They're even more dangerous than usual, be VERY VIGILANT.

My little car is in shambles (I need a large SUV with AWD to drive if there is snow on the ground, or too strong of a breeze)

  • DoiDoi [comrade/them, he/him]
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    11 months ago

    yeah trucks are also terrible in the snow and always have the most overly confident drivers. By far the most common type of car to see stuck in a ditch during a snowstorm in my mountainous area.

    • Adkml [he/him]
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      11 months ago

      Yup turns out when they designed the trucks they actually expected people to periodically use them to transport stuff and the modern iteration of trucks with zero weight over the rear axle in a rwd vehicle doesn't work that well.

      I literally thought the newest generation of rams had an indented grill off the lot because I never saw one that hadn't crashed straight into something.

    • showmustgo [he/him, comrade/them]
      hexagon
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      11 months ago

      My highly unscientific research involves a disproportionate amount of white dodge rams in ditches after a snowstorm but there's also a disproportionate number of them around being driven by the dumbest guy from your high school class.

      The prophets foretold it

  • Adkml [he/him]
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    11 months ago

    A 20 year old accord with worn all seasons is better in the snow then most of these massive chudmobiles. And that's before you factor in the mindset to take low traction as a sign of disrespect that has to be corrected by flooring it and oversteering into a ditch.

    • showmustgo [he/him, comrade/them]
      hexagon
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      11 months ago

      If the 94 honda accord has no fans, then I am no longer on this earth

      That said, I have no idea on what basis you make that first claim lmao. Is it SABILITRAKTM that you take issue with?

      • Adkml [he/him]
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        11 months ago

        First car was a 98 civic i got for free because my uncle didn't feel safe driving it anymore just because it didn't have a working speedometer and the passenger door only opened from the inside.

        Whays the first claim? it being better in the snow?

        Front the wheel drive is just generally better than rear wheel drive in snow.

        That's before you factor in the rear wheel drive vehicle doesn't have any weight on the rear axle and is being driven by somebody who's idea of off reading is driving over a curb in a parking lot.

        Idk what the 4wd capabilites of the biggest trucks are because I actively avoid being in them if I'm relying on a vehicle to keep me safe in poor conditions but even if the front axke is performing great the back end is still going to be doing everything it can to oversteer and chuck it in a ditch.

        My highly unscientific research involves a disproportionate amount of white dodge rams in ditches after a snowstorm but there's also a disproportionate number of them around being driven by the dumbest guy from your high school class.

  • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]M
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    11 months ago

    Truck drivers getting stuck in their own driveways while my ebike is unstoppable in all terrain except for water deeper than half the tire height (why would you attempt this)

  • quarrk [he/him]
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    11 months ago

    I used to drive a Miata in snow up to maybe 4 inches before clearance became an issue. These trucks with all-terrain tires are dangerous because AWD gets them off the line quick, but when it comes to braking they are as limited as anyone else not running winters.

    • CarsAndComrades [comrade/them]
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      11 months ago

      Me too. Miatas are pretty capable in the snow as long as you have good tires. The limited slip differential on some trim levels helps a lot too. The cold is another matter though. My heater would barely keep up, and the plastic rear window cracked when it was 20F.

  • Infamousblt [any]
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    11 months ago

    My little car is fine because I drive stick.

    And because I don't drive like a total dickweasel

  • YearOfTheCommieDesktop [they/them]
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    edit-2
    11 months ago

    yeah when I was a reckless dipshit kid (and when I still drove a car lmao) I still had the good sense to go drift in the snow in empty parking lots and shit, but big truck motherfuckers just do it in the road, or in traffic.

    Sometimes I wonder if its even intentional or they actually just don't know how to control their vehicle in the snow because I see them fishtailing ALL THE TIME

    • DoiDoi [comrade/them, he/him]
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      11 months ago

      Trucks fishtail in the snow because of the lack of weight over the rear tires. If you absolutely have a drive a truck in the snow you should load up the bed with some sandbags, but of course most truck bros are cruising around with an empty bed so they just slide all over the fucking place.

      • Kuori [she/her]
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        11 months ago

        b-but what if some of the sand leaks out and the bags rub over it and it scratches the bed??? kitty-cri-texas

          • Kuori [she/her]
            ·
            11 months ago

            truck cost the gdp of a small country

            needs extra addons to perform one of its primary functions

            oooaaaaaaauhhh

        • D61 [any]
          ·
          11 months ago

          My hopes, dreams , and aspirations I tell you what. grillman

      • AcidMarxist [he/him, comrade/them]
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        11 months ago

        My dad would even do this with his itty bitty ford ranger, the last proletarian truck manufacturered in amerikkka Most of these chuds probably dont even know to do that

    • D61 [any]
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      11 months ago

      Rear wheel drive vehicles with an empty bed... 45,000$ penny racers is what they are.

  • nothx [he/him]
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    11 months ago

    A controlled right foot is better in the snow than any chudtruck.

  • showmustgo [he/him, comrade/them]
    hexagon
    ·
    11 months ago

    Fun pastime of mine is challenging SUV drivers on why they need it lmao. Didn't your grandpappy make it, driving an adorable lil car?

    • Adkml [he/him]
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      11 months ago

      Pretty sure accountants wanting to tell themselves theyre a real man like their dad who needed a pickup truck to actually transport stuff for their job is part of the problem.