Time to start thinking about a new vehicle and I could use somefeedback from people who have lived with a TJ as a daily driver in anarea that gets real snow. Any feedback you fine folks can give willbe much appreciated.Background:I live in a rural part of central New York (USA) and we get a fairamount of snow in the winter (10+ feet a winter). I live at the topof a hill (roads up to my house in the 8-10% grade range), have a 150foot gravel driveway, and we get a fair amount of wind causingsignificant drifting (e.g., from plowed to drifted shut within 90minutes). Current vehicles include a '99 Subaru SUS Limited (basicallya legacy sedan body on Outback running gear) and an '03 Chrysler T&CLimited with AWD (I've got a wife and two young kids ? can ya tell?).The SUS is what I drive the most and 90% of my driving is with mealone in the car (if the whole family is headed out we take theminivan). Most of my driving is to and from work (less than 5 miles)and around town. I am a volunteer EMT and there are times when I haveto get to the station (QUICKLY if possible) independent of weather,and my job also requires me to go to work independent of weather.There two vehicles that have caught my eye and I can only have one:the '05 Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT and the Jeep TJ Sport with LSD in therear, dual tops, wheel/tire package, etc. I know, I know, VERYdifferent from each other?My current vehicles, the subbie and the awd T&C, are both very good inthe snow and ice. However, both have been stuck in my driveway due tothe same problem: The driveway gets cleared, it drifts over, and intrying to get out (for work or an ambulance call) the vehicle "floats"on the snow leaving little to no contact between the wheels and thefrozen gravel driveway. Cursing, digging and pushing result. Now, Iadmit that this doesn't happen that often, but when it does, and itdoes multiple times each winter, I REALLY wish I had more groundclearance. Also, the SUS's engine is anemic. While the car...

I don't think you need a TJ either. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||Omailto: wrote:

Actually you have more hours of daylight the further north you goup in latitude, like Alaska is still daylight nearly twenty four hours aday, the Sun just goes around the arisen, in Summer. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||Omailto: "Fred W." wrote:

TJ for Icy Roads, Deep Snow and Daily Driver?

Jul 29, 2004 22 Replies

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Matt 21 years ago

Don't be fooled..they get some pretty brutal weather at higher elevations in West VA and MD. I came down from upstate NY and was surprised at them Jeeping with the locals.

Matt

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Fred W. 21 years ago

Understood. But I would assume it is at least of briefer duration?

-Fred W

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L.W.(ßill) Hughes III 21 years ago

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