeing those pics again - lights up somehow a little thrill of anticipation

neanicu

NB Mazda Miata. No ABS,no traction control. Real winter too!

TorqueChap

2008 Audi S4 Avant in PA.

It's a winter killer and far superior to the 1998 Porsche C4S Aero that I DD for 18 months straight which preceded it.

jo_ker

i want to try out this year real snow tires (no spikes, to be at least close to legal)

somebody ever driven ones the Michelin NA00?
in 18/65-18 they would fit fine on my rims.

i guess compareable to wet race tires.? for sure no more than 2.000 street fun km possible on a set - as long only driven on slightly snow covered roads. (and of course only driven around frezzing point . otherwise they will be gone as soon looking at them)






not cheap with around 350€ for a the R18. but for unreal fun worth a try.



just recognize that this is not anymore DD stuff.
but hey - everybody should have also a winter-weekend-warrier.

NateOZ

We only do winter/summer tires in our house, this year the new car in winter will be a BMW i3 that I'm really looking forward to trying out. RWD, less than 3000 lbs, very narrow tires. My favorite winter car from the last 5 years has been the 991 GT3 and then probably my Audi RS5. I'll put a winter set on a 991 Targa GTS this year, but expect the lighter weight of the 991 3 to trump the AWD.

I'm not a big fan of SUVs in the snow as I much prefer better handling/braking performance over AWD. We'll have a Macan S on winters (last year was a Macan S + Macan Turbo), but it might be our last SUV.

Winter tires go on just before Thanksgiving and come off just before Easter most years.

n2cars

FJ Cruiser with snow tires goes anywhere in the Colorado mountains.

997rs4.0

I agree with those that posted that tires are the most important factor.
Jeep/ Land Rover/ Land cruiser is hard to beat when you live an active life style. Skiing, hunting etc.
Dirty dogs and kids is no issue in those vehicles.

tgibrit

spot on, ran an M3 with snow tires for many winters before switching to Range Rover Sport as i need more space - made the mistake the first winter with the range rover of not switching to winters early and almost paid the price - RRS ship with summer tires in the USA.