Recent comments in /f/vermont

Nanotude t1_j5aw70g wrote

Not the smartest thing I've done, but years ago I drove for nearly 3 hours in a major blizzard, 2+ inches/hour, on all kinds of roads, treated and untreated, uphill, downhill, paved and gravel, and finally managed to power through the snowbank at the bottom of my uphill, unshovelled driveway (didn't make it all the way up the hill, but it was good enough) in a Toyota Corolla. I'm sure a Civic would do just fine too.

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euro_trash_rescue t1_j5asl4s wrote

Me thinks you mean fwd with winter tires better than AWD with all seasons.

I live in graniteville up a mountain and with winter tires our fwd cars always spun tires, clawing for traction anything above a 7% grade.

Awd with all seqsons is worse, was caught out on the first snowfall in all seasons, got em changed the next day.

However AWD with winter tires beats both scenerios. No tire spinning, no drama, just goes in all road conditions.

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Shojomango t1_j5aruy3 wrote

“Everyone is great with inclusion”

What a joke. A trans woman was murdered mere months ago. Milton residents staged a blackface parade last year(edit—looking for sources—may have the town or details wrong). Adult attendees of a South Burlington High School sporting event yelled racial slurs at the kids. If these people love a state, it’s the state of denial.

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BothCourage9285 t1_j5arkyq wrote

Hardest part of using an older vehicle for winter is the state inspection. Minor wear and tear accumulates and depending on the inspections station, you could be in for a hefty bill to pass.

On top of that some older vehicles were built to looser specs so brand new ball joints and leaf spring bushings have too much play for some inspections stations to clear you.

I had an old beater toyota pickup with high miles that ran great and had little rust. An older station would pass me no problem, but the new owners were not accustomed to older vehicles and wouldn't pass me.

Or just run without a sticker

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Nutmegdog1959 t1_j5aqvvh wrote

Most Subies in that age range will have well over 100k and the HG issue will have been addressed. There are dozens of well qualified shops in VT that know Subies inside and out. They can tell in a NY minute if the HG has been repaired or needs attention.

Good cheap reliable ride for VT four seasons. The boxer 4 engine has remained largely unchanged for 40 years. They know a little about building good motors.

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