[Atomic Vomit]

I drive a tractor, 3 snowmobiles, a tugboat (in NYC). I drive 3 cars all FWD- sedan/Minivan/Passat wagon. My wife too. We don't drive in bad weather. Getting stuck can be a death sentence.

yes trucks are popular all over Maine but a sedan does fine IF:

Front wheel drive. Studded tires. Block heater. Most important of all- ground clearance. The lower the belly of a car the sooner it bogs down in deepening snow. Look for underbody height. If you drive a car with 9" of ground clearance, a 6-8" snowstorm is nothing.

Deeper than that? Don't go out till the plow goes by, you damn fool!

[miss marmelstein]

Oh, boy! Thanks for the advice. I’ll have to look up all these vehicles because all I know is the lousy car I currently drive. Or maybe I should stay here in the crummy Mid-Atlantic at my age.

[Paul R.]

Shoot, I’ve driven our Outback (8.7” ground clearance) right through over 12” of snow.* (Slowly, of course, and we had new / v. good snow tires on it.) The only vehicle that had been by earlier was a 4x4 PU with big ‘ol off road tires: It must have ~ 13-14” ground clearance.

*Granted, that might not work in all conditions. And erring on the side of caution in bad weather IS best.