whats a fun winter vehicle?

[sean]

I am in need of something for the winter. Front wheel drive , awd, or 4x4. Dont want a gas drinking jacked up truck because I may use this to deliver pizza if its snowing. (great money on snow days) I have found some fun stuff but nothing that has grebbed me yet and I have a little time before I really need it. Not spending over 2000.

[chris91]

Try to find a little Nissan 4x4. Just make sure the frame isnt rusted out. Fuckers run forever.

[sean]

yea... thats the key. One with the frame not rusted out.... May have to go down south for that one.. lol

[chris91]

Here ya go, I got bored. lol


http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/2602554708.html

http://lexington.craigslist.org/cto/2671298477.html

http://lexington.craigslist.org/cto/2664694928.html

http://lexington.craigslist.org/cto/2629311989.html

http://dayton.craigslist.org/cto/2673972120.html

http://chillicothe.craigslist.org/cto/2621110647.html

[Dirtyd0g]

I'm brave I drive the 2wd ranger everywhere in the winter. Still my machine of choice.
Alan

[sean]

Here ya go, I got bored. lol



http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/2602554708.html

http://lexington.craigslist.org/cto/2671298477.html

http://lexington.craigslist.org/cto/2664694928.html

http://lexington.craigslist.org/cto/2629311989.html

http://dayton.craigslist.org/cto/2673972120.html

http://chillicothe.craigslist.org/cto/2621110647.html


Damn. Thank you. I sent a few messages. Other than frame anything to look out for? How many miles is to many miles on these things?

[sean]

I'm brave I drive the 2wd ranger everywhere in the winter. Still my machine of choice.
Alan

Lol. Pass on that.

[Dirtyd0g]

Bah where's your sense of adventure? I despise front wheel drive especially in snow and ice. I figure if you drive a vehicle that never connects well you don't get any surprises!
Alan

[chris91]

Damn. Thank you. I sent a few messages. Other than frame anything to look out for? How many miles is to many miles on these things?

No problem. Not sure how many miles are too many. I know between my two uncles they have put a shit ton of miles on the four different ones they have owned. They never really had anything other than typical maintenance things needing replaced. Plus, parts can be had for next to nothing if something does go wrong.

[sean]

Lol. Ohh I agree with you. I'm just not willing to do it any more. I spent a lot of time stuck in the driveway in my clown car last winter.

[inferno50]

Should have kept the hillbilly

[sean]

No problem. Not sure how many miles are too many. I know between my two uncles they have put a shit ton of miles on the four different ones they have owned. They never really had anything other than typical maintenance things needing replaced. Plus, parts can be had for next to nothing if something does go wrong.

I'm liking a few of those for sure

[sean]

Should have kept the hillbilly

I'm in a newer house in a very nice neighborhood and the wife didn't want the oil, tranny fluid, and coolant leaks on the nice driveway... Lol

[INSANEBA]

Sean, I drove a 91 Ranger 4x4 2.9l 5 speed for 11 years. LOVED IT! 4x4 kicked ass, and with a stick you could make it get up and go pretty decent. I actually 5.0'd it with an AOD when the T5 shit out on me, and kept it 4x4 too. I even went as far as to fuel inject it, and that thing was just as reliable v8'ed in the winter as it was stock! Mileage was awesome both ways too, and man would it fry those 33's lol...

[Timido]

I use to deliver pizzas with a mazda 2wd pickup truck decent tires and some weight in the back and it did fine. Just run what ever you have and maybe put some snow tires on if it is tough out. Now to have fun in the snow I have a WRX with blizzaks I am looking forward to playing with that. The Subaru outback we had was amazing in the snow with all seasons. It made it up my iced over drifted over driveway when the 4x4 excursion had all kinds of problems. My old 88gt I use to drive in the snow with studded snow tires it was a blast

[mustang_gt88]

Im selling a 1998 4x4 jimmy make me an offer

[dsmawd350]

i had a 96 explorer 2 dr 4x4 with 4x4 switch on the fly. good tires and it was a beast in the snow in 4 hi

[redfirepearlgt]

Any mustang with Bridgestone Blizzaks on it. Doughnuts, fishtails, power slides, drifting, etc. LOL!!!!

[sean]

[QUOTE=Timido;680561]I use to deliver pizzas with a mazda 2wd pickup truck decent tires and some weight in the back and it did fine. Just run what ever you have and maybe put some snow tires on if it is tough out. QUOTE]

what I have is my clown car... (miata) and my mustang. The clown car doesnt weigh enough.

[sean]

Im selling a 1998 4x4 jimmy make me an offer

its my nature to low ball and I am not going to offend a fellow sbz. Now if i find it on craigs list... I may lol

I will check your post out though.

[setty2706]

I'm brave I drive the 2wd ranger everywhere in the winter. Still my machine of choice.
Alan

With all the crazy ice and snow we had last winter i drove the 2wd ranger with Low profile 17's and made it everyone


:D Hey i never claimed to be smart

[sean]

nice.... I am going to not do that... lol

[cstreu1026]

What about an old school AWD DSM? I would imagine if you find one still running they should be cheap.

[sean]

What about an old school AWD DSM? I would imagine if you find one still running they should be cheap.

Forgive me for yet again sounding stupid but whats an old school dsm? Like an eclipse?

[KB1]

'07 Focus 2dr, manual w/ Blizzaks.....unstopable + 38MPG!!!

[mad max]

90-92 eagle talon or mitsubishi eclipse . Come in awd and turbo. Funny little car , wish i had never sold mine. Goes anywhere the snow isnt over the hood and if your going fast enough it will go thru that. Awd donuts are the best.:coo1:

[sean]

'07 Focus 2dr, manual w/ Blizzaks.....unstopable + 38MPG!!!

hell yea... Let me know if you find 2 for the 1500 to 2000 that I want to spend... (One for me and one for you)
Thank you though.

[cstreu1026]

Forgive me for yet again sounding stupid but whats an old school dsm? Like an eclipse?
See below...


90-92 eagle talon or mitsubishi eclipse . Come in awd and turbo. Funny little car , wish i had never sold mine. Goes anywhere the snow isnt over the hood and if your going fast enough it will go thru that. Awd donuts are the best.:coo1:

[sean]

90-92 eagle talon or mitsubishi eclipse . Come in awd and turbo. Funny little car , wish i had never sold mine. Goes anywhere the snow isnt over the hood and if your going fast enough it will go thru that. Awd donuts are the best.:coo1:

had an eclipse gsx. maybe I will see if I can find what your talking about too. I dont care about the rice going through to winter. lol

[mad max]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rErjbr-3Kxo&feature=channel_video_title

[sean]

ok that looks fun

[Timido]

I would just find a front wheel drive car that gets the best MPG and put some good tires on it. I use to drive 100 miles a day on a full shift delivering and gas was a lot cheaper back then

[Drivermod]

Find an old Subaru. I have a WRX and with ice and snow tires it's the most fun I've had of any of my vehicles in the snow while still knocking down 25 mpg's

[2-8-1]

I'm brave I drive the 2wd ranger everywhere in the winter. Still my machine of choice.
Alan

Yessir! 1998 2wd, 5spd, 2.5L Danger Ranger.


Lol. Pass on that.

Wuss....

[setty2706]

Thanks Sean for posting this...

I went today and bought new tires for the ranger for the winter :D

[sean]

Thanks Sean for posting this...

I went today and bought new tires for the ranger for the winter :D

glad I could help

[Dirtyd0g]

I put 15 inch steelies on mine and a set of general UHP grabbers I think they are 205 75 r15. narrow yes, perfect for snow and rain. I also have a v8 explorer rear axle with disk brakes. 2wd is much nicer than 1 wheel drive. It grabbed hard enough to go 3 wheel motion pulling a car off a trailer with a locked up wheel. It is hard on motor mounts I think I am on my 4th driver side mount. Time to chain it down. The stock clutch gave up the first time I dumped it. Had to upgrade to the larger sachs clutch which is barely enough.
Alan

[Walter]

I put 15 inch steelies on mine and a set of general UHP grabbers I think they are 205 75 r15. narrow yes, perfect for snow and rain. I also have a v8 explorer rear axle with disk brakes. 2wd is much nicer than 1 wheel drive. It grabbed hard enough to go 3 wheel motion pulling a car off a trailer with a locked up wheel. It is hard on motor mounts I think I am on my 4th driver side mount. Time to chain it down. The stock clutch gave up the first time I dumped it. Had to upgrade to the larger sachs clutch which is barely enough.
Alan

Any relation to Mista Bone?

[leroy93lx]

Could probably find a YJ Jeep Wrangler for what your budget is. Just get one with a hard top. They don't all have great heat!

[Katmandu]

Any mustang with Bridgestone Blizzaks on it. Doughnuts, fishtails, power slides, drifting, etc. LOL!!!!My next winter vehicle will be a bobbed Duece and a 1/2!

Ever see a Duece and half do donuts before ??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz6H-X_to_M&feature=related

[Dirtyd0g]

Any relation to Mista Bone?

Not that I know of. I was just trying to point out that 2 wheels turning is much better than one. When the truck was one wheel drive it wasn't too much fun up and down the hills on bauer. Run for all you got and hope you make it up the other side.
Alan

[Walter]

Not that I know of. I was just trying to point out that 2 wheels turning is much better than one. When the truck was one wheel drive it wasn't too much fun up and down the hills on bauer. Run for all you got and hope you make it up the other side.
Alan

The OP said he's not interested in a 2wd ranger tho...

[sean]

Yea. I get pretty stupid in the snow and seem to get stuck in 2wd (rear) cars and trucks.

[Gstang117]

Sean get yourself a little 4cyl Cherokee! Only downside is its hard to find a manual. PLUS they have better heat than a wrongler. Only two settings, Dry Desert and HOLY SH*T MY PANTS ARE ON FIRE!!

[Dirtyd0g]

The OP said he's not interested in a 2wd ranger tho...

Sorry to offend you/ unbunch panties
Alan

[mwaller5672]

I have the best idea of them all. My favorite winter vehicle is a lazyboy. Of course I'm 57.
Mike

[sean]

Ha ha... Nice

[turbo]

I would say an old dsm would be nice. I am honestly thinking about selling my car and buying a new wrx, so that I'll have something to drive in the winter (buy an old fbody and build it again). I can never make up my mind though

[sean]

I would say an old dsm would be nice. I am honestly thinking about selling my car and buying a new wrx, so that I'll have something to drive in the winter (buy an old fbody and build it again). I can never make up my mind though

what car do you have?

[2007ShelbyCobra]

ford taurus? much like the focus. I have snow tires on mine that cause it to ride about 1" higher up front. It is simply AWSOME, never been stuck, the only time I have to be careful is when its over 8" deep and the bottom drags real bad.

[turbo]

what car do you have?

2010 mustang with the 4.0 boat anchor. Have a bunch of mods, and a custom turbo waiting to go on lol. I don't have a garage anymore to install it, so it's either find a garage or pay someone to do it

[sean]

2010 mustang with the 4.0 boat anchor. Have a bunch of mods, and a custom turbo waiting to go on lol. I don't have a garage anymore to install it, so it's either find a garage or pay someone to do it

nice. The wrx has always been one of my favorite cars. I have a garage so I can pay other people to work on my junk in comfort.... lol

[sean]

ford taurus? much like the focus. I have snow tires on mine that cause it to ride about 1" higher up front. It is simply AWSOME, never been stuck, the only time I have to be careful is when its over 8" deep and the bottom drags real bad.

I have def thought about a taurus. I like the 01 (whatever year the newer bs started) I think you have the bs I like but I have also looked into the early 90's sho too.

[turbo]

nice. The wrx has always been one of my favorite cars. I have a garage so I can pay other people to work on my junk in comfort.... lol

Yea i'm not too worried about doing the work myself, it's more or less not having the time/space to do it

[Rick93coupe]

Best car in the snow I ever had was a 91 Eagle Talon AWD, it was the most fun too!

[sean]

Best car in the snow I ever had was a 91 Eagle Talon AWD, it was the most fun too!

I wouldn't mind having one but most of the ones I'm finding are destroyed or riced out junk.

[cstreu1026]

Subaru Brat?

[Rick93coupe]

I tell you I'd love to have a Suburu STI but even the standard wrx is so expensive. Price keeps me from owning one at this point, thats about it.

[sean]

for sure. The wrx is a pricy car but a pretty cool car.

[Walter]

Give him 800, drive in the snow, then sell it in the spring for 1k.


http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/2677607101.html

[93RedNotch]

get a 2wd ranger 4cyl 5 speed. Mine gets 25ish mpg, 150k starts every time, drifts only to the right in the rain, drifts both ways in the snow and grass, heat, radio i got it for 1500 and only redid the brakes. can't wait to run it around in the snow lol plus ford or bust...

[pegasus]

s10 blazer

[Dirtyd0g]

get a 2wd ranger 4cyl 5 speed. Mine gets 25ish mpg, 150k starts every time, drifts only to the right in the rain, drifts both ways in the snow and grass, heat, radio i got it for 1500 and only redid the brakes. can't wait to run it around in the snow lol plus ford or bust...

Don't start that again walter's panties will get all bunched up over it....
Alan

[Walter]

Don't start that again walter's panties will get all bunched up over it....
Alan

That really got to ya didnt it? :lol:

[sean]

Found a contour svt and for some reason I seem to remember the zx2 being a nice little car and pretty peppy.

The guy with the contour is a pain in the butt to get to respond to any questions and wont set up a time to see the car. I believe I am going to quit messing with him.

[Galaxie]

A customer of mine just bought a Subaru SVX that needed a strut and sway bar bushing real cheap . The car is fairly clean and runs strong for being a lil v6 . He has agreed to bring it by when the snow hits to check out the AWD . My favorite winter beater was a 89 Ranger 2wd with a 2.3 turbo . I put a set of Winterforce tires on the back and about 500 lbs in the bed evenly and it would go anywhere even pulled of few people out the ditch with including a 95 K3500 with a blade . It was a friend and it turned into a $100 bet the third yank was in third gear at about a 20 mph roll bouncing off the rev limiter spinning and jerked it right out .Here is a pic without the winter wheels and tires yet. http://s18.photobucket.com/albums/b137/galaxie1_/?action=view&current=DCP_0997.jpg

[Walter]

Looks like the preferred winter vehicle of SBZ is the 2wd Ranger! LOL

[sean]

Lol good deals on 2wd rangers right now too. I'm still going to pass.

[Dirtyd0g]

That really got to ya didnt it? :lol:

I like getting your panties in an uproar, humor at it's finest. The 2wd ranger makes driving in snow a sport! I personally hate fwd, if I slide in the ranger I power into it, steer into the slide and barely leave my lane. In a fwd when you slide you slide straight through the corner.
Alan

[Walter]

I like getting your panties in an uproar, humor at it's finest. The 2wd ranger makes driving in snow a sport! I personally hate fwd, if I slide in the ranger I power into it, steer into the slide and barely leave my lane. In a fwd when you slide you slide straight through the corner.
Alan

It doesnt bother me none. Sure you're not related to Bone? Thanks for another sweet ranger story btw.

[sean]

I'm with you but in the bad snow on the back roads that dont get plowed is where I will be. two w heel drive ranger won't get up the hills by the river in loveland either.

[Dirtyd0g]

Not without good tires and weight They won't. Like I said a limited slip makes a huge difference too.
Alan

[Dirtyd0g]

It doesnt bother me none. Sure you're not related to Bone? Thanks for another sweet ranger story btw.

I have not done the family tree so it is hard to say. If you go back far enough you can eventually relate everyone since we all started with Adam and Eve right....
Alan

[sean]

going out to pick up a 98 contour svt in about an hour. If it runs right that is.

[Rick93coupe]

didn't those have problems catching fire? Seems like my cousin was going to get one and found out they had fire issues.

[Rick93coupe]

Also a Cherokee makes a great winter vehicle.

[sean]

I never heard of them catching fire.. lol This one is 13 years and going without burning up. lol

[redfirepearlgt]

didn't those have problems catching fire? Seems like my cousin was going to get one and found out they had fire issues.

Buick Regals had that issue. There was a recall on them. Never heard of this on the Contours, but you never know. An SVT would be a blast for a snow car. NEver thought of that Sean. Good pick. Hope it runs.

[sean]

it runs. Everything works and it runs good. Its a bit banged up but only has 132000 miles and the inside is in mice shape. Has some ricetastic hid lights on it that look cool bit I can see shit with them. lol