Yup I wouldn't even consider putting my skis on top in a rack. Box only for me. My Yakima box on my CRV doesn’t make a difference in MPG that I've noticed.
The other that I've learned is that people buying a "subie", or Josh, doesn't mean they can't afford a Benz, or insert any whine here ________. Rather they don't see the value in "X".
I've got one private client who drives a Chevy Suburban and drops $175 - $250 per bottle of wine. A $50 bottle is his daily, so to speak
Another private client, he owns a Range Rover, BMW 7 series, and a Porsche. $60 is his upper limit. It's all good. Depends on one's priorities.That's not the point. It's not about something anyone doesn't like, it's about something that may be unnecessarily unsafe. There's at least some data implying that heavy vehicles are leading to more highway and pedestrian deaths. The answer can't be "stay home" or "I'll do whatever I want" or "fuck you." The data may be misleading or even completely wrong, but it should still be addressed.
I knew a guy who crossed App Gap in a Prius every day to work at Sugarbush. He used snow tires but he still had to pull the fuse on the traction control. That's a sub-optimum solution. I think EV power control on winter roads may be a more difficult problem most people expect. When I get an EV it's gotta have some kind of snow driving mode, AWD or not.
I've done App Gap with FWD and studless snows in storms, and more than once. Beaters are the best cars in the winter, but it's not really a beater if it has good tires, and you really don't want to get salt and stuff all over your Raptor if you can just get a Pontiac Vibe for the winter.
Can't you just let off the gas to get the under power effect?
